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61) Sometimes rain
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the seasons of the year and the joy each one brings.
62) The artist
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
63) School is cool!
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This energetic picture book prepares young readers for their first day of school with humor and encouragement.
64) The big umbrella
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.
65) The smart cookie
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
66) Kind
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations by prominent illustrators accompany this story on how to make the world a better place through kindness, with an emphasis on welcoming refugees.
67) Dino Duckling
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A funny and touching celebration of difference, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family fly south for the winter, Dino Duckling finds he really is different!
Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family to fly south for the winter, Dino...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"SNOW DAY! Duck is super excited and can't wait to play in the snow with his best friend, Bear. Bear isn't excited about playing with Duck, or going out in the snow. As always, he'd rather stay inside, where it's warm and cozy. But can Bear resist his persistent friend? If so, who will play in the snow with poor Duck?!"--Amazon.com
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
So much for true love... Disney Villains do not like Valentine's Day! But what if their loyal sidekicks, the very ones who care about them the most, want to tell their masters just how truly cunning, magnificently wicked, and spectacularly nefarious they are? Why, send them Villaintines instead, of course! Featuring ten evil-doing teams everyone loves to hate--including Ursula and her eels, Scar and his hyenas, Maleficent and her raven, and many more--each...
70) Thunder horse
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the friendship and love between a little girl and the winged horse she receives as a gift.
Author
Publisher
Flashlight Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Nothing is as fun as snow, except maybe all the craziness happening right outside this little boy's window! Will he even notice? When the forecast calls for snow, one little boy is thrilled. He keeps peeking outside to see if it's snowing - but he only looks up! His single-minded focus on the sky makes him completely miss the increasingly comical chaos occurring outside his door, which includes a monster truck, a firetruck, escaped monkeys, and carousing...
74) The new kitten
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Cherie, a beloved cat, becomes very jealous when Cleopatra, a kitten, comes to live with her family.
Author
Series
Lucia the luchadora volume 2
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Hello. Bed here. Yes, Bed. Bed has something to say. Bed is fed up. Bed's patience is wearing thin. For years Bed has put up with the kicking, the drooling, the jumping. But enough is enough. Now it's time to consider Bed's feelings, too ... In an unexpected shift in point of view, a child's bed tells it like it is."--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Dimitri may be small, but his heart is as big and open as a cloudless sky. "I love you," Dimitri tells his new friends at preschool. "I love you," Dimitri tells the class guinea pig. "I love you," Dimitri tells the tree with heart-shaped leaves. So why doesn't anyone say it back? Maybe there are ways of saying "I love you" without words. A heart-bursting tribute to the tender ones, like Dimitri, who spread love and kindness without hesitation, fear,...
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