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Picture Books November 2019
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Baby's first bank heist
by Jim Whalley
Baby Frank is determined to have a pet, despite his parents' objections, but first he must get the money to take care of it
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¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
by Raul the Third
Welcome to: the Mercado de Chauhtémoc la Curiosidad, where Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé are busy making deliveries to all the various vendors.
Why kids might like it: the lively, bustling market scenes bursting with charming details; the helpful Spanish labels that encourage language learners.
Don't miss: the tiny, cowboy hat-wearing cucaracha who follows Little Lobo on his route.
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Big boys cry
by Jonty Howley
A reimagining of a world where boys are encouraged to express the full range of their emotions depicts a little boy, who after receiving advice to act fearlessly on the first day of school makes important discoveries when the grown men he encounters honestly express their own feelings.
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A stone sat still
by Brendan Wenzel
A follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat shares environmental perspectives into concepts ranging from color and size to sensory experience and the passage of time.
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Piranhas don't eat bananas
by Aaron Blabey
Combines laugh-out-loud text and wacky illustrations in the story of an unconventional piranha, Brian, who enjoys eating fruit, while his piranha friends point him toward a scrumptious pair of feet. By the award-winning creator of The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
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Why?
by Adam Rex
In a celebration of a child’s curious mind, a little girl becomes the only person in a frightened crowd to question supervillain Dr. X-Ray about why he is swooping around and scaring everyone, uncovering the surprising truth about his bullying behaviors.
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Adrian Simcox does not have a horse
by Marcy Campbell
Refusing to believe that a boy in her community who lives in a tiny house really has a beautiful horse of his own, a little girl becomes angry and complains about the boy before learning valuable lessons in empathy and imagination.
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Maddi's fridge
by Lois Brandt
After a day at the park, Sofia discovers that her best friend Maddi has no food in her refrigerator and decides to try to help, eventually enlisting her mother
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Lubna and Pebble
by Wendy Meddour
An evocative tribute to the refugee crisis and the power of friendship finds a little girl enduring hardships in a World of Tents by sharing stories and confidences with her best friend, a pebble, before realizing that a lost young newcomer needs the pebble even more. By the author of the Wendy Quill series.
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The Rabbit Listened
by Cori Doerrfeld
What it's about: After Taylor's masterful block tower is toppled, the child's animal friends try to help: bear suggests shouting, hyena urges laughter, snake proposes further destruction…but only rabbit's patient listening leaves room for all of Taylor's emotions.
Why kids might like it: With soft-lined cartoon illustrations to match the understated message, this story will both comfort and validate kids who long to be understood.
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We're all wonders
by R. J Palacio
Augie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endures the taunts of his peers because of his facial deformity
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I am human : a book of empathy
by Susan Verde
A child recognizes his own humanity, his capacity for doing harm and being harmed, his ability to feel joy and sadness, and his belief in hope and promise to keep learning
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Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together
by Andrea Tsurumi
What it’s about: Octopus, Scallop, Lionfish, Lobster, and all the other undersea creatures are baffled by Crab’s devotion to baking beautifully decorated pastries…until a boat dumps garbage into their home and Crab’s creations provide a much-needed rallying point for the clean-up effort.
Read it for: serious messages about environmentalism and empathy folded into a frothy confection of colorful art and whimsy.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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