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Author
Series
Publisher
TOON Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious illustrated fable, Anna Van Ogre loses her lovely monstrous looks and is turned into a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl. It starts her on a journey to learn an unforgettable lesson about true beauty"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Several months after the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, Annabelle McBride is struck by lightning during a powerful summer storm, leaving her with heightened senses that give her a new understanding of animals and help her learn about compassion and forgiveness.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This story about modern life and connection with others, including an adrift member of Gen Z and a feisty parrot named Eureka, reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of kindness can offer healing and hope.
4) I help
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian -- born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness -- is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations -- looking, listening, touching, and asking -- something a man can never do with a female...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Thought-provoking stanzas encourage readers of all ages to consider they ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and encourages them to think deeply about their behaviors. Rooted in Indigenous teachings, the message delivered by the authors is universal, be a good ancestor to the world around you."--
Author
Series
What happened to you? volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Joe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don't need to know what happened.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This exuberant celebration of kindness follows Maisy and her friends as they spread joy around them by sharing toys, making cards and gifts, nurturing animals, caring for the environment and looking out for one another.
11) Yumbo gumbo
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Annabelle and her little brother, Beau, cannot decide which kind of gumbo to cook, so Annabelle suggests taking a family vote, but when some family members are not happy with the results, Annabelle comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone. Includes a glossary of Louisiana Creole terms, a cultural note, and math activities for developing data literacy.
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