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How to Party Like a Snail
By Naseem Hrab. 2022
I Wish I Could Tell You
By Jean-Francois Sénéchal. 2023
I Wish I Could Tell You is a touching, poetic tale that wrestles with the complex emotions we feel when…
we lose someone close to us, from an award-winning children's book author. Losing someone you love, someone close to you, can be difficult to talk about. But sometimes writing a letter can help you find the words you wish you could say. That’s exactly what a young fox realizes one morning after learning about the death of his beloved grandmother, someone with whom he shared so many special memories. As he longingly searches for any trace of her presence in all their familiar haunts, the young fox soon discovers that only by embracing his grief will the right words—the words he wishes he could say to his grandmother—come to him.Bompa's Insect Expedition (A Backyard Bug Book for Kids Ser.)
By David Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, David. Suzuki, Qin Leng. 2023
Let's go on an insect expedition for kids ages 4 to 8! This adventure into the extraordinary world of bugs…
is inspired by David Suzuki's adventures with his own grandkids.It's time for the twins to go on a nature expedition with Bompa. What marvelous place will they explore this time? Tidepools at the sea? The pond full of frogs' eggs? Maybe deep in the forest? But to their disappointment, they are just exploring outside the door. Yet, as they begin to search for insects, they find world-champion flyers, eaters, and weightlifters. And more tiny surprises at every turn!With their Bompa at their side, they find a way to recognize the amazing feats and important role of all insects. . . even the annoying ones! Featuring gorgeous art by Qin Leng, this picture book is a lush, colorful tour through a world we too often overlook.This exciting and educational tribute to bugs features:Amazing facts about insects, including backmatter pagesInformation on how kids can help bugs thriveA celebration of grandparents: depicts the fun two children have with their grandfatherAfter reading Bompa's Insect Expedition, kids will come away understanding how essential bugs are to our world.Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.Two dog biscuits
By Beverly Cleary. 1986
Twins Jimmy and Janet each have a dog biscuit given them by their neighbor. Mother tells them that dog biscuits…
are just for dogs, and the twins set out to find one deserving. When they are unable to find a dog nice enough, they decide to give their biscuits to a cat, and prove their mother wrong. For grades K-3It's Time for Berries!
By Ceporah Mearns, Jeremy Debicki, Tindur Peturs. 2023
Celebrating the traditional practise of gathering Arctic berries and other Inuit traditional land uses, this cute story of determination and…
enjoying the outdoors is perfect for grandkids to share with their grandparents.The mouse and the motorcycle
By Beverly Cleary. 1965
Ralph S. Mouse
By Beverly Cleary. 1982
To get away from his furry cousins who always want to ride his motorcycle, Ralph goes to school with fifth-grader…
Ryan Bramble. Ralph finds school more than he expected when he becomes the center of a class project. Sequel to "Runaway Ralph." For grades 3-6Runaway Ralph
By Beverly Cleary. 1970
Ralph, the motorcycling mouse, spends the summer in a cage at Happy Acres Camp. Ralph feels his exercise wheel is…
as dangerous and exciting as his motorcycle until the golden hamster in the next cage grumpily reminds him that he is not going anywhere on it. Sequel to: "The Mouse and the Motorcycle." For grades 3-6Henry and Ribsy (Morrow junior books)
By Beverly Cleary. 1954
Father promises to take Henry Huggins salmon fishing if he can keep his dog Ribsy out of mischief for a…
month. Hilarious accidents recur as the dog steals a policeman's lunch and bothers the garbage collector. Henry finally becomes a fisherman in spite of Ribsy. For grades 3-6Henry and Mudge in puddle trouble: the second book of their adventures
By Cynthia Rylant. 1987
Henry and his dog Mudge are back! It's spring and Henry and Mudge play outside all of the time. They…
find a snow glory blooming, splash in a huge puddle in the rain, and befriend a litter of kittens. Easy reading for grades 2-4Henry Huggins
By Beverly Cleary. 1950
A tonsillectomy and a broken arm are the most exciting things in Henry Huggins' life until a hungry old mutt…
begs for Henry's ice cream cone and a home. For grades 3-6A Bucket of Stars
By Suri Rosen. 2023
A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have.It’s the summer…
of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast amateur sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and enter a film contest, they discover a secret plan to turn their rural hamlet into a huge subdivision.Noah and Tara must use their unique skills to identify the culprits who plan on paving over the historic county — and try to save the infinite beauty of the stars. As if that’s not enough to have at stake, Noah needs to win the prize money to buy a new telescope for his unemployed father — an ex-astronomer who’s almost given up on the stars, as well as life on earth.Touching on themes of activism, environmental anxiety and mental health, A Bucket of Stars will have readers cheering for Noah, a boy whose head is in the stars, and Tara, a girl who lives in a world of digital images — and their special bond that just might mend the world around them.Zucchini
By Barbara Dana. 1982
Born in the rodent house at the Bronx Zoo, Zucchini, a ferret, longs for freedom. Zucchini finally manages a daring…
escape and meets a shy boy who becomes his friend. For grades 3-6A kiss for Little Bear
By Else Minarik. 1988
Little Bear is delighted with the picture he has drawn and asks Hen to take it to his grandmother. Grandmother…
is so happy with the picture that she sends him back a kiss. The kiss is passed from Grandmother, to Hen, to Cat, to Little Skunk, to a pretty little girl skunk, who passes it back to skunk...before it finally gets to Little Bear, and the skunks have a lovely wedding! Easy reading for grades 2-4Pearl's pirates
By Frank Asch. 1987
When their owner is thrown off his bike and taken to the hospital, Pearl and Wilbur (two mice) are left…
on their own. It's not long before they're in trouble and find themselves trapped in a crate on an ocean liner headed for France. After jumping ship with their new friend Bill, the mouse sailor, they go off on a treasure hunt. Sequel to "Pearl's Promise." For grades 3-6Ace, the very important pig
By Dick King-Smith. 1990
Ace, the great-grandson of the hero of "Babe: The Gallant Pig," is intelligent and lovable. And Ace can understand human…
speech. Farmer Tubbs is used to talking to his animals, but he is amazed when Ace makes his wants known through different grunts. With the help of Clarence the cat, and by flattering Megan the dog, Ace gains entry into the house and develops a fondness for TV. For grades 4-7Gay-Neck: the story of a pigeon
By Dhan Mukerji. 1927
A carrier-pigeon, raised by an Indian boy, is taught to fly message for the Allies in France during World War…
I. Based on the author's own experiences as a boy in India. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery MedalTuck triumphant
By Theodore Taylor. 1991
It has been over a year since Helen trained Tuck, her blind Labrador, to use his own guide dog. The…
Ogden's are now adopting a Korean orphan. To their surprise, when Chok-Do arrives he is not a baby but a six-year-old, and profoundly deaf. Helen, her parents, Tuck, and Chok-Do face new challenges with courage and determination. Sequel to "The Trouble with Tuck." For grades 4-7Strider
By Beverly Cleary. 1991
In this sequel to "Dear Mr. Henshaw," Leigh Botts, now fourteen, is still learning to cope with his parents' divorce.…
Leigh and his best friend Barry find a lovable, abandoned dog on the beach and name him Strider. Both boys would like to keep him, and they agree upon a unique joint custody arrangement. When Barry returns from his annual month with his mother, the custody arrangement becomes strained. For grades 3-6Sniper
By Theodore Taylor. 1989
Left in charge of his parents' wild-animal preserve while they travel in Africa, fifteen-year-old Ben Jepson is determined to prove…
to his parents that he is capable of the job. But when the chief animal handler is critically injured and a sniper begins to pick off the wild cats, Ben's responsibilities and troubles nearly overwhelm him. For grades 5-7