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When Sadness is at Your Door

Random House · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the style of Harold and the Purple Crayon comes a picture-book primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest.Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem...
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What Is Given from the Heart

Patricia C. McKissack · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This final, magnificent picture book from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack is a poignant and uplifting celebration of the joy of giving. "Misery loves company," Mama says to James Otis. It's been a rough couple of months...
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The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

Brenda Woods · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.On Gabriel's twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike--and is so excited that he accidentally...
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Sealed with a Kiss

BETH FERRY · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What's a seal to do when she's new to the zoo? Make new friends, of course!But when the other animals aren't so friendly, a wise sparrow inspires them to surprise Seal with a special treat.Full of heart and humor from bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator Olivier Tallec,...
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Misunderstood Shark: Friends Don't Eat Friends

Ame Dyckman · Orchard Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Last time on Underwater World with Bob Jellyfish..."SHARK ATE ME! Now get me OUT, Shark!""That's strange! I can hear Bob, but I can't see Bob!"This hilarious follow-up to Misunderstood Shark by New York Times bestselling duo Ame Dyckman and Scott Magoon tackles...
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Mary Wears What She Wants

Keith Negley · Balzer Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning creator of My Dad Used to Be So Cool and Tough Guys Have Feelings Too comes a charming picture book inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing 19th-century doctor who was arrested many times for wearing pants.Once upon a time (but not that long...
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How to Give Your Cat a Bath: in Five Easy Steps

Nicola Winstanley · Tundra Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious and clever "how-to," a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Snappsy the Alligator and Interrupting Chicken.Step one: fill the bathStep two: put the cat in the bathStep three:...
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Olympians: Hephaistos: God of Fire

George O'Connor · First Second
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft....
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The Very Last Castle

Travis Jonker · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A curious little girl watches the man who guards the last castle in town. Every time she passes by him, she tries to catch his eye. While the other townspeople fear what may be locked up inside the mysterious castle, the girl finally gets up the courage to knock on the door and find out what's...
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A Unicorn Named Sparkle's First Christmas

Amy Young · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

It's Sparkle's first Christmas and Lucy is showing him how to celebrate. Make a snowman. Check. Make a unicorn snowman. Check. Hang stockings, make cookies, and, of course -- buy presents! (But don't eat them.) Check. In pure Sparkle fashion, nothing goes as planned, but Lucy...
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