October 2020 list by K. Pearson
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Avalanche!
by Caroline Adderson
Pierre and Paul are neighbors, friends, and explorers. Pierre speaks French and Paul speaks English, but that doesn’t stop them from sharing their adventures. The boys imagine everyday situations into grand exploits―today, they are climbing the Himalayas!
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Arlo the Lion Who Couldn't Sleep
by Catherine Rayner
Arlo is a very tired lion, and he's tried everything to get to sleep. But the grass is too prickly, the trees are too noisy, and his family wriggles awfully too much. Goodness! How is an exhausted lion ever to get a wink of shut-eye? Luckily, owl has a few tricks up her sleeve and Arlo couldn't be happier to give them a whirl.
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Awesomely Emma: A Charley and Emma Story
by Amy Webb
When she encounters problems that diminish her enjoyment of a class field trip to a local art museum, Emma calls on her inner sense of awesome to stand up for herself and teach her friend Charley how to feel comfortable in his own skin.
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Bling Blaine: Throw Glitter, Not Shade
by Rob Sanders
Blaine’s a boy who loves to shine . . . well actually, he loves to sparkle. Whether it's his uniform, his book bag, or even his baseball cap, Blaine’s all about the bling. But when his bling rubs some people the wrong way, and the bullying begins, Blaine—along with the entire school—starts to lose his shine. Can Blaine's friends bring back his glimmer and gleam by glittering up their own wardrobes?
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The Christmas Feast
by Nathalie Dargent
Fox, Weasel, and Wolf steal a turkey for their Christmas feast, but the meal has her own ideas about how to celebrate the holiday.
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The Cutest Thing Ever
by Amy Ignatow
Presents a series of creatures who are cute, including a monster with kittens riding a unicorn, a parade of koala bears, and bunnies dressed like astronauts.
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Every Night is Pizza Night
by J. Kenji López-Alt
Convinced that pizza is the best food, Pipo will eat nothing else until her fed-up parents send her on a quest to prove that no dishes in their multicultural neighborhood are better.
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Find the Magical Unicorn
by Violet Peto
Legend has it that the only way to find a unicorn is to know where to look and how to craft a beautiful gift that shows her you are a friend. If you’re lucky, she may even take you for a ride! So, gather some natural craft supplies like daisies, vines, ferns, apples, and grass, and get ready to find a magical new friend.
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Flibbertigibbety Words: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration
by Donna Guthrie
It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to catch them, but they are flibbertigibbety and quick and slip right through his fingers. Soon whole lines of verse are leading him on a wild goose chase as they tumble, dip, flip and skip all through town, past a host of colorful characters the observant reader may find as familiar as the quotes.
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Hug?
by Charlene Chua
After coughing up a hairball, a girl's cat doesn't feel well. So the girl offers to give her cat a hug, which makes the cat --- and the girl --- feel better. A dog notices and asks for a hug, too. Then some ducks come along asking for hugs. And a skunk . . . and a bear --- and a porcupine! One animal after another comes asking the girl for a hug until she's simply had enough. How much more of this can she take?
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I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott
When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
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If Animals Gave Thanks
by Ann Whitford Paul
A standalone companion to If Animals Said I Love You imagines how animals might express gratitude on Thanksgiving, from Raccoon, who “chir-chirrrrs” thanks over her cub, to Bear, who invites friends to a bountiful feast.
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Little Wise Wolf
by Gijs Van Der Hammen
Acquiring so much knowledge that his fellow animals call him Little Wise Wolf, a proud wolf who believes he is too busy learning things to take time for the questions of others is summoned to help a gravely ill king, a challenge that causes him to doubt his actual wisdom.
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Mootilda's Bad Mood
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Waking up in a bad mood that is anything but assuaged by ice cream on the floor, Mootilda the calf ventures outdoors to brighten her outlook before her resolve is further challenged by spilled milk, a belly flop and a broken bicycle wheel.
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One For the Books
by John Edwards
Volunteering to keep the library open while the local librarian goes out of town for a few days, lovable snowman Olaf shares his joy of reading with the children of Arendelle, transforming the library in unexpected ways.
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Santa Baby
by Jonathan Stutzman
An exhausted Santa wishes for youth and ends up becoming a baby days before Christmas.
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Small Walt Spots Dot
by Elizabeth Verdick
A companion to Small Walt finds Walt the snowplow and his driver, Gus, plowing a parking lot on a busy snowy day before encountering a stray puppy that needs their help.
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Solid, Liquid, Gassy!
by Ashley Spires
A magical STEM-centric follow-up to Fairy Science finds practical-minded fairy scientist Esther putting on her no-nonsense cap and teaming up with her friends to help when a nearby pond dries up.
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Talking is Not My Thing
by Rose Robbins
A girl with autism who almost never speaks demonstrates how easily she communicates with her brother and grandmother through facial expressions, gestures, flashcards, and drawings.
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Ten On a Twig
by Lo Cole
A sweet and simple interactive picture book depicts 10 colorful birds who sit in a line on a thin twig that breaks off piece by piece, scattering the birds in adorably whimsical ways before they use the twig pieces to build a new nest for bedtime.
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