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Children's Books April 2024
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Bear finds eggs
by Karma Wilson
As Bear and his friends stroll through the forest, they find different kinds of bird's eggs and leave gifts for the soon-to-be chicks.
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What happened to you?
by James Catchpole
Joe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don't need to know what happened.
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Some do, some don't
by Dipacho
Colombian creator Dipacho explores the many ways we live with other people--or, at times, apart from them--with striking illustrations of the jabiru, the largest member of the stork family of birds. In spare, poetic text and stunning watercolors, Dipacho honors family togetherness as well as families whose members choose to live apart, or are separated by circumstances. Moving spreads pay tribute to family members who have died, and those just born. This ingeniously conceived book gives equal weight to the conventional and the unconventional arrangements in which we live, sparking conversations about what it means to be a family. The book ends with informational back matter about the fascinating jabiru stork, grounding it in the world of facts.
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Love like chocolate
by Tracy E. Banghart
Teaching his adopted little sister their traditions, which are always celebrated with chocolate, a boy realizes she might have favorite treats of her own and, together, they can create new traditions and memories.
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A garden in my hands
by Meera Sriram
While her mother applies intricate, delicate henna designs on her hands, a little girl listens to family stories about weddings, monsoons and ancestors long gone, in this sweet reminder of the garden of love we cultivate with those closest to us.
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Alebrijes
by Donna Barba Higuera
When thirteen-year-old Leandro takes the fall for his sister and is exiled into an ancient drone, he embarks on a perilous journey beyond the city's walls where he encounters mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, and fellow outcasts as he tries to save his sister and fellow Cascabeles from the oppressive regime.
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Duel
by Jessixa Bagley
When her popular sister Gigi humiliates her on the first day of school, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a duel with high sisterly stakes that divides the school into factions and fractures their family even further.
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Top secret anniversary / : Top Secret Anniversary: a Branches Book
by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Planning a surprise anniversary party for her parents, Priya finds it hard to keep a secret, especially because her dad is curious about EVERYTHING, and wonders if she can stop him from spoiling the surprise AND make it their best anniversary EVER.
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The enchanted life of Valentina Mejâia
by Alexandra Alessandri
Dragged along on another magical creature hunt with their father, 12-year-old Valentina, who loves to draw the world around her, and her younger brother Julián are transported to an alternate Colombia where the legends are real.
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Autumn Peltier, water warrior
by Carole Lindstrom
Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect our water-keeping it pure and clean for the generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn Peltier.
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Baking wonderland : a mix and match cookbook for kids!
by Jean Parker
This mix-and-match cookbook is for curious kids who love to laugh. It's the perfect first baking book for children to use their imaginations, learn new skills and take their baking adventures to out-of-this-world heights! Be our guest and explore this magical theme park full of the most scrumptious cookie, cupcake, donut and cake recipes. Mix and match them with our fabulous frostings, glazes, toppings, and milks to build countless combinations for your dream desserts.
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You are loved : a book about families
by Margaret O'Hair
Inspired by Sofia Sanchez, a fifth grade student and self-advocate for Down syndrome, this beautiful and inclusive picture book shows all the different ways to make a family, including all the people you choose who love you and empower you, just the way you are.
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Hands-on science : geology
by Lola M. Schaefer
In this interactive picture book, young readers push, press, and pound rocks on the page, using their imagination to explore. They learn about different types of rocks, the structure of Earth, and how we humans use rocks and minerals. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating the hardness of rocks.
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Want to request any of these titles? Place a hold through the online catalog, or call the library 831-768-3404 for assistance.
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Watsonville Public Library
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