Heikkilä, Cecilia
Summary: Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2023
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Summary: First, Little Bear hears the story of the Night Guardian, who lives in the woods and makes sure all animals go to bed. But who tells the Night Guardian when it's bedtime? The second story is about the brave girl Zhara who seeks the forest's most delicious blackberries. In the third we meet Bo, the little man with the big overcoat, who finds it hard to sleep. Finally, Little Bear falls asleep,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CROHiggins, Ryan T.
Summary: "Bruce and the residents of Soggy Hollow tell a spooky story to get into the Halloween spirit"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGFunk, Josh
Summary: Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Griffin's grandmother showers him with love, encouragement, and a world of stories, all of which stand him in good stead when it is time for her to depart and he is left to tell his own stories--and hers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BONChanani, Nidhi
Summary: "A young girl hears stories from her aunties and then begins to imagine all the possibilities for her future"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHALehrhaupt, Adam
Summary: What happens when the story ideas--from a bored Viking to a space robot--kept in a teacher's special jar escape and get rowdy?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHAnatol, Giselle Liza
Summary: In this tale inspired by the life of author Toni Morrison, young Toni sets out on a quest for gold with her siblings, but when things do not go as planned, she realizes that finding the perfect ending is all about how you tell the story. Includes biographical note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANAFenske, Jonathan
Summary: "According to the narrator of this book, a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark were riding a bicycle. But they say that's not true, and they just want to take a load off for once. They're tired of being told what to do by the bossy storyteller! And who is a reader supposed to believe, anyway--a book's narrator or its characters?"--Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024
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Summary: "Lune loves hearing her daddy's stories--the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love. Whether evoking an ill-fated climb up a mango tree or life after a hurricane, flying over magical mountains or the healing power of a mother's love, all of Daddy's stories begin with "lakay"--back home--and each one ushers Lune to Haiti, her father's homeland, a place she doesn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASLe, Minh
Summary: A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEWoodruff, Liza
Summary: "Milo's mother is too busy to read him a story so she sends him outside to play in the snow where he discovers a story of his own"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOORudolph, Shaina
Summary: With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUDStahl, Jon
Summary: While two monsters argue over how the story they are telling should go, Dennis, a very hungry dragon, is listening nearby--and he has very definite ideas about how this story should end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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Summary: "Once upon a time there was a story no one has ever heard before, inspired by a carrot on the run, a knight who'd trade his sword for a pal, and an alien who just wants to get some rest and relaxation. It's a story about how to tell a story. From choosing a main character to crafting a problem to solve to arriving at a satisfying conclusion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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Summary: "When Zora grows up, she wants to be just like Aunt Bea. Aunt Bea is the best storyteller she knows! Every day after school, Zora heads to her aunt’s house, where they take out their family book and turn Aunt Bea’s kitchen into their stage. They raid Aunt Bea’s costume chest, filled with colorful garments from her acting days, and even do special voices to tell the stories of swimming coaches,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILStein, David Ezra
Summary: When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STEDiCamillo, Kate
Summary: "Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024