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2) Olivia
Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
Author
Series
David (David Shannon) volume 5
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
6) Noisy Nora
Author
Language
English
Description
Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the game It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet be"--
How did humans come to be who we are? In hiw widely lauded book Being a Beast, legal scholar, veterinary surgeon, and naturalist Charles Foster set out to understand the consciousness of animals by living as a badger and other species. Now he inhabits three crucial periods of human...
Author
Series
Sonny says volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Sonny and his friend Boo learn to say sorry and make things right after they eat Honey's cake"--
Author
Series
Skeletown volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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Description
"Skeleton-like characters inspired by Día de los Muertos engage in "good" and "bad" behavior in a humorous exploration of opposites"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"One day Pistachio Shoelace opens a mysterious present: a golden crown! Pistachio knew all along that she was a princess, but her 'real' parents, the king and queen of Papua, have sent her a message at last. Soon they will come to claim her. But for now, her adoptive parents still force her to eat spinach and go to school. Her former best friends laugh at her new crown. And her so-called baby sister is a pest. Princess Pistachio must prove that...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"In an era of "hot takes" and easy generalizations, this collection reclaims the absurdities and paradoxes of life as it is actually lived from the American fantasy of "niceness". In Macy's world, human desires and fatal blind spots slam headlong into convenient, social-media-driven narratives that would sort us into neat boxes of insider or outsider; good or bad; with us or against us. Time and again, whether at home or in the age-old role of Americans...
17) Places to be
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"We have so many places to be! Places to be loud and lovely and scared and jubilant. With an elegant simplicity, this picture book celebrates all our wide-ranging emotions--and the adventures that await us each day." --
18) No more tantrums
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Babies have tantrums, and do not like being told NO, but part of growing up is learning to ask nicely, and accept restrictions--that is what big kids do.
19) Indigo
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Indigo, the newest collection by Ellen Bass, merges elegy and praise poem in an exploration of life's complex grey areas. Whether her subject is oysters, high heels, a pork chop, a beloved dog, or a wife's return to health, Bass pulls us in with exquisite immediacy. Her lush and precisely observed descriptions allow us to feel the sheer primal pleasure of being alive in our own "succulent skin," the pleasure of the gifts of hunger, desire, touch....
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Anna and Sadie have always been best friends so when Sadie suddenly starts being mean, Anna is very sad and seeks support from her dog Banana and classmate Isabel, as well as advice from her brother Chuck and her parents.
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