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If I Was the Sunshine by Julie FoglianoThe award-winning author of If You Want to See a Whale and the illustrator of President Obama's Of Thee I Sing combine lyrical, thought-provoking verses with warmly evocative art in a celebration of the awe-inspiring nature of relationships, love and connection.
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| The Little Guys by Vera BrosgolWhat it’s about: The forest-dwelling Little Guys are minuscule in size, but with their might combined, they're unstoppable. They can cross deep water! They can forage in tall bushes! They can steal food from chipmunks and beat up bears! Wait, what?
Read it for: jaunty, expressive artwork and a kid-friendly message about the uses (and misuses) of teamwork. |
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That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory JohnOrdered by his doctor to stay silent for a whole week to let his sore throat get better, a dinosaur who loves to roar tries to endure life without doing what he thinks makes him most himself. By the award-winning creators of The Good Egg.
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| High Five by Adam Rubin; illustrated by Daniel SalmieriWhat it is: a series of finger-stretching, hand-slapping challenges to prepare you for the 75th Annual High Five Tournament.
Hold that book steady! This exuberant, interactive read is packed with opportunities for kids to high-five its pages.
Author alert: Fans of the oddball humor and playful illustrations in Dragons Love Tacos won't want to miss this latest book from the same creative duo. |
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Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter GoodrichThe award-winning lead character designer of Despicable Me presents the story of a cantankerous cactus in a window flowerpot who resists everything in the form of friendship before realizing how lonely his existence has become.
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Destination: Moon
by Seymour Simon
Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind
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Counting on Katherine
by Helaine Becker
A picture book introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures describes how a numbers-loving young Katherine Johnson became an American icon who calculated the course of moon landings and was integral in saving lives during the Apollo 13 mission.
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Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet
by Buzz Aldrin
The Apollo 11 astronaut invites curious youngsters to evaluate Mars as a potential planet for human colonization, describing what Mars residents might experience while traveling to and living on the Red Planet.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Demarest Free Public Library |
90 Hardenburgh Ave. |
Demarest, New Jersey 07627 |
(201) 768-8714 |
demarestlibrary.org |
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