Growing Social Media

No doubt you can be close to someone who's very different from you. Ginger is excitable; she leaps into action, throwing herself headfirst into any project. Chrysanthemum is cooler-headed; she likes to plan, she's organized. She makes lists. Yet they are cousins, close as two beans in a pod. But planning Grandma's birthday together is a pretty huge challenge. There are presents to buy, decorations to pick, and a special birthday cake to bake. Together. How they manage it is a testament to affection being stronger than differences.

Emma doesn't really like hurricanes. After a busy day of school and activities, Emma likes to sit still and rest. Her little brother, Henry, does everything but. She calls him the Lemonade Hurricane. Henry is a lot of fun when he's not storming through the house, so Emma decides to teach him how to be still. By showing him how to sit, bow, and breathe, Emma is able to calm the hurricane within Henry.

When a dragon attacks her village, Princess Clover is keen to put her years of training into action and prove herself a true knight. Her father, however, has other ideas. Fast-paced and packed with delightful rhymes, this book is a pleasure to listen to, and a firm favorite with girls and boys alike.

An exploration of the importance of bees in our world is offered through the author’s lyrical observations to his young sons, often with analogies between the insects and children, and always beautifully presented with unconditional love for them both.

All aboard the train-car pool! A new lineup of students is off and rolling to Choo-Choo School. After reciting their classroom rules - work hard, play fair, be kind - it’s time for some math to get the wheels turning. Then everyone’s ready to climb a hill in gym (it’s good to blow off steam), sing songs in music (Flat Car is a bit off-key), and learn the whole alphabet, especially the letter R. In one of Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s last works, lighthearted verse portrays a world where train stations are classrooms....

A khimar is a flowing scarf that my mommy wears. Before she walks out the door each day, she wraps one around her head. A young girl plays dress-up with her mother's headscarves, feeling her mother's love with every one she tries on. Charming and vibrant, this portrait of a young Muslim American girl's life showcases the beauty of a diverse and welcoming community.

Willow the Armadillo loves picture books. More than anything, she wants to be the hero in a picture book of her very own. She knows that achieving her dream will take a lot of work, so she studies hard at Picture Book Academy and signs up for many auditions. But she just can't seem to land a leading role! After one last heartbreaking rejection, she heads to the library for some peace and quiet, and instead finds...chaos! And that's when Willow discovers something even better than being a hero in a book.

Sutton is having robot problems. Her mini-bot is supposed to be able to get through a maze in under a minute, but she must have gotten something wrong in the coding. This is frustrating for a science-minded girl like Sutton - almost as frustrating as the fact that her mother probably won't be home in time for Sutton's 10th birthday. Luis spends his days writing thrilling stories about brave kids, but there's only so much inspiration you can find when you're stuck inside all day.

Yolanda Rodríguez-O’Connell has a secret. All the members of her family have a magical gift - all, that is, except for Yolanda. Still, it’s something she can never talk about...because, if she does, the townsfolk will call her family brujas - witches. When her grandmother, Wela, falls into an unexplained sleep, Yolanda is scared. Her father is off fighting in a faraway war, her mother died long ago, and Yolanda has isolated herself from her best friend and twin sister. If she loses her grandmother, who will she have left?

This companion title to Trombone Shorty - Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Award, and Odyssey Honor winner - is a well-tuned, beautiful exploration of a beloved community as Shorty visits the streets of New Orleans to find answers on how to be a leader in his band.

In diesen kurzen Geschichten finden sich alle Kindergarten-Kinder wieder: Emil lernt die Schnullerfee kennen, Jonas darf mit seiner Mama zum ersten Mal in die Kita gehen und dann ist da noch die Windelfee, die selbst noch Windeln trägt und sie pupsgemütlich findet.Mit den Geschichten: Die kleine Schnullerfee von Liane Hedlund, Die kleine Windelfee von Katja Richert, Hurra, ich gehe in den Kindergarten von Katja Reider. Gelesen von Ursula Illert, untermalt mit vielen Geräuschen und Musik.

This exploration of the natural world and family bonds through the eyes of a young mixed-race narrator is a living, breathing, dazzlingly multi-faceted, exuberant masterpiece, firmly grounded in her sense of self-worth and belonging. If Walt Whitman were reborn as a vibrant young woman of color, this is the book he might write. America, we hear you singing! Samara Cole Doyon sings a carol for the plenitude that surrounds us and the self each of us is meant to inhabit.

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

Als Lotta aus der Krachmacherstraße eines Morgens den kratzigen Pullover von ihrer Oma anziehen soll, wird sie richtig wütend. Erst schneidet sie ein großes Loch in den Pullover, und dann beschließt sie kurzerhand, von zu Hause auszuziehen. Nicht weit allerdings, nur zu Tante Berg nach nebenan. Denn Lotta möchte natürlich sehen, wie traurig alle sind, wenn sie keine Lotta mehr haben.

Der radioBERLIN-OHRENBÄR präsentiert: "Das blumige Abenteuer des Bernard Hasenfuß" von Thorsten Kuchta, gelesen von Gerd Wameling. Bernard Hasenfuß lebt allein in seinem kleinen Haus, das in einem Garten voller Blumen und Bäume steht. So ist Bernard umgeben von Ruhe und Schönheit, und alles geht stets seinen gewohnten Gang. Aber eines Morgens hört er Stimmen. Er hält sie zunächst für das Rauschen des Windes in den trockenen Sommerblättern. Doch kein Wind weht. Es sind die Pflanzen in seinem Garten, die raunend und raschelnd um Hilfe rufen.

Der rbb 88.8-OHRENBÄR präsentiert: "Schienen gucken" von Anne Jelena Schulte, gelesen von Boris Aljinovic Während seine Freunde in ferne Länder reisen, verbringt Peschel die Sommerferien bei seinem Großvater. Der wohnt nur drei Straßen von ihm entfernt in der gleichen Stadt. Peschel liebt seinen Opa Lothar sehr - aber was wird er von seinen Ferien erzählen können, wenn seine Klassenkameraden am ersten Schultag von Palmen und Schnorchelabenteuern schwärmen?

Nun dauert es nicht mehr lange, und Nico zieht mit seinen Eltern und seiner Schwester Jana in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Sie werden in Santa Fe wohnen, einer kleinen Stadt in Neu Mexiko. Die letzen Tage in Deutschland sind sehr aufregend. Es wird gepackt, die Einreisebestimmungen für den Hund müssen geklärt werden, Nico lernt fleißig Englisch und eine Abschiedsparty wird vorbereitet. Nico will alles wissen über das Land, in dem er leben wird. Kein Wunder, dass er seinen Eltern Löcher in den Bauch fragt. Ob diese Löcher wohl wieder zuwachsen?

Can’t get over your ex? We’ve all been there. Throwing your ex’s new girlfriend over a banister when you are drunk. Sleeping with randoms just so you don’t have to be alone. Crying incessantly in public. Can’t eat. Can’t sleep. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Now, get the f--k over it! In Sarah Melland’s debut self-help satire, she rips off a 12-step program and caters it to a breakup, all while sharing her personal catastrophic stories of how she tried to get her ex back multiple times and failed miserably.

For kids, there’s nothing better than a day full of play, but sometimes, adults forget how to do the first job they ever had: playing! Silly grown-ups. Parents, you're invited to listen to this playful audiobook that will take you on a whimsical journey back to your childhood. Pull your cuddly little one onto your lap, and allow them to lead you on a stroll down the memory of play lane.

Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. “I want to be an astronaut!” she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission - like being in zero gravity (“I can do that all day long!” she says), eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at last it’s time to meet Mama at the airbase, Astrid wears her favorite space T-shirt to greet her. But where exactly has Mama been?