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 ALESpencer, Renè
Summary: Two children lost at sea must overcome a language barrier if they want to find a way home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPERaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUMiller, Pat Zietlow
Summary: With all the endless, creative fun a child can have with a rock, the best thing one can do with one is to share it with a friend. Includes facts about rocks and rock collecting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MILRodó, Candy
Summary: ¡Los gatos de la biblioteca favoritos de todos están de viaje otra vez! ¡Es el cumpleaños de Taylor y su mejor amigo Baker tiene la sorpresa perfecta reservada para él en Space City! Baker y Taylor están en Houston, Texas, por las vistas, la comida y (por supuesto) una buena lectura en la Biblioteca Pública de Houston. Pero, dado que esta parada en su épico viaje literario coincide con el...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paw Prints Publishing 2022
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Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BETJohnston, Aviaq
Summary: Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than she is at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHWillems, Mo
Summary: Geraldo está cansado y gruñón. ¿Soñará con Cerdita? ¿O ella no lo dejará soñar?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN WILCena, John
Summary: Monster truck Elbow Grease and his brothers meet a monster-cycle, Chopper, and hope to be her friend--until she proves to be faster, smarter, and more capable than they are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUPfister, Marcus
Summary: "When Rainbow Fish meets a new friend, Humbert, he isn't sure what to think. Humbert tells all kinds of strange stories: Somewhere at the bottom of the ocean there's a plug! There's a blue whale living near here . . . and he's going to eat up all of our food. But before Rainbow Fish and his friends panic, they realize that Humbert just likes to make up tall tales. Rainbow Fish and his friends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG PFIClanton, Ben
Summary: "Narwhal and Jelly come across a strange object and wonder what its purpose might be."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2021
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE CLAGómez, Blanca
Summary: Enferma en casa, una niña se pierde la fiesta de disfraces en la escuela, por lo que decide ponerse su disfraz de conejo al día siguiente; pero cuando los otros niños se ríen de ella, ella está triste, hasta que aparece un niño con su disfraz de zanahoria, y pronto los otros niños se unen a su juego.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH GOMDrago, Flavia Z.
Summary: "Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that--gasp!--make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, until he finds out that his best friend has a pink secret of her own"--OCLC.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DRAParton, Dolly
Summary: "French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of country music! So Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out. But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries he's barking up the wrong tree. He'll need his favorite songs ('Jowlene' and 'I Will Pawlways Love You,' of course), a group of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG PARNakamura, Mei
Summary: "Poppy and Branch return for an all-new chapter in DreamWorks Animation's blockbuster musical franchise Trolls Band Together! Get ready for an action-packed all-star, rainbow-colored family reunion as the Trolls go on an epic quest to help Branch reunite with his missing brothers--spreading music, joy, friendship, and good times along the way!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE FIC STECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Caldecott SteadFang, Vicky
Summary: Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FANTupera Tupera (Firm)
Summary: Polar Bear has lost his underwear and he asks his friend, Mouse, to help him find it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TUPRadkevich, Kristina
Summary: When Phoenix's friends decide to hold a talent contest to find the most talented animal in the forest, Phoenix discovers his friends are better than him at everything they do.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RADManoli, Costantia
Summary: A young girl feels out of place on her first day of school in a new country until she discovers that it only takes one friend to make her new surroundings feel like home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MANRansom, Candice F.
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: If you see someone in a wheelchair, you might think he or she couldn't compete in a race. But... you might be wrong. What if you see a child with no hair? Do you think she is embarrassed all the time? How about a kid who has a really hard time reading? Do you think that means he's not smart? You might think so. But... you might be wrong. With clear prose and lighthearted artwork, this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions/Amazon 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAVManaresi, Laura
Summary: "Kit and Kip are two cats who are complete opposites and best friends, but when the adventurous Kit gets a cramp while swimming, the careful Kip must save her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023