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Your pal Fred

Rex, Michael,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, In a far future world dominated by robots and savage kids who think they have to be tough and mean to survive, two arguing brothers accidentally activate a life-sized toy robot named Fred. Fred, built to be kind and every child's best friend, brings his relentless positivity to combat the forces of warlords Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, and maybe even convince the two of them to be friends.
Date Published:2022

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, In a far future world dominated by robots and savage kids who think they have to be tough and mean to survive, two arguing brothers accidentally activate a life-sized toy robot named Fred. Fred, built to be kind and every child's best friend, brings his relentless positivity to combat the forces of warlords Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, and maybe even convince the two of them to be friends.

Date Published:2022

Yellow Butterful: A Ukraine Story

Shatokhin, Oleksandr


A wordless picture book portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a commentary for readers young and old to contemplate and reflect upon. A wordless picture book portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a commentary for readers young and old to contemplate and reflect upon.
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A wordless picture book portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a commentary for readers young and old to contemplate and reflect upon. A wordless picture book portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a commentary for readers young and old to contemplate and reflect upon.

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The world's best class plant

Scanlon, Liz Garton,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, A class that is terribly disappointed in their lack of a class pet discovers that having a class plant is the best thing ever.
Date Published:2023

Where butterflies fill the sky a story of immigration, family, and finding home /

Marwan, Zahra, 1989-


School Library Journal starred, February 2022. Library Media Connection starred, January 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Booklist, February 2022. Horn Book, March 2022. Kirkus Review, January 2022. "A picture book that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait to the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

When you can swim

Wong, Jack, 1985-,


Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Uses poetic language to explain the wonders of learning to swim, describing the connection readers will feel with the water, the things they'll be able to do in the water, and the areas they can explore.
Date Published:2023

When we flew away a novel of Anne Frank, before the diary /

Hoffman, Alice.


School Library Journal starred, September 2024. Pub Weekly, June 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2024. Kirkus Review, July 2024. In May 1940, Anne Frank is a young girl not quite eleven with all the ordinary problems of a little sister, but Amsterdam is about to be invaded by Nazis and after that everything changes.
Date Published:2024

When sea becomes sky

McDunn, Gillian.


Booklist starred, January 2023. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2023. Horn Book, January 2023. Kirkus Review, December 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more.
Date Published:2023

Booklist starred, January 2023. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2023. Horn Book, January 2023. Kirkus Review, December 2022. Library Media Connection, November 2022. As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more.

Date Published:2023

What fell from the sky

Cuevas, Adrianna,


Set in 1950s Texas, Pineda Matlage hides an alien in his family's barn, and with the help of friends and townspeople, tries to reunite her with her family despite the disruptive presence of soldiers using the town for a covert operation to capture and study aliens.
Date Published:2025

What a map can do

Balkan, Gabrielle.


School Library Journal, October 2023. Pub Weekly, July 2023. Kirkus Starred, May 2023. Booklist, May 2023. Catholic Library World, April 2024. "A raccoon narrator embarks on a big adventure in this . . . exploration of maps for the youngest readers. Traditional maps of cities, roads, and parks are joined by some less conventional ones such as inside the body, each one methodically introduced with humor and clear explanation. A . . . first look at constructing and decoding maps"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

School Library Journal, October 2023. Pub Weekly, July 2023. Kirkus Starred, May 2023. Booklist, May 2023. Catholic Library World, April 2024. "A raccoon narrator embarks on a big adventure in this . . . exploration of maps for the youngest readers. Traditional maps of cities, roads, and parks are joined by some less conventional ones such as inside the body, each one methodically introduced with humor and clear explanation. A . . . first look at constructing and decoding maps"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

What's inside a caterpillar cocoon? and other questions about moths & butterflies /

Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Uses visual graphics to explain the similarities and differences between moths and butterflies from egg to adulthood.
Date Published:2023

We were the fire Birmingham 1963 /

Moses, Shelia P.,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Determined to stand up for their rights, eleven-year-old Rufus, a Black boy, and his friends participate in the 1963 civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama.
Date Published:2022

Washed ashore making art from ocean plastic /

Crull, Kelly,


Booklist Starred Reviews, School Library Journal, Provides information about how artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi started an organization called Washed Ashore, in which she used trash found on beaches to create sculptures of marine animals threatened by plastic pollution. Showcases fourteen of her sculptures, describes facts about the animals, features search-and-find activities to find common household items in the sculptures, and offers tips for reducing plastic waste. Includes a glossary and further resources.
Date Published:2022

Booklist Starred Reviews, School Library Journal, Provides information about how artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi started an organization called Washed Ashore, in which she used trash found on beaches to create sculptures of marine animals threatened by plastic pollution. Showcases fourteen of her sculptures, describes facts about the animals, features search-and-find activities to find common household items in the sculptures, and offers tips for reducing plastic waste. Includes a glossary and further resources.

Date Published:2022

Viewfinder

Chung, Christine D. U,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, In this wordless graphic novel, a young space traveler happens upon Earth, where they discover a planet that had at one time shown signs of civilization. The space traveler explores an old school yard and finds a time capsule with a viewfinder that offers clues about what life was like. After exploring the remnants of a train station, a library, a museum, an underwater submarine, and a treehouse, they decide to return home, but not before leaving something of their own behind.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, In this wordless graphic novel, a young space traveler happens upon Earth, where they discover a planet that had at one time shown signs of civilization. The space traveler explores an old school yard and finds a time capsule with a viewfinder that offers clues about what life was like. After exploring the remnants of a train station, a library, a museum, an underwater submarine, and a treehouse, they decide to return home, but not before leaving something of their own behind.

Date Published:2024

Ursula upside down

Tabor, Corey R.


School Library Journal starred, June 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Booklist, May 2024. Horn Book, July 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2024. "Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Is left right? Is right wrong? Which way even is up?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal starred, June 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Booklist, May 2024. Horn Book, July 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2024. "Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Is left right? Is right wrong? Which way even is up?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Treasure in the lake

Pamment, Jason,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal, Thirteen-year-old Iris craves grand adventure, but knows that in the tiny country town of Bugden that is unlikely to happen to her. She wishes she could be more like her best friend, Sam, who seems content with swimming in the lake and catching bugs--but when Sam and Iris discover a dry riverbed outside of town, and follow it, they discover a hidden city of mystery and lost time.
Date Published:2021

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal, Thirteen-year-old Iris craves grand adventure, but knows that in the tiny country town of Bugden that is unlikely to happen to her. She wishes she could be more like her best friend, Sam, who seems content with swimming in the lake and catching bugs--but when Sam and Iris discover a dry riverbed outside of town, and follow it, they discover a hidden city of mystery and lost time.

Date Published:2021

The tide pool waits

Fleming, Candace,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Explores the wildlife and organisms that live in a coastal tide pool. Highlights animals hiding or moving during low tide and the flurry of activity that happens when the tide rolls back in.
Date Published:2022

Three strike summer

Schrempp, Skyler,


Junior Library Guild. "Dust Bowl refugee Gloria Mae Willard finds herself uprooted and working on a California peach orchard, where she tries to join the secret, all-boys baseball team that she's desperate to play on"--
Date Published:2022

Those kids from Fawn Creek

Kelly, Erin Entrada,


Junior Library Guild. The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think.
Date Published:2022

That always happens sometimes

Frank, Kiley.


"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Copyright page. School Library Journal, August 2024. Booklist starred, July 2024. Publishers Weekly, April 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. Horn Book, September 2024. "Max is not exactly a perfect kid. From sunup through his school day and right until bedtime, he's goofy, disorganized, and generally uncontainable--much to the frustration of those around him. But when a little enthusiasm and creativity are in order, you can count on Max to save the day!"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Copyright page. School Library Journal, August 2024. Booklist starred, July 2024. Publishers Weekly, April 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. Horn Book, September 2024. "Max is not exactly a perfect kid. From sunup through his school day and right until bedtime, he's goofy, disorganized, and generally uncontainable--much to the frustration of those around him. But when a little enthusiasm and creativity are in order, you can count on Max to save the day!"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

The tenth mistake of Hank Hooperman

Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-


"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal starred, June 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2024. When eleven-year-old Hank's mother does not come home after a week, he and his toddler sister, Boo, seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact, even though it means social workers, a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he has been trying to keep secret.
Date Published:2024

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal starred, June 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2024. When eleven-year-old Hank's mother does not come home after a week, he and his toddler sister, Boo, seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact, even though it means social workers, a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he has been trying to keep secret.

Date Published:2024