Arnold, Elana K
Summary: When Bat's older sister Janie gets a part in the school play, and can't watch him after school, it means some pretty big changes. For one, someone else will have to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many things in nature. Includes note to parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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Summary: ""This home is home because my dad is here, and it's nothing like home because my mom isn't here," thinks the boy in this story when he enters his dad's new apartment for the first time. His dad moved out on Monday and now it's Friday night, the start of his weekend with his dad. The boy and his dad follow their normal weekend routine -- they eat eggs for breakfast, play cards and spend time at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HRASimpson, Martha Seif
Summary: A little boy offers advice about what not to give a mom on Mother's Day by providing examples of gifts that would be suitable for animal mothers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Children's Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIMPitcher, Annabel.
Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Tess Turner of Manchester, England, decides to stop speaking in the wake of discovering a heartbreaking family secret"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC PITStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: A parent's ode to everything their child is, and will be, capable of doing as they grow. Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow-- to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell. With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUSchiffer, Miriam B.
Summary: Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHMarino, Gianna
Summary: "It's deep winter in the Antarctic and a little penguin baby waits in the cold and snow for its mama to return from her long journey to find food. But all the while, the baby is protected and kept warm by its papa, until Mama returns with food ... and love."--Publisher's webpage
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARMonninger, Joseph
Summary: In rural New Hampshire, sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor and her neighbor, eighteen-year-old Danny Stewart, fall into an unlikely relationship as they work together to save Wally, a loveable but mistreated dog kept chained in a junk-filled yard by Danny's cruel father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION MONDyckman, Ame
Summary: When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad comes up with a list of silly answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DYCDyckman, Ame
Summary: When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad comes up with a list of silly answers.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DYCJames, Simon
Summary: "When Stanley's Mom has to go away for work, Stanley decides to take off, too--all the way to Mars. Can the Martian who takes his place on Earth get by in Stanley's family even in Mom's absence?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAMNakawaki, Hatsue
Summary: A young child learns that although creatures that appear can also disappear, parents will always be there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAKHepworth, Amelia
Summary: A mother bear and her cub celebrate their love that stays strong through the passing of the seasons, all year long.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEPMontanari, Eva
Summary: "A little crocodile explores the beach and campsite in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences that are sure to delight toddlers. For fans of Bark, George."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONPatterson, James
Summary: "Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: When twelve-year-old Franny's estranged uncle comes home to help out after Nana's accident, some long-guarded family secrets come to light, forcing Franny to confront the discoveries she makes about her troubled absent mother, and herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CARStein, David Ezra.
Summary: Ol' Mama Squirrel has raised many babies and kept them all safe from predators, but she may have met her match when a determined grizzly bear threatens to eat her entire family tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STEConaghan, Brian
Summary: "All seventeen-year-old Dylan Mint wants is to keep his Tourette's in check and live as a normal teen, but during a routine hospital visit he overhears that he is going to die, and in an attempt to claim the life he has always wanted he makes a list of "Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It" and sets out to have some fun."--From Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CONGuns n' Roses (Musical group)
Summary: Celebrates the love between a parent and child through an illustrated retelling of song lyrics from Guns n' Roses.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG GUNTinn-Disbury, Tom
Summary: "Billy misses his mommy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days when he and Daddy play in the garden, he knows that Mommy is letting the sun shine for them. But not all days are like that. Sometimes Mommy's clouds are dark, and Billy feels sad and alone. Written in collaboration with an experienced grief professional, Lost in the Clouds gently explores the idea of grief and teaches...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TINSnider, Dee
Summary: This picture book of Dee Snider's classic song of empowerment and self-determination will strike a chord with kids everywhere. Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore We're Not Gonna Take It is a playful picture book echoing 1980s hair band Twisted Sister's most popular antiestablishment anthem. As part of their triple-platinum album Stay Hungry,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG SNIDonovan, Sam
Summary: "Daddy is the Mystery Reader at Tori's school today, and he's coming dressed as Miss Rita! Tori helps Daddy gloss, glitter, glamour, and glimmer to get ready. It takes time--because sparkle is serious business! Tori loves helping Daddy become Miss Rita. But will the other kids at school love Miss Rita like Tori does? Luckily, a last-minute idea helps Daddy and Tori find a way to make story time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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Summary: "Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016