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Click, Clack, Quack to School
by Doreen Cronin
When Farmer Brown and the animals are invited to Farm Day at school, he instructs them to be on their best behavior, forgetting that school can be like a barnyard.
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The Greedy Goat
by Petr Horacek
Goat is tired of eating grass. First she tries the dog's breakfast washed down with some of the cat's milk. As Goat becomes more adventurous in her eating, the family notices that things have gone missing-- including Goat herself!
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| Little Robot Alone by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest; illustrated by Matt PhelanWinsome, toaster-headed Little Robot has an upbeat outlook and a countryside home, but he has no one to share them with. To banish his loneliness, Little Robot musters his creativity and builds himself a friend.
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Twig
by Aura Parker
Heidi is a stick insect, tall and long like the twig of a tree. It’s her first day at a busy bug school, where she hopes to learn and make new friends. But finding friends isn’t easy when no one can find you!
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Love Monster and the Scary Something
by Rachel Bright
Fuzzy red Love Monster struggles to overcome his fear of a hungry, scary unknown something that he hears rustling, creaking and bumping around in the dark as he tries to muster his courage so he can fall asleep.
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| Nana in the City by Lauren CastilloThe big city is busy, loud, and scary, and a young boy can't understand why his beloved nana likes living there. Will the gift of a hand-knitted superhero cape help him to see the city as Nana sees it -- "bustling, booming, and extraordinary"?
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Lionheart
by Richard Collingridge
Hearing a scary noise in his room at bedtime, little Richard runs away through the streets, over the hills, through the forest and into the fields before arriving at a magical jungle, where his stuffed lion helps him find the courage to face his fears.
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| Jabari Jumps by Gaia CornwallJabari, is "not scared at all" to jump off a diving board for the first time. But despite his declaration, Jabari lingers nervously over every step toward the board. Will he take the plunge? Some reassuring words from his dad help Jabari find the courage to make a big splash.
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| I Used to Be Afraid by Laura Vaccaro SeegerA story about one girl's fears and how she got over them. "I used to be afraid of spiders," she begins, terror-struck by a dangling spider; "but not anymore," she continues, her terror turned to awe at the spider's intricate web. As she resolves each of her fears she shows that scariness is often just a matter of perspective.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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