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I Already Know I Love You by Billy Crystal HarperCollins, 2004 Billy Crystal wrote this ode while awaiting the birth of his first grandchild. Beginning with anticipating the new baby's arrival, this book celebrates all the moments big and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share. Lush pastels complement the text. A beautiful welcome-to-the-world book! |
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Jeoffry's Christmas Jeoffry is all cat and all heart. And it shows when he sets off with farmer and his dog to find the perfect Christmas tree. Sparkling verse introduces us to Jeoffry, a captivating cat with winning ways, his exquisite natural world and a wondrous Christmas.
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Jeoffry's Halloween written by Mary Bryant Bailey Jeoffry, the farmer's cat returns in this Halloween tale. As darkness settles in, Jeoffry follows a witch and a goblin and all are bewitched by a night when things are not what they seem. |
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Martin &
the Giant Lions More than anything, Martin
wants to know what it's like to be way up high,
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Morning Song A little boy starts his day with this joyous ode to waking up, captured in full-color illustrations. (ages 1-3)
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Five Little
Kittens New York Public Library 100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing of 1999 Choice Society of Illustrators / Original Art Best Childrens Books1999 Exhibit Nancy Jewell's cozy, lilting text traces a day in the life of five winsome kittens ...Sayles's pastel illustrations with their sloe-eyed felines are full of warm fuzzies... As a bedtime soother this leisurely paced gentle rhyme may well induce the desired catnap. -Publisher's Weekly (ages 2-5)
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The Rainbow
Tulip In this picture book based on her mother's childhood, Mora tells a moving story of a Mexican/American girl finding her place in the world. Accompanied by Sayles's paintings, this heartening story celebrates diversity-in all its myriad colors. (ages 5-9)
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Millions of
Snowflakes Playful, rhyming verse and exuberant illustrations capture the joy of a little girl as she counts the falling snowflakes on a cold winter day.
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This Mess It's a rainy day and a comic cleanup becomes comic confusion as three kids devise magical ways to make the living room look "better." (ages 5-8)
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The Thunderherd Exuberant verse, soaring
illustrations capture the glorious spirit of an
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A Parent's Magazine Best Book Not in the House,
Newton! Newton happens across a red, red crayon that fairly hums with magic. Everything he draws with the crayon becomes real...Gilliland celebrates the artistic impulse in a delightfully understated fashion, and Sayles's pastels ...suggesting a sense of otherworldliness...create the right mood for the adventure. -Kirkus Reviews (ages 5-8)
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The Little Black
Truck A Children's Book-of-the-Month-Club "A little
black truck gets a second chance at life... The pictures, in
which landscapes almost always dominate, are soft-edged images
that blanket rural life and the little black truck with an aura
of affection." |
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The Night Crossing A courageous young girl is the focus of a sensitive first look at the Holocaust seen through one family's perilous journey. (chapter book)
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Albie the Lifeguard When the town pool opens , all of Albie's friends sign up for the swim team. But Albie can't swim the whole legnth of the pool--not in a race! With imagination, Albie learns to conquer his fears. (ages 5-8)
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Dribbles An old cat and old man move into the house where three cats: Benny, Bing and Gracie live. Who is that old man..Why is his cat so unfriendly? The true meaning of friendship is eventually revealed in this tale of affection and loss. |
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Nettie's Gift Sarah discovers that a special place and a little imagination can work magic. (ages 5-8) |
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What Mary Jo
Shared A best-seller and a perennial favorite... Mary Jo tries to find to something to bring for show & tell that no one else has thought of already. After several attempts she finds the perfect subject! (ages 5-8) |
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A Time for Remembering A dying grandfather gives his grandson a flower from a bedside bouquet and tells him that when he's gone, the boy should remember all the good times they had together, then throw the flower in the fire and go on with his life. A beautiful story about the loss of a loved one.
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Spring 2003! Won't Papa be
Surprised! A dreamy Mikele and her dad spend a day together working around the house. Everything makes her think of ribbons
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