Matthew Cordell
1) Bear Island
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Language
English
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Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...
2) Trouble gum
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Playing indoors with his little brother on a rainy day, a rambunctious young pig causes a ruckus and then breaks his mother's three chewing gum rules.
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Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one."--
4) Explorers
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" --
5) Dream
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Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.
7) King Alice
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Alice and her family are stuck indoors on a snowy day. Alice loves to read, and when her dad suggests that she make her own book, she snaps out of her "I'm bored" mode and makes up a story that lasts till the lights go out later that night. Here is a book that celebrates books, reading, and an imaginative way that one family handles being housebound. -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"How was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood created, and who was the man that started it all? This moving and informative picture book explores the history of this acclaimed television show and its inspiring creator in an accessible way for children. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was groundbreaking in its own quiet, generous way. It introduced art, professions, food and even highlighted difficult subjects, like losing a loved one and divorce. This information...
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Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.
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Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special surprises"--
17) Follow that frog
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Publisher
Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Aunt Josephine tells her niece Sadie the tale of her lifelong pursuit of a man-eating frog"--
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Series
Justin Case volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Justin is going to start fourth grade-but first, he has to survive the summer. He "gets" to go to camp every day on a bus. He "gets" to experience all sorts of new things: Bugs. Mess hall food. Flip-flops (they hurt the space between his toes and they're hard to walk in). And (gulp!) swimming. Justin's little sister, Elizabeth, seems to deal with camp just fine. So do his friends. Justin is trying very hard not to be a worried kid anymore, especially...
Author
Series
Justin Case volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Embarking on a new school year filled with friends, tests, and other worries, Justin Case records the tribulations of fourth grade in his diary while struggling to outmaneuver a local bully.
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