Almond, David
Summary: "Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say. But when Joe and his dad put their heads and hearts together, there's no stopping them. Together they climb ladders, construct towers, and launch rockets in a tireless quest to reach the unreachable. Airy and playful, Gill Smith's dynamic illustrations perfectly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALMBodden, Valerie
Summary: A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of seahorses, the small, snouted fish of the oceans. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how seahorses became fish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks, an imprint of the Creative Company 2019
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Summary: Girls can do anything they set their minds to. Girls Like Me is a motivating and uplifting book which showcases the many different careers children can pursue. This inspiring picture book is designed to shape the future for readers and encourage them to explore occupations from a young age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Valerie Thompkins] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOBolling, Valerie
Summary: "Celebrating community and friendship, this lively rhyming picture book follows children as they play their way through their culturally diverse neighborhood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOLBolling, Valerie
Summary: "This upbeat picture book--a companion to Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!--follows the nine children from the first book as they help plan a big, musical block party. Author and educator Valerie Bolling's rhyming text makes for a rollicking read-aloud and features instruments from all around the world including the agogô, banjo, daegeum, djembe drums, double bass, erhu, maracas, piano, steel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOLBolling, Valerie
Summary: Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOLEmmons, Lauren
Summary: Clarisse, a street cat who loves books, finds a new home in the library as a read-aloud cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EMMDumond-Desir, Samanka
Summary: When she and her family find a cat and, after no luck finding its owner, decide to keep her, Haitian American kindergartener Liline must come up with the perfect name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DUMKamanda, Ali
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text encourage Black boys to learn about the accomplishments of famous men in Black history and then forge their own paths. The last two pages provide information on the accomplishments of the eight men mentioned in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2022