Elisha Cooper
2) Yes & no
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"Join a cat and puppy pair through their day--the ups of being fed and romping through grass, and the downs of days that are too short and things that don't go as planned--as they realize that sometimes the very best thing that can happen is just being together."--
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A 2018 Caldecott Honor book
There was a cat
who lived alone.
Until the day
a new cat came . . .
And so a story of friendship begins, following the two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn't come back.
This is a poignant story, told in measured text and bold black-and-white illustrations about the act of moving on.
4) River
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A woman in a canoe takes the reader on a journey down the Hudson River, from its source, a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, to the point where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. Includes a note on the history of the Hudson River.
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"Discover hundreds of animals, great and small. Lion and lizard, whale and wombat. Learn one wild fact about each animal. (Did you know that gorillas yawn when they are nervous?) Look carefully, because for each letter of the alphabet, one animal is pictured eight times. Why 8? Come inside and find out."--
7) Farm
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Describes the activities on a busy family farm from the spring when preparations for planting begin to the autumn when the cats grow winter coats and the cold rains begin to fall.
8) Bear dreams
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After a bear cub persuades his friends to play with him instead of hibernating, he gets very tired and falls asleep.
9) Beach
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Women, men, boys, and girls spend a day at the beach enjoying a variety of activities on the sand and in the water.
10) Homer
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Homer the dog is content to watch from the porch as his family goes out to enjoy the day.
11) Building
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Describes the process of construction, step-by-step, from clearing the site to cleaning up the finished building.
12) Ice cream
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A step-by-step exploration of how ice cream is made, beginning with the healthy foods cows eat to produce good milk, and ending with a carton of frozen treat.
14) Ballpark
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Describes the activities that go on in all areas of a baseball stadium both before and during a game.
15) Magic thinks big
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A cat sits in the doorway and tries to decide whether to go inside where he might get fed again, go outside where he might have an adventure, or stay where he is.
16) Country fair
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Describes the activities that go on at a country fair, from the animal exhibits, food tasting, and ox pulls to a wood chopping exhibition.