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Anansi's Narrow Waist: A Tale from Ghana
by H. J. Arrington
Anansi has strings tied around his waist so that he will be notified when food is ready for him to share, and soon he has so many that when they are all pulled at once they squeeze his waist until it is tiny.
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| Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko; illustrated by Dan SantatSomeday, Nicholas hopes to be as brave as his dad, Big Nick. Until then, he's got his toy dinosaur to keep his fears at bay. The pocket-size toy looms large in Nicholas' imagination, fighting his battles and giving him courage. When the dinosaur goes missing, however, Nicholas must mount a daunting night-time retrieval mission (with some help from Big Nick, of course). Expressive and heartfelt, Dad and the Dinosaur can be shared alongside classics like Kevin Henkes' Sheila Rae the Brave or Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny series to remind kids that whether they're searching for a lost toy or facing fears, a little back-up always helps. |
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Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas
by Jordan P. Novak
Giggles ensue when a little ninja uses his quick and sneaky skills to elude a mischievous, biting mosquito. A first picture book.
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Rain
by Sam Usher
Forced to stay indoors during a heavy rainstorm, young Sam drinks hot chocolate, reads and dreams of adventures while his Granddad does paperwork until the need to mail an important letter triggers a magical adventure in the wet outdoors.
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| Building Our House by Jonathan BeanWhile his award-winning picture book At Night was set in the city, this winsome offering from author and illustrator Jonathan Bean is pure country. A young girl's family lives in a trailer while they slowly build their new home from scratch. Bean, who based the story on events from his own childhood, offers readers a highly detailed account of the house-building process (from laying the foundation to hosting a frame-raising party) as well as a moving portrait of a family whose mutual work creates tight-knit bonds. |
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Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color
by Julia Denos
A lyrical story celebrating the beauty of colors in the world around us follows the exuberant imagination of a little girl whose efforts to collect all of the colors she sees are challenged by colors that do not always like to be tamed.
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| A Letter for Leo by Sergio RuzzierLeo the weasel is a mail carrier, but he's never received a letter. Depicted in soft watercolors, Leo's cozy community is clearly friendly -- he often chats or plays games with the other animals -- yet none of them write to Leo. One day, Leo opens his mailbox to find not a letter, but a lost baby bird named Cheep. Cheep and Leo soon form a close friendship, and though the return of Cheep's bird family is bittersweet, it results in a pitch-perfect conclusion that's sure to make you smile. Gently wistful and simply told, A Letter for Leo is just right for beginning readers or for exploring one-on-one. |
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| Three Bears in a Boat by David SomanAfter accidentally breaking their Mama's beloved blue seashell, three bear siblings named Dash, Charlie, and Theo sail away in search of a replacement. Although they meet other bears in boats, explore an island, encounter enormous whales, and get caught in a sudden storm, finding another blue shell proves more difficult than they expected. Using the exhilarating sweep of the ocean as a backdrop, Three Bears in a Boat combines visual drama with gentle humor to create a high-seas adventure -- one with a reassuring ending that may remind readers of Maurice Sendak's classic Where the Wild Things Are.
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Contact your librarians for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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