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"From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them--poems just waiting to be written down."--
4) Rodzilla
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"A toddler causes Godzilla-like mayhem in the city of his playpen"--
6) Let's play!
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A lively yellow dot leads the reader through a journey through color, shape, and a child's imagination.
8) My pen
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An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.
10) This is a story
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"Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse....
11) A child of books
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"A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life"--OCLC.
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Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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"By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world"--
13) Prince Fly Guy
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Buzz is writing a fairy tale for homework, and Fly Guy naturally assumes the role of a handsome prince, who fends off a giant and rescues a beautiful princess.
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Books with a Sprinkle of Spanish
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
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While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern...
17) Lab magic
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"Ty and Corey love to visit the museum. When they step through the doors, they become scientists. They study bugs and hunt for fossils. They catch the wind. When Ty can't participate in a lab activity because of his age, he uses his big imagination at home. Discovering new things is so much fun!"--
20) I got it!
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.