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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What will you be when you grow up? A young girl dreams about all the endless possibilities, sparking a sense of wonder, curiosity, and growth. With her abuela's loving guidance, she learns her potential is limitless. Yamile Saied Méndez's powerful, lyrical text and Kate Alizadeh's colorful, stunning art are a radiant celebration of family, love, and community."--Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Frog finds out that timing is everything when he keeps missing his chance to cross the street as the crosswalk sign changes from "stop" to "go." Can he stop daydreaming about how he will jump, hop, or flip his way across the street, and how much fun he will have when he gets to the other side, before the sign says "stop" again? Sometimes the journey is just as much fun as the destination!"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gus Gordon's The Last Peach is the story of two indecisive bugs contemplating eating the last peach of the summer in a hilarious picture book about anticipation and expectation.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie has a hard time choosing. It doesn't matter if the choice is between flavors of ice cream, pairs of underwear, or whether to sleep with the lights on or off, the options are always overwhelming...However, with Charlie's birthday fast approaching, he is determined to choose the absolute best gift for himself: a dog! And when a furry friend chooses him instead, making decisions suddenly becomes a little bit easier"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Pudding the snail and his friends can't seem to agree on anything. Whatever Jitterbug the chipmunk wants, Geezer the goose does not. Whatever Toast the butterfly wants, Duffles and Nudge the otters are absolutely against. And if somehow Toast and Duffles and Jitterbug and Nudge all agree on something, then Geezer is not having it. So when Toast suggests they need a leader, the friends try to figure out the best way to pick someone to be in charge....
11) Sit
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The seated child. With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and the situations they find themselves in, often through no fault of their own. In each story, a child makes a decision and takes action, be that a tiny gesture or a life-altering choice."--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.
13) ¿Qué serás?
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Español, una rama de HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"¿Qǔ ser̀s cuando seas grande? Una nįa suęa con todas las posibilidades infinitas, lo que provoca una sensaci̤n de asombro, curiosidad y crecimiento. Con la gu̕a amorosa de su abuela, aprende que su potencial es ilimitado"
"What will you be when you grow up? A young girl dreams about all the endless possibilities, sparking a sense of wonder, curiosity, and growth. With her abuela's loving guidance, she learns her potential is limitless"--Provided...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Snowboy is busy saving the Polar Bear King when Greenbackboy approaches him with an idea for a game called KA-CHING -- a game that will make them rich. It's easy: all they need to do is cut down all of the trees in the forest and catch all of the fish in the ocean and trade it in for piles and piles of shiny KA-CHING. But if all the trees are gone, they won't be able to breathe. And what is a sea without fish?
15) From this day on
Author
Series
Heartland volume 19
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
As Amy helps a lost horse, she makes the difficult decision of whether to leave Heartland in order to go to college.
16) I can say no
Author
Publisher
National Center for Youth Issues
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book teaches children the power of the word "no". Whether it's saying no to bullying or someone invading their personal space or simply to playing with a friend when they need some alone time. Children will learn they can use their voice to stand up for what is good in the world and good for themselves.
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Little monster, do you want a pan dulce? What about a beso? Maybe a concha or an oreja? A gaggle of little monsters politely decline the narrator's offerings, floating and swirling and twirling away when it's not the pan dulce they are craving for tonight's spooky festivities. It takes a few tries for the narrator to finally guess right -- just in time to celebrate the end of Halloween and the beginnings of Día de Muertos.
18) Coque Escoge
Author
Publisher
Edelvives
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"A Coque no le gusta escoger. Nunca sabe qǔ comer, qǔ ropa ponerse, si dejar encendida o apagada la luz cuando llega la hora de acostarse. Por eso, el d̕a de su cumpleąos tendr̀ que decidir tambǐn qǔ regalo quiere." --
"Charlie has a hard time choosing. It doesn't matter if the choice is between flavors of ice cream, pairs of underwear, or whether to sleep with the lights on or off--the options are always overwhelming. In fact, it's easier...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever thought about how your favorite things became your favorites in the first place? Sometimes picking a favorite can be easy: you know from the moment you see it. And sometimes, selecting one can take a little longer as you consider all the options. The choice is yours: you can have many favorites or none at all. You might even find that your favorite changes. From colors to animals to the perfect hat, there are so many things to love...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When playing with others, will you cheat or play by the rules? If a teammate is having a hard time, will you make fun or encourage them? Six brand new titles in our popular Making Good Choices series present multiple endings, allowing the reader to see how their choices lead to different consequences. In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Yusra must choose between asking for help rebuilding her neighborhood park or ignoring the problem....
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