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Chooch Helped

Chooch Helped

Written by Andrea L. Rogers and Illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz
Chooch Helped is a picture book that explores the universal frustrations and tender bonds of sibling life within a contemporary Cherokee family.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach

Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach

Written and Illustrated by Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach by Nick Bruel follows the world's grumpiest feline as she reluctantly heads to the shore for a beach day.
Pre-K - 1st
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Popo the Xolo

Popo the Xolo

Written by Paloma Angelina Lopez and Illustrated by Abraham Matias
Popo the Xolo is a tender picture book that follows Nana and her loyal hairless dog, Popo, as she transitions from the living world into the afterlife.
1st - 4th
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Bear's All Night Party

Bear's All-Night Party

Written by Bill Harley and Illustrated by Melissa Ferreira
Bear's All-Night Party is a heartwarming children's picture book that follows a joyful bear determined to celebrate the full moon, even when his friends are too tired to join.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Spicy Hot Colors

Spicy Hot Colors: Colores Picantes

Written by Sherry Shahan and Illustrated by Paula Barragán
Explore the vibrant world of Spicy Hot Colors: Colores Picantes, an award-winning picture book that introduces children to colors in both English and Spanish.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sitting Down To Eat

Sitting Down to Eat

Written by Bill Harley and Illustrated by Kitty Harvill
In Sitting Down to Eat, a young boy's snack time turns into a wild adventure when a parade of large animals, from an elephant to a blue whale, asks to join him.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Cool Cats Counting

Cool Cats Counting

Written by Sherry Shahan and Illustrated by Paula Barragán
Cool Cats Counting is a vibrant bilingual picture book that introduces young children to numbers and animals through a lively Latin American lens. Using a mix of English and Spanish, the story features rhythmic text and bold illustrations of animals like salsa-dancing pigs and cats doing the jitterbug.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Cleverest Thief

The Cleverest Thief

Written by Padma Venkatraman and Illustrated by Baird Hoffmire
The Cleverest Thief is an inspiring children's picture book that retells a timeless Buddhist folktale from India about honesty and integrity. When the leader of a monastery asks his young monks to steal something without being seen, only one student realizes the true meaning of the challenge.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Grandpa and Me

Written by Sharon Callen

A young boy and his grandfather go on a walk through town passing many different places in the...

Pre-K - 1st
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The Oak Street Party

Written by Catherine Peters and Illustrated by Christine Ross

Oak Street was having a party. Find out what everyone took to the party.

Pre-K - 1st
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Follow That Clue!

Written by Nan Walker and Illustrated by Diane Palmisciano

With his mom away, Ravi's birthday is shaping up to be a total bust. . . until a mysterious bunch of...

K - 3rd
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Grumpy Monkey

Written by Suzanne Lang and Illustrated by Max Lang

Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it–how can...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

Written and Illustrated by Kenard Pak

Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting...

Pre-K - 1st
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If You Give a Pig a Party

Written by Laura Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond

If you give a pig a party, she's going to ask for some balloons. When you give her the balloons, she...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Curious George's First Day of School

Written by Margaret Rey & H.A. Rey and Illustrated by Anna Grossnickle Hines

It’s the first day of school, and George has been invited to Mr. Apple’s class to be a special...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a...

K - 4th
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The Ugly Vegetables

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin

The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than...

Pre-K - 3rd
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In the Night Kitchen

Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

In the Night Kitchen is the classic story of Mickey's adventures in the bakers’ kitchen as they...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti

Written by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Not only does Corey's father make the best spaghetti, but he also dresses up as Bathman and acts...

Pre-K - 1st
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Sheep Out to Eat

Written by Nancy Shaw and Illustrated by Margot Apple

The sheep are back, and this time they're hungry, venturing into a tea shop for even more rollicking...

Pre-K - 3rd
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How My Parents Learned to Eat

Written by Ina R. Friedman and Illustrated by Allen Say

An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way...

Pre-K - 3rd
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What Could I Be

Written by Alexandria Gold and Illustrated by Chris Jones

It is career day at James's school. After helping his friends decide on careers, he knows what he is...

1st - 2nd
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Raindrops to Rainbow

Written by John Micklos, Jr. and Illustrated by Charlene Chua

Raindrops are falling outside, but there's still a world of color to experience! Delightful rhymes...

Pre-K - 1st
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I'm Done!

Written by Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan and Illustrated by Catherine Lazar Odell

Nibble, nibble, snap. When Little Beaver sets a single twig across the stream, he figures that...

Pre-K - 1st

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