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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You’re told that This won’t work, But how will you know If you never try?... Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change." --publisher's website.
3) Hope
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Two lions celebrate their grandchild and express all the ways this new life has expanded their world, and the hope they hold for his future"--
5) I hope
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning Indigenous author uses simple but powerful statements to share a moving message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A lonely little kitten wanders into a dull, gray station, full of dull, gray people. Her colorful fur and bright green eyes bring warmth and life to this weary place, and soon people begin to notice the kitten. As she learns about the different travelers and their struggles from loss and loneliness, the little kitten wants to help fill their world with hope and color, too"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The child in this story observes the sun by playing with her shadow, though sometimes it disappears. She listens to the wind tell stories, even when it howls like wolves. She tastes snowflakes--sometimes sweet and delicate; other times sharp on her cheeks. And finally, she finds hope in the buds on a cherry tree that survive through the winter to blossom in spring"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Cleo Wade's next heartfelt and lyrical picture book is a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. Gorgeously illustrated by the author and filled to the brim with her signature big-hearted emotions, this book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone's precious life is that they can love and be loved."--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After the death of her parents, Lotties loses her colorful magic and is sent to the gray wasteland to live with her uncle, but the discovery of a locked-up garden, a wise cardinal, and a hidden boy gives Lottie a second chance at bringing color back into her life.
14) Once, a bird
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature."--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On an island in the Seine, a little girl plants a garden-but not a garden of flowers. It will be a garden of people, she says: Paris. And in the center of that garden will stand its guardian, a grand cathedral carved from stone and roofed with light: the majestic Notre Dame de Paris. Alas, the garden will change, as people must. The girl sees kings and revolutions, empires and democracies, wars and tragedies. The are the best of times, and there...
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Once upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases [fifteen of] the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving...
18) Hobart
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Four budding artists, a tap dancer, a poet, a singer, and an acrobat, who just happen to be pigs, live out their dreams and avoid becoming bacon.
19) Winter's gift
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, an old farmer whose wife has died acquires new hope after helping a pregnant mare in a snowstorm.
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