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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. JE Picture book Brown |
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Goodbye, friend! hello, friend! by Cori DoerrfeldWhat it's about: Two best friends understand that saying goodbye to one experience means saying hello to the next, but that does not make it easier when one friend has to move away. JE Picture book Doerrfeld
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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 others' nerves.
Why kids might like it: With its combination of slapstick and sly visual humor this cartoon-illustrated tale will set off gales of giggles. JE Picture book Holm |
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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. JE Picture book McClintock |
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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. JE Picture book Reidy |
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Family is a superpower by Michael DahlWhat it's about: The DC superheroes acknowledge that family is a great superpower. JE Picture book Dahl
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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. |
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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. JE Picture book Laroche |
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Whoever you are by Mem FoxWhat it does: Aims to teach tolerance by showing how, across the earth, across cultures and generations, whether children are crying, laughing, or playing, that they are all alike on the inside. JE Picture book Fox
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Contact your Librarian for more great books for young readers! |
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-798-6301 www.nhclibrary.org |
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