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New Books for KidsSeptember 2017
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Little Elliot, big country
by Mike Curato
A latest entry in the picture book series that includes Little Elliot, Big City finds the polka-dotted elephant and his best friend, Mouse, visiting the country during the autumn season and enjoying a quiet day of playing in the leaves, picking apples and sitting beneath beautiful trees.
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5 cherries
by Vittoria Facchini
When their mother gives them five cherries each from the garden, a brother and sister travel into the depths of their own imaginations through a game of make-believe.
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Super Saurus saves kindergarten
by Deborah Underwood
Arnold, who is nervous about his first day of kindergarten, transforms himself into Super Saurus to face what turns out to be a not so frightening day after all.
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Truck, Truck, Goose!
by Tammi Sauer
Goose is all packed for a picnic. All he must do is get to his picnic spot and he'll have be set for a perfect day--or will he?
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How to find a friend
by Maria S. Costa
A lighthearted celebration of friendship features bold, graphically striking illustrations of a lonely rabbit and squirrel who keep missing one another in their respective efforts to find a friend. A first book.
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A bear's life
by Ian McAllister
"This nonfiction picture book is full of stunning wildlife photographs of the bears of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia."
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Thornhill
by Pam Smy
Parallel plotlines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door.
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Fair ball
by Derek Jeter
A latest entry in the sports-themed series addresses the challenges of unfairness, finding young Derek embarking on a summer that is compromised by his friend's hostile behavior and his own difficulty staying focused on the field.
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Pablo & Birdy
by Alison McGhee
A boy who drifted into the seaside town of Isla as a baby searches for answers about where he and his mysterious parrot came from. By the best-selling author of Someday.
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The Friendship Code
by Stacia Deutsch
Looking forward to joining the new coding club at school so that she can develop her app idea, Lucy is disappointed by the lukewarm reception she gets from the club's other members, who work with her to decipher mysterious coding notes that she starts receiving. By author of Mean Ghouls.
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Dangerous Jane
by Suzanne Slade
Describes the life and accomplishments of the founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago, where she provided aid to immigrant families and whose legacy is still evident today.
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