Salsbury, Sandra
Summary: "Roland lives a quiet life filled with art, music and tea parties for one. It's a nice life, but sometimes he feels rather lonely. And then one day, Roland finds the perfect companion. Milton may just be a pine cone, but they have so much in common. Milton also happens to enjoy drawing, listening to music, and drinking tea. And he's also alone. But there are signs in the woods, suggesting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SALSalsbury, Sandra
Summary: "A celebration of found family, experimentation, disappointment, and delightful surprises, plus what's truly important in life--delicious snacks."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SALWisniewski, Gaya
Summary: A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn't return?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WISHay, Sam
Summary: When a little boy stumbles across a lost star, he decides to take care of it, putting it in a jar and carrying it with him everywhere. But when the sky calls out for its missing star, can the little boy and his sister figure out a way to return the star to its friends in the sky...even if it means saying goodbye forever?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018
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Summary: "A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELDay, Alexandra.
Summary: When her parents leave her with a babysitter, Madeleine sneaks outside to play with Carl, their Rottweiler, on a snowy afternoon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYPhi, Bao
Summary: Every child is bursting with amazing possibilities and poet Bao Phi celebrates the complex identity of the children of immigrants and refugees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHINakamura, May
Summary: "Crime fighting may be at the front of Batman's mind, but he always remembers to say "Thank You" to the citizens of Gotham City, especially his fellow super heroes. They've been working hard recently, so Batman organizes a team appreciation dinner and recruits Robin to help. Along the way, Robin learns important lessons about good manners. Bonus content in the back of this book includes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAKPhi, Bao
Summary: "As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PHISmith, Briony May
Summary: Best friends Molly, a human, and Merrin, a mermaid, visit the Mermaid Moon festival on the night of Mermaid Moon, the one time each year mermaids can leave the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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Summary: This dual-language picture book for preschoolers, written in English and Plains Cree, celebrates and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRADupuis, Jenny Kay
Summary: "On a visit to her granny, Maggie is excited to begin her first-ever beading project: a pair of strawberry earrings. However, beading is much harder than she expected! As they work side by side, Granny shares how beading helped her persevere and stay connected to her Anishinaabe culture when she lost her Indian status, forcing her out of her home community--all because she married someone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DUPEverett, Cal
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text lead the reader through all the preparations for Halloween, from first noticing signs of autumn, through picking a costume, to trick-or-treating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC EVEPhi, Bao
Summary: On their way to a May Day parade, twins Hue and Hoa spy a confused-looking duck and try to help it reach the pond, while neighbors from many countries offer help and greetings in different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHIPhi, Bao
Summary: Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG PHIRaúl the Third
Summary: Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabe, his dog, deliver supplies to vendors at the Mercado, a busy border town market.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Summary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020
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Summary: Inside the house, a boy prepares for the Passover ritual of welcoming Elijah--meanwhile, outside the house, a kitten lingers in the cold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE NEWKhalil, Aya
Summary: "Three generations of Egyptian Americans share special memories and a precious recipe in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KHABoelhower, Gary J.
Summary: During a year with no snow melts in the mountains for the goats who rule the mountains, and no rain falls on the plains for the sheep who rule the plains, the goats and the sheep travel to each other's kingdoms, searching for water and food. When they find their lands are dry as dust, their common thirst challenges them to rise above their fear to find a new way to live together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BOECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Environment Boelhower 2020Willis, Jeanne
Summary: A girl who is always outshone by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019