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Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?

2) The Good Egg

Author

John, Jory

Language

English

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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.

3) The Color Collector

Author

Solis, Nicholas

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

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The Color Collector is a poignant story about newness, friendship, and common ground. When a boy notices the new girl picking up all manner of debris and litter on their walks home from school he wants to know why. So she shows him the huge mural she's created in her room that reminds her of the home she left behind. He learns all about where she's come from and they both find how wonderful it is to make a new friend.

4) How the Grinch stole Christmas: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective

Author

Dr. Seuss

Language

English

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Description

The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Includes commentary and notes about the author and the story.

5) Scaredy Squirrel at night

Author

Language

English

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McGrath, Barbara Barbieri

Exhausted due to lack of sleep because he wants to avoid having bad dreams, Scaredy Squirrel finally devises a Bad Dream Action Plan which includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts.

6) Five Flying Penguins

Author

Pub. Date

2018

Language

English

Description

Five little penguins are content in the cold—until they spot a menacing mammal!

With a rhyming narrative that counts to five, adorable penguins are soaring—or flying—through the sea, trying to elude a lurking creature. But as young readers of this charming tale will discover, a friendly seal is only looking to play a game of tag.

7) Pete the cat: I love my white shoes

Author

Litwin, Eric

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.

8) I want my hat back

Author

Klassen, Jon

Language

English

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Bear Picture Books

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Description

A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.

9) The dot

Author

Reynolds, Peter H

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Funny Children's Books
NYT - Children’s Picture Books

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.

10) Dragons love tacos

Author

Rubin, Adam

Language

English

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Description

Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.

11) Scaredy squirrel

Author

Language

English

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Description

Scaredy Squirrel is afraid to leave his nut tree because of all the dangers, but one day a bee invades Scaredy's nest and he leaps into the unknown.

12) The Polar Express

Author

Van Allsburg, Chris

Pub. Date

1985

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

2023 Nutmeg Book Award Elementary Nominees

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

13) The paper kingdom

Author

Rhee, Helena Ku

Language

English

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Description

Accompanying his parents to their night-shift jobs as office cleaners, young Daniel reluctantly joins in as they use their imaginations to transform the deserted building into a magnificent paper kingdom where he might one day rule.

14) The Giving Tree

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

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Description

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

15) Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party

Author

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

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Description

Lovable worrywart Scaredy Squirrel would rather celebrate his birthday alone quietly in the safety of his nut tree and avoid any pesky party animals. When all his excessive plans are thrown up in the air like confetti, will Scaredy play dead and cancel, or will he face the music?

16) Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach

Author

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

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Description

In this next nutty installment in the Scaredy Squirrel series, Scaredy needs a vacation from his tree-bound routine — can his homemade beach take the place of the real thing?

17) Alma and how she got her name

Author

Martinez-Neal, Juana

Language

English

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Social Justice for Kids

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Description

When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

18) Are you my mother?

Author

Eastman, P.D

Language

English

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Description

The must-have, heartwarming and hilarious classic about a baby bird in search of his mother!
A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off to make sure she has something for her little one to eat. But as soon as she's gone, out pops the baby bird. He immediately sets off to find his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it...

19) Pete the cat's train trip

Author

Dean, James

Language

English

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Description

Embarking on a train trip to visit his grandmother, Pete the Cat accompanies the conductor on a tour of the train, looks at the engine and blows the whistle while making new friends and playing train-themed games.

20) Click, clack, moo: cows that type

Author

Cronin, Doreen

Language

English

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