Tony Johnston
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A friendly, rotund cat visits six diverse people in an busy urban neighborhood, receiving snacks and love. When a near-accident threatens the cat, the neighbors pull together as a community. Told from the point of view of each of the neighbors, this heartfelt story reflects the universal desire for connection and companionship.
2) Very scary
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
A pumpkin shimmering in the moonlight attracts the attention of an owl, a cat, crickets, a witch, and a group of boys and girls, who change it into a scary jack-o-lantern.
11) My abuelita
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
13) Winter is coming
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that find nothing.
15) The soup bone
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
16) Hey, dog
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Thoughtful care goes into a child's efforts to help an abused dog learn to trust humans again. Stooping near the bush where the dog is hiding, offering scraps of food, and leaving an umbrella in a rainstorm all convince the dog that the child's offering of friendship is real. When Mom insists on putting up "lost dog" signs, the boy is worried. But in the end, the dog and child find a new friend in each other. --from Amazon.
18) Levi Strauss gets a bright idea or: the positively true and unfabricated story of a pair of pants
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Retells, in tall-tale fashion, how Levi Strauss went to California during the Gold Rush, saw the need for a sturdier kind of trouser, and invented jeans.
20) Puma dreams
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A girl visiting her grandmother longs for a glimpse of the solitary and rarely seen puma. Her grandmother tells her that if she's patient, one day her wish will come true. But patience is hard, the girl thinks. So, the girl and her grandmother stand watch each day, and then finally, without warning, she sees the beautiful animal from afar. Knowing she may never see a puma again, she now knows it's everyone's responsibility to protect these increasingly...
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