Alessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALEMora, Pat
Summary: Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Bacon, Beth
Summary: A lonely book entices young readers to spend time with it by engaging them in jokes, word games, and optical illusions, all to avoid being put back on the shelf.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.John, Jory.
Summary: A monster tries to chomp any reader who wants to go past the first page of the book in order to keep his cakes safe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHHall, Kirsten
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.--Provided by Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.West, Wallace
Summary: A smart and sassy boy in a red riding hood confronts a pushy wolf espousing gender norms.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Stein, Garth
Summary: Enzo, a puppy who loves to run, meets a little girl named Zoë and her father, who take Enzo on a journey to the city where he discovers just how big the world is and the family he is truly meant to be with.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEOxley, Jennifer
Summary: Aspiring to build an amazing derby car out of junkyard parts, Peg and Cat enter the neighborhood Tallapegga Twenty and use their shape-recognition and counting skills to assemble their car and count laps in the hope of winning the Golden Cup.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2015
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Ben-Barak, Idan
Summary: "What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BENBreen, Steve
Summary: "Benny the woodpecker makes a brilliant plan to eat a tasty plate of waffles"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BREGonzález, Xelena
Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Sellers, Bakari
Summary: "When you meet someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?" and "Where are you from?" In these pages is a timeless celebration of the individuals and experiences that help shape young children into the most remarkable and unique beings that they can be"--Jacket flap.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SELTullet, Hervé
Summary: Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TULTinn-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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TINDean, Kim
Summary: "Pete the Cat is learning a new dance -- the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy feet. But when Grumpy toad tells him, 'Pete, you dance all wrong!' Pete is determined to become a better dancer. With the help of his friends and some wise words from Owl, Pete learns that he's the grooviest when he's being himself"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEASpinelli, Eileen
Summary: An illustrated counting rhyme that celebrates the beauty of nature and recommends ways to protect our one and only world, including recycling, conserving energy, and repairing broken items.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids, Hachette Book Group 2020
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPIFoxe, Steve
Summary: "It's game on for even the youngest gamers who love Super Mario when they meet Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and all their friends from the Mushroom Kingdom! Featuring stunning illustrations and beloved characters, this Little Golden Book is perfect for Nintendo, Super Mario--and Little Golden Book--fans of all ages."--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2021
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOXMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARFlorence, Melanie
Summary: "This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. Stolen Words captures the beautiful, healing relationship...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOLehman-Wilzig, Tami
Summary: Every Shabbat, Jacob and Soosie the horse set out to deliver Ezra and Esther's delicious challahs to their Jerusalem neighbors. But what happens when Jacob is sick? Will everyone get their challah in time for Shabbat? This heartwarming story highlights the friendship between a boy and a horse. Charming illustrations capture early twentieth century Jerusalem and its diverse residents from all...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books, an imprint of Endless Mountains Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHPitman, Gayle E.
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Daciūtė, Evelina
Summary: A beautifully illustrated story for children about the nature of happiness. Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children's book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected happens - Paul befriends a wise, friendly fox on a walk home from the bakery. The fox gives Paul a space to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DACStead, Philip Christian
Summary: Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2010
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE FIC STECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Caldecott SteadGreenlaw, Suzanne
Summary: "In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021