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1) Red again
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a young boy finds an abandoned book, he discovers another world just as real as his own.
2) Another
Author
Publisher
Atheneum, Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world"--
4) Migrants
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the new place. With forceful simplicity, Migrants narrates the journey of a group of animals leaving a leafless forest.
5) Explorers
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" --
6) Return
Author
Series
Journey trilogy (Aaron Becker) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It{u2019}s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold readers in its thrall.
7) Friends
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a girl and a frog go to the beach to fish, they are frustrated to find that the fish aren't biting. Instead, they stare into the water and make faces at their reflections. Then, something spectacular happens. The reflections take on lives of their own, transforming into a mermaid with her own pet frog. Surprise gives way to delight as they invite the girl and the frog to enter a stunning underwater world. The new friends swim and play amongst...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In a meadow filled with dandelion buds just about to flower, one dandelion blooms into a real lion! Roots and leaves unfurl into four tiny paws and a long tail, complete with a fluffy yellow tuft. What a great wide world there is to explore when you have paws instead of roots-- there are fast trains to ride, regal ships to sail, and cities with lights as bright as Dandelion's field in full bloom. A happy little dandelion views the world with wonder...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Told as a story of cosmic beginnings, this version of Pinocchio is about the formative energy and magic that reside in the wood that becomes the boy. This version is also about life on the molecular level and what it means to think about our composition as human beings from the point of view of energy and cosmic matter.
10) Bear despair
Author
Series
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A bear gobbles up a wolf, a lion, and an elephant after each animal steals the bear's teddy bear and refuses to return it.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When a fish hears the singing of a violin, it is drawn out of the water and into the world of a young musician sitting on a shady bench. Soon fish and boy are flying over the rooftops together, past lively street musicians, a flock of birds, then from planet to planet, before landing back on earth for an idyllic afternoon in the park. In a forest of giant dandelions they discover a little house where a band plays cheerily, then, swept up by the wind,...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater. The bright costumes, the intricate dances, the magical music, and a new friend all combine to captivate the girl...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Houses Floating By is both whimsical and mysterious. Take some time and go on a journey of discovery through a black-and-white pencil world that is more colorful than you might suspect. The illustrations engage through the logic of dream and association, encouraging the reader to create her own stories, while imagining various possibilities.
14) The line
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A little girl stumbles onto a line ... and endless possibilities for fun! With a twist and a shake of the line, it becomes a slide, a giant bubble or even a jungle vine. But what -- or who -- could be at the other end?
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