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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
"Red's inexplicable power over the wind comes from her mother. Whenever Ruby "Red" Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to keep her skies stormy. Red knows she has to learn to control it, but can't figure out how. This time, the wind blows Red into the home of the Grooves, a quirky couple who run a petting zoo, complete with a dancing donkey and a giant tortoise. With their...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In two bilingual stories printed back to back, children reflect on how much they resemble their parents.
Sumario en español: En dos cuentos bilingües imprimió de nuevo a la parte posterior, niños reflejan en cuánto se asemejan a sus padres.
464) Me tall, you small
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Me Tall, You Small is a silly romp through a parent and child's daily lives, exploring the differences between being an adult and a child when doing various activities, from kicking the soccer ball around to cooking together to snuggling in bed after a long day. It's a dynamic read-aloud with whimsical use of language. Some rhyming, some onomatopoeia, some wordplay, and a ton of fun for parents and kids.
465) You are home
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"So if you ride to the corner, to the mountains, the sea, there's not a place in this world that I won't be. Wherever you travel and wherever you roam, just know, my sweet child, you will always be home. Home begins as a parent's arms, and as the child in this story grows up, home then has grass, and sky, and a street that doesn't end. The parent in this story reassures their child that they can keep going, they can find new homes, because wherever...
467) Love you hoo
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Cuddle up now, little one, let's snuggle wing-to-wing. Are you feeling safe and warm? Ok then, let's begin ... Join Little Owl and Big Owl as they cuddle up at bedtime, thinking of the special times they've had together and all the exciting adventures the future holds.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Have I ever told you that, for me, there is no one more special than you? That for me, you are the most special child in the world, and that I love you now and will love you forever? Have I ever told you that?" Shani King wrote Have I Ever Told You? as a note to his children, to remind them that they are amazing in their individuality and that they have the power to choose who they want to be in this world. The illustrations create a masterful visual...
469) Hija
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Un delicioso cuento para leer a las hijas curiosas. A las soñadoras. A las que les gustan las trenzas. A las que prefieren el pelo suelto. A las que se llenan la boca con mermelada. A las que hablan hasta estando dormidas. A las que miran en silencio y sonrìen. A las que descubren el mundo detrás de las cosas más pequeñas. En definitiva, un mensaje lleno de amor para que las niñas recuerden que sus mamás y sus papás estarán siempre a su...
470) Home in the rain
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Francie and her pregnant mom are driving home from Grandma's in the heavy rain. When they're still far from home, they stop for a picnic. As the car windows fog up, Francie spells out her name, "Daddy" and "Mom," and leaves one space free for her soon-to-be baby sister.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"From the first moment Morgan can remember, Claire has always been there. Big sister and little brother. Cat and Mouse. They’ve always understood each other, saved each other, seen each other. And they stuck to their own personal code, unwritten but understood, that siblings were inseparable, that they had each other’s backs, no matter what. At least, they used to. Somewhere along the line, things between them shifted. Claire started fighting...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Miss Elaina is coming over for dinner... and Mom Tiger is making two superspecial new foods! Daniel isn't so sure he wants to try them-- what if he doesn't like how they taste? Mom and Miss Elaina show Daniel that we've got to try new food because it might taste good!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
The children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the Isle of the Lost... until now. Invited to pristine Auradon, to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos must carry out their villain parents' evil plot to rule once again. Will the rebel teens follow in their rotten parents' footsteps or will they choose to embrace their innate goodness and save the...
476) Mom has cancer!
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Sensitively written stories encourage preschool-age and early-grade children to explore their feelings, deal with problems that trouble them, and understand others who have problems of their own.
477) Bully on the bus
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
She's big. She's smart. She's mean. She's the bully on the bus. She picks on me and I don't like it. But I don't know how to make her stop. The bully on the bus taunts seven-year-old Leroy, then silences him with threats of worse to come. To distract him, his mum introduces him to the adventures in The Big Bad Book of Fairytales.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In one week Sabrina will be eleven-years-old and she would really like to get her estranged parents and her older sister Nadine together for the celebration, especially since the black butterfly landing on her locket has convinced her that she is going to die; Sabrina and her friend Pepper come up with a bucket list, and enlist Nadine's help--but aspiring reporter Nadine is working on a story about the Philippines' war on drugs, and she has uncovered...
479) Loving hands
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Hands wave hello, hands hold, hands heal. Hands say, I am here for you always. In simple, stirring rhymes, author Tony Johnston pens a timeless ode to parenthood. The small moments and quiet scenes that make up childhood-- learning to clap, planting a garden, waving good-bye on the first day of school-- fill the pages of this gentle tale, capturing the reassurance and love that parents hand their children every day. Warm illustrations by Amy June...
Author
Series
Amelia Bedelia (Chapter books) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015].
Description
"Amelia Bedelia means business: Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy , instead. Amelia Bedelia unleashed: Young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they'll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything...