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21) Those shoes
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Candlewick Press
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Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
24) Shark vs. train
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A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
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The Innovation Press
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Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.
27) What is love?
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Pub. Date
2021.
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A boy sets out to find someone to answer a question that he asks his grandmother, and eventually his quest leads him back home.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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In the heart of the city, among the taxis and towers, a small boy travels uptown and down, searching for his friend. Readers will certainly spot the glorious beast, plus an array of big-city icons they can count. Is the dragon taking the crosstown bus, or breathing his fiery breath below a busy street? Maybe he took a taxi to the zoo or is playing with the dogs in the park.
29) Yard sale
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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Callie and her family are moving from their house to an apartment, so they're having a yard sale. It can be hard to let things go, but in the end, it's who you have - not what you have - that counts.
30) Pig the monster
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2021.
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Pig is the world's greediest pug, and on Halloween he is completely out of control, thinking up nasty tricks to play on people who do not give him the treats he thinks he deserves and never sharing with Trevor the sausage dog--until too much chocolate makes him really sick and he finally learns the error of his ways (again).
32) Outside in
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up. --
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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"When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside?"--
34) The leaf thief
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Pub. Date
2021
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Squirrel enjoys looking at the beautiful, colorful leaves, but everyday more and more disappear which makes him think someone is stealing them. Includes information on seasonal leaf loss in Autumn.
35) Play-cation!
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Random House, Incorporated
Pub. Date
c2011
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When Bonnie's family goes on vacation and leave Barbie and Ken behind, the toys turn Bonnie's room into a Hawaiian getaway for the couple.
39) Frankenstein
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Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Frankenstein is the scariest of all the monsters in Miss Devel's castle until one night when he loses his head.
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