Krensky, Stephen.
Summary: Jorge el curioso no quería derramar un vaso lleno con jugo de uva sobre la alfombra nueva. ¿Qué podría hacer un mono tan creativo como él para limpiarla?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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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 - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE TRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED TRIJohnson, Bee
Summary: Two young girls have a day of making fun messes in this rhyming picture book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHHarris, Molly
Summary: The little sponge has a BIG job. She washes and mops and scrubs away all the messes in the kitchen. But what happens when the mess gets TOO BIG and she just CAN’T clean anymore? Find out how far friendship, self-care, and a BIIIIIIIG squeeze can go in one sponge’s charming battle against total burnout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: When their mother goes to the mainland for the day, the children of Hat Cottage try to be helpful by sweeping their chimney, but their efforts are less than successful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Beskow 2012Raúl the Third
Summary: Luchadore star El Toro teams up with his fighting partner, La Oink Oink, when a post-match mess at the stadium becomes a bit too intimidating to clean up alone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: A child teaches readers how to clean with a mop. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "op" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2019
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Summary: The Super Party Bears are always the life of the party, but the rest of the Grumpy Woods is fed up. Parties always make a mess! When Mayor Quill orders some spring-cleaning, the bears have a better plan. It's time for a picnic, a swim contest, and even a slumber party with some visiting sloths. But when the sloths slow the bears down, the townscritters make a plan to stop the fun once and for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED COLColley, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COLNovak, Matt.
Summary: What if you had a machine that did everything? One that cleaned your house, mowed your lawn, scratched your back, even colored your coloring books? That's what the people of Planet Quirk had. And for them, life was so easy that on most days they didn't even have to get out of bed. But on one fateful day, the machine stopped working.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2009
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Summary: When her mother is injured in a car accident, twelve-year-old Franny tries to keep their fragile world intact by taking over her mom's cleaning jobs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "When Kenzie slips on her mermaid tail, she becomes Mermaid Kenzie, protector of the deeps. One day as Kenzie snorkels around a shipwreck, she discovers more plastic bags than fish. Grabbing her spear and mermaid net, she begins to clean up the water andthe shore--inspiring other kids to help"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mill Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHEAndrews, Donna
Summary: "Meg's running Caerphilly's Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can't do and can't afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders Harvey the Hoarder, whose house the Helping Hands were decluttering. Was there any truth to the rumor that he had something valuable hidden beneath all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2020
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ANDAndrews, Donna
Summary: "Meg's running Caerphilly's Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can't do and can't afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders Harvey the Hoarder, whose house the Helping Hands were decluttering. Was there any truth to the rumor that he had something valuable hidden beneath all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Throndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ANDHayder, Mo.
Summary: After a popular Bath teen's murder, police detective Zoe Benedict looks beyond the usual motives to solve the crime; while her divorced sister, Sally, takes a housekeeping job for a wealthy entrepreneur who behaves in increasingly suspicious ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAYKamalyan, Astrid
Summary: "Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before racing off to help Bábo--her grandmother--with a favorite chore. Each year Tato looks forward to washing the family rugs. With bubbles and suds floating like clouds and snowflakes, Tato and her siblings help Bábo scrub the rugs clean. With lively text and vivid illustrations, Astrid Kamalyan brings her charming childhood memories to life by inviting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KAMBerenstain, Mike
Summary: The Bear family wants to go outside and enjoy a beautiful day, but first they must clean up some messes inside.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published by Ideals Children's Books, A division of Worthy Media, Inc. 2015
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Summary: "Two bored badgers have run out of things to do until their mom suggests they help with the laundry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BAGMichaels, Patty
Summary: "A windstorm has made a mess of the neighborhood playground and no one can play. Everyone helps by throwing away and recycling the trash. The children learn that they can all work together to keep their neighborhood clean!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE MICBerenstain, Stan
Summary: When Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother decide to clean their house, they find that it is difficult to get rid of things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BERStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: Llama clones his friend Alpaca in order to avoid cleaning up after himself, but while Llama is eating the day away the Alpacas he set loose are causing pandemonium.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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Summary: Having decided housecleaning is too much for her to handle, Heidi Heckelbeck pulls out her Book of Spells and conjures up a helper, with disastrous results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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Summary: The continuing story of Fumi Nishioka, Kyutaro Horikita and the Genbu clan as they use their mysterious mind-cleaning abilities to banish negative energy and harmful spirits, and in the process keeping their family and friends safe from harm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 QUEBlackall, Sophie
Summary: Raise the mainsail! Batten the hatches! It's time to set sail...on the couch! There's a storm coming, and a child is ready to captain the ship. "Make haste and climb aboard," they call out to their parent, "before you're swept out to sea!" Sea? What sea? The parent is only trying to vacuum the rug. But the child is adamant. It's not a rug--it's the ocean. And that broom? It's the ship's mast....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2024