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• Goodbye Old House

  Wild, Margaret, 1948-

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  A child knows they are moving, so proceeds to say goodbye to their old home. It’s the last time they will fish in the river, the last time to run through the trees, the last time to pet this pony. It’s the last time to lay by this fire, the last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Say Black Lives Matter

  Clarke, Maxine Beneba,

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  This picture book looks at the Black Lives Matter movement and explains it to young children in a way they can understand. Using rhythm, repetition and rhyme, the picture book is engaging while explaining larger societal issues. The book focuses on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurricane

  Rocco, John,

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  The boy who narrates this story of a hurricane has a neighborhood dock that he loves. No one ever uses it except for him. It’s old, splintery and weathered, and just perfect. He can fish from the dock, catch crabs and swim. One day when he returned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chez Bob

  Shea, Bob,

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  As a rather lazy alligator, Bob comes up with a great plan to get birds to fly right up to his mouth. He opens a birdseed restaurant on his nose. After seasoning his birdseed with his favorite spices, so the birds would taste delicious, news soon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bright Star

  Morales, Yuyi,

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  Morales returns with her first picture book since her remarkable Dreamers. A fawn awakens in the desert, alive and bright. The fawn and its mother walk across the landscape, past lizards, jackrabbits, cacti and more. Sometimes, the fawn must lie low…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Smoke

  Herz, Henry,

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  Told in first person by smoke itself, this picture book celebrates the many ways in which smoke appears. It’s around every campfire, forming from burning branches into a mist of carbon dioxide, water vapor and ash. Smoke can be dangerous but it can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Can Help

  Faruqi, Reem,

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  Zahra loves to volunteer to help a boy in her class. Kyle has problems with reading, writing, cutting and gluing. Kyle is great at drawing and other things though. As Zahra helps him, she discovers that he is generous, funny and kind too. Then one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Can Make a Train Noise

  Emberley, Michael,

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  A little girl enters a crowded cafe with her family, insisting that she can make a train noise. As they take off their coats and sit at a table, the little girl continues to state that she can make a train noise, and that she will do it NOW! Jumping…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• New in Town

  Cornell, Kevin,

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  One morning, the residents of Puddletrunk woke up to discover that their bridge had collapsed. It certainly wasn’t the first time. They were lucky to have Mortimer Gulch, who had built and replaced over 200 bridges for the town. Mr. Gulch said it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Longest Storm

  Yaccarino, Dan,

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  This picture book explores the Covid lockdown in a creative and open way that also allows it to speak to other times of darkness that families experience. Covid is shown as a storm that hits and is unlike any other storm, one that forces you to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Survivor Tree

  Colleen, Marcie,

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  On a bustling street in New York City, a small tree grew along the tall steel buildings. It was there for almost thirty years, marking the seasons. Then one September day, there were explosions and buildings fell to rubble, crushing and burning the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Be Strong

  Miller, Pat Zietlow,

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  Being strong doesn’t just mean that you can make it to the top of the climbing wall in gym like Cayla. The young narrator has been told by her family that being strong will get you through life when hard times hit. But some days she can’t even lift…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bodies Are Cool

  Feder, Tyler,

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  This picture book celebrates bodies in such a positive and inclusive way. The amount of inclusivity is inspiring, offering various races, skin colors, and sizes. The people depicted are also a variety of ages and abilities. Accessibility tools are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Grandfather Flew

  MacLachlan, Patricia,

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  Grandfather loved to birdwatch. Milo was a quiet child and he listened to Grandfather’s information on birds and what his Grandfather loved most about them. Grandfather liked many birds like the hawks and kestrels, but his favorite was the soaring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hardly Haunted

  Sima, Jessie,

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  A house stood on a hill. It was worried because it didn’t have a family to live in it. In fact, the house wondered if it might be haunted! But it didn’t want to be haunted, and hoped that if it behaved perfectly no one would notice that it was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vampenguin

  Cummins, Lucy Ruth,

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  The Dracula family is heading to the zoo on Saturday. The first place they always visited at the zoo was the Penguin House. The youngest in the family, loved visiting all of the different sorts of penguins. And when he saw an opening, he made his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blueberry Cake

  Dillard, Sarah, 1961-

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  A little bear asks his mother for some blueberry cake one morning. She sends him off with a pail to pick blueberries. He walks through the woods until he reaches the huge patch of wild blueberries. He picks some and eats more. Distracted by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chirp!

  Chipmunk Sings for a Friend

  Swenson, Jamie,

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  Chipmunk spends her days chirping on top of her rock. Her songs can be happy, or bittersweet or very sad. Her rock was very good at listening, but didn’t sing along. So Chipmunk set out to find a new friend. She found a pinecone that she scooped up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue Floats Away

  Jonker, Travis,

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  Little Blue is an iceberg who lived with his parents near the North Pole. Then one day, he broke free and floated away. As he floated, Blue began to see new things like sharks in the water and sailboats. His new friends helped him chart a way to use…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moon Pops

  Paek, Hŭi-na,

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  On a very, very hot night, everyone had their fans rattling and their air conditioning whirring. It was too hot to sleep even with a refrigerator door open. That’s when something started dripping. It was the moon melting. Granny ran out of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation