Ashley
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Tameika is a girl who belongs on the stage. She loves to act, sing, and dance?and she?s pretty good at it, too. So when her school announces their Snow White musical, Tameika auditions for the lead princess role. But the other kids think she?s "not quite" right to play the role. They whisper, they snicker, and they glare. Will Tameika let their harsh words be her final curtain call?
Author
Language
English
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Description
This delightful picture book from Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, perfectly depicts what children go through when confronted with something difficult. With humor and endearing artwork, Spires sensitively portrays Lou procrastinating, making excuses, imagining alternatives and denying she cares. Ultimately, Lou faces her fear, and although she fails, the effort empowers her, encouraging a growth mindset. All the while,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Wilma, a young witch, cannot wait to get her very first cat! But when the pet store is fresh out of kittens, Wilma brings home. . . a wombat?! What a CAT-astrophe! A wombat is nothing like a cat, but maybe if Wilma puts cat ears on the little critter, no one will notice. . . . (Spoiler alert: they do.) This bright and fun picture book teaches young witches that our differences can be our strengths when we have an open mind!
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A lone traveler, tired, hungry, and cold, finds a house and asks for a room for the night, but the old man to whom he speaks refers him to his father, and that man to his father, until he is finally rewarded for his efforts by the eldest.
Author
Language
English
Description
The long-awaited sequel to the runaway bestseller The Most Magnificent Thing!
This is the story of a girl who, with her dog at her side, loves to make things. Her brain is an "idea machine," always so full of ideas, she can hardly keep up! But then, one day... it isn't. All of a sudden, the girl can't think of anything to make. She tries brainstorming, gathering new supplies, even jumping up and down on one foot to shake an idea loose. Nothing. What...
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Holy Fuzzbutt! Binky the Space Cat meets his match in this hilarious new Binky Adventure.
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Binky the space cat and his team of space pets are left at the vet's office while their humans are away. Binky plans an escape, only to stumble on a secret experiment that could give vicious aliens the upper hand! It's up to Binky and his friends to save the humans ... and themselves! Binky: License to Scratch is the final book in the Binky Adventure series, where dry humor and sci-fi slapstick are mixed with lots of heart.
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While in hot pursuit of an alien invader (a bug), Binky suddenly finds himself in outer space (outside) and must rescue his copilot Ted (stuffed mousie) from an enemy warship (wasps' nest)! Will Binky be able to save his best friend?
13) Sam Is My Sister
Author
Language
English
Description
Evan loves being big brother to Sam and Finn. They do everything together-go fishing, climb trees, and play astronauts. But lately, Evan notices that he and Sam don't look like brothers anymore. Sam wants to have long hair, and even asks to wear a dress on the first day of school. As time goes by, Evan comes to understand why Sam wants to look like a girl-because Sam is a girl. Sam is transgender. And just like always, Sam loves to dream with Evan...
17) In the canyon
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple rhyming text present a child who is hiking with a group into the Grand Canyon, enjoying the wonders of nature--whether a lizard, a picture on the stone, or a glimpse of the moon from the bottom.
20) Sail away
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Read poems about the sea by Langston Hughes.