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• Where the Deer Slip Through

  Howes, Katey,

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  Beautiful watercolor and scratchboard art accompanies this quiet cumulative rhyming story along the lines of The House That Jack Built. At a farm in the hills, with a gap in the stone wall, the deer slip through. In subsequent verses, rabbits tumble…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pencil

  Kim, Hye-Eun,

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• Pocket Bear

  Applegate, Katherine,

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  Zephyrina the cat, rescues discarded toys so they can have new lives. She brings toys back to the apartment she shares with Elizaveta and her daughter, Dasha, refugees from war-torn Ukraine. Dasha reconditions the rescues and sets them outside for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witch in the Tower

  Sarda, Júlia,

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• Put Your Shoes on

  Dunbar, Polly,

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• My Friend May

  Flett, Julie,

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  Beloved cat May doesn't come home for dinner one day, and the family searches for her only to find her in an unexpected place - lovely depiction of the bond between a young one and their pet.

• Aggie and the Ghost

  Forsythe, Matthew, 1976-

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  Aggie and the ghost in her woodland cozy house don't get along at all. Will one epic tic-tac-toe game lasting a whole night solve the problem?

• Big Enough

  Linke, Regina,

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• Stalactite and Stalagmite

  a Big Tale From a Little Cave

  Beckmeyer, Drew,

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• Everyday Bean

  Graegin, Stephanie,

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• The Witch's Table

  Beatty, Melinda,

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• Millie Fleur Saves the Night

  Mandin, Christy,

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• Zip Zap Wickety Wack

  a Story About Sharing

  Diffee, Matthew,

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  Don't be fooled by the beige-ish cover and old-fashioned style - the beginning involves farm animals sharing what sounds they make,, but quickly a sheep and a goat have a fight over who gets to be the animal that goes "Baa!", and so the sheep…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We're Different and It's Totally Cool!

  Yeh, Camey,

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• I Hate Everything!

  Henn, Sophy,

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• Soft and Sticky

  Willis, Jeanne,

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• Shell Song

  Based on a True Family Story

  Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon,

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  Based on the true story of the author's grandfather's experience in a Japanese internment camp in Hawaii, this picture book's gentle color pallet and simple prose introduce a difficult topic to young readers in a way that invites reflection on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Trust Fish

  Sharpson, Neil,

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• Every Monday Mabel

  Awan, Jashar,

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• So Tortoise Dug

  Kastner, Emmy,

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  A good storytime pick that illustrates the importance of communication in friendship.