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1) Matilda
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English
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Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...
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Series
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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What if animals did what YOU do? This sweet picture book story, a follow-up to If Animals Kissed Good Night, describes how animals might show their gratitude!
If animals gave thanks . . .what would they do? Raccoon would chir-chirrrr thanks for her cub. Crow would loop and swoop in the sky. And Bear would invite his friends to a bountiful feast. Across the animal kingdom, every creature would be grateful for food, family, and being together.
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5) Baby parade
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Illustrations and simple text follow babies as they walk, crawl, ride in strollers, or are carried while enjoying a day with their families.
6) Hello day
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Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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A child and their parent go out on an outing, and the child's whimsical interactions with the world around them reminds their parent the value of embracing the journey itself.
7) Love waves
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.
9) Hand in hand
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This sweet and heartfelt picture book celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning"--
10) Love you always
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Everything is changing around little Hedgie. Would his mommy love him more if he changed too? A heartfelt story about the never-ending love between parent and child.
11) Say what?
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Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In simple rhyming verse, explores the meaning of sounds exchanged between animal parents and their offspring.
13) Mama in the moon
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Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A baby sloth experiences a nighttime tumble and as mama sloth slowly makes her way down the tree, she helps him self-soothe by using his senses.
14) Only you
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A parent describes everything there is to love about a child, from a stretch and yawn in the morning to dreams at night.
15) Banana
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Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A quirky and hilarious picture book parable about parental distraction and a daughter's clever solution."--
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