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2016 selection · Young readers
Book Uncle And Me
Book Uncle And Me by Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Julianna Swaney appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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