Lari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LARDenise, Anika
Summary: An inspiring biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Pura Belpré Honor-winning creators Anika Aldamuy Denise and Loris Lora! In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest congresswoman in America. How did this young Puertoriquena become an unstoppable force in politics? Find out in this accessible and engaging book for young readers. AOC's remarkable story begins in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCAMcGee, Tori
Summary: Somewhere in his travels, Mel the narwhal has made a wrong turn and ended up thousands of miles from home! Luckily, he's adopted by a pod of beluga whales who treat Mel as if he were one of their own. Inspired by actual events, The Lost Narwhal is a story about embracing your uniqueness and learning what it means to feel accepted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Tori McGee] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCGMortensen, Lori
Summary: Wendell goes looking for a walrus, but finds a new friend, instead.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOROrlinsky, Lori
Summary: A little girl is afraid to go to school because she is the shortest kid in class. But her mother gives her self-confidence by describing all the ways her height makes her unique. -- Adapted from back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mascot Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Orlinsky 2019Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ORLDoerrfeld, Cori
Summary: Finn is in a bad mood, so his grandfather takes him on a walk in the forest, and tells him about all the things that are beneath the surface of plants and animals--and even people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: "Riley's paper airplane is ready for take-off, but criticisms from all the birds threaten to ground the plane, until Riley meets a more supportive friend and rediscovers the joy of soaring"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "With vibrant illustrations and flaps die-cut to look like papel picado, the intricately designed sheets of tissue paper, this joyful board book teaches young ones how to honor loved ones around us and those who have passed on."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYLord, Michelle
Summary: Explores the environmental impact of trash and plastic on the ocean and marine life, and invites young readers to do their part to combat pollution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flashlight Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.739 LORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.739 LORMcKenna, Lori
Summary: "This picture book tells the story of a family who is striving to remain humble and kind. We follow the family through their daily lives as they find different ways to lend a hand to each other and to their broader community. Full of scenes of familial relationships, Humble and Kind will teach adults and children alike the power of family"--Amazon.com.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: Hey now, Little Man, show me what you're all about!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYAshburn, Boni
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore the joys and challenges of having a twin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2020
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Summary: "'One mushroom for you and one mushroom for me," said bear. "And another mushroom for me. That's fair. I'm big, so I need to eat a lot." Weasel did not agree.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUHGliori, Debi
Summary: Little Owl is unhappy to learn there will soon be a baby owl, but after considering what else could be in Mommy's egg, he decides a sibling would be fine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GLICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GLIButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: A latest series entry by the Geisel Honor-winning team finds King and Kayla helping their friend Asia, who has discovered that her new gold ring has gone missing after a day of playing in the snow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BUTButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: Dog-and-human detective duo, King and Kayla, must try to figure out how Raj's cat escaped from a locked house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BUTScott, Briana Corr
Summary: "A boldly illustrated gift edition of the beloved English Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas"--with an artful twist. East Coast artist Briana Corr Scott brings her naturalist's eye to the classic holiday song, pairing the original lyrics with bold and whimsical illustrations that celebrate flora and fauna. A kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies on milkweed flowers is Eight maids a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nimbus Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SCOTarantino, Kris
Summary: Snoodle sets out to throw he perfect Valentine's Day party for her monster friends, but when nothing goes according to plan, she models the biblical definition of love from 1 Corinthians 13 and proves that love is worth celebrating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2023
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Summary: A lyrical biography of the world's third bestselling poet of all time reveals a child immigrant from Lebanon, with a secret hope, who used poetry to bring people together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB GIBRAN MCCGomi, Tarō
Summary: Explains the hows, whys and wherefores of defecation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane/Miller Book Publishers 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.46 GOMJohn, Jory
Summary: Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
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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 JOHJohn, Jory
Summary: "The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Summary: "It's almost the first day of school, and the animals are nervous. Sloth worries about getting there on time, snake can't seem to get his backpack fastened onto his body, and bunny is afraid she'll want to hop around instead of sitting still. When they all arrive at their classroom, though, they're in for a surprise: Somebody else is nervous too. It's their teacher, the armadillo! He has rolled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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Summary: In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anna Schwartz Books 2024