Foxe, 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 FOX

Dean, 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"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEA

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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PET

Litwin, Eric

Summary: Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Litwin 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIT

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 ALE

Day, Alexandra.

Summary: When her parents leave her with a babysitter, Madeleine sneaks outside to play with Carl, their Rottweiler, on a snowy afternoon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAY

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."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BEN

Hoffman, Mary

Summary: Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOF

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOF

Wang, Yage

Summary: "Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAG

Rahman, Bahram

Summary: Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines. --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAH

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.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SEL

Hoffman, Sarah

Summary: Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants?

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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOF

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOF

Cooper, Susan

Summary: "A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019

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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COO

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE COO

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Cooper 2019

Tinn-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 TIN

Tullet, 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 East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TUL

Bryant, Jen

Summary: Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PIP

Shreeve, Elizabeth

Summary: Many find sloths cute, while some find them just plain bizarre. In 'The Upside-Down Book of Sloths', Elizabeth Shreeve uncovers their less-well-known evolutionary history and how they became the beloved - and unique - creatures of today. Many find sloths cute, while some find them just plain bizarre. In The Upside-Down Book of Sloths, Elizabeth Shreeve uncovers their less-well-known...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.3 SHR