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April 8, 2024

Small Poems and Peacock by Valerie Worth (and illustrated by Natalie Babbitt)

Small poetry books full of small poems and small drawings: just right for small hands and small listening ears.

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April 5, 2024

Maple’s Theory of Fun by Kate McMillan and Ruthie Prillaman

Maple, an analytical (and anal) 6th-grader, applies the scientific method to becoming a fun person.

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April 3, 2024

The Wild River and the Great Dam by Simon Boughton

Follow the construction of the Depression era’s greatest building project in The Wild River and the Great Dam.

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April 1, 2024

The Book Scavenger Series by Jennifer Chambliss Bertram

The Book Scavenger Series is an engaging middle grades mystery series for book lovers and puzzle aficionados.

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March 28, 2024

Lauren Castillo’s Art: Nana in the Country, It’s Not Time for Sleeping, Twenty Yawns, The Ramble Shamble Children

Lauren Castillo’s bold outlines and childlike compositions make these books accessible to young readers and their parents, too.

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March 26, 2024

*One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome

One Big Open Sky fills a history gap with the story of black settlers heading west in wagon trains.

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March 25, 2024

The Empty Pot by Demi

The Empty Pot is a lovely tale from China about the rewards of honesty and integrity. The Empty Pot by Demi, Square Fish. 32 pages….

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March 22, 2024

*Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

Ferris, the latest novel by two-time Newbery author Kate DiCamillo, embraces a world full of sorrow but ruled by love.

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March 21, 2024

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatrix Arango

A poignant novel-in-verse explores the question: “What is home when your world turns upside-down?“ Something Like Home, Andrea Beatrix Arango, Random House Books for Young…

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