Harnetiaux, Trish
Summary: "There are only a few rules in a White Elephant gift exchange: 1) Everyone brings a wrapped, unmarked gift. 2) Numbers are drawn to decide who picks first. 3) Gifts don't need to be pricey--and often they're downright tacky.But things are a little different in Aspen, Colorado, at the office holiday party for the real estate firm owned by Henry Calhoun and his wife Claudine. Each Christmas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARCooper, Nancy
Summary: "Today, Amik is expecting her beaver cousins for a special visit, and she can't wait to show them her home. But as the visitors arrive, Amik suddenly realizes that her little sister, Nishiime, has disappeared. Where could she have gone? As Amik shows her cousins some of her favorite haunts, the reader also learns how beavers help all the other animals in the forest: they cut down poplar trees...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE COOHerman, Gail
Summary: Ariel's sisters have given her a beautiful present--a shimmering star-shell necklace. Ariel can't wait to wear it to the royal concert. But when the concert's lead singer, a young girl named Laurel, suddenly disappears, it's up to Ariel and her friends to find her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Herman 2014Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DISBolling, Valerie
Summary: Zoya wants to give her dog Coco a birthday present, and with her mother's help finally settles on painting his bowl gold, with lots of glitter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN BOLHarmon, Miranda
Summary: "It's time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HARTeerdhala, Swati
Summary: "When her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower, Deepa Josyula wishes for her dream boyfriend, which sets in motion a chain of events that makes her question what her heart truly wants-- the perfect boy brought by magic or the uncertainty of the boy next door"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TEEPark, Barbara.
Summary: Aloha-ha-ha: Excitable Junie B. Jones manages to find trouble both before and during a trip to Hawaii and records each incident in a photo journal given to her by her teacher. Jingle bells, Batman smells : Junie B. Jones wishes that May would stop being such a tattletale, but when she is stuck as May's Secret Santa it becomes real trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2006
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Summary: A little boy offers advice about what not to give a mom on Mother's Day by providing examples of gifts that would be suitable for animal mothers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Children's Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIMYuksel, M. O.
Summary: "Sami receives one of his grandfather's ties as an Eid al-Adha gift and makes some important decisions."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUKManushkin, Fran
Summary: "It's Katie's mom's birthday! Katie surprises her with a fancy box of chocolates, but the sweet surprise is ruined when the candy goes missing. Pedro and Katie work together to track down the thief. Will they get the birthday chocolate back?--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANTripp, Valerie
Summary: The WellieWishers want to give Aunt Miranda something special for her birthday, and when Kendall discovers the Tomorrow Pile, a bunch of old, dirty, broken things, she sees the potential to make some cool stuff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED TRIBell, Jennifer (Jennifer A.)
Summary: "Hedgehog has been busy making gifts for all of her friends. But what could possibly be grand enough for her dear friend Bear? Bear had shown Hedgehog the wonders of butterflies and taught her to ice-skate, after all. When Hedgehog finally finds her inspiration and delivers the gift, it doesn't quite turn out as she expected." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELWang, Margaret
Summary: "You're invited to a surprise birthday party featuring a cast of LEGO® minifigures! But before we can celebrate, there are gifts to wrap, pizzas to eat, decorations to hang, and a kitten to rescue. Putting a fun and creative LEGO spin on "Happy Birthday to You", this jacketed hardcover storybook will make a great gift that's sure to entertain boys and girls ages 4 and up."--Amazon website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2024
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE LEGWalstead, Alice
Summary: Children attempt to catch Santa Claus as he delivers their presents on Christmas Eve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALUng, Kim-Hoa
Summary: "Struggling to crochet a lucky hat for her beloved Nai Nai's birthday, Lyn Lyn learns that the best gift of all comes from within"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE UNGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE UNGHundley, Sam
Summary: A helpful magpie misunderstands her friends' requests, but they soon discover her gifts are more useful than they first thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUNHsu Lin, Amy.
Summary: "Splat, Spike, and Plank can't wait to go to the fair. But when Kitten can't come, the friends are determined to bring her back the perfect gift. Beginning readers will delight in Splat's hilarious attempts to find the perfect present. Readers won't even know they are learning as they have fun with the -air sound. "--Jkt. flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN HSUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SCOGreen, Poppy
Summary: "Sophie meets a ladybug setting up for a surprise party in Silverlake Forest. Sophie offers to run some errands in town to help her new friend. But by the time Sophie gets to town, she's forgotten what the ladybug said! Will Sophie's friends be able to help her in time to pull off the big surprise?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: Freddy can't wait for his Christmas presents, but what about the children who are less fortunate than Freddy?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KLEManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie's birthday is tomorrow, but she just cannot wait to find out what her present will be, so she and Pedro follow Katie's parents as they go shopping, but none of the places they stop seem present-worthy--Katie is disappointed, but when she gets home a big surprise is waiting for her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANMeadows, Daisy.
Summary: Jasmine the Present Fairy is in trouble. The goblins are after her magic party bag! Can Rachel and Kirsty get things all wrapped up in time for the block party?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MEAManushkin, Fran
Summary: When Katie's mother feels unwell on the day before Mother's Day, Katie wants to do everything she can think of to help her mother get well--but she forgot to get a present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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Summary: Chloe is very good at sewing and crafts and when her best friend's birthday approaches, she creates a fabulous gift but also saves the day for a classmate who had been unkind to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DIPUtkin, Alexander
Summary: This is the story of how a small golden apple started a great battle. It all began with a mouse and a sparrow, but soon all the animals and birds were waging a mighty war. After all, the King of Birds forgives no one, but what will happen when he finds himself at the mercy of a plucky merchant?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow 2018