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We have picked our favorites books for children who are able to read sentences. These books can be found in the Early Reader section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Zoom! Zoom!
by Lola M. Schaefer
Young readers can start their engines and put their pedals to the metal to race along with a group of cars vying for first place.
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A Sweet Diwali
by Harshita Jerath
Along with her family and her dog named Lion, Raina helps prepare to celebrate Diwali by decorating the house with clay lamps called diyas, making beautiful rangoli designs with sand, watching colorful fireworks, and sharing sweet treats with Lion.
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Words are Magic!
by Zaila Avant-garde
Celebrating the magic of words, this level 1 reader encourages kids to mix, match, shout, and rap words as Scipps National Spelling Bee champ Zalia Avant-garde takes them along on an exuberant exploration of letters, sounds, and reading.
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Rex Finds an Egg
by Doug Cushman
When unlikely friends warthog Rex and oxpecker Oslo find an egg and wonder who it could belong to, they set off on a new adventure to find out!
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A Fox, a Pig, and a Dig
by Jonathan Fenske
As in the first book in this series, A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, author Jonathan Fenske tells a humorous three-part story of two friends, Pig and Fox. In this book, Fox plays tricks on Pig at the beach! With comic art and simple language, this title is sure to have kids rolling with laughter.
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Reina Ramos Meets a BIG Puppy
by Emma Otheguy
When her best friend Lila gets a HUGE puppy, 6-year-old Reina is afraid to admit that's she scared.
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You Can Be a Good Sport, Pout-Pout Fish!
by Deborah Diesen
After they lose, Mr. Fish shows his soccer team that playing a game isn't always about who scores the most points— it's about having fun along the way!
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Runaway Rocket!
by Elle Stephens
When a rocket launch goes wrong in Adventure Bay, it's up to Nickelodeon's newest heroes, the Cat Pack, to help the PAW Patrol save the day. Will Wild, Leo, Shade, Rory, and the heroic pups make a "purrfect" team?
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Monster Truck
by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter wants a new toy Squisher truck! For two weeks, Little Critter does chores to pay for it, but when he finally has enough money, the toy store is all sold out. To cheer up Little Critter, his dad takes him to his Uncle Zeb's Monster Truck Rally. From tricks on two wheels to riding in an actual monster truck, the rally is the best time ever!
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Grumpy Monkey: The Egg-Sitter
by Suzanne Lang
Hilarious chaos ensues when Jim agrees to watch Oxpecker's egg, which rolls away while he takes a break for lunch and ends up in Snake's nest where the snake hatchlings think Jim is their mother.
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See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
by David LaRochelle
See Max. Max is not a cat, Max is a dog. But much to Max's dismay, the book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a DOG? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking.
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Hello Ninja: Hello Stage Fright
by Nathan D. Wilson
When Wes is too nervous to play the drums at Georgie's dance recital, they pretend to be ninjas to help Wes find his courage and must save the day when the audience is in danger.
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The Pizza Mystery
by Liz Brizzi
When their favorite pizza restaurant almost goes out of business, the Alden children try to help their friends stay open while they find out who is behind all their problems.
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Lion Pride!: Wild Kratts
by Martin Kratt
The Kratt brothers activate their creature powers to introduce readers to lions and how they take care of their young.
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Flat Stanley and the Bees
by Lori Haskins Houran
Enjoying outdoor games with his friends on a hot summer day, Flat Stanley tries to figure out how to use his flat talents to help when their play accidentally disrupts a beehive and triggers a sticky swarm.
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The Firefly with No Glow
by Rebecca Smallberg
Luke the firefly has no glow of his own so he stays near his friends, and when they are caught in a jar, his difference makes him uniquely qualified to help.
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How to Start Kindergarten
by Cathy Hapka
When Steve befriends David, the new kid at school, he tells David to do what he does, but his plan backfires when David begins copying everything, from Steve's clothes to his lunch.
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Springtime in Bugland!
by David A. Carter
Anticipating the arrival of spring, the whimsical insects from Birthday Bugs happily buzz around and prepare a seasonal party while Busy Bug wonders where his friend, Bitsy Bee, has gone.
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Susan B. Anthony: Her Fight for Equal Rights
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Monica Kulling
Published on Susan B. Anthony’s 200th birthday, a leveled-reader introduction to the heroic suffragette and her role in the passage of the 19th Amendment describes how she teamed up with other activists, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to gain support for voting rights for women.
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