Anthony Browne
1) Little Frida
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English
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Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo's life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life, she walked with a limp, but in her dreams, she flew. One day, her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida's art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's diary, Anthony Browne captures the essence of the artist's early...
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"Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo's life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life she walked with a limp, but in her dreams she flew. One day her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida's art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's diary, Anthony Browne captures the essence of the artist's early...
8) Gorilla
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English
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Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.
9) Silly Billy
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English
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To help with his anxiety, Billy uses the worry dolls his grandmother recommends, but he finds that they do not quite solve his problem.
10) My dad
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English
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A child describes the many wonderful things about "my dad," who can jump over the moon, swim like a fish, and be as warm as toast.
11) My mom
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English
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Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books to Celebrate Mothers
Picture Books to Celebrate Mothers
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A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mom," who can make anything grow, roar like a lion, and be as comfy as an armchair. The perfect gift for Mother's Day Following up on his bestseller My Dad, the inimitable Anthony Browne returns to celebrate the every-mom. In this paean to motherhood, we first meet Mom over a cup of coffee, clad in a floral robe. The robe is ever present as her child describes her wondrous abilities and traits:...
12) Mi mamá
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Español
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A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mum," who is a wonderful cook, a great juggler, can roar like a lion, and loves me very much.
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
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One warm, sunny day, Willy the Chimp decides to go to the park. There's not a cloud in the sky--well, except for just a little tiny one. It doesn't bother Willy too much at first. But as the cloud follows him, it grows bigger and bigger and becomes harder and harder to ignore. Pretty soon the cloud is all Willy can think about, and he has no idea how to make it go away.
14) The shape game
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English
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The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.
15) What if ...?
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English
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"What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening street, Joe's imagination starts to run wild. And as they search for the right place, he wonders 'what if...' at each house, peeking in to see some surprising sights. From the award-winning former British Children's Laureate Anthony Browne comes a picture book whose slyly bewitching setup unfolds...
16) Me and you
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English
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An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.
17) My brother
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English
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A child describes the many wonderful things about "my brother," who can fly, write amazing stories, and stand up to bullies. The boy in this book has a big brother who is good at everything. He's a wild rock singer and a terrific climber. He's read hundreds of books, he writes brilliant stories, and he's brave enough to stand up to bullies. To his adoring younger brother, this big brother is a hero. More than that - he is really cool. He can even...
18) Willy the wizard
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English
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Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives him some shoes that he is certain are magic.
19) Willy's stories
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English
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From "Peter Pan" to "The Wind in the Willows," a chimpanzee finds himself inside a different classic tale each time he visits the library.