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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....
5) I am a tiger
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Despite the evidence Mouse insists that he is a tiger--or maybe a crocodile.
7) Moonflower
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Moon is convinced that she does not belong to this world: that most of the time she is invisible (unless she stays still too long), that she belongs to the stars, and wants to go back to them--she lives entirely in her imagination with an imaginary spirit guide who can appear in any shape and refuses to speak to anyone, lest her words tie her to a world she rejects.
8) Goldilicious
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A little girl and her brother play with her imaginary gold-horned unicorn that can float on water, fly, and turn herself into a fairy princess.
11) Superluminous
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A young girl named Nour is born with a magical light glowing from inside her. As she grows up she learns to love her luminosity, and imagines herself a superhero when she reads her first stories about superheroes--but when she gets to school and all the other kids see her and say she isn't a real superhero, Nour's light begins to dim. Then, she discovers the true power of her light.
12) My footprints
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Small footprints. Brave steps. Angry and alone, Thuy shuffles, tiptoes, and stomps toward home through fresh snow. Some bullies have been bothering her again. Then a cardinal catches her attention and sets Thuy on a new path. What if she could fly away like a bird? Sprint to safety like a deer? Roar like a bear to show her might? Mimicking their footprints all the way home and into the arms of her moms, Thuy takes on each creature's strengths and...
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Kiki returns to Mysore and quickly learns that drawing a new river doesn't work. In her search for answers, she stumbles upon the origin of the Kaveri: it's actually a princess from long ago who was transformed into water by a terrible curse! It's up to Kiki and her friends to restore the river without sacrificing the princess again---easier said than done! And with her mounting anxiety, enemies seeking to stop her, and a city growing weaker by the...
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When Archie's grandfather's Alzheimer's disease worsens, he devises a role-playing game to play with his grandfather based on his diary entries, as a way for his grandfather to connect with his memories. But when he comes across a diary entry that details a horrific piece of his grandfather's past, Archie begins to question the man he idolized his whole life.
16) The neighbors
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As she climbs the seven stories to her own apartment, a little girl imagines what happens behind every door she passes.
19) The odds
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A young girl named Kip wakes up one morning to discover that ten characters from various video games, television shows, cartoons, and her dreams have shown up in her room. As they all try to figure out what to do with each other, Kip, a shy kid who lives in a big city, finds the strength to be brave.
20) Zola's elephant
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When a young girl named Zola moves in next door, the neighbor girl is unsure about making friends with her because she's convinced Zola has brought an elephant in a large box. She imagines all of the fun Zola and her elephant friend must have together until she realizes the big box doesn't contain an elephant after all.