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Picture Books February 2019
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| What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack; illustrated by April HarrisonWhat it’s about: “What is given from the heart reaches the heart,” James Otis’s Mama reminds him after he wonders how his poor and struggling family can possibly help out a neighboring family in need.
Who it’s for: families and caregivers in search of a heartfelt, homespun story about compassion in action.
Look for: the wealth of color, texture, and detail shown in the collage illustrations. |
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| There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-RoachWhat it’s about: Muffin the cat keeps a careful watch over his home, the Little Bear Bakery. That’s why he’s the first to investigate the strange noises in the bakery -- could there be an uninvited ursine visitor?
Is it for you? Adults will be amused by Muffin’s faux-noir narration, while kids will relish the messy mayhem of bears in a bakery.
Kids might also like: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich, another comical mystery from author/illustrator Julia Sarcone-Roach. |
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| Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea TsurumiWhat it’s about: Octopus, Scallop, Lionfish, Lobster, and all the other undersea creatures are baffled by Crab’s devotion to baking beautifully decorated pastries…until a boat dumps garbage into their home and Crab’s creations provide a much-needed rallying point for the clean-up effort.
Read it for: serious messages about environmentalism and empathy folded into a frothy confection of colorful art and whimsy. |
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Peppa pig and the I love you game
by Candlewick Press
Honoring the things they love on Valentine's Day, from goldfish and cookies to dinosaurs and jumping in muddy puddles, Peppa and George spend time with Mummy, Daddy and their grandparents while prompting each other to reveal what they love best. TV tie-in.
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Fearless Mary : Mary Fields, stagecoach driver
by Tami Charles
A picture book biography of Mary Fields, a little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character who is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West.
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Duck on a disco ball
by Jeff Mack
When a little boy wakes up in the morning to find his toy duck atop a disco ball in the kitchen, he wonders what the duck and his parents get up to while he is asleep
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Bearnard's book
by Deborah Underwood
When Bearnard is invited to star in a book by the Queen of Storybook Land, he worries that he may not be right for the part, until his friend Gertie helps him discover how to shine in his own story
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Remarkably you
by Pat Zietlow Miller
Rhyming text encourages young readers to discover what they are good at and use it to make a difference in big ways or in small ones
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Maria the matador
by Anne Lambelet
Entering a bullfighting competition in the hope of winning a lifetime supply of the churros she dearly loves, little Maria orchestrates a creative agreement with an overtired bull to perform a spectacular dance to win their spectators' hearts.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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