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Fiction
   
The Baby's Book of Baby Animals
Author: Kay Chorao
Summary: An illustrated collection of classic nursery rhymes, songs, quotes, and poems all centered around the theme of baby animals.
   
Bagels from Benny
Author: Aubrey Davis;
Illustrator: Dusan Petricic
Summary: Young boy leaves bagels at synagogue for God.
   
The Berenstain Bears Save Christmas
Authors: Stan and Jan Berenstain;
Illustrator: Michael Berenstain
Summary: Christmas has become too commercialized in Bear Country. Can it be saved?
   
Bartlett and the City of Flames
Author: Odo Hirsch
Summary: The intrepid Bartlett, explorer extraordinaire, is back—along with his sidekicks, Jacques le Grand and Gozo. In this latest adventure, the three are captured and taken to the City of the Sun.
   
The Family Book
Author: Todd Parr
Summary: A look at different kinds of families.
   
I Love My Hair!
Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley;
Illustrator: E.B. Lewis
Summary: A young African-American girl celebrates her hair.
   
In English, of Course!
Author: Josephine Nobisso;
Illustrator: Dasha Ziborova
Summary: A young girl who speaks only "broken English" struggles to make herself understood in school.
   
Kumak's House: A Tale of the Far North
Author: (Ms.) Michael Bania
Summary: An Inuit family feels cramped in their tiny home, but soon realize it could be much worse.
   
Mary Louise Loses Her Manners
Author: Diane Cuneo;
Illustrator: Jack E. Davis
Summary: A young girl goes looking for her missing manners.
   
One Smile
Author: Cindy McKinley
Illustrator: Mary Gregg Bryne
Summary: A young girl's smile is sent out into the world with profound and lasting effects.
   
Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?
Author: Carmela LaVigna Coyle;
Illustrators: Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon

Summary: A clever, rhyming text about what it means to be a princess.
   
Small One's Adventure
Author: Doris L. Mueller;
Illustrator: Parker Fulton
Summary: Small One is a baby elephant who wants to be independent and grown-up.
   
The Seed and the Giant Saguaro
Author: Jennifer Ward;
Illustrated by Mike K. Rangner
Summary: A rhyming text which follows the "seeds of a giant saguaro" as they make their way through the desert.
   
The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith
Author: Josephine Nobisso;
Illustrator: Katalin Szegedi
Summary: A gracefully told fairy tale of faith.
Non-Fiction
   
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors
Author: Wade Hudson
Summary: Spotlights African Americans who have made valuable contributions in the areas of science, medicine, and invention.
   
Now I'm Reading™: Animal Antics
Author: Nora Gaydos; Illustrator: BB Sams
Summary: 10 Phonics Books in a hardbound holder with parent/teacher guide and stickers.
   
Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7 - 10
by Barbara A. Lewis
Summary: Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
   

 

 
   
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