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21) Just because
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep, her patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child's nighttime wonderings.
Author
Series
Sir Callie volume 1
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.
Author
Publisher
PajamaPress Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A lively series of spreads invites young readers to guess the fathers of various baby animals by choosing among several candidates. The fathers are revealed following each multiple-choice page. The final puzzle, involving a human boy, resolves in a humorous surprise."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After he's forced to sell the family farm he's labored on his whole life, 63-year-old Gerrit Laninga doesn't know what to do with himself. He sacrificed everything for the land--his time, his health, his family--with nothing to show for it but bitterness, regret, and two grown children who want nothing to do with him. Fifteen-year-old Rae Walters has growing doubts and fears about The Plan--the detailed blueprint for high school that will help her...
26) Up up up down
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a baby and father through a day filled with ups and downs, ons and offs, and plenty of fun.
27) Tad and Dad
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A growing tadpole loves his frog dad so much he never gives him a moment's peace"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
How to catch-- volume 13
Publisher
Sourcebooks Wonderland
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A group of children tries to capture the daddysaurus, a mystical creature capable of kindness, bravery, and fun.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Celebrate Dad's special day by saying "I Love You"--with a little help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This bright and colorful book is the ideal way to tell the person you call "Dad" how much you appreciate him. It's the perfect gift for Father's Day, Dad's birthday, or any day that you want to show Dad just how much you care.
32) Pie in the sky
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A father and child watch the cherry tree in their back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.
35) Crow not crow
Author
Publisher
the Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a child's first birding expedition on a golden autumn day.
37) Mouse Loves Snow
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mouse and Poppa venture into the great outdoors, they discover all the seasonal pastimes that make winter a special time of year for kids. From making snow angels to building a snowman who looks more like a snow mouse this book is brimming with fun.
38) Against the edge
Author
Series
Raines of Wind Canyon volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Claire Chastain seeks him out to tell him that the son he never knew he had has been kidnapped, former Navy SEAL Ben Slocum works with Claire to locate and rescue his son and finds himself falling in love with her.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Bunny can’t sleep because Dad forgot to check on him, so he sets out to check on Dad. Bunny should be sleeping, but instead, he is waiting for Dad to come check on him. Dad always checks on him, but tonight, Dad is late. Bunny can’t wait anymore— he needs his dad! Slipping out of bed, Bunny packs a wagon of everything Dad might need: some water, a blanket, a snack, and their favorite book to share. Down the hall and through the dark, Bunny...
40) Hooked
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in this sweet picture book about father-son bonding.
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