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"A stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises. Is that the mast of a shipwreck? A faded pirate hat? And what's that hiding in the sand? A mandible and a clavicle, phalanges and femurs, a tibia and a fibula -- could there be a set of bones scattered across the ocean floor? And who might they belong to? A jaunty rhyme takes readers on an underwater scavenger hunt as a comical skeleton tries to put itself back together piece...
3) The good egg
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Meet the good egg. He's a verrrrrry good egg indeed. But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol' rotten. As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect. So, he decides enough is enough! It's time for him to make a change... -- from Amazon.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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When Stella gets the sudden idea to go caroling, she has a little trouble getting someone to join her. Her brother, Frank, is not good at spontaneity. The Watsons are very involved in a precarious fruitcake attempt (but happy to send their pig, Mercy, out for the occasion). Eugenia Lincoln declines, a bit rudely, to accompany on her accordion, and Horace Broom is too busy studying planetary movement. Will Stella need to sing by herself--with enthusiastic...
5) 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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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"Paul is a fish who used to go around in circles. He made big circles and little circles. He circled from left to right and from right to left. He circled from top to bottom and from bottom to top. What else was there to do? Until one day Bernadette drops in and shows Paul that there is a whole world out there, right outside his bowl, with so many things to see"--Book jacket.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Three, Four Tell Me More: Kindness
Three, Four Tell Me More: Let’s Be Friends and First Day of School
Three, Four Tell Me More: Kindness
Three, Four Tell Me More: Let’s Be Friends and First Day of School
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"Being kind is contagious as a new girl navigates the art of making friends in a picture book suited for children starting school or moving to a new place. When Sukie's family moves and she has to start at a new school, she feels shy and lonely at first. But soon she learns that receiving small acts of kindness--someone saying hi, or saving a hoop for her--makes her feel braver, and that passing friendliness along is a good feeling, too. Before long,...
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2021.
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A house sits in a field under the ever-changing sky. For a while the house was full of laughter and children and the sounds of lives being lived under its roof. And then, for a long time, it was empty and quiet. New people came to look, but they always left. Will anyone come to stay?
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Two Lions
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2016.
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English
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Pipsie and her turtle best friend, Alfred, are on the best school trip ever--a nature scavenger hunt! The team who finds Seven Wonders of Nature first wins. But that isn't all Pipsie and Alfred have to find. Someone has stolen the PB&J!
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Harpe, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Everybody Says Meow! Or do they? Fans of Sandra Boynton and of Jules Feiffer's classic Bark, George will meow, bark, and ribbit when they hear this hilarious picture book about a waggish group of adorable animals that just cannot follow one simple instruction.
14) The smart cookie
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"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
16) One day
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English
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In this heartfelt mother's ode to her baby boy, she shares her hopes and dreams for him as she envisions him exploring the world and blazing his own trail.
17) Unstoppable me
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Unstoppable Me is about the sort of energetic child we all know and love -- full of fun and play...and a bit exhausting! In this book, we see an unstoppable little boy, run, jump, and soar through his day. He takes a little time to refuel, then he's back at it -- zooming and zipping around. This poetic, joyful book -- filled with illustrations as bright and energetic as the boy himself -- is a celebration of the active child.
19) This is a dog
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Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Uh-oh! An excitable (but very lovable) dog has found his way into this First Animals book and he will not let any of the other animals take their turn. Dogs are far more important, after all! And when the other animals get angry, this dog comes up with a very cunning plan to outwit them.
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