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2) Owen
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Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's fervent attachment to Fuzzy.
6) Tennis ace
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Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores her talent as a tennis player while pushing him harder and harder to win at the sport.
8) Ask me
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Family Reading Inspired by Wishing Chair's Adaptation of The Tempest
Moms and Dads
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Moms and Dads
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A father and daughter explore their neighborhood, talking and asking questions as they go.
10) Too many toys
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Although he finally agrees that he has too many toys and needs to give them away, there is one toy that Spencer absolutely cannot part with.
11) The big bed
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A young girl tries to persuade her father that he is the one who should sleep in a special, little bed while she shares the big bed with Mommy.
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NYT - Children’s Picture Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a parent's musings about what a child will become, knowing that the child's kindness, cleverness, and boldness will shine through no matter what, as will the love they share.
15) Seaside stroll
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A child, a doll, and an adult go for a walk on the beach one late afternoon of a cold winter day, before heading home to dinner and a bedtime story.
16) Baby parade
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Illustrations and simple text follow babies as they walk, crawl, ride in strollers, or are carried while enjoying a day with their families.
17) Mama in the moon
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A baby sloth experiences a nighttime tumble and as mama sloth slowly makes her way down the tree, she helps him self-soothe by using his senses.
19) I want 100 dogs
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After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.
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Dedicated slacker Cameron Boxer thinks he has found gamer heaven: playing video games online for an audience (and money); but the Positive Action Group (the club he created to keep his parents off his back) keeps getting in the way with meetings and fund-raisers for worthy causes, and his friends keep turning to him for plans and girlfriend advice, plus Elvis the beaver is back chewing on the back wall--and all Cameron wants to do is to conquer the...