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Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Walker, the human-shaped figure who lives in the traffic signal box and tells pedestrians when it is safe to cross the street, decides to leave his post and experience all that he has been missing, in this sweet and satisfying tale about finding one's place in the world.
22) The eraserheads
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Three eraserheads that live with a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, numbers, letters, and drawings become trapped in one of his pictures while trying to correct mistakes.
26) Gary
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Gary, a racing pigeon who cannot fly, winds up lost in the big city, where he finds the big adventure he has been searching for.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Tired of sitting all day on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214, a rock named Rick escapes the classroom for the great outdoors, only to discover that sometimes the greatest adventure in life is friendship.
28) Our Kid
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Arriving late again with no homework and uniform, a young goat has a whale of a tale involving dinopirates, fish-driven submarines, and elephant rides--but will his teacher believe him?
29) Grandad's camper
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Rainbow Reads: Favorite LGBTQ+ Picture Books
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Rainbow Reads: Favorite LGBTQ+ Picture Books
Titles Worth Trying: Adventure [Grades K-2]
Description
A child who enjoys Grandad's stories of his travels and adventures with Gramps persuades him to fix up their old camper and take another trip, in honor of Gramps.
30) Hattie Peck
Author
Series
Hattie Peck volume 1
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
All Hattie the hen wanted was an egg of her own, so one day she left her cosy coop to go on an adventure to find all the abandoned eggs in the world.
31) Lawn to lawn
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When their family moves away and leaves them behind, a group of lawn ornaments sets out on a dangerous trek across the country to try to find them. A quirky, funny tale of toys-come-to-life to remind us that home is where the heart is, and that no journey is too difficult when it leads to the one you love.
32) Chico the brave
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Chico wishes he could be brave like the legendary Golden Chicken, so he sets out to find him, and has an unexpected adventure"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Margot and her grandpa have tummies grumbly for pancakes. Only there's a problem...there's no flour, milk, or eggs! But Grandpa has the perfect solution; they'll get on his boat the Beluga Blue and go to Chicken Island, Cow Island, and Flour Mill Island to get the ingredients. Set sail for pancakes!"--
36) Hiznobyuti
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Unattractive from birth, Hiznobuyuti hides himself away until a fight with his family and a message from the stars set him on an adventure of self-discovery, communication, and reconciliation.
Author
Publisher
Amberjack Publishing / Little Adventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A little boy named Tomas goes off on an adventure riding his horse, Bonito when a dog leaps in front of them and startles Bonito throwing Tomas onto the ground. He hits his head and begins to dream that he is in the Galapagos Islands where there are many different animals and marine life. He also has a picnic with some friendly pirates, if there is such a thing.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hoot loves adventures. Olive does not. But as long as they're together, they can accomplish anything.
Olive is a little girl who likes the types of adventures that exist in books. Her best friend Hoot, a stuffed-animal owl, prefers the ones that take place in the real world. Today, Hoot gets to pick the adventures. At first, Olive isn't sure if she's brave enough for the activities Hoot has picked: flying a makeshift hot-air balloon and navigating...
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