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| My Teacher is a Robot by Jeffrey BrownWhat it’s about: School is boring and the teacher is droning robot, at least according to Fred, who imagines himself a more exciting day: history class involves time travel, lunch is eaten on a space station, and recess is a battle between superheroes and mud monsters.
About the author: Kids and adults alike might recognize author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown’s cartoony art and off-kilter humor from his Star Wars-inspired books, Vader’s Little Princess and Vader and Son. |
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We are the gardeners
by Joanna Gaines
A young family learns to grow a garden, describing how they prepared the soil, watered their plants, dealt with the animals who invaded their garden, and how all their hard work finally paid off as they harvested vegetables and flowers
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The visitor
by Antje Damm
Illustrated with diorama-style artwork, a story about friendship and shyness follows the experiences of a lonely but fearful woman who stays in a gray and drab indoor world before a child unwittingly brings light and color into her life.
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The King of Kindergarten
by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
What it is: a buoyant slice-of-life story in which a kindergartner’s first day of school gets the royal treatment.
What happens: Kids can follow one confident boy as he wakes up, the sun behind his head “like a crown,” and rides “a big yellow carriage” to the “grand fortress” of his school, where he learns about shapes, letters, numbers, and making new friends.
Who it’s for: anxious almost-kindergartners in need of encouragement.
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Bad Bye, Good Bye
by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by Jonathan Bean
What it's about: Waving farewell to his old home feels like a "bad bye" to the little boy in this story -- though his spirits lift when his family reaches their new home and he finds a friend who warrants a "good bye" at the end of the day.
Who it's for: Realistically portraying the challenges of moving, this expressive book in verse may soothe the worries of children facing a big change.
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| Up! How Families Around the World Carry Their Little Ones by Susan Hughes; illustrated by Ashley BarronWhat it is: From baskets to slings to the loving cradle of a mother's arms, this joyfully inclusive picture book looks at how family members carry babies in ten different parts of the world.
Why kids might like it: Younger children will relish the repetition of "upsy-daisy, baby!" on each spread, as well as the eye-catching colors and textures in the cut-paper illustrations. |
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| This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt LamotheWhat it is: a visual guide to everyday customs in India, Italy, Iran, Japan, Peru, Russia, and Uganda, as experienced by seven real kids.
What’s inside: Crisp digital illustrations give readers a wealth of cultural details to pore over as they learn about the different ways these seven children eat, play, get dressed, go to school, go to bed, and more.
Don’t miss: the final pages, which provide a glossary, notes, and photos of the kids and their families. |
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| If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles LarocheWhat it is: a collection of meticulous, layered collages depicting 16 different homes from various times and places, including a Mongolian yurt, a Venetian palazzo, a Chilean palafito, and a Fujian tulou.
Why kids might like it: Curious kids will soak up the facts paired with each collage describing the house, how it’s built, and where it’s from.
Try this next: For further cross-cultural home comparisons, try Jeannie Baker’s Mirror or Carson Ellis’ Home. |
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Festivals and celebrations
by Caryn Jenner
A lively introduction to how young people celebrate different holidays throughout the year—from Chinese New Year and Diwali to the Mexican Day of the Dead and American Thanksgiving—blends simple language and topic-based vocabulary with bold, visual-cue photography. Simultaneous.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Richmond Public Library 101 East Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7223rvalibrary.org/ |
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