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| My Teacher is a Robot by Jeffrey BrownWhat it’s about: School is boring and the teacher is droning robot, at least according to Fred, who imagines himself a more exciting day: history class involves time travel, lunch is eaten on a space station, and recess is a battle between superheroes and mud monsters.
About the author: Kids and adults alike might recognize author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown’s cartoony art and off-kilter humor from his Star Wars-inspired books, Vader’s Little Princess and Vader and Son. |
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Turtle and Tortoise are not friends
by Mike Reiss
What it's about: Convinced that they are too dissimilar to ever be friends, stubborn Turtle and Tortoise are challenged to set aside their differences when an accident occurs involving a big red ball. By the author of the best-selling How Murray Saved Christmas. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations
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| The Evil Princess Vs. the Brave Knight by Jennifer Holm and Matthew HolmStarring: armor-clad Brave Knight and crown-wearing Evil Princess, two siblings who share a castle, a cat, and talent for getting on each other’s nerves.
Why kids might like it: With its combination of slapstick (Evil Princess unapologetically trips the Brave Knight) and sly visual humor ("a damsel in distress across the moat" is pictured as the cat perched above a full bathtub), this cartoon-illustrated tale will set off gales of giggles. |
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| Vroom! by Barbara McClintockWhat it’s about: It’s “a fine evening for a drive,” and so Annie hops into her race car and zooms off for an imaginative road trip through city streets, up winding mountain roads, and around a racetrack, arriving back home in time for bed.
Why kids might like it: Just like Annie, kids will feel the wind in their hair as they pore over Vroom’s detailed art and listen to its simple, evocative words. |
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| Truman by Jean Reidy; illustrated by Lucy Ruth CumminsWhat it's about: Tiny tortoise Truman is about the size of “a small donut,” and he loves his human, Sarah, so much that when she leaves one day aboard a city bus, Truman resolves to escape his tank and go find her.
Who it’s for: children who love imagining what their pets do when they’re away.
Kids might also like: Thyra Heder’s Alfie, for another adorable, heartwarming, turtle's-eye view of the world. |
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All the colors of the Earth
by Sheila Hamanaka
What it's about: A unique and colorful celebratory exploration of our culture's diversity pulsates with life and exuberance as young people dance through a peaceful and accepting world. Reprint.
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| This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt LamotheWhat it is: a visual guide to everyday customs in India, Italy, Iran, Japan, Peru, Russia, and Uganda, as experienced by seven real kids.
What’s inside: Crisp digital illustrations give readers a wealth of cultural details to pore over as they learn about the different ways these seven children eat, play, get dressed, go to school, go to bed, and more.
Don’t miss: the final pages, which provide a glossary, notes, and photos of the kids and their families. |
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| If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles LarocheWhat it is: a collection of meticulous, layered collages depicting 16 different homes from various times and places, including a Mongolian yurt, a Venetian palazzo, a Chilean palafito, and a Fujian tulou.
Why kids might like it: Curious kids will soak up the facts paired with each collage describing the house, how it’s built, and where it’s from.
Try this next: For further cross-cultural home comparisons, try Jeannie Baker’s Mirror or Carson Ellis’ Home. |
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Little treasures : endearments from around the world
by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
What it's about: A heart-warming collection of endearments through which people express their love for children includes examples from 14 different languages, including angelito in Spanish, bao bei in Chinese and mera chanda in Hindi. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of Hello, Goodbye Window. 30,000 first printing.
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Good night, world
by Nicola Edwards
What it's about: "Combines lyrical text and child-friendly artwork in a gentle story that depicts the universal bedtime routines of kids from diverse world regions and reveals how to say ""good night"" in several different languages."
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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