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Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids, an imprint of Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It was just after midnight on Walton Wharf West when I heard someone rap on my window. "Psst! Hey! I printed directions to Firelight Bay--we're taking your rowboat, get dressed!"
So arrives the young, bold, inventive Lou Dozens to drag her best friend on a daring voyage across the sea. Their destination is a land of year-round summers and picnics a hundred yards wide, where only one thing is missing: the children there have never seen rain, even once....
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ellen always knew the broom resting above the hearth was special. But she doesn't know how special until it's announced that all former slaves living as husband and wife can now legally have their unions recognized. During slavery, Ellen's parents could only marry using the very broom that was now mounted on their wall. They jumped over it and into a new life together.
This affecting family story--a rare Reconstruction tale--is brought to life by...
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books Ltd., an imprint of Union Square & Co., LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This holiday season enjoy a magical and timeless tale of expectation, anticipation, and wonder.
It's the middle of winter and it's very cold. Ori and her friends want to play outside, but there's no snow! Ori makes a wish and soon a special snowflake brings delight to an entire town.
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A feel-good picture book about best friendship told with dry comedy and an open ending―squirrel and mushroom are best friends until another best friend comes to play. This morning when I was out walking, I found a best friend. At least I think so. It certainly looks a lot like it! He really has a best friend kind of face. In this funny picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and a mushroom explore the forest...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gertie is great at being the littlest yak, with the whirliest wool and grippiest hooves of the pack! Only, Gertie doesn't want to be the littlest. She's in a hurry to grow up--with the hugest of hooves and humongous horns, too, there isn't a thing a big yak can't do. So Gertie devises a growing-up plan. She eats her veggies, exercises every day, and reads lots of books. Still, she isn't any bigger. But when the other yaks ask for Gertie's help, it...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the eve of Nochebuena, a spark of magic lights up Lita's Pasteleria, and Esperanza Caramelo blinks open her eyes. Esperanza is a spun-sugar ornament, meant to sit atop the Nochebuena cake--but tonight she whirls through the bakery, singing and dancing, throwing a fiesta with all the other ornaments until... disaster strikes!
Can the cake be saved in time for Christmas? The clock is ticking, but on Nochebuena, anything is possible.
7) Super Wendy
Author
Series
Publisher
Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
14 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Super Wendy is an early-reader children's book. The story is about a six-year-old girl who believes she can do great things because her daddy tells her she's super. Follow along while she tells you about her super adventures and the good deeds she does. But why is she always wearing a red bow on her neck?
8) The Spaceman
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
It seems like an ordinary day for the spaceman, landing on yet another planet, and performing his dull tasks for his boring job. But when his spaceship is snatched by a passing bird, he must try to retrieve it on foot. And, oh, what amazing things he sees! Astonishing plants, animals, butterflies, and birds. It is wondrous indeed. There's even a big, hairy, waggy-tailed beast that seems to want to be his friend. The spaceman has never seen a planet...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Join a tiny Arctic tern as she sets off on the world's longest animal migration. Watch as she passes humpback whales, caribou, Canada geese, leatherback turtles, and monarch butterflies, each on their own journey south for winter. When the Arctic tern finally arrives, she must find a new home on the Antarctic shore and start her own family... until it's time to return to the northern skies once again.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Grinch had been patiently waiting all year to celebrate Christmas and bring the Whos cheer, and to show every Who he was different now... "I've changed!" though the Grinch. "And I'll prove it. But HOW?"
Then the Grinch sees an ad for Who-ville's Christmas tree contest... That's it! The Grinch will prove he has changed by making the tallest, most spectacular Christmas tree the Whos have ever seen!
But when things don't go as planned, will the Grinch...
11) Lonely Bird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
She's just a tiny slip of paper, a doodled bird come to life. She isn't sure who made her or how she came to be, or if the family she lives with even knows she is there. What Lonely Bird does know is that she is meant to create. She turns found objects into works of art and simple experiences into colorful tales. Even the humblest household detritus could become a magnificent masterpiece when rescued by brave and inventive Lonely Bird.
With spare,...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Before a big move, a little girl receives a handmade kurta from her Aaji, with two big pockets filled with small reminders of her grandparents, and she helps make two more kurtas for them, allowing the family to feel close despite the distance across a big ocean.
Author
Publisher
Lantana Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Noor's cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, Noor's family will hold a henna party in her honor. They'll sing traditional songs, eat delicious treats, and have their hands painted in swirling designs using a dye called henna.
Noor is especially excited to play the henna name game. The henna artist will hide the name of the person Noor loves the most in the pattern she paints on Noor's hands. But whose name will Noor choose?
As Noor encounters...
Author
Publisher
Minerva, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
We decided life would be better if we got a cat. But would it be a grown-up cat, or a kitten? And what should we name our pet? There was a lot to work out. Then came some surprises, too.
This picture book is about bringing someone new into the family will make you feel warm and fuzzy.
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (1 volume (unpaged)) : digital, color illustrations ; 21 cm ; 1 attached digital audio player.
Language
English
Description
Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting in el rincón to three little gatitos who lost their mitoncitos, readers will be delighted to see familiar characters in vibrant, luminous scenes brimming with fanciful details.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the forest, it is dark and cold, and the quiet of winter is all around. Owl watches sunlight dim to a shimmer. Who can help Owl to shine the light and share a gift of hope on this winter evening?
Along come Deer, Squirrel, Mouse, Rabbit, Raccoon, and Chickadee, and together they welcome a new friend to join in their winter solstice celebration.
17) Shine
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books, an imprint of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follow a little moth who loves watching the stars but is afraid of the dark, and join him on his journey to overcome his fears, embrace his true self... and shine!
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's almost Three Kings Day, and while the grown-ups prepare a large meal, the kids prepare their shoeboxes for los Reyes to arrive later that night. Will they stay up late enough to wish the Kings a Feliz Dia de los Reyes?
This magical celebration of a wonder-filled holiday is brought to life through lively dual-lingual text by Sheila Colon-Bagley with festive illustrations from Alejandro Mesa.
19) The Thingamajig
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you seen it? Where has it gone? No one can seem to find their... well... what's it called again?
Little elephant's parent has lost something--though they can't quite remember its name. But when little elephant goes on the hunt for the misplaced, thing-a-ma-jig, it turns out that other animals are missing things as well. Snail's hoo-pull-deepwep for sheltering from the sun has disappeared. So has squirrel's shis-moo for carrying acorns. And all...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With only one sleep left before Christmas Eve, Dasher can't contain her excitement for her favorite holiday. With the sound of Christmas carols on the breeze and twinkling lights radiating from a nearby city, she sneaks off to visit the festivities.
As the night deepens and snow starts falling, Dasher realizes she can no longer spot the North Star in the sky to help guide her home. But thanks to a child, some Christmas spirit, and a special gift,...