Alessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALESoo, Phillipa
Summary: When Piper is offered a solo at her school's Spring Sing, she must overcome her stage fright to put on an unforgettable performance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOOKelkar, Supriya
Summary: "When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELChoi, Yangsook.
Summary: After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Summary: Yenebi, her sister Melanie, and mom drive to school every morning across the US-Mexico border.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SANWalker, Tricia Elam
Summary: Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana's tattoos on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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Summary: Katie and her family make shamrocks for each of her classmates to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but when Mrs. Connor shows a shamrock that looks very different, Katie is sad until, together, they learn the distinction between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JBR GREEN MCNAhmed, Roda
Summary: Born to be a star, Etta prepares for her big performance in her school's talent show, but when she gets pre-show jitters, her loving family helps her through it so she can shine in the spotlight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AHMBerenstain, Mike
Summary: "Brother and Sister Bear are very excited to be going back to school, but there's one big question on their minds: who will be their new teacher? Why, it's none other than Miz Bearly, known for giving lots of homework, loving pop quizzes, and always looking a bit grouchy. But the cubs soon realize that Miz Bearly can also make learning fun, and if they just give her a chance, they may even find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: "When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a prop skeleton. This is the perfect book to help kids...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUNWindness, Kaz
Summary: "Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in. The other kids sit on their chairs, but sitting upright makes Bitsy dizzy. The other kids paint with their fingers, but Bitsy would rather use her toes. Everyone tells Bitsy she's doing things wrong-wrong-wrong, so she tries harder...and ends up having a...
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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 WINMurray, Laura
Summary: "When a leprechaun makes mischief at the school, the Gingerbread Man follows his clues and sets a trap to outsmart him"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUR2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE MUR
Pett, Mark
Summary: A poop-loving dung beetle learns not to hide the quirks that make him special.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2021
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Summary: "Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she'll be when she grows up. But one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn't like any of the same things she used to...the things that made her Pip. A wonderful springboard for conversations with children, at home and in the classroom,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECreech, Sharon
Summary: "Mr. Keene loved being the principal of his fine, fine school. He was so proud of his students drawing and painting and reading and singing that he thought his buttons would burst! Then one day his appendix burst, and a new principal, Mr. Tatters, swooped in to take his place. Mr. Tatters said, 'In order to be a smart, smart school, we will have lots and lots of tests.' And suddenly there were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Shannon 1999Diesen, Deborah
Summary: Willa has a whale of a problem. Willa the whale's a worrywart. She feels timid about raising her fin in class: What if she takes too long to answer or, worse, gets it wrong? When her teacher calls on her encouragingly, Willa remains silent. Whew! That worked; she's saved. But Willa begins to reflect on the teacher's comment to the class: "It isn't always easy / To share the things we know, /...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024
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Summary: "Uni the Unicorn sets out to help the Little Girl collect 100 treasures to celebrate her 100th day at school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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Summary: "What do you do when you feel like you don't fit in? Find something that makes you stand out"--Page 4 cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CROBuitrago, Jairo
Summary: "Maybe your school has a playground, gym, computers, and a library. But at this school in a faraway mountain range, things are a little different. There's a blackboard, some chairs ... and not much else. But with the help of an extraordinary teacher and a little imagination, anything is possible! The students in this spirited picture book spend their days drawing dinosaurs outdoors. They draw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2022
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Summary: An exuberant eight-year-old details for his teacher and classmates the astonishing variety of inventive careers he is thinking of pursuing when he grows up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC YANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YANAzeem, Bakhtawar
Summary: When Madame Gazelle asks her class to bring in their favorite healthy snack, Peppa searches for the juiciest, shiniest apple of them all.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE AZMSchaub, Michelle
Summary: This engaging and educational picture book about protecting our waterways follows a classroom as they build a rain garden, empowering readers with the tools to reduce pollution, diminish flooding and create a habitat for wildlife.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHRahman, Bahram
Summary: Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2021