Tacoma Reads 2024: Rhythms of Resilience Picture BooksLike this list

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• Music Is in Everything

  Marley, Ziggy,

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  A picture book based on Ziggy Marley's popular song celebrating music's many forms, from the sounds of ocean waves to laughter in the family kitchen, from a loved one's laughter to the "river's latest tune," Marley reminds children…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Shall Overcome

  Collier, Bryan,

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  "Beloved gospel anthem and civil rights protest song We shall overcome is brought to life by esteemed illustrator Bryan Collier; following in the footsteps of one young girl, Collier traverses between historic civil rights monuments and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Still This Love Goes on

  Sainte-Marie, Buffy,

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  "A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The All-together Quilt

  Rockwell, Lizzy,

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  In this creative nonfiction story, Jennifer and her friends at the community center are making a quilt. They begin with lots of colorful fabrics and an idea. Then they measure, cut, stitch, layer, and quilt. It's the work of many hands,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Got the Rhythm

  Schofield-Morrison, Connie,

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  On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other children join her.

• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

  Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961-

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  "A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Matter

  Robinson, Christian,

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  Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.

• The 5 O'clock Band

  Andrews, Troy,

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  After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader so he hits the New Orleans streets to find some answers.

• Say Something!

  Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton), 1961-

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  "From the creator of the New York Times bestseller The Word Collector comes an empowering story about finding your voice, and using it to make the world a better place. The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Are Welcome

  Penfold, Alexandra,

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  Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.

• Your Name Is a Song

  Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah,

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  Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Enough

  Byers, Grace, 1984-

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  Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.

• Born on the Water

  Hannah-Jones, Nikole,

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  Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

• The Day You Begin

  Woodson, Jacqueline,

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  Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

• Ada's Violin

  the Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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  A town built on a landfill. A community in need of hope. A girl with a dream. A man with a vision. An ingenious idea.

• Hey, Wall

  a Story of Art and Community

  Verde, Susan,

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  Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, Angel and others paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless.