Seattle Staff Faves 2021: Kids
Every year we ask our staff across the system for their favorite books published in a given year. Enjoy this list of some of our favorites for kids - some with staff annotations, and others with annotations from Kirkus, unless otherwise noted. (Created November 2021)
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Red, White, and Whole
CHAPTER BOOK / It’s 1983, and 13-year-old Indian American Reha feels caught between two worlds. An intimate novel that beautifully confronts grief and loss. (Kirkus)
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Where Three Oceans Meet
PICTURE BOOK / Sejal, her mother, and her grandmother are planning a trip to Kanyakumari, a city at the southernmost edge of India, where “three oceans meet.” A sweet picture book about forming family ties across oceans. (Kirkus)
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Too Bright to See
CHAPTER BOOK / In the wake of his uncle’s death, a transgender boy on the cusp of middle school grapples with grief, friendship, and identity. Haunting and healing. (Kirkus)
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Noah's Seal
PICTURE BOOK / A day at the beach with Nana becomes an adventure when seals are involved. (Kirkus)
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Hair Twins
PICTURE BOOK / A Sikh girl describes the way she and her father take care of their hair. A feel-good picture book about diversity, family relationships, and self-love. (Kirkus)
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Bright Star
PICTURE BOOK / Amid the borderlands, a whitetail fawn thrives and survives in Morales’ latest seed of hope. In English text that holds Spanish within it, Morales meditates on community, imagination, immigration, and the natural world. (Kirkus)
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The Insiders
CHAPTER BOOK / When his mom lands a new job, Héctor Muñoz leaves San Francisco—and his best friends and beloved neighborhood—for a town near Sacramento. Sweet and full of heart. (Kirkus)
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To Carnival!
PICTURE BOOK / "Caribbean-born author Baptiste Paul's latest picture book is a fun-filled ode to St. Lucia's people, culture, and Creole language. Young children will laugh and learn alongside Melba, a little girl who misses her ride to Carnival and sets off on a mission to find her own way to the festival." --Bean
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Gone to the Woods
KIDS NONFICTION/MEMOIR / In this emotional memoir, Paulsen writes about himself in the third person as “the boy,” choosing several pointed childhood experiences that were instrumental to his maturation into a writer. (Kirkuks)
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The Floating Field
NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK / Enamored by sport, a group of Thai boys literally make a field of their own. An intriguing true story elevated by striking illustrations. (Kirkus)
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