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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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A heartfelt picture book that celebrates embracing the moment and finding gratitude right here, right now.
What does grateful look like? How does it feel? How do you find it? Even in the face of a challenge, you don't need a map: You just need to pay attention to the little things—a smile, a hug, the smell of newly cut grass—that add up to a sense of presence and hope.
With evocative, lyrical prose, this...
What does grateful look like? How does it feel? How do you find it? Even in the face of a challenge, you don't need a map: You just need to pay attention to the little things—a smile, a hug, the smell of newly cut grass—that add up to a sense of presence and hope.
With evocative, lyrical prose, this...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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For fathers and sons everywhere, Like Father, Like Son is a warm, universal picture book from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning team celebrates everything that makes dads special.
My daddy teaches me each day,
To be strong in a gentle way.
And every single day I'm glad
That I'm his son and he's my dad.
From award-winning author Lesléa...
My daddy teaches me each day,
To be strong in a gentle way.
And every single day I'm glad
That I'm his son and he's my dad.
From award-winning author Lesléa...
3) Desert Queen
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOR
BEST OF THE YEAR
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In a kaleidoscope of desert sands and swirling skirts, Queen Harish takes flight. This picture book biography, spun in vibrant verse by Jyoti Gopal, traces the journey of a beloved Rajasthani drag performer who defied tradition and dazzled the world.
Fueled by an inner fire, young Harish yearns...
BEST OF THE YEAR
Booklist - BookPage - Kirkus - BCCB
In a kaleidoscope of desert sands and swirling skirts, Queen Harish takes flight. This picture book biography, spun in vibrant verse by Jyoti Gopal, traces the journey of a beloved Rajasthani drag performer who defied tradition and dazzled the world.
Fueled by an inner fire, young Harish yearns...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
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An intimate look at Juneteenth, this story is a warm look at a family and a community.
Juneteenth is the smell of brisket filling the air. Juneteenth is the sounds of music, dancing, and cheering ringing from the parade outside. It is love. It is prayer. It is friends and relatives coming together to commemorate freedom, hope for tomorrow, and one another.
This book is an ode to the history of the Black community in the United...
Juneteenth is the smell of brisket filling the air. Juneteenth is the sounds of music, dancing, and cheering ringing from the parade outside. It is love. It is prayer. It is friends and relatives coming together to commemorate freedom, hope for tomorrow, and one another.
This book is an ode to the history of the Black community in the United...
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English
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When Alice's dad moves out, leaving her with her troubled mother, she does the only thing that feels right: she retreats to her family's old Renaissance tent in the backyard, determined to live there until her dad comes home. In an attempt to keep at least one part of her summer from changing, Alice focuses on her quest to swim freestyle fast enough to get on her swim team's record board. But summers contain multitudes, and soon Alice meets an odd...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Maren Morris and former schoolteacher Karina Argow have together written their picture-book debut, Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure. This delightful story of one little ant's journey for independence while realizing when to ask for help, is set against the backdrop of a vast and abundant garden inhabited by some very helpful insect friends.
Addie Ant travels from one garden bed to another on her first...
Addie Ant travels from one garden bed to another on her first...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"Down the hill I run, rain-booted and sweater-free. And all around me, swallows swirl." One child's year is punctuated by the life cycle of the swallows roosting in the eaves of the shed. She watches as they build nests and teach their young to snap up bugs, zipping through the air in loop-the-loops. Winter comes and she imagines their journey south, towards warmer, longer days. And when the swallows return? She greets them open armed as friends....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"[How to Make a Shark Smile] teaches that a gesture as simple as a smile can have a profound effect on others."—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home
A story about choosing happiness and the ripple effect of a positive mindset. Includes seven happiness exercises at the back of the book to encourage kids to fit them in every single day!
Ripple the dolphin just
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Junia is a mule. But she's not just any mule. She's a mule with an important job. Every morning she carries her Book Woman up and down the rugged hills and surrounding woodlands near the Kentucky town of Troublesome Creek. Book Woman is a Pack Horse librarian. She and Junia deliver free books and reading material to the people living in the hills and woods. It's not easy work. Every month they ride hundreds of miles to make their deliveries. They've...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
When you go into nature, just look around you. You'll learn to move slowly and let go, to be flexible and soft while staying strong, and to revel in your uniqueness while working with those around you. This gentle introduction to mindfulness and meditation encourages children to take cues from the creatures and sights around them, giving readers tools to manage worry and big feelings. Adorable, kid-friendly illustrations make the lessons widely accessible...
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HarperCollins
Language
English
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Phoenix and her friends vow to save Ember from all but certain doom in this final unmissable chapter in the sweeping series that New York Times bestselling author B. B. Alston called "the best kind of children's fantasy story."
Following the shocking events at Icegaard, Phoenix and her friends gather with the Hunters, desperate to unite the warring clans before their enemy, the Master, launches his attack on Ember.
The
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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In If You Run Out of Words, an imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures his daughter of the fantastical lengths he'd go to in order to show his love
What happens if you run out of words?
Will you have any left for me?
Don't be silly!
I could NEVER run out of words!
But what if you DO?
Seeking...
What happens if you run out of words?
Will you have any left for me?
Don't be silly!
I could NEVER run out of words!
But what if you DO?
Seeking...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
From the laugh-out-loud talent behind A Pizza with Everything on It, Kyle Scheele and Andy J. Pizza stir up yet another deliciously hilarious picture book adventure that will melt readers' hearts.
Embark on a quest for dessert that is truly out-of-this-world in this deliciously funny family adventure tale. Sure, it's hard to find a bowl big enough for an asteroid-size scoop of ice cream, but when your mom is a quantum physicist...
Embark on a quest for dessert that is truly out-of-this-world in this deliciously funny family adventure tale. Sure, it's hard to find a bowl big enough for an asteroid-size scoop of ice cream, but when your mom is a quantum physicist...
14) Friend or UFO
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Series
Language
English
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Sky and her friends tackle their biggest mystery yet—the discovery of Area 52!—in the third installment of this laugh-out-loud middle grade series by New York Times bestselling author Julie Buxbaum.
Sky’s life in Area 51 is full of surprises. Like the fact that aliens are real—and now one is her best friend! But the biggest surprise yet comes when Sky learns that her grandmother has been kidnapped and is stuck...
Sky’s life in Area 51 is full of surprises. Like the fact that aliens are real—and now one is her best friend! But the biggest surprise yet comes when Sky learns that her grandmother has been kidnapped and is stuck...
15) The Wild Ones
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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From the creators of Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! comes a heartwarming and epic tale of four best friends who turn to the mythical monsters from their respective cultures to help them save the only home they've ever known.
Meet Valentina and her best friends Jasmine, Andy, and Xander. They've lived in the Wild Oaks apartment building their entire lives. They are the Wild Ones!Legend has it, there's a monstruo lurking deep in the
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Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winner Olivia Colman returns to tell the enchanting adventure of Aada and the Truth Pixie in the sequel to the bestselling children's story by Matt Haig. Proceeds from the sale of this audiobook will be donated to Unicef UK.
New school. New friends. Same old pixie.
'Don't try to be something
You really are not.
Your one true self
Is the best thing you've got.'
In...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a girl who discovers a pair of endangered birds about to lay eggs in the marshes of her summer camp...and the secret plan she hatches to help them.
Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar:...
Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar:...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ernest Cline comes a mostly true tall tale about an unexpected friendship between a young girl and a music-loving colony of bats.
After losing her mother, thirteen-year-old Opal moves in with her uncle Roscoe on the family farm. There, Opal bonds with Uncle Roscoe over music and befriends a group of orphaned, music-loving bats. But just as the farm is starting to feel like home, the
...19) The Truth Pixie
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A very special edition of Matt Haig's bestselling children's story, read by Olivia Colman. Proceeds from the sale of this exclusive Audible edition will be donated to Unicef UK. From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious and heartwarming story. Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only say things that are true. A very funny and lovable...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A fun-filled, inspirational picture book that redefines what it means to be brave. Young Wanda desperately wants to be brave like her big brother Zane, but it's not easy. When the Coaster of Doom opens at the local amusement park, Wanda is determined to show her bravery. With all eyes on her, Wanda must find the confidence to be her own kind of brave. That's BRAVER THAN BRAVE! Mixing humor with themes of self-awareness and responsible decision-making,...
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