Pat Zietlow Miller
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
5) Be strong
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Not strong enough to ascend the climbing wall at school, a discouraged child returns home and learns that there are other ways to be strong, from not giving up when working for a good cause or learning a new skill to making sure that no one sits alone in the lunchroom.
7) Not so small
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates the many ways people can join together to become something bigger--an unstoppable force. Each and every one of us can use our voices to make a difference"--
Author
Publisher
Harper/HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Every baby bear knows the warmth of spring only comes after sleeping through the cold of winter. For little cub Elliott, however, it's not that easy. First, something tickles his nose, rousing him from a dream, and then every shadow, noise, and passing thought keeps him up. No amount of fluffing of his pillow or tossing and turning will help. He even tries nudging his mom out of her slumber! But he's...Still. Wide. Awake.
10) Loretta's gift
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Loretta tries hard to come up with the perfect gift for her beloved baby cousin, Gabe, but on his first birthday she learns she has already given him something special.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a family's preparations for their Thanksgiving feast, with everyone pitching in to help--including Baby, who sleeps quiet as a mouse.
Celebrate food and family with this heartwarming Thanksgiving picture book. In this spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a large family works together to make their special meal. Mama prepares the turkey, Daddy tends the fire, Sister kneads,...
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades K & 1
Back-to-School Picture Books: 2022
Latinx Authors: Picture Books
Back-to-School Picture Books: 2022
Latinx Authors: Picture Books
Description
When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Famous at Hector P. Garcia Elementary for being the first kid in kindergarten to ever start a band, Lupe Lopez enters first grade seeking a new sort of fame. She's ready to rock and roll straight into the role of Reading Rock Star! But despite her best efforts, the words she thought she knew -- now grouped in sentences -- only glare back at her. Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, she becomes the object of a rival's mockery. Will her beloved...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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Description
When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...
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