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2) Watercress
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
3) Knight owl
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
Best Picture Books & Readers 2022
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2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
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After achieving his dream of becoming a knight, a small owl protects the castle from a hungry dragon.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
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Christmas Books & Movies
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Christmas Picture books - Youth
Popular Easy Fiction Authors
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Christmas Picture books - Youth
Popular Easy Fiction Authors
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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole where he is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas.
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"It's Kitten's first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no ... and yes. What a night! Kitten's First Full Moon is an acclaimed modern classic, a Caldecott Medal-winner, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. This memorable character and her suspenseful adventure are just right for the very youngest child, and the sturdy board book edition is perfect for little hands!"--...
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National Lighthouse Day - August 7
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
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Toddlers
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Toddlers
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"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--
8) Lift
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
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Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
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From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
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Batavia Public Library Wonderbooks - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Wonderbooks at the Evergreen Park Public Library
Wonderbooks!
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Wonderbooks at the Evergreen Park Public Library
Wonderbooks!
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An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.
11) Creepy carrots!
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The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
12) Hot dog
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD National Hot Dog Month (JULY) - Youth
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD National Hot Dog Month (JULY) - Youth
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"A summery picture book about mindfulness, featuring an overheated --and overwhelmed-- canine in need of sea, sand, and fresh air"--
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Batavia Public Library Wonderbooks - YOUTH
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Delicious Reads
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Delicious Reads
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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.
14) Frederick
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While Frederick the field mouse sat on the wall his brothers gathered food for the winter. Although they accused him of not doing his share of the work, when the food ran out Frederick saved the day with what he had gathered.
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"A tiny fish proudly wears a blue hat. It fits him perfectly. Problem is, trouble could be following close behind... So it's a good thing that the enormous fish he took it from won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened, right?"--
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From the Publisher: Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she sees something awful: Sonja has the same bunny. Suddenly, Knuffle Bunny doesn't seem so one-of-a-kind anymore. Chaos ensues until the bunnies are taken away by Ms. Greengrove. After school, Trixie finally gets her beloved bunny back. But in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes something. She has the...
17) Owl moon
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Father's Day (June) - YOUTH
OBD Winter Books - YOUTH
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OBD Father's Day (June) - YOUTH
OBD Winter Books - YOUTH
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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2023-2024 3rd Grade Battle of Books
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month for Kids
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month for Kids
RLG Caldecott Medal List
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Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.