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PICTURE BOOKS
A Visitor for Bear
By Bonny Becker
JE BEC
Bear’s efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.
Stellaluna
By Janell Cannon
JE CAN / Also available on CD and DVD, and as an Ebook and an Eaudiobook
After she falls headfirst into a bird’s nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Janine
By Maryann Cocca-Leffler
JE COC
Janine is one of a kind. She focuses on the positive while navigating life with disabilities. She makes a difference just by being herself.
Can I Be Your Dog?
By Troy Cummings
JE CUM / Also available as an Ebook
A dog looking for a home sends letters to prospective owners on Butternut Street, with surprising results.
When Grandma Gives You A Lemon Tree
By Jamie L.B. Deenihan
JE DEE / Also available as an Ebook
When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don’t make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator’s careful—and funny—instructions, she discovers that the tree might be exactly what she wanted after all. This clever story, complete with a recipe for lemonade, celebrates the pleasures of patience, hard work, nature, community … and putting down the electronic devices just for a while.
The Magical Yet
By Angela DiTerlizzi
JE DIT / Also available as an Ebook
Each of us, from the day we’re born, is accompanied by a special companion—the Yet. Can’t tie your shoes? Yet! Can’t ride a bike? Yet! Can’t play the bassoon? Don’t worry, Yet is there to help you out. The Magical Yet is the perfect tool for parents and educators to turn a negative into a positive when helping children cope with the inevitable difficult learning moments we all face. Whether a child or an adult, this encouraging and uplifting book reminds us that we all have things we haven’t learned…yet!
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast
By Josh Funk
JE FUN / Also available as an Ebook
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have a beautiful friendship—until they discover that there’s only one drop of maple syrup left. Off they go, racing past the Orange Juice Fountain, skiing through Sauerkraut Peak, and reeling down the linguini. But who will enjoy the sweet taste of victory? And could working together be better than tearing each other apart? The action-packed rhyme makes for an adrenaline-filled breakfast!
A Good Day
By Kevin Henkes
JE BOARD HEN / JE HEN
A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
By Ryan T. Higgins
JE HIG / Also available as an Ebook
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.
Creepy Carrots!
By Aaron Reynolds
JE CALDECOTT REY / Also available on Book + CD and as an Ebook and Movie
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Our Table
By Peter H. Reynolds
JE REY / Also available as an Ebook and an Eaudiobook
Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and gather around the table once more?
A Letter for Bob
By Kim Rogers
JE ROG
Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car dealership, Bob has been a part of Katie’s family. Bob has taken them all over, from powwows to vacations to time spent with faraway family. Bob has been there in sad and scary times and for some of the family’s most treasured memories. But after many miles, it’s time for the family to say goodbye to Bob.
The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime
By Eija Sumner
JE SUM
A little mermaid, who is a terror of the deep—too fierce, scary and ferocious to follow The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime—resists going to sleep at every turn, in this uproarious underwater story.
The Year We Learned To Fly
By Jacqueline Woodson
JE WOO
By heeding their wise grandmother’s advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Fish and Sun
By Sergio Ruzzier
JE GN RUZ
One day, bored little Fish journeys up to the surface of the ocean where it meets Sun, and a wonderful friendship blooms…Only, right in the middle of their fun, the Sun starts to set!
EASY READERS
Too Many Jacks
By Mac Barnett
EASY READ BAR / Also available as an Eaudiobook
The Lady gives Jack a gift. It’s a lab kit! Jack goes into the shed to experiment and doesn’t come out until he’s made another Jack and another Jack and another. But one Jack was already too many. Can Jack stop his naughty robot clones before they destroy the town?
How To Do A Science Experiment
By Jean Reagan
EASY READ REA
Once you’ve learned how to make a volcano at home, it’s time to teach Grandma what to do! But what happens when you don’t remember the right ingredients? Work together with Grandma to create the best at-home volcano ever, with a few tips and tricks from the experts—kids!
Emma Every Day: Party Problems
By C.L. Reid
EASY READ REI
Eight-year-old Emma is excited about her best friend Izzie’s birthday party, but she is also a little worried because she is deaf and communicates through sign language, and her cochlear implant does not work well in noisy crowds.