Coelho, Joseph
Summary: UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales -- each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long -- in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is -- with mini-stories of underwater worlds,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COEDaise, Natalie
Summary: Papa has something special planned for tonight's family dinner--and Bobo can't wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAIKrishnaswami, Uma
Summary: "A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators' much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way! When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, "Look! Look!" The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2024
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Summary: Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARMKim Ha, Ann
Summary: "Eddy the goldfish makes a leap of faith to become closer to new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: "On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon's surrender to the North Vietnamese Army. Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIAKeb' Mo'
Summary: This picture book illustrates that life's many beautiful moments should be spent with the people we love, using the words of Keb' Mo's song "Life is beautiful."
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG KEBGreenfield, Max
Summary: "A child shares the reasons they prefer not to read a book aloud"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GREde la Peña, Matt
Summary: Lucas compares his home life with the supposedly perfect lives of the other students at the private school he attends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE Lde la Peña, Matt
Summary: In profound, uplifting verse and sumptuous artwork, beloved creators Matt de la Pena and Corinna Luyken explore the endless possibilities each child contains: A young dancer may grow into a computer coder; a basketball player might become a poet; a class clown may one day serve as an inspiring teacher; and today's quiet empath might be tomorrow's great leader. Here's a profound and uplifting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023