Rachel Funez

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Rachel Funez was born in the United States, spent most of her childhood living in Latin America, and is now an attorney raising multicultural children with her Honduran American husband. Rachel knows exactly what it's like to have ADHD and anxiety. She still uses her Breath Blasters, Stellar Self-Talk, Senses Scanner, and other tools to get through lots of tough and scary moments. She wishes she could hug every kid who is struggling with overwhelming feelings, but she will settle for creating stories that celebrate children with special brains and help them cope with their big emotions in productive ways. When Rachel isn't writing or working, she enjoys walking her bearded collie, playing board games with her family, dancing like nobody's w ...more

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MousterWorks by Angela C. Hawkins
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This is such a lovely book. The illustrations are gorgeous. I loved how each painting is a real piece of art that she reproduced (adding hidden mouse the reader can search for). Super fun child-friendly way to get your kids introduced to artwork.
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Nancy Bess Had a Dress by Claire Noland
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The Memory Quilt by Lori  Keating
The Memory Quilt
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Very sweet and sad story about a girl who loses her friend, who is more like a big brother to her, so she decides to make a memory quilt out of his old clothes and gift it to his parents. Definitely a tear jerker.
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Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
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Kai Po Che by Suhasini Gupta
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What a fun book! It includes cultural elements, beautiful color filled illustrations, a sweet sibling story, and the fun of kite flying. Back matter explains the kite flying festival in North India and includes some science and math facts.
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The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan Yan
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