Muir, Coll

Summary: "Dogs chase cats. Everyone knows this, especially cats. When Dog wants to chase Cat, he politely asks, 'Are you a cat?' To outrun and outsmart Dog, Cat pretends to be other animals that dogs wouldn't ordinarily want to chase. It's a masterful plan indeed. But when an unexpected creature walks by, it's impossible for Cat to play pretend for much longer." -- Amazon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUI

Copp, Mary Wagley

Summary: "Yoshi's Big Swim chronicles the impressive true story of Yoshi, a loggerhead turtle who was rescued by fishermen, then rehabilitated and cared for by scientists for many years. The scientists adored her, and Yoshi was happy in her aquarium home. But then, many years later, Yoshi let them know that it was time for her to move on. Would Yoshi be safe? Would she know what to do? After lots of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE COP

McCarthy, Cory

Summary: A lyrical biography of the world's third bestselling poet of all time reveals a child immigrant from Lebanon, with a secret hope, who used poetry to bring people together.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GIB

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB GIBRAN MCC

Greanias, Margaret Chiu

Summary: Pearl is an anglerfish who wants to read her book in peace, but the other fish will not leave her alone, so she goes deeper and deeper to the abyssal zone--but then she has no one to discuss the book with.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRE

Greanias, Margaret Chiu

Summary: When Red, a young red panda, finds her book about pandas completely omits red pandas, she decides to write a book herself.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRE

Kaepernick, Colin

Summary: An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaepernick Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KAE

Child, Lauren

Summary: At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could think of. “More than a squirrel or an actual fox,” she says. Sometimes she pretends to be a dog. And sometimes she pretends that her brother, Charlie, is a dog. The two of them love to talk about what sort of dog they would choose if Mom and Dad didn’t always say, “Absolutely not dogs!” Dad...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHI

Cook, Julia

Summary: This book teaches children to manage their thoughts and words without interrupting.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Center for Youth Issues 2011

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC COO

Child, Lauren

Summary: "Chirton Krauss is a good child--the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time, and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton's sister, Myrtle, is not quite as good. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit's pen, and she drops her cocoa puffs all over...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHI

Cole, Joanna

Summary: When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.938 COL

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.938 COL

Cole, Henry

Summary: In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is planted.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COL

Cole, Rachael

Summary: "Follows a mama mouse and her baby mouse on the little mouse's journey to becoming a reader--from infancy to toddlerhood to elementary school and beyond"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2018

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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COL

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COL

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Cole 2018

Prud'homme, Alex

Summary: "In Paris, Julia devoured recipe books, shopped in outdoor markets, consumed all kinds of foods, and whipped through culinary school. And although she wasn't always successful in the kitchen, she was determined to "master the art" of French cooking. Through perseverance and grit, Julia became a chef who shared her passion with the world, making cooking fun, and turning every meal into a special...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB CHILD PRU

Cole, Henry

Summary: "In this black-and-white picture book highlighted with robin's egg blue, the reader will follow two robins as they build a nest with twigs and grass. Then mother robin lays four beautiful blue eggs and will keep the eggs warm in the nest until they hatch into four baby robins. The father robin protects the babies until they can fly on their own. The perils the babies encounter are many,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COL

Cole, Henry

Summary: Told without words, we follow a boy who wants a dog more than anything. Meanwhile, an abandoned dog is looking for a forever home. And that dog has his eye on our boy! -- adapted from jacket

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COL