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Tyrannosaurus Tsuris: A Passover Story
by Susan Tarcov (Author) and Elissambura (Illustrator)
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All the dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex’s seder because they think he will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris, the Yiddish word for “worry.” “You think you have tsuris?” Stegosaurus asks. “I can’t find parsley for my seder.” “And I can’t find a brisket big enough to feed all my cousins. That’s what you call tsuris!” Allosaurus says. But when T-Rex wails, “I have no guests for my seder!” all the dinosaurs agree that his tsuris is the worst, as the most important part of the seder is sharing it with guests. And they come up with an idea for a tsuris-free celebration.

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Five Words That Are Mine
by Melissa Seron Richardson (Author) and Addy Rivera Sonda (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Mia is hunting words today: five words to describe who she is.

It’s easy at first. At the skateboard park, Mia finds words for how she can glide fast and soar high. Words like relámpago–lightning. These words feel good.

When Mia has trouble learning a cool new trick on her board, though, other words come to her–words that won’t leave her alone. Words like fail. Are these words really about her, too?

But Mia knows who she is… she’s someone who doesn’t give up.

And if she keeps trying, she’ll find her five words, the ones that fit just right.

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