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Got to Get to Bear's!
Brian Lies - 2018
So when a letter arrives for the little chipmunk Izzy, urgently requesting her presence, she can’t refuse--even if there is a blizzard on the way! This heartwarming tale of friendship from bestselling author Brian Lies will melt even the chilliest of hearts.Bear never asks for anything. So when she sends a note to Izzy urgently requesting her presence, Izzy can’t refuse! But a blizzard begins and slows Izzy's progress. As the snow accumulates, so do her friends, helping her on her way to Bear’s place. This heartwarming tale from best-selling author and illustrator Brian Lies shows readers the rewards of counting on friends to get you through, snowstorm or not.
Before After
Anne-Margot Ramstein - 2013
But in this book, it's also true that a cow can result in both a bottle of milk and a painting of a cow, and an ape in a jungle may become an urban King Kong. Just as day turns into night and back again, a many-tiered cake is both created and eaten down to a single piece. Each spread or sequence of spreads explores a before and after.
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit
Catherine Rayner - 2009
He is so big he can't fit inside his book! Luckily, Ernest is also a very determined moose, and he and his little chipmunk friend aren't going to give up easily. With some tape, odd bits of paper, and plenty of enthusiasm, the pair constructs an enormous gatefold page by themselves, and everything fits together in the end.
Little Rabbit's Christmas
Harry Horse - 2007
Can his friends save the day? A classic Christmas tale from beloved author-illustrator Harry Horse.★ "An enchanting holiday treat for all collections." ―School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEWOn Christmas morning, a much-coveted red sled is waiting for Little Rabbit, courtesy of the Christmas Rabbit. He cannot wait to try it out and show it off to his friends. However, everyone begs him for a turn, so Little Rabbit goes off in a huff to sled alone. But when a fast hill and a frozen stream spell trouble for Little Rabbit, he quickly learns the value of friendship and sharing.Young readers will relate to Little Rabbit's predicament as he navigates a tricky situation and copes with complex feelings while learning an important lesson. Noted writer and artist Harry Horse brings his gently reassuring story to life with colorful and buoyant illustrations.Also by Harry Horse: Little Rabbit Goes to SchoolLittle Rabbit LostLittle Rabbit RunawayLittle Rabbit's New BabyThe Last CastawaysThe Last CowboysThe Last Gold DiggersThe Last Polar BearsAwards: Best Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of EducationCCBC Choices (Seasons and Celebrations) ―Cooperative Children's Book Center
Einstein The Lazy Kitty
Renae Rae - 2012
Einstein The Lazy Kitty, combines rhythmic writing and colorful illustrations to make this a short, fun book for all ages but it was designed with your toddler and early reader in mind. Although it can be viewed on a regular kindle, it is probably best viewed by a color reader or computer.
A Fine, Fine School
Sharon Creech - 2001
Keene called all the students and teachers together and said, "This is a fine, fine school! From now on, let's have school on Saturdays too." And then there was more.School all weekend. School on the holidays.School in the SUMMER!What was next . . .SCHOOL AT NIGHT?So it's up to Tillie to show her well-intentioned principal, Mr. Keene, that even though his fine, fine school is a wonderful place, it's not fine, fine to be there all the time.
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Christy Hale - 1996
A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.
All Are Welcome
Alexandra Penfold - 2018
A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year. All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, they are welcome in their school.
I'm New Here
Anne Sibley O'Brien - 2015
All three are new to their American elementary school, and each has trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity. Young readers from all backgrounds will appreciate this touching story about the assimilation of three immigrant students in a supportive school community. Anne Sibley O'Brien is one of the founders of I'm Your Neighbor, an organization that promotes children's literature featuring "new arrival" cultures. As the rate of immigration to the United States increases, topics related to immigration are increasingly more important in the classroom and home. I'm New Here demonstrates how our global community can work together and build a home for all.
One Cool Friend
Toni Buzzeo - 2012
It's just proper enough for a straight-laced boy like him. And when he asks his father if he may have one (please and thank you), his father says yes. Elliot should have realized that Dad probably thought he meant a stuffed penguin and not a real one . . . Clever illustrations and a wild surprise ending make this sly, silly tale of friendship and wish fulfillment a kid-pleaser from start to finish.
Dragon Is Coming!
Valeri Gorbachev - 2008
So she makes it her mission to lead everyone to the safety of the barn. But it seems as though nothing will stop this hideous creature. Then the barn doors squeak open slowly . . . revealing what everyone has been dreading. . . . Wait. It's just their friend Dog?Much-loved author-illustrator Valeri Gorbachev gives an old tale a twist that is sure to get kids giggling at even the most thunderous of storms.
EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm (with a Little Help from a Hen)
Judy Sierra - 2014
He just had a yard — a yard he didn’t want to mow. But under the direction of the wise (and ecologically sensitive) Little Red Hen, Mac learns to look at the environment in a very different way, and whole new worlds start to bloom with the help of some mud, garbage, horse poop, and worms! Judy Sierra’s spirited verse, paired with Matthew Myers’s exuberant illustrations, yields a fresh take on a children’s classic, complete with raised-bed gardens and an organic farmers’ market—making this a perfect story for armchair gardeners and devoted locavores of all sizes.
Santa's Snow Cat
Sue Stainton - 2001
As Snow Cat wanders the sparkling city, she encounters many "nearly" Santas, but not her beloved Santa.With a huff from the North Wind, and the light of the big Lemon Moon, Snow Cat's true Santa can't be far away.
Maddi's Fridge
Lois Brandt - 2014
But because Sofia wants to help her friend, she’s faced with a difficult decision: to keep her promise or tell her parents about Maddi’s empty fridge.Filled with colorful artwork, this storybook addresses issues of poverty with honesty and sensitivity while instilling important lessons in friendship, empathy, trust, and helping others.A call to action section, with six effective ways for children to help fight hunger and information on antihunger groups, is also included.
The Pirate of Kindergarten
George Ella Lyon - 2010
But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after.