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42) Veo y veo
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"A boy goes for a walk where he sees a dog, trucks, flowers, a bird, and other things; and then goes home to draw them"--
"Un nįo sale a caminar donde ve un perro, camiones, flores, un p̀jaro y otras cosas; y luego va a su casa para dibujarlos" -
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Daniel tells his class about the family and friends he loves. He draws pictures to show while he talks about each one and their special memories together, from playing cars with Miss Elaina to Dad Tiger putting Daniel up on his shoulders"--
44) Martha & me
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Martha loves drawing and painting. When she draws a lion that steps right out of the picture, the two go on a wild adventure. Martha paints a universe and embarks on a series of funny and surreal escapades with the lion and so begins a relationship full of invention, creativity, and exuberance.
Author
Publisher
Harper Arco Iris
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Una noche, Harold decide dar un paseo a la luz de la luna. Preo, hay un pequeño problema: ¡La luna no está fuera! Por suerte, Harold lleva consiga su lápiz color morado y en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, se 'las pinta solo' para enredarse en toda clase de aventuras." -- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A young artist has drawn birds and bird houses in corresponding colors. Now it's time to match them up. The blue bird goes in the blue house, the orange bird in the orange house, and so on. But wait! The birds don't agree with the narrator's choices and, much to her distress, are rebelling by swapping houses. Can the narrator make the birds see sense? Or is it possible that you just can't tell a bird by its feathers?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's time to strike back against The Pencil in the sky! Pencilmate gathers all of his friends, Pencilmiss, Granny, and Mini Big Guy to help him find The Pencil's greatest weakness. After several sketchy moments that The Pencil draws around them, they eventually fall off the page and into a strange, new world. Our world. Who will win? Pencilmate or The Pencil? You're going to have to read and find out! "--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Read along with Harold as he grows up and has adventures with his two friends, Moose and Porcupine!
Join Harold, Porcupine, and Moose as they surf the ocean's waves, get lost in the big city, learn to ride a motorcycle, and discover a world much bigger than they could ever imagine.
50) A squiggly story
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. ?Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter,? his sister explains patiently. ?Why don't you start there, with a letter?? So the boy tries. He writes a letter. An easy letter. The letter I. And from that one skinny letter, the story grows, and the little boy...
51) Birdsong
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
52) Drawing outdoors
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
""Our school has almost nothing. A blackboard, some chairs, a teacher." The teacher is there at the door waiting for them every day. And this day they are taking whatever art supplies they can come up with and going outdoors to draw. And out there, amongst the trees, the mountains the huge boulders, the river are--dinosaurs--of every kind. And a squirrel. From children's book stars Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng comes this wonderful story of a...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl, anxious about her new surroundings, finds that a pack of friendly dogs has moved into her mind. In an effort to allay their restlessness, the girl begins to draw them--everywhere. Her constant doodling and daydreaming worries her grandmother, teacher and tutor, who want the girl to focus on her schoolwork. But the dogs bring the girl comfort--and they maybe even come to her rescue one night after she gets lost and hides in a neighbour's...
Author
Publisher
Hippo Park, an imprint of Astra Book for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing a happy cat seems like such an easy thing to do. Just follow the instructions in this book! Wait a minute . . . why doesn't Cat look happy? We gave her a stuffy and a cool t-shirt! Uh-oh! Turns out drawing a happy cat is harder than it looks. Now it's the reader's job to find out why Cat isn't staying happy AND draw everything she wants! (That might include skateboards, friends, and yes--even a pizza-flinging catapult.) This clever, often...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A little boy, who is a keen artist, becomes obsessed with a mountain he can see from his house. One day, he tries to draw the mountain, but his drawing doesn't look anything like it, so he decides that he has to take a closer look. He sets off with his dog, drawing what he sees along the way, and making a growing collection of animal companions during his hike. But when he finally reaches the mountain, the boy makes a discovery about the importance...
Author
Series
Super Dweeb volume 1
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Andy may be a little shy, but he's a world-class doodler. When his pencil is transformed by toxic waster, he finds that he can redraw reality - and a new superhero is born!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On a school field trip to the local wetlands, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking into the shell, she suddenly finds herself within a magical new dimension. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it ..."-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Pencilmation - the hit YouTube series now in hilarious graphic novel! From an epic journey to find maple syrup to a thumb war for the ages and a beautifully synchronized fly soup dance routine, Pencilmate and his friends are going to take you on a wild ride in this graphic novel filled with original comics!"-- cover page 4.
60) Fern and Horn
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world. They try to outdo each other with imagination and improvisation, using crayons and pencils, ripped-up paper and cardboard boxes. Fern loves to draw flowers and butterflies, birds and bees, caterpillars and orange trees. She draws here, there and everywhere. Horn wants to draw too, but he thinks his flowers look...
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