Medium: Book
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Be Brave My Love
Be Brave My Love speaks straight from a parent’s heart to the special child in their life. This book captures the hopes, dreams and wishes that parents pray for their little ones. It inspires kids to love, grow, and always be positive in everyday moments and in the little steps to their future.
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A Lion’s Mane
Central to this story is a young Sikh boy, who explores what it means to be different just like you. The first page turn asks a question that will encourage deeper conversations about identity and belonging: “Do you know who I am?”
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The Garden Of Peace
Nestled in the lower spurs of the Himalayas, is The Garden of Peace. An allegory rooted in the social despair of a time not too contrary to our own. With a tyrant ruler and an unfair social class system, discover how a nation-building event in Sikh history harvested citizens of change.
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What Is A Patka?
Mohan wears a patka everyday…and he gets lots of questions! Parents, Educators and Caregivers can use this book as a resource to educate young children on the Sikh Patka.
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Ajooni The Kaurageous
Ajooni Kaur is the bravest girl in the whole neighborhood, but then a ferocious dragon appears in the forest. Will Ajooni be able to rediscover her courage and be the bravest girl in the neighborhood again? With bright, colorful illustrations, Ajooni the Kaurageous is a great way to teach children about confidence and strength!
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Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story Of the Oldest Person To Ever Run A Marathon
The true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to positive representation of the Sikh community.
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Super Satya Saves the Day
Super Satya is ready to have a super day, including finally conquering the tallest slide in Hoboken. But things take a not-so-super turn when she realizes her superhero cape is stuck at the dry cleaner. Will she be able to face her fears, help her friends, and be the true hero everyone knows she is?…
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The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka—his turban—smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet’s mom finds a new job in a snowy city and they have…
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Interpreter of Maladies
This short story collection by Jhumpa Lahiri is great for high school students and adults. Her stories talk about emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. In stories that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like…
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Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley as well as Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious continues her Food Heroes series with Chef Roy Choi on people who change what and how we eat. Together with food ethnographer June Jo Lee and…
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Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney’s Bambi to life.
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
From beloved team Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (creators of Julia, Child and Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli) comes an elegant picture book biography that portrays the most moving moments in the life of Gyo Fujikawa, a groundbreaking Japanese American hero in the fight for racial diversity in picture books.