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1) Frog can hop
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Frog can hop. Pig likes to flop. When Frog makes a big drop, will Pig help?"--
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"You'll never guess what happened on our trip down to the sea... A tiger in a top hat came and sat right next to me. Off to the seaside they go on a rather... extraordinary train journey. But will Dad ever look up from his phone?" --
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Waking up from her nap feeling something has changed, Field Mouse asks her friends to join her on a journey to investigate the "Something on the Hill" that is calling to her, where they discover that the "Something" is a leaf shoot, tiny and green, heralding the arrival of spring.
7) Millie
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
A street dog named Millie and a young girl, who are both dealing with abandonment issues, give trust and belonging a second chance.
8) Lucky duck
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When the pond community is threatened by a fox, Frank, the odd one out in a family of ducks, ventures into the dangerous forest alone on a quest to save his home, discovering both his courage and unique identity along the way.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When Eddy the goldfish takes a leap of faith to be closer to his new friends, his perspective of the world widens in unexpected ways. A funny story about building empathy and making connections, for fans of LeUyen Pham, Dan Santat, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, and Michael Hall. Eddy is a lonely goldfish stuck inside his fishbowl. He would love to have a friend to swim and play and blow bubbles with. Soon, on the other side of the glass, he spies not one...
14) Ready to soar
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Riley's paper airplane is ready for take-off, but criticisms from all the birds threaten to ground the plane, until Riley meets a more supportive friend and rediscovers the joy of soaring"--
15) The thingamajig
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A young elephant is on the case to find the miscellaneous objects their animal neighbors have lost in this playful and whimsical humdinger of a picture book. Little elephant’s parent can’t quite remember the name of the thing they’ve lost, but they need it back! While on the hunt for the misplaced thingamajig, little elephant discovers other animals are missing things as well. Snail’s hoo-pull-dee-pewp for staying safe from the sun has disappeared....
17) Bird is dead
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A children's story that uses light humor and honesty to show curious readers what happens when someone dies, and invites readers to talk about death and grief on their own terms.
"An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful...
18) The critter café
Author
Series
Isla of adventure volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Isla sets out to help her pastry champion grandparents in the annual Sol Bake-Off, the absence of ingredients and the animal's silence leads her to uncover the creatures' own celebration.
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 9
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Simon gets carried away storytelling and immediately regrets announcing his plan to climb Mount Aquarius, but his friends are so excited for him that he does not have to heart to tell them the truth.
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