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82) The big bed
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl tries to persuade her father that he is the one who should sleep in a special, little bed while she shares the big bed with Mommy.
87) I want 100 dogs
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number -- until she gets the one dog she really wants.
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Told through the parallel stories of the butterflies' journey and Lucía's migrant farmer father, Cynthia Harmony's A Flicker of Hope is a love letter to the power of families and nature, both of which know no borders.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Parents describe the breadth of their love for their children, including in soft sunlight and rain-drizzled night, by stars and firelight, and fall's red trees and winter's frost-etched breath.
90) You're loved
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A sweet, honest, and uplifting tribute to the milestone of childhood and parents who are there for every win, every fall, and every goodnight kiss"--
91) Batting order
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Matt Baker is the best all-rounder on his baseball team, but can he help Big Ben Roberson improve his hitting and stand up to his father?
92) Our dragon
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What are two parents to do when their beloved little dragon keeps breathing fire all over the house?"--
94) Forever or a day
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The narrator muses on the nature and trickiness of time, and how too often it passes far too quickly, robbing this parent of the minutes and hours spent with their child.
95) Pea pod lullaby
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Escaping flames and barbed wire, a mother, a baby, a boy, and a dog flee into a sailboat and set off to sea.
96) Love you always
Author
Publisher
WorthyKids/Ideals
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text portray a young girl who is surrounded by family and friends who love her.
100) The manic panic
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Parents panic when the Internet goes down but their child reminds them that there are other, very pleasant, ways to spend their time.
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