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Tammy’s Tremendous Tuesday Tales
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, First Lady Tammy Murphy launched “Tammy’s Tremendous Tuesday Tales,” a weekly storytime to help bring the joy of books to New Jersey’s youngest readers. Tune in every Tuesday at 4:00 PM on the First Lady’s social media as we go on another adventure!
Latest Stories
Amelia Bedelia’s First Vote
By Herman Parish
It’s one of the most important days of the year – Election Day! 🗳 Voting is the most American thing we can do, and it starts with curiosity. Let’s learn more about that in the book.
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the bad, and the Spooky
By Jory John
Halloween is a great time for costumes – and it is also a great time to talk about who we are underneath.
Diwali in My New Home
By Cozbi A. Cabrera
Hindu families all around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights! Light can guide us through change, especially when we are finding our place in a new community.
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- Leo’s End of Summer Bath
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- Dinner on Domingos
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- Diwali in My New Home
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- Rosh Hashanah is Coming
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- A Family is a Family is a Family
- They Called Her Molly Pitcher
- Summer is Here
- The Ice Cream Vanishes
- Solar Bear
- Bubbles...up!
- Birthday Rules
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- Tea Time
- Little Yellow Bus: A Back to School Bravery Adventure
- Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights To Be
- Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree
- Areli Is a Dreamer
- Acorn was a Little Wild Thing
- Sara's New Country and New Friend
- Carmela Full of Wishes
- The Light Within You
- Trick or Treat on Scary Street
- Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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- They’re Heroes Too: A Celebration of Community
- The Gratitude Jar
- Savvy Sammi: The Superhero
- Kevin’s Kwanzaa
- Meet the Latkes
- Santa is Coming to New Jersey
- Our Favorite Day of the Year
- Magic Ramen: the Story of Momofuku Ando
- Teo's Tutu
- A Family is a Family is a Family
- A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
- Sinigiggles: A Special Sinigang Recipe
- Memorial Day Surprise
- Andrea Wang
- Teo's Tutu
- Sara O'Leary
- Quincy: The Chameleon Who Couldn’t Blend In
- Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Zahra’s Blessing
- Here Comes the Easter Cat
- Sammy Starfish
- Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
- I Love Everything About Me
- Once Upon a Book
- Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Kuther King, Jr
- P. Bear's New Year's Party
- The Night Before Kwanzaa
- The Christmas Quiet Book
- Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
- Sadie's Almost Marvelous Menorah
- Warren Goes to Grandpa’s
- Thanksgiving in the Woods
- America’s White Table
- Everyone Gets a Say
- How to Scare a Ghost
- Sunny and Oswaldo
- Library Mouse
- Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots
- Paletero Man
- Measuring A Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story
- Mango, Abuela, and MeThe City Tree
- This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
- A River of Words
- The City Tree
- A Justice for All
- The Wizard who Saved the World
- Harold the Iceberg Melts Down
- Goodnight Jersey Shore
- How to Eat a Book
- All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
- With My Daddy: A Book of Love and Family
- Red: A Crayon's Story
- Eyes that Speak to the Stars
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
- Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country
- I've Loved You Since Forever
- Iggy's Second Chance
- Poetree
- Mommy's Khimar
- More than Enough: A Passover Story
- The Way Champs Play
- Yo Soy, I Am
- Fiona's Luck
- Just a Worm
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- This is Not a Valentine
- Mae Among the Stars
- The Little Blue Bunny
- Grumpy New Year
- Saturday
- Pinch and Dash and the Terrible Couch
- We March
- The Night Before New Year's
- Lil Rabbit’s Kwanzaa
- Little Red Sleigh
- Hanukkah Bear
- Lil Rabbit’s Kwanzaa
- Little Red Sleigh
- Hanukkah Bear
- Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
- Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
- Thankful
- Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story
- Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
- Goodnight Princeton
- Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
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- My Pinsans & Me: Amara's Talent Show
- Sammy Spider’s First Yom Kippur
- Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha
- The Scarecrow
- Grandma's Records
- Franklin's First Day at School
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- Grace Hopper, Queen of Computer Code
- The Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Twins
- Stick and Stone
- My Best Friend Moved Away
- Don't Feed the WorryBug
- The Nice Dream Truck
- Let Liberty Rise: How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty
- Speechless
- I Am Perfectly Designed
- Juneteenth Jamboree
- Heather Has Two Mommies
- Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Solider
- Mama's Saris
- Danbi Leads the School Parade
- Thank you, Mama
- Pippa's Passover Plate
- Easter Bunnies Helpers
- Baby Boy, What will you be?
- My Name is Celia/ Me Liamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/ La vida de Celia Cruz
- Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
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- The World is Not a Rectanlge
- Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber
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- Stacey's Extraordinary Words
- Lunar New Year
- Snow Friends
- My Uncle Martin's Big Heart
- Dear Juno
- Every Month is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World
- The People Remember
- Snowmen at Christmas
- A Girl's Bill of Rights
- One Hug
- Jeremy's Dreidel
- Ballons over Broadway: The True Story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade
- You Can't walk a Fish
- The Poppy Lady: Moina belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans
- Bold & Brave: Ten Heros Who Won Women the Right to Vote
- Honk! Quack! Boo!
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- Kindess Rocks
- A Letter to My Teacher
- Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
- Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño played the Piano for President Lincoln
- On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
- Fireboat: the Heroic Adventures of John J. Harvey
- Our Classroom is a Family
- Rosie Revere, Engineer
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- The Dot
- Of Thee I Sing
- The Sandwich Swap
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- Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea
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- Love is Love
- Hair Love
- Juneteenth for Mazie
- Mr. Astley’s Blueberries
- I Am A Prince
- Under My Hijab
- Cora Cooks Pancit
- Ohana Means Family
- The Name Jar
- The Molding of Clay
- Anywhere Farm
- Lailah’s Lunchbox
- Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream
- The Easter Bunny Is Coming to New Jersey
- Passover Scavenger Hunt
- How to Catch a Leprecaun
- She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed The World
- Malala’s Magic Pencil
- Hidden Figures
- President's Day
- Ruby’s Chinese New Year
- Firebird
- Superheroes Are Everywhere
- A Sweet Smell of Roses
- Bee-Bim Bop
- Bird Watch
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- 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas
- Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas
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- Grace for President
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- Alma and How She Got Her Name
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