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Fox is calm and thoughtful. Chick is hyperactive and flighty. They don't always agree, but they are friends anyway.
"Fox and Chick don't always agree. But Fox and Chick are always friends. With sly humor and companionable warmth, Sergio Ruzzier deftly captures the adventures of these two seemingly opposite friends. The luminous watercolor images showcased in comic-book panel form will entice emerging readers, while the spare text and airiness of...
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Doll people volume 1
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English
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A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
3) Pink!
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English
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Teased in school for being pink, Patrick the Penguin leaves the South Pole to live with the flamingos in Africa.
4) Two sisters
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2014.
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English
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"The third child in a family that wanted only two, Muriel Sullivant has always been the outsider. Single at twenty-three, she's living in a New York City rent-stabilized walk-up, a weaver finch nest of an apartment fitted out as much by serendipity as by intent: note the three-legged bedside table, her squat hand-painted pine dresser, a splotchy framed mirror, the spindled bathroom corner shelf. Her old sister, Pia-who lives in an endless house in...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
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English
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The story tells of a 7 year old girl named Ally, whose favorite hobby is painting and hiding rocks to bring happiness to others. In the story, Ally creates opportunities for the reader to make predictions and learn new vocabulary as she introduces the reader to her five best friends who will be receiving her painted rocks. The five best friends include Ty, Katie, Noah, Latifa, and Max. Ally explains how she met every friend and notes their uniqueness...
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Maddie and Mabel volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Maddie and Mabel are sisters. And friends too. Friends who help each other be brave as they experience new things, even if they have different ideas...From climbing trees to dancing to starting school, the girls work through their concerns and questions together. And they realize that as sisters, they have just the help they need to solve any problems that come their way."--
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2010.
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"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
9) Weird!
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Series
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[2012]
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41 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
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English
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In this book Luisa describes being targeted by bullying.
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[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
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English
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Although his grandfather has recently died, 9-year-old Ty still wants to do something special to celebrate his grandpa's birthday. Ty paints four kindness rocks to share with his friends and honor his grandfather's memory.
11) Better together
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[2023]
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"In a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air people reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common"--
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
Description
A little white owl earns the friendship of the more colorful owls he has discovered by entertaining them with beautiful stories.
"One day, a little white owl sets off to see the world. When he meets some beautiful, colorful owls, he can't wait to share his toast and all of his happy stories. But these pretty owls do not want to be friends with a plain white owl like him..."--Cover.
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Pub. Date
2009.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Meet best friends Alex and Lulu. Alex loves having noisy, exciting adventures, and Lulu likes painting and making things. Even though they are different, they always have fun together. Until Alex begins to worry that they might be too different, that they might actually be opposites! Discover what opposites really are in this quirky story that celebrates differences.
17) Being Lara
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English
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"Lara Reid knew she was an alien. What other explanation could there be? With her dark complexion and kinky hair, so unlike her fair-skinned parents, Lara knew she was different. At eight she finally learned the word 'adopted'. Twenty-two years later, a stranger arrives as she blows out the candles on her thirtieth birthday cake; a woman in a blue-and-black head tie who also claims the title 'Lara's mother'. Lara, always in control, now finds her...
18) Child of Glass
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2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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A story about difference, exclusion, and ultimately self-acceptance, Child of Glass explores the interplay between inner and outer and the journey we have to go on to become ourselves. Child of Glass is about Gisele, a fragile, strong, transparent girl who denounces the meanness that can mark life in the world. In sparse, poetic language that all of us, however young or old, can understand, Child of Glass reminds us of our birthright to become ourselves....
20) Brianosaurus
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Brian loves dinosaurs. When he discovers that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, he decides that makes him a dinosaur―a Brianosaurus, in fact. At first, it’s fun. But his woodland friends think he should roar all the time, not use trampolines or read books. And the frogs think he’s making the pond look bad. So Brianosaurus decides to act exactly the way they want. The trouble is, he isn’t happy…until he...
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