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Expires Friday at 3pm Candace at the Arvin Branch Library will be reading Last Stop on Market Street written by Matt De la Pena |
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Kids' Books About Being Thankful
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Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser HillIn a Thanksgiving-themed adaptation of “The House that Jack Built,” a family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table brimming with loving associations, from flowers and hand-sewn napkins to wedding glasses and ancestral silverware.
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The Thank You Book by Mo WillemsThe best friendship between careful Gerald and carefree Piggie is challenged when Piggie embarks on an effort to thank everyone, but inadvertently leaves someone out. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
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Thankful by Eileen SpinelliA new picture book by the best-selling and award-winning children's author combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings. |
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Under the Lemon Moon by Edith Hope FineThe theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with La Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.
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We Are Grateful : Otsaliheliga by Traci SorellFollows a full year of Cherokee celebrations and experiences, describing how the Cherokee Nation expresses thanks and reflects on struggles all year long. |
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The Thankful Book by Todd ParrA board book rendering of the author/illustrator's inspirational holiday classic celebrates some of the many things there are to be grateful for in a kid's life, from fun dance music to loving kisses.
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All The World
by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in the world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
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Little Flower Yoga for Kidsby Jennifer Cohen HarperA certified yoga instructor introduces a fun and unique program for children that combines yoga and mindfulness in an easy-to-read book. |
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Books for Adults About Being Thankful
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Thanks a Thousand : A Gratutide Journey by A. J. JacobsA New York Times best-selling author describes a journey of gratitude as he attempts to thank every person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee, from Minnesota coal miners to farmers in Columbia and the marketers on Madison Avenue. |
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The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup : My Encounters With Extraordinary People by Susan OrleanIn a collection of essays from The New Yorker, the acclaimed author of The Orchid Thief offers a series of intriguing profiles of some of the colorful people she has encountered, from the first female Spanish matador to the African king who drives a New York City cab to Silly Billy, a popular entertainer on the children's birthday-party circuit.
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All Along You Were Blooming : Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper NicholsA popular Instagram poet and artist presents a collection of illustrated poetry and prose that is best described as a “love letter” to the self, with proclamations of hope and affirmations of the soul lining every page.
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