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1) You matter
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
AD 310L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
Author
Series
Newbery Medal award volume 2016
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty -- and fun -- in their routine and the world around them.
3) Another
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 430L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change. With intimate and inspiring text and powerfully stunning illustrations, Something, Someday reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact" --
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead--to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 980L
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
7) The bench
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Edition.
Lexile measure
AD 410L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons--moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort"--
10) The dead bird
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
One day, the children find a bird lying on its side with its eyes closed and no heartbeat. They are very sorry, so they decide to say good-bye. In the park, they dig a hole for the bird and cover it with warm sweet-ferns and flowers. Finally, they sing sweet songs to send the little bird on its way.
12) ¡Lluvia!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 13 cm
Language
Español
Description
"¿Cómo puede ser que dos personas vean el mismo día de manera tan diferente? ¿Y qué ocurre cuando estas dos personas se conocen? ¡Toma el paraguas y averigualo!"--
"How can two people view the same day so differently? And what happens when the two meet? Grab your umbrella and find out!"--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Leo is a friendly house ghost- but when a family moves into his house, and tries to get rid of him, he leaves and roams the city looking for a friend.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
104 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers encouragement and supplies, from a snack and a blanket to a map for finding the way home, to a loved one who may be facing a new challenge.
17) Rain!
Author
Lexile measure
220L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.
18) Antoinette
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Raised in a family of talented bulldogs, Antoinette the poodle wonders what makes her special. She gets the chance to prove herself and find what she's good at when puppy Ooh-la-la goes missing" --
19) Gaston
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect birthday wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home. --