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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse....
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Pig in a wig volume 3
Language
English
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A red-coiffed pig joins her friends for a picnic lunch that is hampered by a thunderstorm.
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English
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It is a story about a young African girl who came to America to pursue a higher education. She ended up getting a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree and heading a research laboratory in Maryland.
This story of Agnes coming from a "Land of Empty" to a "Land of Plenty" can only happen in America-GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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English
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"Daffodil Franklin has plans for a quiet summer before her freshman year at college, and luckily, she's found the job that can give her just that: housesitting a mansion for a wealthy couple. But as the summer progresses and shadows lengthen, Daffodil comes to realize the house is more than it appears. The spacious home seems to close in on her, and as she takes the long road into town, she feels eyes on her the entire way, and something tugging her...
Author
Series
Pig in a wig volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A surprise guest causes a disruption that threatens to derail a concert conducted by a pig and featuring a band of instrument-playing animals.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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A girl picks up her colored pencils and starts drawing a story, with frequent input from the narrator, of a Hero and Heroine rescuing the townsfolk of Our Setting, who have been imprisoned in the Dungeon of the Evil Overlord.
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English
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"A story with the echoes of Seuss and Willems."- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A boatload of giggles will keep the reader returning for more easy-to-read fun."- Kirkus Reviews
The first book in the vibrant and laugh-out-loud funny early reader What This Story Needs series is perfect for fans of Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems!
What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log...
As a panda in...
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English
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In actuality, this book expresses all of the problems I've encountered in my life since I was a child. Hi, my name is Yousef Saleh Erakat aka Fousey. I am a YouTuber, Actor, Wannabe Motivational Speaker, Artist, and a Depressive with over 15 million total YouTube subscribers, a couple of Hollywood movies on my resume, some big awards on my shelf, and for the first time, I will be opening up about how I survived my struggles with depression, anxiety,...
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English
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Anna was four years old when Fynn, then only 16 himself, found her wandering round London's Docklands one foggy night in the 1930s. Badly neglected and abandoned by her parents, he took her home to be cared for by his own family.
The impact of this extraordinary child on Fynn, his friends and the people in their neighbourhood was to be immense. Nobody who met Anna could remain the same: this intelligent, lively, precocious chatterbox had an outlook...
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English
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Betty Carr Pulkingham grew up in North Carolina and received a bachelor of science in music from Women's College, UNC. Following graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, she taught music theory at the University of Texas for four years and then directed both church and secular choirs. For seven years she directed the choir of the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, where her husband served as rector. They became founding members of the Community...
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English
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Join Pig and her friends in another fun read-aloud adventure as they figure out a way to keep the picnic fun and games going, even with a little rain.
What this story needs
is a pig in a wig
baking bread,
pouring punch,
and meeting a friend for a picnic lunch.
But just as the outdoor fun and games get started, a thunderstorm rolls in and it turns out what this story really needs is . . . another place to eat!
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