Donaldson, Julia
Summary: From jingling keys to grandmother's knees, there are lots of things for babies to discover and see.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DONCole, 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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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Cole 2018Van Lieshout, Maria
Summary: A little girl explains that she does not need a pacifier anymore, because she is a big kid now.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANValentini, Cristiana
Summary: "A moving tale of love, fear, and the courage of letting go. Beyond the hill where the tree lives, lies Who Knows Where. Every year when the wind blows, the tree's seeds sail to this mysterious place--until the day an especially tiny seed decides to remain on its branch. At first, the tree feels the seed should leave. If it doesn't, it will never grow roots of its own. But the tree also feels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALLeng, Qin
Summary: "With beautifully composed watercolor illustrations, Qin Leng recalls her own childhood in this story about a little girl who has always been the smallest: smallest of the family, smallest in school, smallest in a crowd. The girl faces her own set of challenges, but her loving parents and an unexpected visitor might change her perception for good."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LENStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: A parent's ode to everything their child is, and will be, capable of doing as they grow. Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow-- to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell. With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUHische, Jessica
Summary: During the annual Find Yourself Field Trip at Ms. Bracket's School for Little Letters, U discovers all the different ways letters are used in the world and contemplates what she will be when she grows up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE HISRusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Born at the same time a Douglas-fir seedling emerges from the nursery bed on her family's Christmas tree farm, young Zee grows up beside the tree as both thrive and become taller throughout the years"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUSLevi, Taltal
Summary: Both small and full of life, Ellie and a new avocado plant grow up together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books 2024
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Summary: Kindergartener Mason learns there are lots of different ways to grow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2024
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Summary: When Lulu graduates to a bicycle with training wheels, rusty, old Trike feels lonely in the garage and worries about Lulu's safety on her shiny, new bike.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: A child who used to sleep in a crib celebrates graduating to sleep in a big kids' bed--even though waking up there in the middle of the night can be a little scary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANWesolowska, Monica
Summary: Shortly after his birth, Elbert floats into the air and as he grows, everyone tries to ground him, except for his mother, who encourages Elbert to be himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WESKeller, Laurie
Summary: "Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KELCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green Keller 2016Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KELMcConaughey, Matthew
Summary: From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Soc Emo McConaugheySeeger, Laura Vaccaro
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the many shades of blue seen during the relationship of a boy and his dog as the boy grows from a baby to an adult.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE VACHarrison, Vashti
Summary: Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HARDek, Maria
Summary: As we grow, our dreams grow bigger too! When I Am Bigger is a counting book with numbers from nine to one hundred that skip ahead in non-sequential order, so readers are challenged to count all the objects to get the right number--and discover all the silly details in each scene along the way. This book builds on the whimsical scenarios in When I Am Big, like creating 31 incredible contraptions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE DEKAndros, Camille
Summary: As a boy grows up, he returns to the seashore to ask the sea for answers to difficult questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, he first must have the difficult conversation Black families have with their sons, warning them about the challenges they face due to racism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WILTeckentrup, Britta
Summary: It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates how some of us are different. As most of the seeds transform into strong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2020
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Summary: A celebration of all the things that hope can mean and how to reach for your dreams, whether they are as big as the night sky or as small as a bowl of ice cream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2024
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Summary: Piper loves the purple sweater she calls "Purpa," even though it is too big for her, and as she grows, and the sweater becomes smaller and smaller on her, she refuses to give it up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yeehoo Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LENScanlon, Liz Garton
Summary: Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024