Lovell, Patty
Summary: When Gertie moves in next door with fancy toys and a huge television set, Molly shares lessons she learned from her grandmother about home-made playthings and imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LOVTodd, Brandon
Summary: After a visiting the library to search for new adventure ideas, Miguel and Clarke go on a trip that is out of this world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TODLyons, Kelly Starling
Summary: "Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. When his neighbor's beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "Ty loves playing the instruments, but something's missing--his friends! With the help of his vivid imagination, Ty and his friends are onstage in a band making great music together!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN LYOKuefler, Joseph
Summary: One morning, Jonah decided to become ruler of the playground. Everyone agreed to obey his rules to play in King Jonah's kingdom ... Everyone except for Lennox ... because she wanted to rule the playground, too. A gloriously rendered, hilariously deadpan tale of playground politics.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KUEDe Sève, Randall
Summary: A little girl hesitates to initiate a friendship with her new neighbor Zola because she imagines Zola is busy with another friend--an elephant.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DESAnna, Holly
Summary: When Daisy Dreamer's imaginary friend, Posey, repairs a wishing well, suddenly every wish made since it was broken comes true.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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Summary: "Daisy Dreamer's totally true imaginary friend Posey invites her and her best friends Lily and Jasmine to the World of Make-Believe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2017
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Summary: Marisol Rainey's mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol's father works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. And Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina, but she's way too scared to climb it. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small Louisiana town with a mother who was born elsewhere...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Lulu is excited to play with the toy that her best friend Finny brings over, but when the toy loses a wheel and fixing it becomes a game in itself, Lulu realizes that it's even better to play with Finny.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SOMLevi, Taltal
Summary: "Through the eyes of a child, the world is full of adventure! A teacup-sized little girl discovers a playground in a potted plant, and the perfect swimming pool in a glass of water. Then when she sees a mysterious shadow lurking beyond her books and paper clips, she must summon her courage. But wait! Could this fluffy, purring creature be a friend? Taltal Levi's evocative text and illustrations...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVSell, Chad
Summary: "The kids of the Cardboard Kingdom go on a new adventure! This time, they are in search of new friends--but what they discover is a lot more like enemies... It's winter break in the Cardboard Kingdom, and kids from the town across the park want to play together! But according to the evil Sorceress, not just anyone can join the kingdom... So it's not long before the two communities spiral into...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series SellCox, Russ
Summary: Sheldon's best friend has moved away, possibly to Jupiter, so Sheldon and his dog, Space Cadet Jet, build a spaceship to go for a visit but things go awry until they spy an alien life form, ready to help.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E CoxStark, Andrew
Summary: Sometimes Liam, an Ojibwa boy, has to retreat to his room and escape into his imaginary world with the animal friends he has drawn, who can reassure him that whatever happens he is safe and loved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JRB PURPLE STARuzzier, Sergio.
Summary: Rabbit, with big blue eyes and a suitcase to match, meets his friends one by one, and they ask, "Hey, Rabbit! Is there anything for me in your suitcase?" As Rabbit opens the suitcase, a full two-page spread appears with what each friend was dreaming of.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUZCuevas, Michelle
Summary: "Have you ever awakened from a dream and thought, what was that?! A platypus waddling through my school while singing the word farfanoogle? Well, that dream was performed by a dream theatre, and this is the story of one such place: The Lunarian Grand. The Lunarian is a magical theatre with a mind of its own, often redecorating on a whim or making it snow from the rafters. The theatre's troupe...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CUEVan Camp, Katie.
Summary: Harry sneaks out of bed one night with his best friend, Horsie. Bubbles fill Harry's room and begin carrying items into space. Can Harry find Horsie?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer and Bray 2009
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Summary: Andy and Terry live in a 26-storey treehouse. It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom. This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about; the story of how he and Terry first met. But, life is never boring in the treehouse, and emergency shark...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina...but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: J Fiction Kelly 2021Copies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KELAsterplume, Z. B. (Zilla Brownsly)
Summary: When a tiger emerges from the pantry and accompanies him throughout his day, Dario helps his friends see the wonders around them, as they share their day with creatures large and small, resulting in joy, kindness and, finally, a full pantry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ASTSantat, Dan
Summary: Can the friendship of best friends Harold and Hog, a carefree elephant and a careful hog, survive a game of pretending to be Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SANHanlon, Abby
Summary: Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HANPoblocki, Dan.
Summary: Since eighth-grader Gabriel Ashe moved into his grandmother's house he has been spending a lot of time playing in the woods with his new friend Seth, but the games Seth invents involve a child-eating monster called the Hunter, and Gabriel is not sure howmuch is imagination and how much real.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2013
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Summary: Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, goes to the playground and makes new friends, including Bumblebee Boy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2009