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Pet Dad
by Elanna Allen
Denied a pet, Nell decides her father will do and sets out to train him to sit, fetch, and more but he only responds by barking "No!" until she finds the right reward.
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| A Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker After the death of her beloved dog Sascha, a little girl finds a stone on the beach, and readers glimpse how the stone's epic, centuries-long journey brought it to her...and to its new resting place on Sascha's grave.
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Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime!
by Cate Berry
Penguin and Tiny Shrimp DO NOT have a bedtime story to share with you.
There are no soft beds or cozy covers here. There are fireworks! And shark-infested waters!!
This book will never make you sleepy. Not at all. Not even a little. . .
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Rhyme Crime
by Jon Burgerman
"A thief wreaks havoc by switching things out for rhyming counterparts, until he's stumped by an unrhymable word."
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One of a Kind
by Chris Gorman
A boy who enjoys being different due to his love of punk-rock music, the way he dresses, and more, discovers other one-of-a-kind people who take away his loneliness.
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Families, Families, Families!
by Suzanne Lang
story presented as a series of framed portraits features whimsical animals in dozens of combinations that represent and celebrate all kinds of non-traditional families.
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| Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Lauren TobiaThough it focuses on one particular family (a baby with doting parents), this expansive book about the things skin can do -- such as itching, healing, and growing -- takes place during a boisterous block party filled with families of various ages, genders, abilities, and (of course) skin colors. |
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Dinosaur Families : Unearth the Secrets Behind Dinosaur Fossils
by Rupert Matthews
"Describes dinosaur fossils that have been found around the world and what is known about how they interacted with their young and with each other. Includes dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods"--Provided by publisher
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| A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary; illustrated by Qin LengWhen the teacher asks each student to describe what makes their family special, one girl stays quiet, because her family "is not like everybody else's." It's only after she hears her classmates' honest, wide-ranging stories that she finds the confidence to open up about her caring foster family. |
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| One Family by George Shannon; illustrated by Blanca Gómez What's inside: Here, "one" can be a single family unit, or "one" can be many (such as five people in a family); both concepts are reinforced by chunky, winsome illustrations portraying diverse families alongside groups of items for kids to find and count. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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