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OBD National Poetry Month (April) - YOUTH
OBD Newbery Medal Winners (1922-2022) - YOUTH
Poetry Month for Kids
OBD Newbery Medal Winners (1922-2022) - YOUTH
Poetry Month for Kids
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A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
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Read Along volume 0
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"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with his...
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Black Authors: Poetry (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--
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A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
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Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better.
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Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 2
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"Capturing the shock and reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic through poetry, as Garvey's life goes into lockdown and his father becomes sick, Garvey must find a way to use his newfound musical skills to bring hope to both his father and himself"--
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Thinker isn't just an average puppy--he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse. here's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public, and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pets' Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret...
10) All the world
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Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.
11) Tik-Tok of Oz
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Introduces Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok, the clockwork man, assists in conquering the Nome King.
14) Finding Langston
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Finding Langston volume 1
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BBD Black History Month
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
15) A library
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At the Library Children's
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Books for the Library Lover (Kids)
OBD National Library Week (April) - YOUTH
Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Books for the Library Lover (Kids)
OBD National Library Week (April) - YOUTH
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In what other place can a child "sail their dreams" and "surf the rainbow" without ever leaving the room? This ode to libraries is a celebration for everyone who loves stories, from seasoned readers to those just learning to love words, and it will have kids and parents alike imagining where their library can take them. This inspiring read-aloud includes stunning illustrations and a note from Nikki Giovanni about the importance of libraries in her...
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Green Hills All Staff Favorites
Green Hills Staff Favorites - Youth Books
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Green Hills All Staff Favorites
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A zany but well-meaning cat brings a cheerful, exotic, and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young children one rainy day while their mother is out.
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August 16th is Tell a Joke Day
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
K&T - National Poetry Month
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
K&T - National Poetry Month
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A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings. Come in - for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters...
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