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4) Crow call
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Liz accompanies the stranger who is her father, just returned from the war, when he goes hunting for crows in Pennsylvania farmland.
7) Show way
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The making of "Show ways, " or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
8) Hair love
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self."--
10) The quilt story
Author
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and conforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
12) My working Mom
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Although she sometimes resents her mother's work as a witch, a young girl decides to keep her mother just the way she is.
13) Peas in a pod
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sophie is finally getting used to having just her dad around after her mother's death, but when Sarah and her dog Billy come along, everything changes.
14) Daddy dressed me
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Choosing to recite a poem for Move Up Day in her kindergarten class, Ava gets the confidence she needs with the help of her Daddy and the one-of-a-kind dress he has created for this special occasion.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Candlewick Press edition.
Language
English
Description
Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But all too soon it is time for Papa to go away again.
17) Come on, rain!
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.
18) Mommy's khimar
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more." --
19) Erandi's braids
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.
20) Me & Mama
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama. --
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