Van Dusen, Chris
Summary: After courageously swimming to shore when the ship that they are traveling on sinks and the wretched captain does nothing to rescue them, circus animals find a way to become a valued part of a coastal community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: Shane, a boy with big dancing dreams, learns the meaning of courage and community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AGODean, Kim
Summary: "Pete the Cat is learning a new dance -- the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy feet. But when Grumpy toad tells him, 'Pete, you dance all wrong!' Pete is determined to become a better dancer. With the help of his friends and some wise words from Owl, Pete learns that he's the grooviest when he's being himself"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETDiaz, Lucky
Summary: "When Canta finds a guitar in the trash, she is one step closer to becoming a rock star. Even though the guitar is broken and she doesn't know how to play, nothing can stop Canta from going after her dreams!"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DIASchwartz, Corey Rosen
Summary: In rhyming text, smarty ants build a house, counting as they work, and filled with everything they need--but potential disaster in the form of an elephant's foot strikes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SCHMerberg, Julie.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Georges Seurat, rhyming text describes a variety of activities that fill one day, beginning at the shore and ending with a night at the circus.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERWilder, Derick
Summary: What's a kid to do when given a day-of-the-week underwear set? Wear Monday's undies on Monday, Tuesday's undies on Tuesday like a rule-following robot? No way. He'll cut and craft, snip and sew until every single one of his friends--from an octopus to a piggy bank to, yes, a line of ants--has their own pair of underwear, whether they want them or not.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WILRyan, Pam Muñoz.
Summary: Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2003
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH RYAMontague, Brad
Summary: A boy's circle starts out small but steadily grows as he builds relationships throughout his community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MONWilder, Derick
Summary: In rhyming text a boy makes underpants for all his friends, from ants to dragons to piggy banks--before concluding that if they do not need underpants then neither does he.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILHood, Susan
Summary: "One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOOSweeney, Linda Booth
Summary: When putting two separate things together, you will find that they may make something new and beautiful.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SWEDempsey, Kristy
Summary: "Count each little finger one by one ... Cuenta cada dedito, uno a uno"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: BOARD SPANISH DEMMackinnon, Mairi.
Summary: Eddy the electric eel saves the day when the lights in the undersea circus malfunction. Twelfth in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach VeryLynas, Em
Summary: A raucous, rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter! Cat is sitting on his favourite mat, when who should come along but Rat with a very nice hat? Cat wants Rat's hat and will stop at NOTHING to get it. But when Bat arrives wearing a fancy cravat, well, what could be better than that? Chaos ensues as both Cat and Rat decide they MUST have Bat's fancy cravat for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow Ltd 2021
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Summary: Jack, a railroad switchman, frantically tries to save an ant who is heading east on a westbound track, straight into the path of an oncoming freight train.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2006
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Summary: "Told through a series of poetic letters, this charming celebration of family, plants and boundless love follows a little girl who receives her very own plant baby from her aunt, a gift that helps her bloom and grow, just as the love for her aunt blossoms as well"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SPICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPIReynoso, Naibe
Summary: A bilingual children's book that uses fantastical elements such as wrestlers, dragons, magicians, and dinosaurs to explore creative ways to fold the popular Mexican dish.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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Summary: A rhyming survey of a number of animals and how they rest or go to sleep, leading up to a child's own experience of going to bed.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: Instead of making friends, seven-year-old Max Midas decides to make millions and spend it on what he loves best, gold, but one day things get lonely inside his shiny castle and Max finally learns that gold is not worth anything without friends and family by your side.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAKendi, Ibram X.
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KENBerenstain, Stan
Summary: When the Berenstain family wakes up feeling grumpy, a little laughter changes everything.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival 2006
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Summary: Celebrating boyhood and friendship, this upbeat picture book follows a group of young Black boys as they spend an adventure-filled day together living their best lives freely in their community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAMerberg, Julie.
Summary: "Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Auguste Renoir, rhyming text tells of activities two can share, from two friends sharing secrets, to a mother bouncing a baby on her knee, to a girl spending time with a cat." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005