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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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When eleven-year-old Yumi Chung stumbles into a kids' comedy camp she is mistaken for another student, so she decides to play the part.
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English
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"When Roberta, Phyllis and Peter's father is accused of being a spy and sent to prison, the children and their mother are forced to leave their comfortable city life for the countryside. They move into a small cottage called "Three Chimneys" close to a railway station. As the children settle into their new home, the railway soon becomes the centre of their lives: promising new friends, plenty of adventures, and perhaps even the key to bringing their...
6) I promise
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Arsenal Pulp Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Featuring tender-hearted illustrations by renowned artist Syrus Marcus Ware, I Promise captures with love and honesty the intimate moments of parenting in all their messy glory-from dealing with a kid who doesn't want to brush their teeth to looking under the bed for monsters to cuddling after a long day."--
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
©[2020]
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English
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"Four different children from three different families ponder what the adults in their lives do during the day. Are they jumping on trampolines? Are they eating cake and ice cream while riding birthday ponies? Are they eating candy with other adults?"--
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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...
13) Too many toys
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English
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Although he finally agrees that he has too many toys and needs to give them away, there is one toy that Spencer absolutely cannot part with.
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Series
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
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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.
This...
16) Baby parade
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
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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.
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Petunia books volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say skunks stink.
18) Love waves
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
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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.
19) Because
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A little boy argues that "because" is a perfectly acceptable response to a question, in spite of what his mother says.
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