Muraki, Yasushi
Summary: Little Jumbo's mama is not only the greatest, but the biggest elephant ever! Naturally, she is not really the biggest in the world but from his perspective, she is a giant. She is brave and protects him; she plays with him, finds the tastiest fruit and cuddles him when it is time to sleep. And best of all--Mama loves him just like he loves Mama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael Neugebauer Publishing Ltd. 2019
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Summary: As a boy searches his backyard for the perfect pet, his mother asks him to consider where a squirrel, frog, or bird would like to live.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JOBWaring, Zoe
Summary: Poor Porcupine just cannot be hugged--his quills are too spikey! Each night, before settling down to sleep, all of Porcupine's forest friends hug each other goodnight. All except Porcupine, who feels left out--and grumpy! But when Armadillo shows him what a warm, fuzzy "kiss" is (even for a porcupine!), Porcupine is delighted and cannot wait to show his friends. With adorable art, Zoe Waring's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Waring 2017Roe, Mechal Renee
Summary: "An illustrated, joyful celebration of African-American boys' hairstyles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ROEBrumm, Joe
Summary: "It's sleepytime at the Heeler house! Bingo wants to do a Big Girl sleep. As she drifts away into a dreamy adventure with Flopsy, will Bingo make it through the night and wake up in her own bed?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE BLUCepeda, Joe
Summary: Friends Max and Kenji love wrestling, but Max loves lucha libre and Kenji loves sumo, so they come together to create something spectacular.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CEPCepeda, Joe
Summary: "Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CEPReidy, Jean
Summary: No dream is too big or too small in this heartwarming, heart-building book about you! So, stop. Dream. Think it through. And remember, there is so much you can do. Here is an exuberant book that asks what wonderful, endless possibilities your story and your future might hold, making YOU the author of your own powerful tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with Grandma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CEPRhatigan, Joe
Summary: "When Peter wants to know more about dinosaurs, his best friend, Lara, knows just where to go. With card in hand, they head for the library where they find just the right book. Then, it's story time!!! Each spread features one or more library vocabulary words such as alphabetical, author, barcode, catalog, database, scanner, nonfiction, and more--with their definitions on the last spread"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Genius Books 2022
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Summary: "A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ROERoe, Mechal Renee
Summary: "Illustrations and rhyming text reveal all of the things boys love, including music, nature, sports, and school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR ORANGE ROERoe, Mechal Renee
Summary: "A celebration of sisterhood and friendship, told in positive affirmations spoken by Black and Brown girls sporting natural hairstyles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROEKeller, Joy
Summary: From one Halloween to the next, ogres, mummies, and other monsters stay busy driving monster trucks as they pave roads, plow snow, and haul muck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Goodwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KELTodd-Stanton, Joe
Summary: "When Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she misses from before. So when a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts glow and grow, Nyla can't resist a chance to head somewhere that feels closer to what she had before ... but what starts as an escape could be just the thing to make her finally feel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2022
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Summary: Jamie likes to pretend he's a superhero. With his cape and gadgets, he feels like he can face anything. When his picture is chosen to be shown in Times Square for the NDSS Buddy Walk®, his family travels to New York City to see it. As he makes his way through the loud, busy, unfamiliar city, Jamie discovers that he doesn't have all his special tools. But he soon realizes that it isn't what he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIVJoy, Mackenzie
Summary: "People call you a wallflower. Sometimes they call you shy. Sometimes they call you quiet, or maybe even scared. People think these are bad things, because sometimes they are LOUD. But you are happy just the way you are. And maybe you don't need to learn to be loud, they just need to learn to listen. Mackenzie Joy beautifully pairs her gorgeous illustrations with minimalist text in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOYKeller, Joy
Summary: Victoria and her assistant, her dog Igor, set out to make amazing slime, but one night their creation unexpectedly comes to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy Plus, Call number: JE KELKeller, Joy
Summary: Ever since Victoria Franken brought her slime to life she and Goop have been great friends, but after realizing on Valentine's Day that while she had many friends, Goop only had her, she tries to create a new slime friend for him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE KELMcCullough, Joy
Summary: A book goes from new to well-loved to finding a new purpose at last in this love letter to how a book can be special to so many different people--for so many different reasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE MCCSteuerwald, Joy
Summary: Little Bunny wants the other animals to see that she is not just cute, she is also brave, helpful, and clever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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Summary: "Young Kiko, aided by her teenaged sister, Annie, and her dog, Chico, grows kind as they harvest fruits, flowers, and vegetables from their garden and share them with others. Includes note for parents and caregivers." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LASScieszka, Jon
Summary: "The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022