Huynh, Ellie
Summary: Standing at the edge of a diving board, a small girl fears the drain at the bottom of the pool will swallow her up, but determined to learn how to dive, she musters up her courage by imagining other possibilities of what she might find under the surface.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HUYLui, Bonnie
Summary: "The perfect way for kids to explore the wide range of emotions they feel every day--complete from A to Z"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE LUILui, Mavis
Summary: "Meet Frank is a picture book about our unique and beautiful qualities. Frank is a curious little alien who comes from a planet where everyone looks the same: same box shape, same green color. Convinced there must be something more, Frank explores the universe and lands on Earth, where he befriends three little Earthlings who all look very different. By celebrating their unique qualities, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUIBecker, Helaine
Summary: "The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECBui, Hanh
Summary: A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author's childhood. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2024
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Summary: A debut picture book about a little girl who connects to her Vietnamese heritage when she accidentally rips her late grandmother's áo dái.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUITai, Elaine
Summary: This Kickstarter-funded picture book about consent presents various scenarios in which kids (and even adults) might feel uncomfortable, and addressing how to express and respect those boundaries and concerns. In thinking about how we teach or learn about ways we grant access to our own bodies and others', this book stems from the author's experiences as a librarian, as well as in her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloom Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TAIVickers, Elaine
Summary: Visualizes the various ways to remember and cherish life's most special moments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VICLai, Thanhha
Summary: When her grandmother gets trapped in her cloudy memories, An and her grandfather AOng come up with a plan to bring her back to a happy moment so she can remember her wedding wish with AOng: hundred years of happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAIYun, Hui-jeong
Summary: The seashore is densely populated with a variety of sea creatures, relying on their environment for survival.This book provides fascinating information about how these creatures feed and interact. Full-Color Illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: big & SMALL 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577.7 YUNEland, Eva
Summary: A young child experiences sadness as if it were a visitor, acknowledging the emotion and suggesting activities to do with it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E ELACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELAAlexander, Elaine M.
Summary: "Dive thirteen thousand feet below the ocean's surface, where no ray of sunlight can penetrate. Resources are scarce, and fellow inhabitants scarcer. This is life in the midnight zone--life for the anglerfish, known as the Seadevil of the Deep. Still largely a mystery to scientists, the deep-sea anglerfish is a true source of fascination and awe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: "Retell[s] the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto--a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green MackJohnson, Nicole
Summary: Train-loving children who are ready to read will enjoy this new Step Into Reading Step 2 leveled reader based on the all-new Thomas & Friends animated series on Netflix.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: "Have you ever walked a chicken on a leash? Well, chicken expert Starla Jean will let you know first hand, it's not easy. But that doesn't stop Starla from taking her pet chicken, Opal Egg, and her baby sister, Willa, out on a stroll through the neighborhood. On their walk, they stumble upon a mysterious bead. And then another! Before they know it, there's a conundrum on their hands, and it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ARNHattie, Ellie
Summary: "There's a chill in the air and frost on the trees, and Little Bear has something to say: 'I love wrapping and ribbons and balls of bright string, And gift tags, and glitter - the joy that they bring! I love giving presents, and getting them too, But thething that I love more than Christmas is--' But Little Bear keeps getting interrupted by the mail carrier, the oven timer, the carolers... Can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2020
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE HATPeterson, Ellie
Summary: Best friends Cora and Shelly, who build sandcastles every day on the shore, confront the challenge of Shelly moving to the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETGravel, Elise
Summary: "I've got a puppy running around inside my head. His name is Ollie. Sometimes my puppy is quiet, curious, or scared. And sometimes he is excited . . . a little too excited! When that happens, I get overwhelmed. So, what's a puppy--and an anxious kid--to do? Author Elise Gravel helps children identify and cope with anxiety in a calming, mindful way." -- publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 158.1 GRAPeterson, Ellie
Summary: "A group of underwater friends learn to ask for permission before showing their prickly, pufferfish pal some love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETPeterson, Ellie
Summary: Illustrates that learning happens whenever you have an open mind and an open heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETFraser, Lu
Summary: When someone steals her friend Sandra the sheep, Mavis, a chicken who's afraid of EVERYTHING, summons up her courage, a tractor, a lasso and a lot of hen-spiration to be the hero the barn needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2024
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Summary: "When a family brings home two abandoned duck eggs and waits for them to hatch, they read, learn and laugh until one day Pip and Zip are born!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARNArnold, Elana K.
Summary: "Once, there was a girl named Kiki, who found a fish on the asphalt. The fish was very hot and very dry. But when Kiki put it in the bathtub, it started swimming, and growing, and speaking. "I want to grant you a wish for saving me," it said. Alas, this fish was only a fish of small wishes, and Kiki's wish was too big. Unless there was a way for both their dreams to come true"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARNCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARNGravel, Elise
Summary: "Informative and fun book on bugs: In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all her favourite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could almost imagine them living in outer space!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021