Those Kids From Fawn Creek

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2013-04-21 11:56

The 12 kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K–12 have been together all their lives, so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think.

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Those Kids From Fawn Creek
Those Kids From Fawn Creek

Erin Entrada Kelly
(Juvenile Fiction - J Kelly)


The 12 kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K–12 have been together all their lives, so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think.

 

Staff Picks: Ages 9–12

  • The Leak: For the Love of Truth


  • The Serpent's Secret


  • Holler of the Fireflies


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • The First Rule of Punk


  • Two Degrees


  • Starfish


  • Salt Magic


  • Ten Thousand Tries


  • Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna


  • Answers in the Pages


  • The Best At It


  • Buzzing


  • The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity


  • Booked


  • A Whale of the Wild


  • We Still Belong


  • Those Kids From Fawn Creek


  • Ruby Lost and Found


  • Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World


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The Year We Learned to Fly

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2013-04-21 10:41

By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world.

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The Year We Learned to Fly
The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Woo)

By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world.

 

Staff Picks: Ages 6–9

  • I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964


  • Charlie & Mouse


  • Fun at the Waterpark


  • Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet


  • Cat on the Run


  • Unicorn & Yeti: Sparkly New Friends


  • Big Foot and Little Foot


  • Dinosaurs Before Dark


  • Humphrey’s Really Wheely Racing Day


  • Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles


  • A True Home


  • The Big Cheese


  • Mia Mayhem is a Superhero


  • Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Sydney & Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World


  • Even Robots Aren’t Perfect


  • The Boy Who Grew Dragons


  • Willa the Wisp


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Up, Tall and High

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2013-04-21 10:23

Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high. Recommended for ages 3-6.

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Up, Tall and High
Up, Tall and High

Ethan Long
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Lon)

Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high. Recommended for ages 3-6.

 

Staff Picks: Ages 3–6

  • Knuffle Bunny


  • We Are Growing!


  • Up, Tall and High


  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


  • Jabari Jumps


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • Trillions of Trees


  • All We Need


  • Playground


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


  • The Big Umbrella


  • The Greedy Goat


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • B Is for Baby


  • Who Wet My Pants?


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All We Need

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2013-04-21 10:06

Soft illustrations and rhyming text remind us that all we need to be happy is the little hings - and celebrates the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough. Recommended for ages 3--6.

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All We Need
All We Need

Kathy Wolff
(Juvenile picture book - Ej Wol)

Soft illustrations and rhyming text remind us that all we need to be happy is the little hings - and celebrates the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough. Recommended for ages 3--6.

 

Staff Picks: Ages 3–6

  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • B Is for Baby


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


  • Playground


  • Up, Tall and High


  • All We Need


  • Who Wet My Pants?


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • The Big Umbrella


  • Jabari Jumps


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


  • Trillions of Trees


  • We Are Growing!


  • Knuffle Bunny


  • The Greedy Goat


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Knuffle Bunny

Submitted by Christina J. on Wed, 2012-02-22 19:30

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie (too young to speak words) realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Recommended for ages 3-6. 

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Knuffle Bunny
Knuffle Bunny

Mo Willems
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wil)

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie (too young to speak words) realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Recommended for ages 3-6. 

 

Staff Picks: Ages 3–6

  • Trillions of Trees


  • The Big Umbrella


  • Who Wet My Pants?


  • We Are Growing!


  • Up, Tall and High


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


  • Knuffle Bunny


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


  • Playground


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • B Is for Baby


  • All We Need


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • Jabari Jumps


  • The Greedy Goat


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The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book

Submitted by Christina J. on Tue, 2012-02-21 13:28

Toddlers will love playing and laughing along with the diverse families featured on each spread as they learn the names of their body parts.

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The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book
The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book

Sally Nicholls
(Juvenile Board Books - Baby Book)


Toddlers will love playing and laughing along with the diverse families featured on each spread as they learn the names of their body parts.

 

Staff Picks: Ages Birth–3

  • How to Count to One : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!)


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • The Box Turtle


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


  • Peekaboo Rex!


  • I Went Walking


  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • Baby Bear's Busy Day with Brown Bear and Friends : Touch, Feel, Play!


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • White on Black


  • Five Little Ducks


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • Pride Colors


  • I Can, Can You?


  • Through the Town


  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


  • Besos for Baby


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


  • From Head to Toe


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The Box Turtle

Submitted by Christina J. on Tue, 2012-02-21 13:19

Terrance the turtle hatches with something important missing—a shell. His parents assure him he is "so much more than just a shell," and give him a substitute. When another turtle points out that Terrance's shell is, well, weird, he begins to wonder whether there might be a better shell out there.

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The Box Turtle
The Box Turtle

Vanessa Roeder
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Roe, also available in ESPAÑOL)


Terrance the turtle hatches with something important missing—a shell. His parents assure him he is "so much more than just a shell," and give him a substitute. When another turtle points out that Terrance's shell is, well, weird, he begins to wonder whether there might be a better shell out there.

 

Staff Picks: Ages Birth–3

  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • I Went Walking


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • From Head to Toe


  • Besos for Baby


  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • I Can, Can You?


  • Baby Bear's Busy Day with Brown Bear and Friends : Touch, Feel, Play!


  • Pride Colors


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • How to Count to One : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!)


  • The Box Turtle


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


  • Through the Town


  • Peekaboo Rex!


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • White on Black


  • Five Little Ducks


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From Head to Toe

Submitted by Christina J. on Tue, 2012-02-21 13:13

Bold illustrations encourage the reader to follow the movements of various animals in this fun, interactive picture book.

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From Head to Toe
From Head to Toe

Eric Carle
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ca)


Bold illustrations encourage the reader to follow the movements of various animals in this fun, interactive picture book.

 

Staff Picks: Ages Birth–3

  • The Box Turtle


  • I Can, Can You?


  • Five Little Ducks


  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


  • Peekaboo Rex!


  • Besos for Baby


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • Baby Bear's Busy Day with Brown Bear and Friends : Touch, Feel, Play!


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • White on Black


  • Through the Town


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Went Walking


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • How to Count to One : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!)


  • Pride Colors


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


  • From Head to Toe


  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


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