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Picture Books November 2017
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A Christmas for Bear
by Bonny Becker
Receiving his friend, Mouse, at his home for a first Christmas party, a curmudgeonly Bear is perplexed by his tiny companion's anxious and secretive scurrying.
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I Have a Balloon
by Ariel Bernstein
Very much wanting a shiny red balloon that belongs to Owl, Monkey tries pleading and offering to trade any number of things, from a teddy bear to a robot, before capturing Owl's interest with an intriguing sock.
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City Moon
by Rachael Cole
As they take a nighttime walk around their neighborhood looking for the elusive moon, a little boy asks his mother simple questions about it, and she patiently answers every one.
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Smoot : A Rebellious Shadow
by Michelle Cuevas
After Smoot the shadow comes unstuck from his boy, he has a wild time that inspires other shadows to live out their dreams.
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Wee Sister Strange
by Holly Grant
A wild, nameless girl the townspeople call Wee Sister Strange roams through forests and marshes and bogs in search for a bedtime story.
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When the Moon Comes
by Paul Harbridge
The beaver flood has finally frozen perfect ice, without a bump or a ripple. For the kids in town, it's Christmas in November. They wait, impatiently, for the right moment. Finally, it arrives: the full moon. They huff and puff through logging trails, farms, back roads and tamarack swamps, the powdery snow soaking pant legs and boots, till they see it--their perfect ice, waiting. And the game is on.
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The Little Reindeer
by Nicola Killen
A Christmas tale illustrated with red foil highlights and interactive die cuts follows an unexpected encounter between a little girl and a lost reindeer who share a magical adventure.
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Not Quite Narwhal
by Jessie Sima
Born under the sea to a family of narwhals, a little unicorn begins questioning his differences when an extra-strong current sweeps him to the ocean's surface, where he discovers other creatures like himself.
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In Your Hands
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Mother lyrically conveys the dreams and prayers she has for her child, in an evocative picture book ideally suited for gift-giving.
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Share, Big Bear, Share!
by Maureen Wright
Big Bear's little animal friends wish he would share some of his berries, but every time the old oak tree tells him to share, he does something different.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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