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A most unusual day

Mallery, Sydra,


Junior Library Guild. Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister's arrival from far away.
Date Published:2018

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Goodale, E. B.,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, While a young girl spends time in the blueberry bushes at her grandmother's house, she remembers a camping trip in the same spot with her mother when she was a toddler. She explores how memories connect her to her past, her present, and her loved ones. Through three generations, a daughter, mother, and grandmother all reminisce about their own memories.
Date Published:2022

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, While a young girl spends time in the blueberry bushes at her grandmother's house, she remembers a camping trip in the same spot with her mother when she was a toddler. She explores how memories connect her to her past, her present, and her loved ones. Through three generations, a daughter, mother, and grandmother all reminisce about their own memories.

Date Published:2022

Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China /

Young, Ed.


Wilson's Children, June 2001. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2001. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist, June 1996. Accelerated Reader. Elem. School Library Collection. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Wilson's Children. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Publishers Weekly. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Date Published:1989

Wilson's Children, June 2001. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2001. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist, June 1996. Accelerated Reader. Elem. School Library Collection. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Wilson's Children. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Publishers Weekly. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

Date Published:1989

Seven blind mice

Young, Ed.


Adaptation of: The Blind men and the elephant. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2001. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Teacher Librarian. Catholic Library World, November 1996. In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.
Date Published:1992

Adaptation of: The Blind men and the elephant. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2001. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. Teacher Librarian. Catholic Library World, November 1996. In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

Date Published:1992

Yeh-Shen : a Cinderella story from China /

Louie, Ai-Ling.


"Sandcastle Books.". Publishers Weekly, Bulletin (Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Wilson's Children. This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.
Date Published:1982

The ugly truth

Kinney, Jeff.


Horn Book, May 2011. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2010. While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2010

Asi es Josefina

Tripp, Valerie.


Nine-year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies.
Date Published:1997

The history of money : from bartering to banking /

Jenkins, Martin, 1959-


School Library Journal, September 2014. Booklist, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2014. Kirkus Review, July 2014. Library Media Connection, March 2015. Text and illustrations look at the history of money from the Stone Age through the twenty-first century.
Date Published:2014

La cruda realidad : 5 /

Kinney, Jeff,


Translation of: The ugly truth. While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2022

Legends of Zita the spacegirl

Hatke, Ben.


School Library Journal starred, September 2012. Booklist starred, August 2012. Kirkus Starred, August 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates. Zita is determined to find her way home to Earth, but her exploits have made her an intergallactic megastar, and as her true self is eclipsed by her public persona, she faces a robot doppelganger, unsure of who she can trust.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal starred, September 2012. Booklist starred, August 2012. Kirkus Starred, August 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates. Zita is determined to find her way home to Earth, but her exploits have made her an intergallactic megastar, and as her true self is eclipsed by her public persona, she faces a robot doppelganger, unsure of who she can trust.

Date Published:2012

Jirafas

Wexo, John Bonnett.


Translation of: Giraffes. Includes index. Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and future of the tallest land animal.
Date Published:2003

Churre y castigo

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


"Cuentos Casaenrayma presento con orgullo." "Originally published in English as Dog Man : grime and punishment"--Copyright page. After Dog Man is fired from the police department by the mayor, he will need help from all of his friends in order to get his job back and save the town from Grampa Cat and his new invention.
Date Published:2021

The dark frigate : wherein is told the story of Philip Marsham /

Hawes, Charles Boardman, 1889-1923.


Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by pirates and he becomes a member of their crew.
Date Published:1971

A bed of stars

Love, Jessica,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, A young boy doesn't like going to bed and feeling small under an infinite sky, so his father decides they will go camping in the desert. They enjoy nature and when night comes, and the sky stretches on forever, Dad soothes the boy's fears by introducing him to the constellations and explaining how they are all made of the same thing, like friends and family. When they return home, Mom has a surprise that helps the boy feel at home in the universe.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, A young boy doesn't like going to bed and feeling small under an infinite sky, so his father decides they will go camping in the desert. They enjoy nature and when night comes, and the sky stretches on forever, Dad soothes the boy's fears by introducing him to the constellations and explaining how they are all made of the same thing, like friends and family. When they return home, Mom has a surprise that helps the boy feel at home in the universe.

Date Published:2023

The yellow bus

Long, Loren,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, A forgotten school bus finds joy and purpose in the most unexpected places.
Date Published:2024

My first day

Jenkins, Steve, 1952-


"What animals do on day one"--Front cover. School Library Journal starred, January 2013. Library Media Connection starred, November 2012. Publisher's Weekly, November 2012. Booklist, November 2012. Horn Book, January 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2013. Kirkus Review, December 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. Booklist, November 01, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January 2013. Publisher's Weekly, November 05, 2012. School library journal, January 2013. Kirkus, December 15, 2012. Horn book guide, Junior Library Guild. Horn book, January 2013. Newborn animals describe things they did on the day they were born. Includes facts about each species featured.
Date Published:2013

"What animals do on day one"--Front cover. School Library Journal starred, January 2013. Library Media Connection starred, November 2012. Publisher's Weekly, November 2012. Booklist, November 2012. Horn Book, January 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2013. Kirkus Review, December 2012. Horn Book, November 2013. Booklist, November 01, 2012. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January 2013. Publisher's Weekly, November 05, 2012. School library journal, January 2013. Kirkus, December 15, 2012. Horn book guide, Junior Library Guild. Horn book, January 2013. Newborn animals describe things they did on the day they were born. Includes facts about each species featured.

Date Published:2013

The legend of Old Befana : an Italian Christmas story /

De Paola, Tomie.


"Voyager Books.". Kirkus. School library journal. Booklist. Horn book. Wilson Children's catalog. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.
Date Published:1980

Strega Nona : an original tale /

De Paola, Tomie.


When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Date Published:1975

Prairie chicken little

Hopkins, Jackie.


School Library Journal, March 2013. Publisher's Weekly, January 2013. Horn Book, November 2013. Kirkus Review, February 2013. Library Media Connection, November 2013. In this retelling of the classic tale, Mary McBlicken, a small prairie chicken, and her animal friends are on their way to tell Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming when they meet a hungry coyote.
Date Published:2013

La luna

Ryback, Carol.


Translation of: The moon. Una luz en el cielo nocturno -- El hombre en la luna -- Luz y sombra -- Una fuerza poderosa -- Un viaje a la luna. Presents an introduction to the moon, in simple text with illustrations, describing its orbit around Earth, its surface of craters, and its different phases.
Date Published:2006