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We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands / Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos

Written by Rafael López and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Award-winning illustrator Rafael Lopez breathes new life to the famous spiritual with a bilingual...

Pre-K - K
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Wish

Written by Chris Saunders

Rabbit cannot decide what to wish for, so he asks his friends Mouse, Fox, and Bear what they would...

Pre-K - 1st
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Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy and Illustrated by Pete Oswald

In two little houses, on two little hills, lived two best friends...

So begins the story of Rita...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Peanut Butter & Cupcake!

Written and Illustrated by Terry Border

What’s a little piece of bread to do when he’s feeling lonely? Find a friend, of course!

And that’s...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Hedgehugs

Written by Steve Wilson and Illustrated by Lucy Tapper
Horace and Hattie are hedgehogs, and they're the best of friends. Together they make daisy chains...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

Written by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu and Illustrated by Peter Greste
In 2004, the aftermath of the tsunami leaves a young hippo stranded at sea. This is the story of his...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bernice Gets Carried Away

Written by Hannah E. Harrison
Bernice is having a truly rotten time at her friend's birthday party. First, everyone else gets a...
Pre-K - 1st
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Surf's Up

Written by Kwame Alexander and Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Surf's up! Not yet, Dude! Books are boring! Not this one! Bro and Dude have very different ideas...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Doorbell Rang

Written by Pat Hutchins
Ma makes a batch of a dozen chocolate chip cookies for her children. Each child has six cookies. But...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bear Says Thanks

Written by Karma Wilson and Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks—a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pass It On!

Written by Marilyn Sadler and Illustrated by Michael H, Slack
Bee is looking for his friend, Cow, but he can't find her anywhere. When Bee finally finds her, he...
Pre-K - 1st
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Bad Apple

Written and Illustrated by Edward Hemingway
When Mac, an apple, meets Will, a worm, they become fast friends, teaching each other games and even...
Pre-K - 1st
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A Splendid Friend, Indeed

Written and Illustrated by Suzanne Bloom
Bear wants to read and write and think. Goose wants to talk and talk and talk. Can Bear and Goose be...
Pre-K - K
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Bear Feels Sick

Written by Karma Wilson and Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Sweet Bear isn’t feeling well at all. He is achy, sneezy, wheezy, and just plain sick! He’s in no...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Bear Snores On

Written by Karma Wilson and Illustrated by Jane Chapman
It seems like Bear can sleep through anything. As a succession of animals enter his cave to escape...
Pre-K - 1st
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Bear Wants More

Written by Karma Wilson and Illustrated by Jane Chapman
When springtime comes, in his warm winter den a bear wakes up very hungry and thin!

Bear comes out...

Pre-K - 1st
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Bear's New Friend

Written by Karma Wilson and Illustrated by Jane Chapman

Bear is going to the swimming hole, but first he must find his friends. There's a clatter in the...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Three Cheers for Mallow! (Butterfly Meadow #3)

Written by Olivia Moss
Come flutter by BUTTERFLY MEADOW, a sweet new series for young girls from the author and creators of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Clifford's First Halloween

Written by Norman Bridwell
It's Clifford's first Halloween, and Emily Elizabeth dresses him up as the cutest little ghost ever...
Pre-K - 1st
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Grumpy Bird

Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
When Bird wakes up in a grumpy mood, he finds he can’t do anything—not even fly. While walking...
Pre-K - K
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Wings

Written and Illustrated by Christopher Myers
Inspired by the myth of Icarus flying too close to the sun, a boy’s wings make him a target for...
Pre-K - 3rd

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