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Book of Animal Poetry (National Geographic)

Written by J. Patrick Lewis
Two-hundred well-known and contemporary poems along with stunning pictures give the reader different...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Cloudette

Written and Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Cloudette is a small cloud who wants to do big things. When a big storm blows her into an unknown...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Secret Pool

Written by Kimberly Ridley and Illustrated by Rebekah Raye
What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...
2nd - 7th
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Imani's Moon

Written by JaNay Brown-Wood and Illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...
1st - 4th
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Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears

Written by Jill Robinson and Marc Bekhoff and Illustrated by Gijsbert Franenhuyzen
Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit...
1st - 4th
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Island Birthday

Written by Eva Murray and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this story...
1st - 7th
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King for a Day

Written by Rukhsana Khan and Illustrated by Christiane Kromer
The Basant kite festival is here, and the sky is full of colorful kites all fighting to be the last...
1st - 5th
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Scuffy the Tugboat

Written by Gertrude Crampton and Illustrated by Tibor Gergely
Scuffy the Tugboat thought he wanted to explore the world, but soon discovered that it could be an...
Pre-K - K
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An Egg Is Quiet

Written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Illustrated by Sylvia Long
An informative look at all kinds of eggs: small hummingbird eggs, huge ostrich eggs, frog eggs, and...
K - 3rd
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Ten, Nine, Eight

Written and Illustrated by Molly Bang
A counting book meant to be read at bedtime. As her father helps her get ready for bed, a little...
Pre-K - 1st
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All the Small Poems and Fourteen More

Written by Valerie Worth and Illustrated by Natalie Babbitt
Poems accessible to young readers about familiar topics: grass, a dog, marbles, a caterpillar, and a...
2nd - 6th
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Written and Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
The story of Mike Mulligan, a steam shovel operator and his trusty shovel, Mary Anne. When their...
Pre-K - 2nd
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That Book Woman

Written by Heather Henson and Illustrated by David Small
In the 1930s, the Pack Horse Librarians traveled high up into the Appalachian Mountains to lend...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Waiting for the Biblioburro

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by John Parra
Ana loves to read, but she has already read all the books in her small village in Colombia. Then one...
K - 3rd
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly

Written by Deborah Heiligman and Illustrated by Bari Weissman
Some kinds of caterpillars begin their lives as a small insect and end their lives as a beautiful...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Houses and Homes

Written by Ann Morris and Illustrated by Ken Heyman
A look at different kinds of houses from around the world. Some are big, and others are small. Some...
Pre-K - 3rd
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So You Want to Be President?

Written by Judith St. George and Illustrated by David Small
In amusing and caricature-like illustrations, this book sketches the perks and annoyances of being...
2nd - 5th
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This Is Not My Hat

Written and Illustrated by Jon Klassen
This cheeky story tells of a small fish who steals a hat from a much larger fish when he is sleeping...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Only Game

Written by Mike Lupica

Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother? Find out in...

4th - 7th
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Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big

Written by Chris Paul and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Everybody told Chris that he was too small to play basketball. But he ignored them all...because he...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Neversink

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Sam Nielson

Along the Arctic circle lies a small island called Neversink, home to a colony of odd-looking sea...

3rd - 7th
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The Vanishing Island

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Dave Stevenson

An engrossing fantasy, a high-seas adventure, an alternate history epic—this is the richly imagined...

3rd - 7th
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Written by Eric A. Kimmel and Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Hershel of Ostropol shows up to a small village and out-smarts the pesky goblins who have taken over...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Big Bear Small Bear

Written by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain
Small hat, big head.  Big hat, small head.  Can a bear find a hat that is not too small and not too...
Pre-K - 1st

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