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Fourth of July Picture Books
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Red, White, and Boom!
by Lee Wardlaw
Children are invited to travel across the country for a city parade, a beach picnic and fireworks in the park with this poetic celebration of the many cultures and traditions that make the Fourth of July, America's birthday, so special.
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The Night Before the Fourth of July
by Natasha Wing
In rhyming text based on The Night Before Christmas, a family, decked in red, white and blue, heads to the Fourth of July parade, hosts a backyard BBQ with neighbors, dodges an afternoon thundershower and enjoys the fireworks.
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Singing Queen
by M. Peschke
Kylie Jean Carter plans to sing in the annual Fourth of July Jubilee talent show.
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Red, White, and Blue and Katie Woo!
by Fran Manushkin
As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.
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Biscuit's Fourth of July
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Toddlers can unfold the flaps to see what surprises are in store for Biscuit as he celebrates America's birthday by watching the parade and fireworks with friends and family.
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Hats Off for the Fourth of July!
by Harriet Ziefert
Spectators in Chatham wait to see what will come next as they watch the town's Fourth of July parade, and although they are sad when it is over, they still have one more treat waiting for them.
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Fourth of July Mice!
by Bethany Roberts
A skill-building story features a riotous group of patriotic mice who dress up in historical outfits to participate in a parade, picnic, baseball game and sack race before sharing sparklers and watching a fireworks display.
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July Jitters
by Ron Roy
Bradley, Brian, Nate and Lucy enter Polly the pony and Pal the dog in a Fourth of July pet costume contest, but when Independence Day arrives the animals are nowhere to be found.
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Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck
by Katie Clark
Because her three sons are sick, Grandma drives the garbage truck on the Fourth of July, ending up with an award in the big parade.
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Apple Pie 4th of July
by Janet S. Wong
Celebrating cultural diversity, a wonderful picture book follows a spirited Chinese-American girl as she tries to convince her mother and father that selling Chinese food on this all-American holiday is not acceptable, but as the parade passes by and fireworks color the night sky, she learns a valuable lesson.
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Looking for Uncle Louie on the Fourth of July
by Kathy Whitehead
Joe and his parents watch the big fourth of July parade but wonder where Uncle Louie could be until the flash of chrome signals the parade's big event: the arrival of the lowriders, in a spirited title that captures the thrill of a parade in the American Southwest.
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McDuff Saves the Day
by Rosemary Wells
When an army of insects destroys Fred and Lucy's hopes for a lovely lunch, McDuff heads out to find a good replacement lunch for his family and soon comes upon Mr. DiMaggio, a kind man who is only too happy to share his picnic lunch with his new friends.
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Corduroy's 4th of July
by Don Freeman
Filling up on tasty treats and playing games at the local picnic, Corduroy and his friends take a dip in the pool to cool down before the big parade where Scruffy Pup will bang the drum, Checkerboard Bunny will play the flute, and Corduroy will lead the way as the proud carrier of the American flag.
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