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Check it Out April 2024 New and notable items from the Children's Department Highlights of new and exciting titles for caregivers, educators and children birth-twelve.
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This Baby. That Baby by Cari BestTwo baby friends who live in facing buildings go about their day, playing separately, until a play date in the park brings them together, in this bouncy, playful read-aloud that will have little ones clapping and giggling alongside this baby and that baby.
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Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu by Ying Chang CompestineA playful, feminist retelling of Rapunzel with a Chinese-cuisine twist. The story of Rapunzel where she's being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one-but it's not totally the truth. The real story is about a young princess in China named Ra Pu Zel who doesn't want to talk to princes or look proper. What Pu Zel wants is to cook and eat in peace, her long hair neatly braided to keep it out of her food. And when she gets tired of everyone telling her what to do, she locks herself in a tower with her dog Bao. Although princes from everywhere try to convince her to come down, it's not until a young chefarrives with an intriguing food to share that Ra Pu Zel finally has a reason.
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The Wrong Book by Drew DaywaltIn this giggle-inducing story, the narrator is WRONG about everything, including that bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo and firefighters shout Ding Dong! before putting out a fire, until the characters within the book set him straight. From the author of The Day the Crayons Quit.
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No Cats in the Library by Lauren EmmonsClever stray cat Clarisse, who LOVES books, stumbles upon a library and, sneaking inside, finds exciting new stories and even helps a little girl practice reading, but when the librarian finds her, she hopes she'll be allowed to stay.
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Ride Beside Me by Lucy KnisleyRiding their bikes through the neighborhood, a mother and son see all types of bikes, including unicycles and tandem bikes, and before long, the bikes outnumber the cars and trucks, forming a parade celebrating the beautiful community they all share.
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There's No Such Thing as Vegetables by Kyle LukoffArriving in the community garden to get some vegetables for a salad, Chester instead is faced with an indignant cast of talking “veggies,” who give him a good dressing down and school him on social constructs and taxonomy.
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A Happy Place by Britta TeckentrupTakes readers on a magical, moonlit adventure following a tiny star and invites all to dance with a host of animals. But is it all a dream?
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The Selkie's Daughter by Linda Crotta BrennanWhen someone in her village starts killing young seals, angering the king of the selkie clan, part human/part selkie Brigit must find a way to reach Sule Skerrie, the land of the selkies, to confront the Great Selkie and protect the young seals from harm.
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The Wild Robot Protects by Peter BrownWitnessing the devastation caused by the poison tide, Roz the wild robot sets out to stop it in order to save her island and everything she loves, encountering amazing geological formations and incredible creatures along the way.
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The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave EggersFrom the award-winning author of The Every and the illustrator behind the beloved picture book Her Right Foot comes an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals.
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Max in the House of Spies : A Tale of World War II by Adam GidwitzTo find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible: become a British spy.
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The Deadly Daylight by Ash HarrierWhen twelve-year-old Alice, who receives messages from the dead, discovers a man with a deadly sunlight allergy was murdered, she and the victim's niece work together to uncover the truth.
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Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. HeadenIn 1939 North Carolina, an all-Black baseball team "trespasses" on the whites-only baseball field, and the resulting racial outrage can only be resolved on the mound.
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Bumps in the Night by Amalie HowardSent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.
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Gigi Shin is not a Nerd by Lyla LeeDetermined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams.
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Who is Michael Phelps? by Micah HechtKids can dive into this biography of Michael Phelps, one of the greatest swimmers in the world who has won 28 Olympic medals, that chronicles his life both inside and outside of the pool.
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What is a Solar Eclipse? by Dana Meachen RauPublished to coincide with the Great American Eclipse taking place on April 8, 2024, this fascinating, up-to-date introduction to solar eclipses takes readers to outer space where they'll learn about what exists beyond our atmosphere.
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World Kitchen: A Children's Cookbook by Abigail WheatleyThis one-of-a-kind cookbook showcases recipes from families around the world that include an introduction to the family who contributed it and simple, step-by-step instructions, bringing authentic international flavors and stories to the table.
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In and Out the Window by Jane YolenAccompanied by enchanting artwork, this brilliant collection of more than 100 poems from the legendary author celebrates childhood, showing just how wonderful it is to be a kid.
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