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Review: World Kitchen Celebrations

World Kitchen Celebrations: Recipes from Around the World Written by Abigail Wheatley Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat London: Usborn Publishing Limited, 2025. Informational This collection of recipes focuses on simple recipes cooked by families around the world during times of celebrations, holidays, and festivals. Each recipe is beautifully illustrated and highlights authentic flavors, stories, and traditions from all over the globe. Additionally highlighting fun facts about regional traditions with festivals, cooking equipment, and local ingredients. Every recipe is vegetarian and also includes instructions for substitions to make them vegan, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten free; making this book filled with treats everyone can eat. While the world may feel vast and cultures seem so different from one another sometimes, we can all come together with one commonality: we all need to eat. Food is one of the major signifers for a culture and this book doe...

November Guys Read and Girls Read

Every month we have two book clubs for kids here at the Provo City Library! These book clubs are just for kids ages 9-12 and a caregiver. This month, our Guys Read book club will meet November 19 and our Girls Read book club will meet November 24. You can register now, using the library's online calendar! Guys Read is reading: Ghost By Jason Reynolds New York: Atheneum, 2016. Fiction. 181 pgs. Castle Crenshaw, called Ghost, is a track and field phenom. He's been running as fast as he can since his father tried to shoot a gun at Ghost and his mother three years before. Now, Ghost's ability as a sprinter has a new purpose, he's been invited to join a championship track team, with one condition -- he has to stop getting in fights at school. That's easier said than done, since it seems like everyone at school has something to say about his ratty clothes, his at home haircut, or where he's from. Ghost is a boy on the cusp of something great - will he allow himself ...

Display: Pirouette Into a New Book

The White Ballets By Rajka Kupesic Toronto, CA: Tundra Books, 2011. Informational. The white ballets, particularly 'Swan Lake', are amongst the most popular ballets in the world. This title features three magical loves stories which are brought alive with stunning artwork. - Publisher Brave New Ballet: The Story of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Written by Robyn McGrath Illustrated by Alexander Mostov New York: Penguin Workshop, 2026. Informational. In the 1970s, an all-male ballet company called Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo was formed in New York City-but the dancers did not play only traditional male roles on stage. Instead, "The Trocks" dressed in tutus and wigs. They danced in both male and female roles. Their practices and performances were precise and serious, but the dancers brought joy, comedy, and whimsy to the stage! With determination, hard work, and a desire to create an all-inclusive and empowering LGBTQ+ community, Les Ballets Trockadero ...

De la hora del cuento: La letra "I"

Cuentos Bye Land, Bye Sea Escrito por René Spencer Ilustrado por Rodolfo Montalvo New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2024. Picture Book. "Two children lost at sea must overcome a language barrier if they want to find a way home." --Editor Cuentitos Alma de pies a cabeza Por Juana Martinez-Neal Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023. Pequeño libro ilustrado. ""La adorada estrella de Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre ahora aprece en una divertida serie de libros de cartón bilingües, con palabras sencillas y frases simples en inglés y español -- ideal para compartir con niños que están aprendiendo ambos idiomas." --Editor Otros libros sobre la letra "I" Imagina una foto, sonr̕e, clic, ¡eso! La intérprete Imposible Isabel y Pedro en su país nuevo No me importa

From Story Time: The Letter "I"

Preschool Time I Want Ice Cream! Written by Elisabetta Pica Illustrated by Silvia Borando New York: Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. Picture Book. Illustrations and simple text follow a young child's colorful journey from disappointment and resistance to acceptance. --Editor Preschool Time Just Itzy Written by Lana Krumwiede Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2015. Picture Book. Tired of being called "Itzy Bitzy," Itzy tries to catch his own lunch on the first day of spindergarten to prove he is a big spider, but a girl sitting on a tuffet, a dangerous waterspout, and other nursery rhyme characters get in his way. --Editor Toddler Time Our Islands By Phoebe Roze Berlin: Post Wave Berlin Studio, 2026. Picture Book. A wild storm carries Bear far from his island home. On a new shore, he meets Isla, and together they set off across a patchwork of sparkling islands. Will their journey lead Bear back home--or keep...

Five Faves: Toddler Picture Books

I love a good toddler picture book. There is something special when a book has developmentally appropriate text and illustrations—with the bonus of being well-written so that a parent won’t mind reading it over and over again (since that is the way with any toddler’s favorite books to read). Here are some of my favorite toddler picture books that have come out in the past couple of years. Enjoy! Cat Nap By Steve Antony New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2025. Picture Book. This is a fun picture book for toddlers! (Though be warned that there is another picture book titled “Cat Nap” that is about art and is better for older kids.) Anyway, this book by Antony is about a little cat that needs to take a nap—which is really hard to do when there is so much playing to be done! With bold illustrations and just the right amount of text for toddlers, this will be a fun book to read aloud. Don’t Do It, Doug! Written by Maudie Powell-Tuck Illustrat...