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Picture Books December 2019
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| Pluto Gets the Call by Adam Rex; illustrated by Laurie KellerWhat it’s about: While trying to cope with the news that he’s no longer a planet, friendly little Pluto shows readers around the solar system.
Read it for: interesting space facts, planets full of personality, and comics-style illustrations.
Kids might also like: Stacy McAnulty’s Earth! or Nick Seluk’s The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal, both similarly playful guided tours led by anthropomorphized objects in the solar system. |
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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
by Kat Zhang
Loving to help her family members prepare delicious Chinese bao buns, fearless young Amy Wu is frustrated when her bao keep coming out all wrong, before a creative idea gives her another chance to perfect her skills.
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Just in Case You Want to Fly
by Julie Fogliano
The creators of the award-winning When’s My Birthday? present a contemplative, compassionate story about the connections between children and loving, supportive parents whose less-recognized gifts help promote success and independence in subsequent generations.
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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
by Andrea Beaty
Missing her Abuelo when an injury prevents him from walking her to school, young Sofia Valdez gets an idea for turning hazardous Mount Trashmore into a park, only to be informed by City Hall that kids are too little to do big things. By the best-selling creators of Rosie Revere, Engineer.
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The Space Walk
by Brian Biggs
Required by Ground Control to eat right, exercise, dress warmly and not speak to strangers, astronaut Randolph Witherspoon dutifully prepares for a space walk before unexpected challenges lead to a new friend.
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Salsa Lullaby
by Jen Arena
A bouncy baby who is too full of energy to go to sleep is happily salsa-danced into dreamland by his devoted Mami and Papi, who sing a bilingual lullaby that gently says good night in both Spanish and English.
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Parker Looks Up : An Extraordinary Moment
by Parker Curry
In a story inspired by the young author’s viral photo of her awestruck response to First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait, a young girl visits Washington, D.C.’s National Portrait Gallery and finds her life transformed by the historical examples of its subjects.
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| Little Mole's Wish by Sang-Keun KimStarring: lonely Little Mole, who builds a friendly snowball to talk to on his bus ride home, only to be told that the bus is for animals, not snowballs.
What happens: Undeterred, Little Mole finds a clever work-around.
For fans of: the soft snowscapes and whimsical tone in Raymond Briggs' classic The Snowman, although sensitive souls can rest assured that Little Mole’s Wish has a more hopeful ending. |
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One Snowy Morning
by Kevin Tseng
Two woodland friends, a squirrel and a chipmunk, encounter a snowman without recognizing it and use its top hat, carrot nose and mittens as helpful objects that they turn into a rowboat, yummy soup and funny fish puppets.
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Roly Poly
by Mem Fox
Loving being an only child who does not have to share anything, Roly Poly the polar bear is frustrated by the birth of a baby sibling who requires him to share his bed, fish and favorite walrus tooth. By the award-winning creators of Time for Bed. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Snow Globe Wishes
by Erin Dealey
Hunkering down with her family in a cozy blanket fort on the night of the worst snowstorm of the year, a little girl makes a wish on a snow globe before waking up to a winter wonderland of outside fun.
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Some Snow Is . . .
by Ellen Yeomans
Three young neighbors share a cozy wintry season marked by different kinds of snow, fun-filled outdoor activities and the eventual arrival of spring.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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