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

  • We Still Belong


  • The First Rule of Punk


  • Ten Thousand Tries


  • The Best At It


  • Salt Magic


  • A Whale of the Wild


  • Answers in the Pages


  • Holler of the Fireflies


  • Booked


  • The Leak: For the Love of Truth


  • Starfish


  • Ruby Lost and Found


  • The List of Things That Will Not Change


  • The Serpent's Secret


  • Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World


  • Buzzing


  • Two Degrees


  • Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna


  • Those Kids From Fawn Creek


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


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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

  • Willa the Wisp


  • I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964


  • The Big Cheese


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


  • The Boy Who Grew Dragons


  • Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet


  • The Year We Learned to Fly


  • Unicorn & Yeti: Sparkly New Friends


  • Big Foot and Little Foot


  • Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome


  • Even Robots Aren’t Perfect


  • Sydney & Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World


  • Mia Mayhem is a Superhero


  • A True Home


  • Humphrey’s Really Wheely Racing Day


  • Cat on the Run


  • Charlie & Mouse


  • Dinosaurs Before Dark


  • Fun at the Waterpark


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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

  • Playground


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


  • Trillions of Trees


  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • We Are Growing!


  • The Greedy Goat


  • The Big Umbrella


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


  • Up, Tall and High


  • Knuffle Bunny


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • All We Need


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • Jabari Jumps


  • B Is for Baby


  • Who Wet My Pants?


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


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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

  • Trillions of Trees


  • B Is for Baby


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • Knuffle Bunny


  • All We Need


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • Playground


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


  • Jabari Jumps


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


  • Up, Tall and High


  • Who Wet My Pants?


  • The Greedy Goat


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • We Are Growing!


  • The Big Umbrella


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


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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

  • Playground


  • The Big Umbrella


  • Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared)


  • We Are Growing!


  • Up, Tall and High


  • Frog and Toad Are Friends


  • I Am (Not) Scared


  • Who Wet My Pants?


  • Trillions of Trees


  • All We Need


  • B Is for Baby


  • Usha and the Big Digger


  • Green is a Chile Pepper


  • Whose Footprint Is That?


  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star


  • The Greedy Goat


  • Knuffle Bunny


  • Jabari Jumps


  • How to Hug a Pufferfish


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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

  • From Head to Toe


  • Besos for Baby


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


  • I Went Walking


  • I Can, Can You?


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


  • The Box Turtle


  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


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


  • Peekaboo Rex!


  • White on Black


  • Through the Town


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • Five Little Ducks


  • Pride Colors


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


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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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Peekaboo Rex!


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


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


  • Pride Colors


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • Five Little Ducks


  • The Box Turtle


  • I Can, Can You?


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • White on Black


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • Besos for Baby


  • Through the Town


  • From Head to Toe


  • I Went Walking


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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

  • Upsy-Daisy, Baby!


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Kiss by kiss : Ocêtôwina


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


  • From Head to Toe


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


  • I Went Walking


  • Peekaboo Rex!


  • Pride Colors


  • White on Black


  • I Can, Can You?


  • Bigger! Bigger!


  • The Chicken Who Couldn't


  • Besos for Baby


  • Tails Chasing Tails


  • Five Little Ducks


  • The Box Turtle


  • The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book


  • Leo, Sleep Tight


  • Through the Town


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