Sweet, Melissa
Summary: Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephermera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary icon. Readers young and old will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children's book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute, a New York Times bestseller, includes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHISweet, Melissa
Summary: Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SWEHowe, James
Summary: Seven-year-old Pinky, a confirmed dog lover, has a change of heart after his family's new pet kitten pounces on his foot in the middle of the night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2001
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Summary: An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J331.892 MARMartin, David
Summary: Children celebrate Hanukkah with a new candle in the menorah and a new treat for every night. On board pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD MARRyder, Joanne.
Summary: Rhyming text describes many different kinds of kisses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RYDAppelt, Kathi
Summary: On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two times two up to ten times ten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC APPELTBunting, Eve
Summary: When little brown puppy gives his mother a present, his friends decide to give their mamas presents too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel books, an imprint of Scholastic 2016
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD BUNCholdenko, Gennifer
Summary: Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE CHOElliott, David
Summary: Baabwaa and William are friends, and together they decide to have an adventure of their own. After meeting a fierce wolf in sheep's wool they form an unusual friendship with the wolf, teaching him to read and knit. They also lose a little weight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ELLMartin, Jacqueline Briggs.
Summary: When a case of chicken measles steals the voice of the blue-headed rooster who used to crow all day long, his friend, a plain brown hen, brings musicians to remind him to sing and save him from becoming "quiet rooster stew."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MARScott, Joyce (Joyce Wallace)
Summary: "An introduction to the life and art of Judith Scott, a renowned artist. Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCOThimmesh, Catherine.
Summary: Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 609.2 THIYolen, Jane.
Summary: Throughout the day, Baby Bear finds a book to fit every special moment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION YolenYolen, Jane.
Summary: Baby Bear's favorite "chair" is his father's chest or lap, just before his father puts him to bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION YolenSummary: A selection of short American poems dealing with the four seasons and the different weather events and animal patterns that can occur within each.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Summary: Suggests a method of reading that begins with planting oneself beneath a tree and leads to a book party one hopes will never end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ALEBest, Cari.
Summary: Jacob watches his favorite television show, "Baking with Chef Monty," and bakes a beautiful peach pie, which he gives to his parents for their anniversary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBrown, Margaret Wise
Summary: A previously unpublished collection of lyrics for twelve lullabies, illustrated by contemporary, award-winning artists Jonathan Bean, Carin Berger, Sophie Blackall, Linda Bleck, Renata Liwska, Christopher Silas Neal, Zachariah Ohora, Eric Puybaret, Sean Qualls, Isabel Roxas, Melissa Sweet, and Dan Yaccarino.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BROBryant, Jen
Summary: Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PIPFleming, Maria.
Summary: Children delight in jumping, leaping, crunching, stomping, and raking as leaves fall down on them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FleHowe, James
Summary: Although his best friend Rex is excited about going to camp, Pinky is afraid of leaving home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1992
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Summary: A baby bear dreams of all the wonderful things he will be able to do when he is grown, from staying up late to building a house in a honey tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION YolenAlexander, Kwame
Summary: "From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them--poems just waiting to be written down."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023