Fleming, Meg
Summary: "A rhyming picture book about the loving parent-child relationship in animal and human families"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FLEPitman, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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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 MARLukoff, Kyle
Summary: When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. But once he came out as a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of his life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into being himself. Then Mom and Dad announce that they're having another baby, and Aidan wants to get everything right for his new sibling. But what does it mean to "get everything right"? And what happens if...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUKCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUKTuma, Refe
Summary: "Frances Stenzel was just trying to prove her scientific worth to her parents ... instead, she reawakened her great-grandfather's secret and most terrible invention. Before it can destroy the town, she sets off after it ... and she'll have to face ... angry locals and an unexpected friendship ... while the trail for the monster goes cold and time is running out before her science career, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TUMHarrington, Claudia
Summary: Lenny follows Skye for a school project and learns about her life with two homes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Looking Glass Library, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC HARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARDyckman, Ame
Summary: When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad comes up with a list of silly answers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DYCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE DYCSnider, 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,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG SNIKris, Deborah Farmer
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text remind a child that, no matter what mood or behavior he or she exhibits, love and support will be constant.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRIHourigan, Erin
Summary: A little girl whose father's world goes from bright and yellow to dark and blue gets frustrated when she is unable to help him, but knows that together, they can do anything.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOUParr, Todd
Summary: Represents a variety of fathers, with lots of hair and little hair, making cookies and buying doughnuts, camping out and taking naps, and hugging and kissing their children.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PARBourne, Brianna
Summary: Flint Larson has known when he was going to die since he was eight because of the Half-Life Institute, and he is spending the last forty-one days quietly with his divorced parents; September is a vibrant aspiring scientist who wants to cure "half-life", especially since she has met Flint--but their time together is getting short.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: "Drew was never much of a runner -- until his dad's unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do -- until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay's half-marathon could solve her family's housing problems. And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Along the way, they both discover it takes a lot more than a good pair of shoes. Drew and Mia may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VICMaddox, Jake
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Mike Gordon cannot resist a dare, but climbing the school flagpole gets him into trouble not just at school, but with his parents, who are usually preoccupied with his younger sister who has muscular dystrophy; but when a family friend introduces him to rock climbing, Mike finds an outlet for his thrill-seeking behavior--and just maybe his parents will finally pay some...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADHanaor, Ziggy
Summary: A young kangaroo called Alexander lives in his mum, Nancy's pocket. Alexander loves his mum, but there's one thing she does that really drives him nuts. She is always putting stuff in her pocket. Alexander tries to keep things neat, but the more he tidies, the more stuff she shoves in there. When he complains, his sister calls him a baby - it's time to leave the pouch anyway. But Alexander...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cicada Books 2020
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Summary: "Daniel Tiger is going to school today. Would you like to join him? There's so much fun to be had at school!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: A rhyming countdown of the days of the week as a father and child find ways to spend time together while waiting for the weekend.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVWilson, Karma
Summary: In rhyming text, parents express their love for their multicultural babies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILHutton, John (John S.)
Summary: Infants encourage their parents to be patient with their crying in a book that includes tips for dealing with a fussy baby.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Manatee Press 2014
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Summary: Snuggle Puppy's parent expresses love for his fuzzy little one through a kind of song that includes kisses.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2018
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Summary: Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals kissed like humans do, from a slow kiss between a sloth and her cub to a mud-happy kiss from a hippo calf to his father.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PAUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Paul 2014Parkinson, Betsy
Summary: "Piper the piglet is a very picky eater, who will only eat food beginning with the letter "P"--and somehow her parents must break her of this strange quirk, and get her to eat other good foods."--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019
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Summary: "A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WONHutton, John (John S.)
Summary: "Written by a pediatrician, this soft, rhyming story from a baby's point of view with dreamy watercolor illustrations celebrates the beloved, healthy ritual of parent-child reading. It also reinforces recent American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations to begin daily reading with children at birth, to promote bonding, language, attention, and other aspects of development."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Manatee Press 2015