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Teaches students the importance of owning up to their mistakes.

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Transform your child's life with the power of kindness and saying sorry.

In this rhyming book, children will learn that "Sorry" is just the first step in asking for forgiveness. We all make mistakes, big and small, but it's important to take responsibility for our actions and seek forgiveness.

Empower kids to own their actions and reflect on their mistakes

Whether the mistake is simply making a mess or causing someone a great deal of stress, discover how a few simple tips and tricks make a huge difference!

Boost your child's emotional intelligence

Children will learn the importance of not just saying sorry but being genuine in your apology, acknowledging the other person's response, and identifying what you did wrong and what you can do to make it right.

Other books you may like

Here, at Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream, we believe that children's books are more than just stories - they're vessels of inspiration, education, and imagination. Read other best-selling children's books from Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream like Anxiety Beast: A Kid's Guide to Defeating Anxiety, You're Not Alone: Making Friends Through Kindness, Today I Feel Angry , and Frantic Fred Feels Frustrated .

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The Road To Sorry: Being Responsible for Our Actions - Kid's Social Emotional Guide to Saying Sorry - Discover the Power Kindness - Emotions Book About Being Kind - Children's Book Ages 3-8

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The Road To Sorry: Being Responsible for Our Actions - Kid's Social Emotional Guide to Saying Sorry - Discover the Power Kindness - Emotions Book About Being Kind - Children's Book Ages 3-8 [Mandy Sweetwater, Vanina Ahumada] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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Kindness Starts With You by Jacquelyn Stagg

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Kindness Starts With You by Jacquelyn Stagg

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Shows students that all acts of kindness have effects on others no matter how small.

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Follow Maddy through her day at school, where your child will learn how easy it can be to spread kindness!

From taking turns on the swing to including everyone in the game - this storybook shows that no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted!

A lightbulb lesson of kindness is found on each page!

Included in the book is a Kindness BINGO download and a Weekly Kindness Challenge to help encourage your child to: Say Sorry, Be Polite, Take Turns, Be a Helping Hand, Include Others, and Show Respect.

If you value raising kind kids that make the world a better place, then this book is for you!

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Kindness Starts With You - At School [Stagg, Jacquelyn] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Kindness Starts With You - At School

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It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard by Wendy O'Leary

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It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard by Wendy O'Leary

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"Sometimes I have to do something I don’t want to do.
I feel really angry. . . .
Then I remember that everyone feels angry sometimes.
I put my hand on my heart, and here’s what I say:
'It’s OK—I love you. I’m with you today.'"

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Wendy O'Leary, M.Ed. is from Central Massachusetts. She is passionate about sharing mindfulness and self-compassion practices for emotional well-being and resiliency and especially enjoys working with children and families. She teaches practices she loves and has seen make a difference in so many lives, including her own. Wendy has been in hundreds of classrooms and organizations helping children learn skills to better understand and manage their emotions and works with parents and teachers giving them tools to support children.

Wendy speaks internationally on mindfulness and self-compassion for children and is a guest lecturer in higher education. In addition to her work with children, Wendy also facilitates workshops on mindfulness, self-compassion, and happiness for adults.

Wendy is an active community volunteer with a passion for supporting services and programs that empower children and their families. She was the recipient of the 2019 Advocate for Girls Award in her community. She loves being out in nature, taking walks, enjoying the wildlife, and boating with her husband, adult children, and friends.

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It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard

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It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard [O'Leary, Wendy, Eide, Sandra, Eide, Sandra, Germer, Christopher] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard

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For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters by Jeff Foster

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For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters by Jeff Foster

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Gives a basic outline of government such as where it comes from and how it works, making it a great book for a social studies lesson.

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Discover everything you ever wanted to know about how the government really works with this accessible, highly designed and illustrated handbook from Marjory Stoneman Douglas AP government teacher Jeff Foster.

Now more than ever, it's so important for everyone to understand our government: where it came from, how it works, and how we can bring about change. And, after all, in the words of author and government teacher Jeff Foster, "If you don't participate, you can't complain."This book is a comprehensive and entertaining guide that answers questions like: What is the Constitution? What are the branches of the government? What is the Electoral College? What are the political parties? What are the different responsibilities of the city, state, and federal governments?Plus, discover the complete backstory on some of our government's most important moments, like why we wrote the Declaration of Independence, and how people since then have worked withand protested againstthe government to improve the lives of all Americans.Each spread features a mix of black-and-white and full-color art, including infographics, charts, maps, political caricatures, and other engaging visual elements that will be fun and easy for kids to understand.Includes a foreword from Yolanda Renee King, an activist and the granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, plus lots of amazing back matter about how kids can participate and get involved.

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For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters

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For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters [Foster, Jeff, McLaughlin, Julie, King, Yolanda Renee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters

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This book teaches children the value of being resilient, having self-confidence, and having self-control through telling a story of a tree on a cliff.

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Finalist, Green Earth Book Awards
Selected for the New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Included in Wordcrate's resilience activity box

The Hugging Tree tells the story of a little tree growing all alone on a cliff, by a vast and mighty sea. Reading this book with your child can be a way to teach resilience, self-confidence, and self-control and help you discuss challenges your child may be facing at home or school.

Alone on a mighty cliff by the sea, a tiny tree struggles to grow and thrive. She is nurtured by the sea, sun and moon, and becomes home to a family of loons. But winter ice storms and bitter cold break her boughs and roots. Will she survive? Find out how the hugging tree grows until she can hold and shelter others.

Even though childhood can be a wondrous and carefree time, children must deal with difficulties as they grow. Those range from minor disappointments like losing a game, arguing with a friend or sibling, earning a poor grade...to significant blows such as the death of a parent or loved one, abuse, or neglect.

Through all her troubles, the Hugging Tree holds fast. Sustained by the natural world and the kindness and compassion of one little boy, the tree grows and grows until it can hold and shelter others under its immense green canopy. Every day, people of all ages come to rest and sit under the tree. The resilience of the Hugging Tree calls to mind the potential in all of us: to thrive, despite times of struggle and difficulty. To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve. To dream and to grow, just where we are.

Psychologists use the term resilience to describe an individual's ability to adapt successfully to challenging events. Reading this book with your child can be a way to teach resilience, self-confidence, and self-control and help you discuss challenges your child may be facing at home or school. This book has been used as an inspiration and teaching tool by teachers, librarians, pastors, rabbis, and parents around the world. There are more than two dozen read-a-louds of the book available on You Tube. Children enjoy making their own drawings of hugging trees, with words like "love" and "perseverance" alongside the branches. They enjoy outdoor read-a-louds accompanied by hugging and being hugged by trees.

A Note to Parents by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, provides information about resilience, and guidelines for building resilience in children.

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The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience

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The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience by Neimark, Jill

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As this book goes along with a classic childrens song, it makes it perfect for a music lesson.

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Toddlers love friendly dragons, too--and now their time has come, with a beautiful board-book version of Puff, the Magic Dragon !
This sturdy new volume features Eric Puybarets stunning art from the phenomenally successful and critically praised picture book. Its the perfect celebration of the 50th anniversary of Peter Yarrow and Lenny Liptons beloved childrens song.

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Amazon.com: Puff, the Magic Dragon: 9781454901143: Yarrow, Peter, Lipton, Lenny, Puybaret, Eric: Books

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The Backyard Bug Book for Kids by Lauren Davidson

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The Backyard Bug Book for Kids by Lauren Davidson

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Tells about the life cycle of a caterpillar through its own eyes as it encounters other bugs. Includes facts about the insects throughout and activities at the end of the book.

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Crawl into the wonderful world of bugs-a fun photographic adventure for ages 3 to 5. The perfect holiday gift for curious kids! -Learn cool facts about ladybugs, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and more. Did you know ladybugs have 2 sets of wings?-This kid's bug book lets little ones see creepy crawlies up close with big and colorful photos of every bug.-Continue the learning with bug-themed activities like leading a bee to a flower and spotting the hidden bugs.

Take your child on an educational adventure bursting full-color photographs of bugs and insects. The Backyard Bug Book for Kids has everything you'd want in bug books for kids: a story, pictures, and activities combined. Introduce your little one to the backyard bugs they're likely to see during their day, then help them remember what they've learned with fun, on-the-page challenges, led by a friendly caterpillar!

Give your child a bug's-eye view of the world with this must-have book of bugs for kids!
Bugs galore Amazing pictures Exciting activities

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The Backyard Bug Book for Kids: Storybook, Insect Facts, and Activities (Let's Learn About Bugs and Animals)

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The Backyard Bug Book for Kids: Storybook, Insect Facts, and Activities (Let's Learn About Bugs and Animals) [Davidson, Lauren] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Backyard Bug Book for Kids: Storybook, Insect Facts, and Activities (Let's Learn About Bugs and Animals)

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Pebbles and the Biggest Number: A STEM Adventure for Kids by Joey Benun

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Pebbles and the Biggest Number: A STEM Adventure for Kids by Joey Benun

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Introduces large numbers to students visually and compares them to everyday objects to make them easier to grasp.

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Even the youngest children know big numbers: a thousand, a million, even a billion! But what comes next? A curious butterfly named Pebbles wants to know, too.

Follow Pebbles' globetrotting adventure and meet animal friends in exotic landscapes. From idyllic butterfly fields to scorching deserts, vast oceans, and the splendors of space, Pebbles is always eager to explore. This fact-filled science book for kids is overflowing with vibrant illustrations that pull the story forward.

Even as the numbers grow to unimaginable sizes, author Joey Benun finds imaginative ways to help kids grasp the concept. Big ideas feel manageable when compared to relatable, everyday objects, like sand and stars. Reading about math is even more fun with 'Did You Know?' trivia, 'Number Notes', and 'Science Spots' on every page!

Pebbles and the Biggest Number is perfect for independent elementary readers or a read-with-me introduction to toddler math. Plus, there's so much to re-read and explore after the story. Dig deeper with a kid-friendly science glossary, fascinating number visualizer, and supplemental online activities.

Will Pebbles ever find the biggest number? Flutter in and find out!

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Pebbles and the Biggest Number: A STEM Adventure for Kids - Ages 4-8

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★ Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner ★ Reader's Favorite Gold Award Winner ★ Moonbeam Silver Award Winner ★ National Indie Excellence Award Winner ★ American Fiction Award Winner ★ Independent Author Network Finalist ★ Purple Dragonfly Grand Prize Winner Even the youngest children know big numbers: a...

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Features a mix of Spanish and English. Can be used to teach students some Spanish.

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With the English and Spanish text side by side on the page, this bilingual edition of the vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the tastes of summer is ideal for bilingual readers as well as Spanish speakers learning English and vice versa. By Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz and celebrated artist Micah Player!

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Can you hear his call? Paletas for one! Paletas for all! / ¡Vengan a comprar! Paleta para uno ¡o pa' to'a la vecindad!

Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the entire community to get the tasty treat now.

Full of musicality, generosity, kindness, and ice pops, this book is sure to satisfy fans of Thank You, Omu! and Carmela Full of Wishes.

Includes an author's note from Lucky Diaz and a link to a live version of the Lucky Band's popular song that inspired the book.

A Junior Library Guild Selection!

"A wonderfully executed treat of a book with a sweet community focus."- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

" Depicts wonderful examples of kindness, community, and delicious paletas."- Booklist (starred review)

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Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!: Bilingual English-Spanish

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Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!: Bilingual English-Spanish [Diaz, Lucky, Player, Micah, Tafolla, Dr. Carmen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!: Bilingual English-Spanish

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Shows students how autistic individuals can communicate non-verbally if needed.

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An instant #1 New York Times bestselling picture book and Dolly Gray Award winner! A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as the child does, without spoken language . A Day With No Words is a colorful and engaging picture book for young readers shares what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing tools to embrace their unique method of "speaking."A Day With No Words successfully normalizes communication methods outside of verbal speech and provides representation of neurodiversity and autism in a way that affirms and celebrates.The experts are raving! , Tiffany Hammond provides us a rare window to the non-speaking world of autism. She has done so with love, compassion, and, I believe, deep understanding. And Kate Cosgrove's illustrations make it a beautiful world indeed. Bravo and thank you to both Hammond and Cosgrove for this window!" - Samantha S. Supernaw, LCSW-S, Licensed Therapist & Clinical Supervisor, a book that so eloquently, lyrically, and vividly captures the essence and beauty of an autistic mind. This book is a gift to all who read it." - Wendy J. Ross, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Developmental Pediatrician, Associate Professor Jefferson University, Director Jefferson Health Center for Autism and Neurodiversity Tiffany Hammond (she/her) is the voice behind the Fidgets and Fries platform. She is an Autistic mother, advocate, and storyteller who uses her personal experiences with Autism and parenting two Autistic boys to guide others on their journey.

The American Library Association Booklist starred review boasts, "The story is written from the boy's first-person perspective, however-a clever choice in that it gives readers a direct look into his mind and reinforces the book's crucial statement that nonverbal people have as many words and as much intelligence as anyone else. Cosgrove's art, throughout, does an amazing job of transporting readers into his perspective, employing various color tones, metaphoric imagery, and 'camera' angles to reflect the deep expressiveness contained in every page [...] through this book, neurotypicals' eyes will be opened, and everyone in Autistic Families will feel seen-and heard."

The story highlights the bond between mother and child and follows them on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.

Written by an autistic mother of two autistic sons and the creator behind the popular @Fidgets.and.Fries social media platform and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove (IG @k8cosgrove),

A Day With No Words

"How lucky are we to finally get Tiffany's poignant words and message into children's hands through this impactful story. Children and families can now be touched by her brilliance and learn about the often-overlooked autistics who communicate differently. The importance of cannot be overstated in its potential to expose readers, young and old alike, to the beauties and barriers of living the autistic experience." - Ali Cunningham Abbott, PhD, LMHC, author of Counseling Adults with Autism: A Comprehensive Toolkit A Day with No Words A Day With No Words About the Author:

"In my past 20 years as a developmental pediatrician, I have never read anything quite like

Tiffany has a Masters in Developmental Psychology and spends her time teaching, coaching, and mentoring others in Disability Justice issues.

Her activism is rooted in challenging the current perception of Autism as a lifelong burden, cultivating a community that explores the concept of Intersectionality and inspiring thought leaders through storytelling, education, and critical discourse.

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A Day With No Words [Hammond, Tiffany, Cosgrove, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Day With No Words

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My Travelin' Eye by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

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My Travelin' Eye by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

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“My travelin’ eye still wanders sometimes, but that’s the true nature of an artist – to see the world in her own unique way.”

An upbeat view on a disability; shows students that a disability can be turned into a postive experience by embracing it.

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Here is a charming story about one very inspiring little girl who overcomes her disability and offers inspiration to others.

My Travelin' Eye is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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My Travelin' Eye [Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue, Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. My Travelin' Eye

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My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best

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My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best

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Zulay is blind and decides she wants to run during Field Day, and by using her cane and support from her friends she accomplishes this. Teaches students about accommodation as well as the fact that having a disability does not mean you cannot do things others can.

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Cari Best grew up in New York City in an extended European family dominated by confident, beautiful women who loved to talk. As a result, she became more comfortable with the written word as opposed to the one spoken.

A graduate of the City University of New York, she also received a Master's Degree in Library Science from Drexel University, landing a job as the first librarian at the newly built headquarters of the International Reading Association in Newark, Delaware. She served as Editorial Director at a film company for 18 years while raising three children, numerous dogs and seeing the world.

Many of Cari Best's picture books depict real life problems and joys that children encounter: disappointment, shyness, bullying, learning to ride a bike, bake a pie, celebrate a loved one's special day - and show a realistic and satisfying outcome in each case, creating a sense of hope and accomplishment.

Cari Best lives in Connecticut where she walks, gardens, laughs and reads a lot.

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My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay [Best, Cari, Brantley-Newton, Vanessa] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay

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Rather than physical disability, this book deals with mental illness. Children can understand the importance of mental health discussions and that sometimes they must adapt their interactions while the people in their lives focus on their mental health.

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Her mother says you can't see her daddy's hurt because it's inside his head. One in five adults experiences depression in their lifetime, but young children are often left in the dark when their mother or father suddenly can't play like they used to.Together Things will resonate with the thousands of young children who know what it's like to live with a parent experiencing mental illness, helping them to understand ― in an age appropriate and sensitive way ― that it is okay for them to feel mad or sad about their parent's illness, but that, while their parent is getting better, they may have to do different things together to preserve their relationship, such as reading stories or drawing pictures, instead of the imaginative play their parent cannot currently envision through the haze of mental illness. Through wondrous illustrations and a compelling story, young children can understand the importance of mental health discussions and that sometimes they must adapt their interactions while the people in their lives focus on their mental health.

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Together Things: When her father feels sad, a little girl finds ways to keep the bonds of love alive

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Her mother says you can't see her daddy's hurt because it's inside his head. One in five adults experiences depression in their lifetime, but young children are often left in the dark when their mother or father suddenly can't play like they used to.Together Things will resonate with the thousand...

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Josie has a rare disease called FOXG1 syndrome and shows her peers that disabilities don't define a person and that happiness comes from the heart.

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Nicole Zeitzer Johnson is on a mission to help children understand disabilities, medical complexities, and the importance of inclusion. Her "Joyfully Josie" book series draws inspiration from her daughter, Josie, who was born with a rare neurological genetic disorder called FOXG1 syndrome, which causes many disabilities.

Nicole observed that young children often seem afraid and uncomfortable when meeting Josie. This realization motivated Nicole to create tools for parents and educators to guide children towards understanding, empathy, and inclusion. The "Joyfully Josie" series aims to turn these moments of unfamiliarity into joyful experiences.

In 2017, Nicole co-founded the FOXG1 Research Foundation, which is accelerating research to find a cure for FOXG1 syndrome and related disorders, including Autism. The foundation has risen rapidly in prominence, partnering with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Before becoming a champion for rare diseases and disabilities, Nicole was a television producer and co-founded the streaming music service, Qello Concerts, collaborating with top musicians and celebrities. Today, she's a vocal advocate, speaking to audiences about disability inclusion and her personal journey as a mother in search of a cure. Nicole resides in New York with her husband, Richard, their son, Tanner, and Josie.

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Joyfully Josie: Helps children understand disabilities

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Introducing Joyfully Josie, a heartwarming children's book series about a little girl named Josie who has FOXG1 syndrome, a rare disease that causes disabilities. Despite her many challenges, Josie's joy lights up the world around her. Through her experiences, Josie teaches about inclusion and en...

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Included: A book for ALL children about inclusion, diversity, disability, equality and empathy by Jayneen Sanders 

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Teaches children the important skill of inclusion no matter what the person may look like.

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Jayneen (aka Jay Dale) is an experienced primary school teacher, editor, author and publisher.

She started her teaching career in the 1980s as an elementary school teacher in rural Queensland, Australia. She then moved to Victoria and taught at a number of inner-city schools.

In 1985, Jay had a change of career and became an educational editor and publisher.

In the early 90s, Jay and her partner moved to Japan to work as English teachers. They lived and worked in Japan for over three and a half years. In fact, Jay's first daughter was born there.

On returning to Australia, Jay began work as an educational author/packager. Since that time, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. Jay is also an accomplished children's book author, writing a number of titles for such literacy series as ZigZags, Totally Kidz, Deadly and Incredible, and a children's picture book series for Penguin.

During 2008 and 2009, Jay returned to teaching. That experience refreshed her understanding of issues facing children, teachers and parents.

She is currently working with an educational publisher as lead author of a new literacy series. Jay has written over 100 titles in that series.

More importantly, Jay is a mother of three teenage girls and has been a school councillor at her local primary school for over seven years. This time spent in primary schools both as a teacher and a parent inspired her to ask the question of her community: 'What are we doing in schools to protect our children from sexual interference?' When she realised very little was actually being done, she decided to use her authoring and publishing skills to write books to help parents, carers and teachers to broach the subject of self-protection and to encourage children to speak up.

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Included: A book for ALL children about inclusion, diversity, disability, equality and empathy

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Included: A book for ALL children about inclusion, diversity, disability, equality and empathy [Sanders, Jayneen, Carrossine, Camila] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Included: A book for ALL children about inclusion, diversity, disability, equality and empathy

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Artist to Artist by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

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Artist to Artist by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

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This book involves 23 artists of childrens books talking about themselves and their art. After reading, students will create their own piece inspired by their favorite style.

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I have loved picture books ever since I was a child. The illustrations of Beatrix Potter and N. C. Wyeth were early favorites, and I always found any kind of animal story irresistible. I was an enthusiastic young artist as well, and I formulated pre-school plans to make drawing the center of my lifetime career. I used to dream up stories and illustrate them for my younger sisters, Patti and Martha. We called the activity: "Telling Stories on Paper." When it took place, I would sit between them with a stack of paper on my lap and a pencil in my hand, rattling off tales and scribbling illustrations to accompany them, and passing the pictures first to one of the girls and then to the other. I enjoyed these storytelling sessions enormously and I usually persevered until my sisters were too restless to sit there any longer, or until they were buried under pieces ofpaper.

I scribbled my way through elementary, junior- and senior-high school, and afterward I attended the Rhode Island School of Design, where I majored in illustration, and where I was particularly intrigued by the few projects we were given that related to the creation of picture books. I wasfortunate enough to win a fellowship that made possible a senior year of work and study in Florence, Italy. It was an exciting and fulfilling period for me, and I find that I draw constantly on the experience and images that I stored during my time there.

Upon my return to the United States I did some graduate work and teaching at American University, and at the same time I began submitting picture book ideas to various publishers. Itwas an exciting moment when the first acceptances came in, and I realized that I would be able to "tell stories on paper" full-time and to a much larger audience. I loved the challenge of putting the first books together, guiding them through the various stages of the publishing process, and thenwatching them disperse into the lives of their readers. And now, twenty-five years and almost ninety books later, I still find every aspect of my involvement just as absorbing andenjoyable.

During the time that I've been working on the picture books, I've lived in an old farmhouse in the hills of Connecticut which I've shared with my wife, Helen, and where I've raised six stepchildren, to whom most of my books are dedicated. Also in residence have been numerous dogs and cats, including a beloved harlequin Great Dane named Pinkerton, whose stubborn inadaptability during puppyhood inspired the book Pinkerton, Behave! The heroine of the sequel, A Rose for Pinkerton, was our senior cat, Secondhand Rose, an indcependent old grouch who was born a wild thing in the Catskill Mountains, and who devoted her long life to harassing everyone in the world, including Pinkerton.

The ideas for the other books come from lots of different sources, but most of them have their roots in feelings and images that I retain from my own childhood. I try to blend illustrations and the words so that each book is a feast for the eye and ear. I want the time that the reader shares with me and my work to be an enjoyable experience — one that will encourage a lifetime association with pictures, words, and books.

Steven Kellogg talks about the art of the picture book
The picture book is an art form that is designed specifically for children, but I feel that it can be appreciated and enjoyed by all ages. For centuries a distinguished tradition of illustrated books and manuscripts has existed of which the picture book is a part. It is a synthesis of literature and the visual arts, and the relationship of the written word and the picture is its essence.I am fascinated by the ways in which the picture book can borrow and combine diverse elements from other art forms to achieve startling and moving effects.

The turning page, for example, gives the illustrator the chance to utilize the elements of surprise to advance the movement of the story, and to deepen the involvement of the viewer in much the same way that the theatrical director uses the revolving stages or the rising curtain between thescenes and acts of a play.

An awareness of movement is extremely important in the conception of a picture book. My favorite illustrators delineate their characters so that animation is implied. The individual spreads are designed so that they crackle with graphic vitality. The characters seem to speak, cavort, andleap from the page so energetically that their life and movement are totally convincing. The moving qualities of each picture are heightened by the placement of the turning pages within the unfolding narrative and by the conception of the book as a whole. It is here that one sees the relationship between the arts of picture book design and filmmaking, as both of them deal with thephenomenon of "moving pictures."

No one will deny that language can be musical, and certainly visual images can suggest different forms of music by the feelings that they convey. The musical qualities of the pictures and the words can be orchestrated by the artist as he moves them across the pages of the book. Rhythms and harmonies can be established on some spreads, and atonal effects or dissonances can be introduced on others.

There are limitless possibilities available to the artist, who sets up relationships and tensionsbetween the illustrations and the text, allowing magical discoveries and subtle revelations to emerge in the areas between. When this happens, there is an uncanny fusion of all the elements,and the dynamic new expression that is created introduces young readers to the world of art.

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Quentin Blake lives and works in London, Hastings, and the South West of France. He first had drawings published when he was still at school. He has worked on over 200 books, sometimes as illustrator and sometimes as the writer too. In 1999, with the help of children from over 24 schools all over Britain, Quentin was selected to be the first Children's Laureate. The children submitted a long list of questions for Quentin, here are his answers to a few of them.

" Your illustrations are very recognizable. What made you illustrate the way you do?"
"I am not really quite sure why I draw the way I do. It may be because I didn't go to an art school, except for part-time lessons when I was already over twenty. But I don't think that can be the whole explanation. It's a kind of handwriting, and it does actually look rather like my handwriting."

" Did you first start to like books because of the words or the pictures? Do you like writing as much as drawing and painting? In Clown you didn't use words at all. Do you think stories can be told as well without words?"
"I also enjoy writing words; though I think that sometimes it's possible to tell a story entirely in pictures, as in Clown. One interesting thing about that is that it gives the reader the opportunity to invent words and I think it encourages you to think about, and perhaps discuss, what actually is going on and what the characters are thinking and feeling."

" When we read we make up pictures in our heads. Do you think having lots of pictures in a book helps that or stops it happening?"
"This raises a very interesting question. With my pictures, what I hope is that it encourages the reader to imagine more pictures of his own. But sometimes what the writer is putting into your head is so rich and visual that much in the way of illustration is superfluous. Probably you know the answer to this question (though I don't think there is only one answer) better than I do."

" How did you feel when they announced the winner of the Children's Laureate? Will it help your work or get in the way? What do you want to be able to do now that you are Children's Laureate?"
"When I was told that I was winner of the Children's Laureate I experienced quite a variety of thoughts and feelings. It was very gratifying to think that a lot of people (like you) really did like what I had done - it was an unmistakable sign of something that it is very difficult to imagine from inside yourself. At the same time I was aware of the problem (so are the organisers of the Laureateship) that, if I am not careful, it might distract me from the work of creating more books, which is what I do best. However, for a long time I was a teacher of illustration at The Royal College of Art, so I know something about how to do two jobs at once; and I hope that during my two years I shall be offered, or find, ways to encourage people to discuss words and pictures and the way they go together; and generally to rate children's books at their true value."

" Have you any advice you can give us?"
"Well, difficult; because everyone is different. But I do know that, whether it is writing or drawing, you have to do a lot of it, and keep on doing it - that is the way to improvement. And don't wait for inspiration, just start. Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly."

"At the moment I am at work on a book about my work and the way I do it. When it comes out - it won't be before September 2000, I'm afraid - you may find in it more extended answers to your questions; I will try to make sure they are there!"

Quentin Blake has illustrated many of Roald Dahl's books, in addition to other books for children. He lives in London, England.

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old; he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years.

One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written. Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of their collaboration. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. This was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. Soon Carle was writing his own stories, too. His first wholly original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo, followed soon afterward by the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His artwork was created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cut and layered to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many sent him pictures they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He received hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers. The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.

The themes of his stories were usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature - an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience.

Carle said: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."

In 2002, Eric and his wife Barbara cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.

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Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934 to a family of Irish and Italian background. By the time he could hold a pencil, he knew what his life's work would be. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California.

It drove him through the years of teaching, designing greeting cards and stage sets, and painting church murals until 1965, when he illustrated his first children's book, Sound, by Lisa Miller for Coward-McCann. Eventually, freed of other obligations, he plunged full time into both writing and illustrating children's books.

He names Fra Angelico and Giotto, Georges Rouault, and Ben Shahn as major influences on his work, but he soon found his own unique style. His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his "singular attainment in children's literature," the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his "continued distinguished contribution," and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.

Tomie dePaola has published almost 200 children's books in fifteen different countries. He remains one of the most popular creators of books for children, receiving more than 100,000 fan letters each year.

Tomie lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. His studio is in a large renovated 200-year-old barn.

- He has been published for over 30 years.
- Over 5 million copies of his books have sold worldwide.
- His books have been published in over 15 different countries.
- He receives nearly 100,000 fan letters each year.

Tomie dePaola has received virtually every significant recognition forhis books in the children's book world, including:

- Caldecott Honor Award from American Library Association
- Newbery Honor Award from American Library Association
- Smithson Medal from Smithsonian Institution
- USA nominee in illustration for Hans Christian Andersen Medal
- Regina Medal from Catholic Library Association

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Mitsumasa Anno was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest honor attainable in the field of children's book illustration in 1984. His original art will be displayed at the gallery opening of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Northhampton, MA. Mr. Anno lives in Japan.

Petra Mathers lives in Astoria, Oregon.

Wendell Minor is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design. His work is in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Museum of American Illustration, and the NASA Art Collection at the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Jerry Pinkney has been illustrating children's books since 1964 and has the rare distinction of being the recipient of:

Five Caldecott Honor Medals

Five Coretta Scott King Awards

Four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (most recently 2006 Little Red Hen)

Four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators

Boston Globe Honor Book Award ( John Henry 1994)

In addition to his work on children's books, he is an extremely successful artist who has had eleven one-man retrospectives at venues ranging from the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists to the Art Institute of Chicago. His current one-man show entitled, "Building Bridges, the Art of Jerry Pinkney" was organized by the Pittsburgh Children's Museum and will be traveling through 1998. Mr. Pinkney has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, including National Geographic , the National Parks Service, the U.S. Postal Service, the American Library Association and the Association of Booksellers for Children.

Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Jerry Pinkney states, "(I) took an interest in drawing very early in my life, and at some point I realized I'd rather sit and draw than do almost anything else." While growing up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia his interest in art was supported by hisfamily — especially by his mother. "She certainly understood me and made it clear to everyone that if art was what I wanted to pursue, then that's what she wanted to have happen. My father also became very supportive, and when I wanted to take art classes after school he found ways for me to attend."

In junior high school Mr. Pinkney had a newsstand and took a drawing pad with him to work every day and sketched passersby. That was how he met the cartoonist John Liney, who encouraged him to draw and showed him the possibilities of making a living as an artist.

After graduating from the commercial art program at Dobbins Vocational School, where he met his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney received a full scholarship to attend the Philadelphia Museum College of Art (now University of the Arts). While at PCA he and Gloria married. After their first child was born, they moved to Boston, where Mr. Pinkney worked as a designer at Rustcraft Greeting Card Company, and at Barker-Black Studio where he developed his reputation as an illustrator. Eventually he opened Kaleidoscope Studio with two other artists. Later he opened his own freelance studio — Jerry Pinkney Studio — and moved to New York. Sensitivity to and an interest in a variety of cultures has always been a dominant theme of Mr. Pinkney s work. He has also drawn inspiration for a significant part of his work from African American culture. Among his numerous projects are his twelve postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service Black Heritage series. Mr. Pinkney was a member of its Advisory Committee for ten years and he was also invited to join the NASA artist team for the space shuttle Columbia. "I wanted to show that an African American artist could make it on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to be a strong role model for my family and for other African Americans."

Many of Mr. Pinkney's children's books celebrate multicultural and African American themes. "Working on both the Uncle Remus tales and John Henry has shown me an important link between pivotal and opposite African American folk hero's. Brer Rabbit, the sly trickster, originated during slavery and was the first African American folk hero. Slaves who wanted to get the better of their masters needed to be cunning and sly — hence the trickster role. However, later comes John Henry, a free man, whose strength and valor bring him fame. He was a strong folk hero for African Americans, a symbol of all the working men who made a major contribution to the building of the roads and railroads in the mountains of West Virginia — a dangerous job for which many paid with their lives."

Mr. Pinkney's two latest books are The Little Red Hen and The Old African by Julius Lester (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney). Books give me a great feeling of personal and artistic satisfaction. When I'm working on a book, I wish the phone would never ring. I love doing it. My satisfaction comes from the actual marks on the paper, and when it sings, it's magic".

Jerry and Gloria Pinkney live in Westchester County, New York. The Pinkneys have four children: Troy, Scott, Brian, and Myles, and seven grandchildren. Two of the Pinkney's children are also involved in children's book illustration, Brian through illustrations, and Myles throughphotography. In addition to illustrating children's books and other projects, Mr. Pinkney has also been an art professor at the University of Delaware and State University of New York at Buffalo. He has given workshops and been a guest lecturer at universities and art schools across thecountry.

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Gennady Spirin was born in 1948 in a small city near Moscow. A graduate of the Strogonov Academy of Fine Arts, he is noted for his beautiful illustrations, meticulously researched and exquisitely executed in pencil and watercolor. His work has brought him international renown as many awards, including the Gold Medal of the Society of Illustrators, the Golden Apple of the Bratislava International Biennale of children's book illustration, First Prize for Illustration at the Barcelona International Children's Book Fair, and the Premio Grafico at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. His book Gulliver's Adventures in Lilliput (retold by Ann Keay Beneduce) was chosen one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review.

Gennady Spirin came to the United States in 1991 and now lives with his wife and their three sons in Princeton, New Jersey.copyright &py; 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
Born in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house "filled with books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music." Her childhood years were spent between her parents' home near Red Bank, New Jersey, and her grandmother's rambling stucco house on the Jersey Shore. Most of her sentimental memories, both good and bad, stem from that place and time. Her mother was a dancer in the Russian Ballet, and her father a playwright and actor. Mrs. Wells says, "Both my parents flooded me with books and stories. My grandmother took me on special trips to the theater and museums in New York.

When I was two years old I began to draw and they saw right away the career that lay ahead of me and encouraged me every day of my life. As far back as I can remember, I did nothing but draw."

A self-proclaimed "poor student," Wells attended the Museum School in Boston after finishing high school. It was, she recalls, "a bastion of abstract expressionism an art form that brought to my mind things I don't like to eat, fabrics that itch against the skin, divorce, paper cuts, and metallic noises."

Without her degree, she left school at 19, married, and began a fledgling career as a book designer with a Boston textbook publisher. When her husband, Tom, applied to the Columbia School of Architecture two years later, the couple moved to New York, where she began her career in children's books working as a designer at Macmillan. It was there that she published her first book, an illustrated edition of Gilbert & Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O.

Rosemary Wells's career as an author and illustrator spans more than 30 years and 60 books. She has won numerous awards, and has given readers such unforgettable characters as Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko. She has also given Mother Goose new life in two enormous, definitive editions, published by Candlewick. Wells wrote and illustrated Unfortunately Harriet, her first book with Dial, in 1972. One year later she wrote the popular Noisy Nora. "The children and our home life have inspired, in part, many of my books. Our West Highland white terrier, Angus, had the shape and expressions to become Benjamin and Tulip, Timothy, and all the other animals I have made up for my stories." Her daughters Victoria and Beezoo were constant inspirations, especially for the now famous "Max" board book series. "Simple incidents from childhood are universal," Wells says. "The dynamics between older and younger siblings are common to all families."

But not all of Wells' ideas come from within the family circle. Many times when speaking, Mrs. Wells is asked where her ideas come from. She usually answers, "It's a writer's job to have ideas." Sometimes an idea comes from something she reads or hears about, as in the case of her recent book, Mary on Horseback, a story based on the life of Mary Breckenridge, who founded the Frontier Nursing Service. Timothy Goes to School was based on an incident in which her daughter was teased for wearing the wrong clothes to a Christmas concert. Her dogs, west highland terriers, Lucy and Snowy, work their way into her drawings in expression and body position. She admits, "I put into my books all of the things I remember. I am an accomplished eavesdropper in restaurants, trains, and gatherings of any kind. These remembrances are jumbled up and changed because fiction is always more palatable than truth. Memories become more true as they are honed and whittled into characters and stories."

Mrs. Wells says, "Most of my books use animals rather than children as characters. People always ask why. There are many reasons. First, I draw animals more easily and amusingly than I do children. Animals are broader in range—age, time, and place—than children are. They also can do things in pictures that children cannot. They can be slapstick and still real, rough and still funny, maudlin and still touching.

In Benjamin and Tulip, Tulip falls out of a tree and mashes Benjamin in the mud. If these pictures were of children, they would be too close to violent reality for comfort, and all the humor would be lost."

Her writing career has been a "pure delight," she says. "I regret only that I cannot live other lives parallel to my own. Writing is a lonely profession and I am a gregarious sort of person. I would like someday to work for the FBI. A part of me was never satisfied with years of tennis. I still yearned to play basketball."

"It's a little surprising to me, when I think back over my childhood in suburban Chicago, and recall the things I liked and the things I did, that I never considered the possibility of becoming a book illustrator. During my elementary school years I was always collaborating with classmates to create imaginary worlds and the stories to take place in them and putting it all down in pictures.

"In the third grade I drew bestiaries of ridiculous animals, their habits and habitats; in fifth grade my best friend and I, working through the mail, developed an island world of two competing countries. I think they were called Igglebeania and Squigglebeania (I know we never did agree about the spelling), and they teemed with colorful characters and important incidents. They now, like Atlantis, are lost to the world. At fourteen we wrote a novel about a monkey astronaut who saves the world from encroaching gorillas. Of course I made the pictures, and my friend's father took it on himself to send our opus out to real publishers for their consideration. It was with no small shock that several years ago, as I was leafing through my friend's scrapbook, I lit on a polite rejection letter from a publisher who was now a friend and with whom I had just published two books!

"The earliest books that were important to me were, as far as I was concerned, not written or illustrated by anybody — they just appeared in the library or in my room. The Color Kittens and The Tawny Scrawny Lion and many others that I can and can't remember filled my young childhood. It's the pictures that I remember, for the most part.

"Some years later I had book hero's: William Pene du Bois and Robert Lawson were the most lasting. I especially loved The Twenty-One Balloons and The Fantastic Flight. It didn't occur to me that these writers were real people living in houses somewhere and doing real things.

"Then a few years ago when I was driving in Connecticut with some friends they happened to mention that Robert Lawson had lived nearby. Inside my head, I jumped. Robert Lawson lived in a real place? In this world? Not having thought about it since my childhood, it seems I still harbored the notion that the man was just a paragraph on a book jacket flap. Now I guess that I, too, am taking a place on the back flap of book jackets. What the children reading my books will make me out to be, if anything, I can't guess. But it really doesn't matter: it's not the authors they should remember, it's the books. (Or maybe, for the most part the pictures!)"

Known for his versatility, Mr. Zelinsky does not feel his work represents a specific style. "I want the pictures to speak in the same voice as the words. This desire has led me to try various kinds of drawings in different books. I have used quite a wide stretch of styles, and I'm fortunate to have been asked to illustrate such a range of stories."

Paul Zelinsky was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended Yale University, where he took a course with Maurice Sendak, which later inspired him to pursue a career in children's books. Afterwards he received a graduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia and Rome. Paul Zelinsky lives in New York with his wife, Deborah, and the younger of their two daughters.

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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art|Hardcover

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This gorgeous collection of art (and the artists behind it) includes work by some of the world's most renowned children's book illustrators-Mitsumasa Anno, Quentin Blake, Ashley Bryan, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Mordicai Gerstein, Robert Ingpen, Steven...

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ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet by Sabrina Moyle

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ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet by Sabrina Moyle

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Teaches children their letters and movements as well. After reading this book, students will create a dance based on how they think an animal would dance if they could.

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Sabrina Moyle is author of over 21 books for children and adults with her sister and collaborator, illustrator Eunice Moyle, and Co-Founder of the award-winning letterpress greeting card and design studio Hello!Lucky.

Sabrina is bi-racial and grew up in Asia and Africa, which inspires the themes of diversity, inclusion, positivity, compassion, integrity, and personal growth in her books. Her books cover a wide range of developmental topics for kids ranging from kindness and manners (Kindness Rules!) to mindfulness (Sloth and Smell the Roses) to self-esteem (Go Get 'Em, Tiger!).

Four of her titles are Amazon editors' picks and My Mom is Magical! and My Dad is Amazing! are Publisher's Weekly bestsellers.

Sabrina takes humor extremely seriously, and believes in the power of puns to unite and inspire.

Sabrina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, three sons, and dog. You can find her online at www.hellolucky.com, www.moylesisters.com and on Instagram @helloluckykids and @helloluckycards.

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ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet (Hello!Lucky)

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ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet... by Moyle, Sabrina

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Stomp, Wiggle, Clap, and Tap: My First Book of Dance by Rachelle Burk

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Stomp, Wiggle, Clap, and Tap: My First Book of Dance by Rachelle Burk

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INVITE RACHELLE TO SPEAK AT YOUR SCHOOL!

Rachelle Burk is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. Her books include: TREE HOUSE IN A STORM (picture book), DON'T TURN THE PAGE! (picture book), THE TOOTH FAIRY TRAP (chapter book), MISS CRUMP'S FUNNY BONE (chapter book), THE WALKING FISH* (grades 4-7 science-adventure novel), PAINTING IN THE DARK: ESREF ARMAGAN, BLIND ARTIST (picture book biography), THE STORY OF SIMONE BILES (chapter book bio), STOMP, WIGGLE, CLAP, AND TAP: MY FIRST BOOK OF DANCE, LET'S PLAY AN INSTRUMENT: A MUSIC BOOK FOR KIDS, and WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD: A FEMINIST BOOK FOR CHILDREN 3-5 . Her work has appeared in national publications such as Highlights for Children and Scholastic Science classroom magazines.

*THE WALKING FISH was an "Outstanding Science Trade Books for K-12," award winner by the National Science Teaching Association and Children's Book Council.

SCHOOL AUTHOR VISITS: The NJ author has traveled to 17 states to share the joy of reading and writing through dynamic school visit programs. For more information, visit her website: www.rachelleburk.com

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Stomp, Wiggle, Clap, and Tap: My First Book of Dance

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Story about fish that come alive when it rains, with all the bits and pieces that float in rivers and streams during rain. Students will create their own rain fish.

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PreS-Gr 3-Found art supplies form suggestions of fish shapes while the text lyrically provides directions on how to make "rain fish" in this imaginative work by the master collage artist. Ehlert describes how the objects "hide in debris/until rain sets them free," thereby explaining how she finds materials. The ephemeral nature of the creations is emphasized by the instruction, "But you better look fast,/because rain fish don't last." The objects are found by chance, and the art made from them is open to interpretation. Children are invited to look beyond the items' original uses and explore what they see in the collage assortments. Vivid colors, varied textures, and expressive language inspire further contemplation. As an exploration of creativity and inventiveness, the book serves as a challenge to readers. What could they find to make their own rain fish? VERDICT An excellent addition to most collections, and especially valuable to libraries with budding found object artists.-Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA

PreS-Gr 3-Found art supplies formsuggestions of fish shapes while the text lyrically provides directions on howto make "rain fish" in this imaginative work by the master collage artist.Ehlert describes how the objects "hide in debris/until rain sets them free,"thereby explaining how she finds materials. The ephemeral nature of the creationsis emphasized by the instruction, "But you better look fast,/because rain fishdon't last." The objects are found by chance, and the art made from them isopen to interpretation. Children are invited to look beyond the items' originaluses and explore what they see in the collage assortments. Vivid colors, variedtextures, and expressive language inspire further contemplation. As anexploration of creativity and inventiveness, the book serves as a challenge toreaders. What could they find to make their own rain fish? VERDICT An excellent addition to most collections, andespecially valuable to libraries with budding found object artists. -- School Library Journal *STARRED REVIEW* ― February 2016 February 15, 2016

A day of rain brings strange creatures into Ehlert's world. Formed by wet bits of discarded paper, fall leaves, old socks, feathers, and other debris, they combine in elongated shapes that appear quite fishlike, often with a bottle cap or other round object for the eye. In Ehlert's imagination, these "rain fish" begin to take on lives of their own. "They love to splash in puddles / and dance upon concrete. / They gather in the gutters / and then swish on down the street." The colloquial, rhyming text provides just enough guidance, drawing readers through the book while allowing them to enjoy the details as well as the overall effect of each picture. Ehlert has perfected her style of collage, with bold forms and a skillful, distinctive use of color, texture, and composition. Underscoring the book's usefulness as a springboard to creative activities, an appended double-page spread features some of the found objects that became the illustrations' rain fish
and provides brief identifiers of box top, concert ticket, fish bobber, leaf, twig, orange peel, paper, parking ticket, sand dollar, etc. With a smooth, flowing text and fish images that show up beautifully from a distance, this unusual picture book is a great read-aloud choice for a rainy day. -- Booklist *STARRED* ―

A short rhyming tale mergesnature and debris to create art from remains of rainy days. When the day turnsgray and rain starts to fall, "that's when rain fish come out andplay." From found materials (fallen leaves and feathers and items clearlyplucked from the recycling bucket and waste stream), images of fishes arecreated and depicted at play in the flowing gutters. Through Ehlert'sdistinctive collage illustrations and playful text, readers follow the lifecycle of rain fishes and are encouraged to wonder where these fishes will gonext. The book invites children to look closely at the waste they discard,prompting them to consider how orange peels, ticket stubs, cardboard, bottlecaps, cans, and other garbage make their way to the stream-both the waste streamand Ehlert's fanciful rain-fed stream-and the role of humans in their creation.The collage illustrations of found materials are vivid, although they need tobe seen from a distance for readers to truly appreciate them and see the rainfishes, making this ideal for storytime or classroom use. A list of images ofdiscards and debris that were used for the illustrations is appended and shouldbe useful for craft activities after a read-aloud of the book. This picturebook and its lyrical text will make readers see fishes in unexpected places.(author's note) (Picture book. 4-7) -- Kirkus Reviews ― 2/15/16

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The Day Punctuation Came to Town (Volume 2) (Language is Fun!) by Kimberlee Gard 

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The Day Punctuation Came to Town (Volume 2) (Language is Fun!) by Kimberlee Gard 

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There's a new family in town: the Punctuations! When Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period, and Comma join the letters at school, they form words like Wow! and Why? and Yes . But Comma isn't sure where he belongs. He just seems to get in the way. Is he really important?

Kids, parents, and teachers will enjoy this latest installment in the Language Is Fun series. With colorful illustration and clever wordplay, The Day Punctuation Came to Town is a wonderful introduction to punctuation and the important role it plays in language.

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The Day Punctuation Came to Town (Volume 2) (Language is Fun!, 2)

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A story about a child who is unsure how to write his own story but with the help of his sister he lets his imagination fly. After reading, students will write their own story following his creative methods.

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A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter," his sister explains patiently. "Why don't you start there, with a letter?" So the boy tries. He writes a letter. An easy letter. The letter I. And from that one skinny letter, the story grows, and the little boy discovers that all of us, including him, have what we need to write our own perfect story. This picture book from award-winning author Andrew Larsen playfully and imaginatively explores a young child's process of learning to express himself. It promotes the idea that stories are available for everyone to tell, whatever way we can, and will inspire pre-readers to try writing stories of their own. The lively, fun illustrations by Mike Lowery incorporate story panels with dialogue bubbles, adding visual texture. Also helpful, the boy's story is shown both as he actually writes it --- with just a few letters, some punctuation marks and typographical symbols --- and as he imagines it. Celebrating self-expression, self-discovery and imagination, this book would enhance an early language arts lesson on writing, particularly on the parts of a story. It beautifully highlights the exciting worlds that are opened up when children begin to read and write. In a sweet touch, the boy and his sister model a close and supportive sibling relationship.

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A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter," his sister explains patiently.

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The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison

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The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison

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Collection of poems about animals that live underground.

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Unearth the glorious mysteries that lie beneath our feet with 15 fun and fact-filled poems about soil--what it is, how it's made, and who lives in it!, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, this intriguing, uniquely charming nature book has been vetted by experts and includes an author's note with more information about all the featured creatures, as well as a bibliography.

Spectacular vertical panoramas illustrating life underground accompany 15 funny, fascinating poems that explore dirt and the many creatures that make their homes underground. Spiders, earthworms, ants, chipmunks and more crawl across the pages, between stretching roots and buried stones.

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Named to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Chipmunk, for such a little squirt you sure do move a lot of dirt, you sure do dig your tunnels deep, you sure do find some nuts to keep, you sure do know your underground. Chipmunk, you sure do get around.

This unique celebration of dirt-- what makes it, what lives in it, and the many wonderful things the soil does to support life on our planet-- is a whimsical, cleverly-illustrated pick for kids who love animals... or who just love playing in the mud.

From the creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students An NCTE Notable Poetry Book

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Teaches children that art can be made out of anything and can elicit an art-based response of having children create art out of things they find in nature.

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"I don't need paint or paper. I can make art anywhere. My imagination is all I need." This appealing book inspires kids to create their own anywhere art!

In spare, delightful text and illustrations, an exuberant young artist looks deeply at the world around her and make art from found objects. This sprightly book celebrates creativity and will inspire readers to find art all around them, unleash their imaginations, and invent their own artistic creations.

An ideal book for young artists and nature-lovers in search of outdoor activities.

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Amazon.com: Anywhere Artist: 9781328707369: Robinson, Nikki Slade: Books

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Roald Dahl Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl

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Hilarious twist on classic fairy tales.

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Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare by Marguerite Tassi

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Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare by Marguerite Tassi

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Easy introduction to some of Shakespeare's most famous works.

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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theatre. Two erotic poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were published in 1593 and 1594 and records of his plays begin to appear in 1594 for Richard III and the three parts of Henry VI. Shakespeare's tragic period lasted from around 1600 to 1608, during which period he wrote plays including Hamlet and Othello. The first editions of the sonnets were published in 1609 but evidence suggests that Shakespeare had been writing them for years for a private readership.

Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford, by now a wealthy man. He died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623.

(The portrait details: The Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed. NPG1, © National Portrait Gallery, London)

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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B Williams

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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B Williams

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Vera B. Williams lives in New York City.

In Her Own Words..."Throughout my childhood I was encouraged to make pictures, tell stories, act, and dance--all of this at a heaven in our New York City neighborhood called the Bronx House.

"Saturdays I painted with a crusading art director, Florence Cane. In her book The Growth of the Child Through Art, I appear under the name Linda. I was sixteen when the book appeared and embarrassed by it. But at age nine I had been totally proud when a painting of mine was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and I was later shown in the Movietone News explaining to Eleanor Roosevelt its Yiddish title, "Yentas."

"In 1945 I went to Black Mountain College in North Carolina, a unique educational community. I graduated in 1949 in graphic art, which I studied with Josef Albers. Along the way I planted corn, made butter, worked on the printing press, and helped to build the house in which I lived with Paul Williams, a fellow student I married there.

"I wanted that connection of art and community to continue. And it did at the Gate Hill Cooperative, a community we built with other Black Mountain people, a poet, musicians, and potters. I lived and worked there from 1953-1970 (after which I moved to Canada). My children (Sarah, Jenny, Merce) grew up there. For them, we branched out into a school, part of the Surnmerhill movement. The gingerbread houses that led to my first book for Greenwillow I first made in sticky variety at our school. I have always liked to teach and have taught art, cooking, writing, nature study, for nursery age on.

"At forty-six, no longer married, living in a houseboat on the bay at Vancouver, British Columbia, I did my first book. But before that could happen, the fates decreed a stint of cooking and running a bakery at a small school in the Ontario countryside. My love affair with Canada included also a 500-mile trip on the Yukon River. Many of those adventures I put in Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe.

"I also write and draw for adults-short stories, leaflets, and posters. As a lover of children, I try to do what I can to help save their earth from nuclear disaster. This pursuit, too, has added its excitement to my biography, including, in 1981, a month's stay in the federal penitentiary in Alderson, West Virginia (an outcome of a women's peaceful blockade of the Pentagon). Perhaps this experience will some day appear in one of my books. So far I've found children's books a wonderfully accommodating medium where any of my various activities might pop up."

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A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books)

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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret M. Holmes

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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret M. Holmes

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This book teaches children that it helps to talk about what they have seen if they have witnessed a traumatic event.

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Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got him in trouble. Then he met Ms. Maple, who helped him talk about the terrible thing that he had tried to forget. Now Sherman is feeling much better.

Children who have witnessed violence or other traumatic incidents are at surprisingly greater risk for committing violence in the future than are children who have actually been involved in such events. The event might be a car accident, domestic or school violence, suicide, or a natural disaster such as a tornado, flood, or fire. Regardless of the type of incident, child witnesses often react by trying to forget or ignore the experience. When their feelings are pushed underground in this manner, these children may begin to feel bad in ways they don't understand, and become angry as a result of feeling bad. It is this anger that can give way to violence.

Caring adults can make all the difference by helping children talk about and understand the experience. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of other sources that focus on specific events.

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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

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How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

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How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

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Students can understand the idea of “filling others buckets”, thus teaching them that doing things for others improves yourself too.

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Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being.

He has two books slated for publication in 2020, LIFE'S GREAT QUESTION: Discover How You Best Contribute to the World and IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life, published in partnership with Amazon Original Stories.

In total, Tom's 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. His first book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books that are used in classrooms around the world. His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 is Amazon's top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom's other bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, Eat Move Sleep, and Are You Fully Charged?. He has also co-authored two illustrated books for children, How Full Is Your Bucket? for Kids and The Rechargeables.

During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom led the organization's strengths, employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership consulting worldwide. Tom has served for the past five years as an external advisor and Gallup Senior Scientist. He also served as Vice-Chair of the VHL cancer research organization and has been a regular lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Tom co-founded a publishing company; he is also an advisor, investor, and partner in several startups. Tom holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, Ashley, and their two children.

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When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland

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"Listen to it. Ask where it comes from and what it needs. If you don't understand each other, just sit together and be quiet for a while."

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A comforting primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest. , Eva Eland brilliantly approaches this feeling as if it is a visitor. She gives it a shape and a face, and encourages the reader to give it a name, all of which helps to demystify it and distinguish it from ourselves. She suggests activities to do with it, like sitting quietly, drawing, and going outside for a walk. The beauty of this approach is in the respect the book has for the feeling, and the absence of a narrative that encourages the reader to "get over" it or indicates that it's "bad," both of which are anxiety-producing notions.) invite readers to add their own impressions.

Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem as if the sadness is a part of who we are--an overwhelming, invisible, and scary sensation.

Simple illustrations that recall the classic style of Crockett Johnson (

Eva Eland's debut picture book is a great primer in mindfulness and emotional literacy, perfect for kids navigating these new feelings--and for adult readers tackling the feelings themselves!
In When Sadness Is at Your Door Harold and the Purple Crayon

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Little Children, BIG Feelings by Joan Ruddiman Edd

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Little Children, BIG Feelings by Joan Ruddiman Edd

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This book helps children put words to their feelings

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As the family prepares for a long awaited camping trip, a little girl experiences a range of emotions. The excitement of being with Noanie and PopPop, and all the aunts, uncles, and cousins turns to real concern when they learn that PopPop is not feeling well.

Little children often have BIG feelings, but don't have the words for those feelings. Mommy helps find the precise word for the little girl's BIG feelings as she discovers the best BIG feeling of all.

Extended activities for young readers and their reading partners encourage word exploration and play.

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These books help children be able to understand their own feelings as well as others’.

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Forces: Physical Science for Kids by Andi Diehn

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Forces: Physical Science for Kids by Andi Diehn

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―D.B. Johnson, author of Magritte's Marvelous Hat and Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

"With a light touch and kid-friendly questions, Andi Diehn leads the reader to a more nuanced understanding of their world and the science behind it, from being 'forced to clean your room,' to the force gravity exerts when you jump from a tree ('Don't jump out of trees!' Ms. Diehn warns)."

―Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals and Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

"With lively illustrations and conversational, upbeat text, this series shines!"

March 15
STARRED REVIEW
Forces , despite its down-to-earth scientific grounding, manages to do the nearly impossible. Diehn brings gravity, magnetism, push-pull forces, and friction to life in everyday contexts, without a hint of schoolroom jargon. Discussion of the forces arises naturally by inquiring what happens in a variety of situations. The tone of the book is set with an opening poem, then moves to the idea of forcing something to happen or be done, and only then reaches the scientific concept of forces. The action of each force is presented simply, clearly, and naturally. Gravity holds everything together. Magnetism also holds things together. Friction makes things slow down or stop. Helpful examples involve jumping (the author warns, "Don't jump out of trees!"), fridge magnets, tug-of-war, pushing a swing, and-several times in the book-a pet lizard. Shululu's illustrations add to the fun, giving the book a storybook quality. Children, parents, and teachers alike can enjoy learning the charming, often funny, relatable, and accessible science within this Picture Book Science

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

"Science books are always a big hit around here. During our normal read aloud time each day, it's guaranteed that at least one of them will be science-based. Given that I am reading to two first graders, a preschooler, and an 18-month-old, our choice in science books is typically picture books.

Nomad Press has some great ones to offer. We received the Physical Science for Kids Set for review. The set includes four books: Forces , Waves , Matter , and Energy . All four softcover books are 28 pages long with a one-page glossary at the end of the book. They're all fully illustrated and just plain fun to read and look at.

Each of the books gives sound scientific concepts in easy to read and understandable terms. They're relatable, funny, and get the kids thinking. The books are written for children ages 5-8, but children older would enjoy them too.

Forces addresses gravity, magnetism, push/pull forces, and friction. Those might seem like big concepts, but when you read the book, even my preschooler can explain why she falls down sometimes- gravity!

"There are forces that make us stick to Earth. There are forces that make your soccer ball fly into a goal. There are forces that make your soccer ball roll to a stop before it even gets to the goal!"

See? Relatable, story-like information that really gets the kids thinking. Several times after reading Forces the kids pointed out different types of force that happened in everyday life.

The Physical Science for Kids Set has been a wonderful addition to our home library. The books are simple enough for everyone to understand yet contain enough scientific truth to be considered a science resource. They are written in a way that makes them great read alouds, and simple enough that my 7-year-old can confidently read them."

Unleashing readers.com"Young children have so many questions about the world and how everything works. Curiousity runs wild in their brains, but more than anything they just want to learn and absorb. This series is a must get for parents, classrooms, and libraries because it addresses many of the questions that kids have."

The 50 Best Science Books for Kids 2018
PsySci.co

This is yet another book in the amazing new series called Physical Science for Kids . It is aimed at children from the age of four onwards, explaining to them some of the physical forces though entertaining everyday examples and simple language.

To add to the fun, there are also some great age-appropriate experiments so that children can see and feel for themselves how forces work in their life.

Finally, as in other books in the series, the text is accompanied by colorful illustrations that keep the kids' eyes glued to the pages - well, at least until they run-off to conduct some of the experiments.

School Library Connection: Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects

Students will have fun learning about the many different forms of poetry in this informational resource. . . This book would be a handy resource for teachers to have available to them in the library. Recommended

Publishers Weekly Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects

Over five chapters, Diehn describes poetic forms like limerick, haiku, and acrostic; explores literary techniques, such as personification and exaggeration; and finds connections between poetry, music, and math. Projects include creating a poetry journal and writing ideas on rocks to combat writer's block. Stone's cartoons, which star a fox dressed like a Beat poet and a Shakespearean bear, make for a lively layout, while helping target the book at younger readers and poets-to-be.

Science Books and Films +: Recommended

Technology: Cool Women Who Code highlights three women that have contributed to technology in STEM and is an excellent book for young girls. The inspirational stories of these successful women in STEM are the perfect introduction to the careers and contributions in technology for young readers. Critical thinking questions are provided throughout the text to further thinking, along with inspirational quotes of females in STEM professions. The text also provides "try it out" boxes which encourages readers to engage in hands-on activities, for example providing links to websites for coding, or by following QR codes that can be accessed by a QR code reader app (additional links are provided in the resource section in the back). This is a much needed book for our time for young readers to be inspired by strong females in the world of STEM, and recommended for both boys and girls.

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Perro grande... Perro pequeño / Big Dog... Little Dog by P.D. Eastman

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Perro grande... Perro pequeño / Big Dog... Little Dog by P.D. Eastman

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This book can be used to teach students new basic Spanish words

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Perro grande... Perro pequeño / Big Dog... Little Dog (Spanish and English Edition)

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Move Your Body!: My Exercise Tips by Gina Bellisario

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Move Your Body!: My Exercise Tips by Gina Bellisario

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Renee Kurilla is a children's illustrator, author, and designer. She loves drawing nature, animals, and working on projects that require a little bit of research.

She has illustrated many books for kids including ORANGUTANKA (by Margarita Engle), CHICKS RULE! (by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen), RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE (by Lisl H. Detlefsen), and the ADA LACE series (by Emily Calandrelli).

ONE SPRINGY, SINGY DAY, Renee's debut picture book as both author and illustrator, published in March 2021. THE FLOWER GARDEN, Renee's first young graphic novel, published in Spring 2022.

Renee has a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Graphic Design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Before transitioning to a full time career in children's books, she was a Lead Artist at FableVision Studios in Boston for 10 years.

She currently lives in MA with her illustrator husband Keith Zoo, their 6 year old daughter, Zoey, and Yoshi the fish.

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Move Your Body!: My Exercise Tips (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― My Healthy Habits)

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Move Your Body!: My Exercise Tips (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― My Healthy Habits)

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Mind-Boggling Numbers by Michael J. Rosen

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Mind-Boggling Numbers by Michael J. Rosen

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Math scenarios that deal with weight, volume, distance and more.

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Greetings and thanks for welcoming me into your home. Since I write books for both young readers and adults, I've cooked up two long-winded paragraphs.

Kids first: So, I'm the author of some six dozen books for children of all ages. New titles include THE TALE OF RESCUE, a tale of adventure and bravery that features a cattle dog who saves a family stranded in a blizzard. There's also: THE FOREVER FLOWERS; MY DOG! A Kid's Guide to Keeping a Happy & Healthy Dog (the ideal go-to dog guide for families); a pop-up book with Robert Sabuda, CHANUKAH LIGHTS, winner of the Sydney Taylor Award; and three books of haiku on dogs, birds, and THE MAINE COON'S HAIKU and Other Poems for Cat Lovers.

For over 35 years, ever since working as a counselor, water-safety instructor, and art teacher at local community centers, I've been engaged with young children, their parents and teachers. As a visiting author, in-service speaker, and workshop leader, I frequently travel to schools and conferences around the nation, sharing stories, poems, creativity, and humor.

Several of my books here show my work as editor/anthologist or illustrator. It has been my privilege to have enlisted hundreds of other authors and artists to create 15 philanthropic books that aid in the fight to end childhood hunger through Share Our Strength's national efforts, or that offer care to less fortunate companion animals through The Company of Animals Fund, a granting program I administered for a dozen years.

Now, for adults. I can start by saying I'm a poet. I went to Columbia from 1979-1981, and received my MFA there. Poems are now collected in three volumes, which are all featured here at Amazon. Moving home to Ohio, I worked as an illustrator (while in NYC, I began selling spot illustrations to The New Yorker and Gourmet magazines); one of my first real clients was The Thurber House, the soon-to-be-restored home of Columbus's native son, James Thurber. For almost twenty years, I helped to restore the home, develop the programs there, and edit much of Thurber's uncollected work. (Those volumes are also featured here.) It was there, I began to edit short story anthologies, commission great writers to contribute to books about dogs, horses, and even VW Beetles. That's also where I started Mirth of a Nation, a three-volume humor biennial that constitutes almost 2,000 pages of the best contemporary humor.

Otherwise, my Website has a good deal about my life on the 100-acre farm I share in Central Ohio. Thanks again for reading along with me.

You'll see in the video section, two new videos of me reading poems from my new book, Every Species of Hope. They're shot and illustrated with photos from here.

www.fidosopher.com

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The Founding Fathers!: Those Horse-Ridin’, Fiddle-Playin’, Book Readin’, Gun-Totin’ Gentlemen Who Started America by Jonah Winter

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Gives a short biography about each of the founding fathers.

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Jonah Winter is the award-winning, celebrated author of over 40 nonfiction picture books, including New York Times bestseller, BARACK. Jonah Winter's wide-ranging interests have led him to write and illustrate picture books on racism, baseball players, avant-garde artists, jazz musicians, exotic dancers, presidents, manual laborers, Beethoven's difficulties moving in and out of 39 apartments, garbage, 12-century mystics, and his own father's experiences growing up in East Texas during the Great Depression. His book about racial injustice and voting rights, LILLIAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE, was a 2016 Jane Addams Award Honor Book and a 2015 Kirkus Prize finalist. Three of his books, DIEGO, HERE COME THE GARBAGE BARGE and RUTH BADER GINSBURG, were New York Times Best Illustrated Books. His book about the making of the atom bomb, THE SECRET PROJECT, received 5 starred reviews. His book about the children of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, MY NAME IS JAMES MADISON HEMINGS, was a New York Times Notable. A poet, painter, musician, and cook, Jonah Winter divides his time between New York City and a small town in Pennsylvania.

To find out more about Jonah Winter, go to his website: www.jonahwinter.com

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These books can be used in other content areas other than just ELA.

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Taking Cerebral Palsy to School by Mary Elizabeth Anderson

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Taking Cerebral Palsy to School by Mary Elizabeth Anderson

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Written from the perspective of a student with cerebral palsy as he teaches those in his school about the disease as well as how to help those with it.

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Even though Chad has cerebral palsy, he can still attend school and do many of the same things as his classmates. Written from Chad's perspective, this book answers many of the questions his classmates have but may be too scared or uncomfortable to ask. Children, teachers, school nurses, parents, and caregivers will learn about what cerebral palsy is, the different kinds of cerebral palsy, and special equipment that is available to help kids with cerebral palsy. This book also includes an experiment that allows children without cerebral palsy to experience what the condition may feel like.

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Even though Chad has cerebral palsy, he can still attend school and do many of the same things as his classmates. Written from Chad's perspective, this book answers many of the questions his classmates have but may be too scared or uncomfortable to ask. Children, teachers, school nurses, parents,...

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This poetic book shows Susan completing fun activities and only reveals at the end that she is wheelchair bound, showing students that those with disabilities can do anything those who aren’t can.

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Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author, published worldwide. She has written over 150 books including picture books, novelty, teen novels and poetry. She was shortlisted for the Whitbread for her novel Naked Without a Hat, won the Smarties Silver for Tadpole's Promise, the Nasen Special Needs Award for Susan Laughs and many more besides. Recently, she won the Sheffield for Who's in The Loo and is short-listed for The Red House Children's Book Award for Bottoms Up. Her novel Dumb Creatures is in production.

Jeanne has over 20 years experience as an advertising copywriter and has created T.V, cinema and radio commercials for major clients including Heinz, Mencap and British Gas (If you see Sid, tell him!) She has also written hundreds of T.V scripts including The Slow Norris, Dog and Duck, The Twins, Maisy (Best Script, British Animation Awards) Marvellous Milly, The Ark, Upstairs Downstairs Bears, Dr Xargle and The Wombles.

Jeanne Lives in North London with two kids, two cats, a rabbit, 99 tadpoles and a Bogbaby.

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Amazon.com: Susan Laughs: 9780805065015: Willis, Jeanne, Ross, Tony: Books

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Introduces students to what someone with autism may be like, and practices acceptance of them.

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This is a special education childrens picture books that introduces autism. When an autistic child joins a mainstream school, many children can find it difficult to understand and cope with a student that is somewhat 'different' to them. This story encourages other children to be mindful and patient of the differences that exist and to also appreciate the positive contribution that an autistic child can make to the group - See more at: http://www.specialstories.net/autism/#sthash.x5rX5mVz.dpuf

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A Friend Like Simon: A Friend Like Simon (Special Stories Series)

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This is a special education childrens picture books that introduces autism. When an autistic child joins a mainstream school, many children can find it difficult to understand and cope with a student that is somewhat 'different' to them. This story encourages other children to be mindful and pati...

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Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman

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Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman

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Features a deaf main character who goes to a concert where the percussionist is also deaf; Appreciates deaf individuals as well as teaches sign language at the end of the book.

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Moses and his school friends are deaf, but like most children, they have a lot to say. They communicate in American Sigh Language, using visual signs and facial expressions. This is called signing. And even though they can't hear, they can enjoy many activities through their other senses. Today, Moses and his classmates are going to a concert. Their teacher, Mr. Samuels, has two surprises in store for them, to make this particular concert a special event.

You can learn sign language, too! At the end of the book are two full conversations in sign language and a page showing the hand alphabet.

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Moses Goes to a Concert by Millman, Isaac

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Some Bodies Need a Little Help by S F Harris

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Some Bodies Need a Little Help by S F Harris

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Teaches students that every body is special even if it may need a little help.

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Some Bodies Need a Little Help [Harris, S F] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Some Bodies Need a Little Help

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These books feature students who have exceptionalities

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Teaches children the joy of inclusion and kindness while still being presented in an artistic manner

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I'm NOT just a Scribble... [Alber, Diane, Alber, Diane] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I'm NOT just a Scribble...

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Vincent Eats Sunflowers by Elaine Hammermaster Godinez

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Vincent Eats Sunflowers by Elaine Hammermaster Godinez

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Students can learn about a famous artist in a unique manner.

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The book begins with a silly art joke with more fun to follow.

Vincent Eats Sunflowers is not your average storybook. It is an interactive story with an activity to find a hidden heart shape on every page. The mystery find-the-heart game entices kids to read to the very finish. The pages are nice and big so that you can really see the illustrations, which are filled with bright, happy colors to delight you and your child as you read together.

Follow the humorous tale of what transpires when a creative, hungry little goat discovers how to become the artist he dreams of on one spectacular starry night. Best of all, in a simple and engaging way, this book helps your child learn about the real famous artist, Vincent van Gogh.

When the story is done, the find-the-heart activity continues through some curious questions about the real Vincent and some of his famous paintings. Additionally, the back pages of the book have painting project ideas for your youngster to enjoy and be like Vincent!

This book is perfect for

This is a clever storybook that has a fun art education twist to it. Even the adult reading it may learn a fun fact or two about this wonderful famous artist, Vincent van Gogh.

Buy it now and you will enjoy it for many years to come.

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Vincent Eats Sunflowers [Godinez, Elaine Hammermaster] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Vincent Eats Sunflowers

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Teaches children that their mistakes in art can be beautiful (can also be related to other aspects of their lives).

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With close to fifty picture books published, Barney Saltzberg has been traveling the world talking about creativity and where ideas come from. He lectured in China and Russia through a cultural exchange program through the United States State Department.

Barney is passionate about working with children, parents, teachers, organizations on the art of making mistakes and finding play and creativity in our everyday lives.

His books have won numerous awards, including NAPPA Gold Awards, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Starred Reviews. Most recently Melinda Gates chose Beautiful Oops as one of the top three books every child should read.

www.barneysaltzberg.com

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Holiday Gifts that Give Back! Orders Feed & Care for Rescued Animals* Beautiful Oops! from Workman Publishing says "Hooray for mistakes!" This interactive book demonstrates how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. Unique in every respect, this book is full of pop-ups, lif...

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy

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Teaches children that even the smallest artists can make a difference and shows them how art can lead to change/connectivity.

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In this exuberant picture book about transformation through art, Mira lives in a gray urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and hope to the neighborhood.

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine!

Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation-and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. Pick up a paintbrush and join the celebration!

Tomás Rivera Book Award * ALA Notable Children's Book * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of the Year * Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year * Kirkus Best of the Year * School Library Journal Top 10 LatinX of the Year

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

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Amazon.com: Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood: 9780544357693: Campoy, F. Isabel, Howell, Theresa, López, Rafael: Books

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Teaches children to realize that anyone can be creative and to just let it flow.

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Thanks for the tremendous support of my work which includes books I have written and illustrated, (The Dot, Ish, Happy Dreamer, The Word Collector) as well as collaborations, (Someday with Alisan McGhee, the Judy Moody series with Megan McDonald, Going Places with my twin brother, Paul, and the I AM series with Susan Verde)

My children's media company, FableVision, located in Boston, is dedicated to crafting "stories that matter, stories that move." I also make creativity tools for the classroom - FableVision LeanMy twin brother, Paul, and I founded an independent bookshop in Dedham Square, MA called The Blue Bunny. www.bluebunnybooks.com

Much of my work is designed to inspire all of us to navigate our true potential - to be brave, original, inspirational, inspired, and active.

My hope is that my work will also inspire YOU to make YOUR mark - and see where it takes you.

Let's stay connected - follow me on twitter - @peterhreynolds : )

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Amazon.com: The Dot: 9780763619619: Peter H Reynolds: Books

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Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers by Loujain AlHathloul and Uma Mishra-Newbery

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Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers by Loujain AlHathloul and Uma Mishra-Newbery

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Teaches persistence and overcoming struggle.

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Uma Mishra-Newbery is a global social justice and women's rights leader, transformative speaker, former Executive Director of Women's March Global, and the initiator and facilitator for the Racial Equity Index. As a facilitator for the Racial Equity Index, Uma is working within a BIPOC led and formed global anti-racist collective to help build the first-ever index for racial equity in global development. Her transparent, visionary yet grounded leadership at Women's March Global was instrumental in furthering the mobilisation and assembly of women globally around women's rights issues with Women's March Global.

Uma has organised and built coalitions around the issues of women's human rights defenders, freedom of association and assembly, bodily autonomy, LGBTQIA+ rights, racial equity and justice, and white supremacy in the women's rights and funding space. As a leader in the global women's rights movement Uma has been interviewed by CNN, AlJazeera, Jane Dutton, Newsweek, Devex and published by Ms. Magazine, TIME, and IPS.

Uma helped to bring Saudi women's rights activist Loujain AlHathloul's story to the United Nations and was instrumental in coordinating efforts for Lina AlHathloul's first statement in support of Loujain at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Uma and Lina are co-authors of the children's picture book, Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers.

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Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers [Mishra-Newbery, Uma, Lina Al-Hathloul, Green, Rebecca] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers

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Spanish is My Superpower by Jennifer Jones

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Spanish is My Superpower by Jennifer Jones

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“I used to be afraid that speaking Spanish
Made me different and stand out.
But I’ve learned to be proud of my heritage
Because it’s what I’m all about!”

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Spanish is My Superpower takes an empathetic approach to being bilingual and teaches children how amazing and unique it is to be able to speak more than one language. Told from childrens' perspective, this story provides parents, teachers, and counselors with an entertaining way to teach children the value of speaking Spanish and being bilingual.

I used to be afraid that speaking Spanish
Made me different and stand out.
But I've learned to be proud of my heritage
Because it's what I'm all about! Look for more in this series , Teacher Tools, and visit the author's profile to find out about new titles and offerings.

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Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual and Speaking Spanish (Teacher Tools)

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Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual and Speaking Spanish (Teacher Tools) [Jones, Jennifer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual and Speaking Spanish (Teacher Tools)

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The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Raina Al Abdullah of Jordan 

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The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Raina Al Abdullah of Jordan 

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Teaches cultural acceptance and valuing our own stories/differences.

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The New York Times bestseller by Her Majesty Queen Raina Al Abdullah of Jordan with award-winning children's book author Kelly DiPucchio about celebrating similarities across cultures.

Lily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus-but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. Before they know it, a food fight breaks out. Can Lily and Salma put aside their differences? Or will a sandwich come between them?

This hopeful story highlights the positive impact of sharing our experiences with each other and valuing what makes us different. In a glorious three-page gatefold at the end of the book, Salma, Lily, and all their classmates come together in the true spirit of tolerance and acceptance.

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The Sandwich Swap [Queen Rania of Jordan Al Abdullah, Kelly DiPucchio, Tricia Tusa] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Sandwich Swap

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“Fry bread is food.
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.

Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.

Fry bread is nation.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.

Fry bread is us.
It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.”

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"A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff." ― Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.

Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry bread is time. Fry bread is nation.
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.

It brings families together for meals and new memories.

Fry bread is us.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.

It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.

A 2020 Charlotte Huck Recommended Book A Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019 A Booklist Shelf Awareness A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2019 A National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019 An NCTE Notable Poetry Book A 2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book A 2020 ILA Notable Book for a Global Society 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List One of NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers Nominee, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2022-2022
A Nominee, Illinois Monarch Award 2022
A Goodreads Choice Award 2019 Semifinalist

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story [Noble Maillard, Kevin, Martinez-Neal, Juana] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

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“Every time someone says our names, they are speaking a language that still exists, and a culture that we still honor, despite many attempts to wipe it out forever.”

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In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage.

At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles--tap, jazz, ballet--but still loved the expressiveness of Indigenous dance. And despite feeling different as one of the only Native American kids in her school, she always knew she could turn to dance to cheer herself up.

Follow along as Ria shares her dance journey--from dreaming of her future to performing as a professional--accompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life.

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Finding My Dance [Thundercloud, Ria, Fuller, Kalila J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Finding My Dance

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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Written uniquely in the perspective of a gorilla who has spent most of his life captive in a mall.

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The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner

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Amazon.com: The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner: 9780061992278: Applegate, Katherine, Castelao, Patricia: Books

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Teaches the value of family.

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Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets
Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and Howard, a neighbor boy who proves surprising in lots of ways. Suddenly Charlie is in serious danger of discovering that what she thought she wanted may not be what she needs at all.

From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of a true-blue friend, a big-hearted aunt and uncle, and the dog of her dreams, unexpectedly learns the true meaning of family in the least likely of places.

This title has Common Core connections.

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Wish [O'Connor, Barbara] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wish

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Fantasy books that involve Greek gods and mythology.

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Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.

While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.

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Percy Jackson Collection 7 Books Set (Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, Last Olympian, Greek Heroes, Greek Gods)

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Percy Jackson Collection 7 Books Set (Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, Last Olympian, Greek Heroes, Greek Gods) [Rick Riordan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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Hilarious story of a group of bad guys trying to do good deeds.

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds...whether you like it or not! This New York Times bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.Get ready to laugh up your lunch with the baddest bunch of do-gooders in town! Watch the fur fly in the first five hilarious installments in this bestselling series, now in one bad-to-the-bone boxed set: The Bad Guys, The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable , The Bad Guys in the Furball Strikes Back , The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens , and The Bad Guys in Interstellar Gas .

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The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 by Blabey, Aaron

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Teaches the value of acceptance and friendship

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face - who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird. Pony, available now!I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel,

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid-but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie's point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope.

R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel "a meditation on kindness" -indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

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Stories told by a kindergartener that any child of that age can relate to.

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I grew up in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. It was a small town surrounded by farmland . . . the kind of town where you greet people by name on Main Street. It was only an hour's drive to the ocean. So every summer we spent family vacations on Long Beach Island. My brother and I would ride the waves during the day and play miniature golf at night. It's the kind of idyllic memory that stays in your head long after you've grown up and moved away.

After graduating from high school and spending two years at Rider University, I transferred to the University of Alabama where I met my husband, Richard. Eventually his job brought him to Arizona. We both fell in love with the desert and wanted to stay here forever. Still, during the heat of the Arizona summers, those ocean memories would come rushing back. So-after years of sweaty summers-my husband and I finally built a house on Long Beach Island, the same island where my brother and I rode the waves as kids. In the story business, that's called "coming full circle." These days, Richard and I divide our time between the desert and the ocean. In the words of Junie B. Jones, I'm a lucky duck.

Q. What inspired you to start writing?

In my case, it was sort of "reverse" inspiration. I got a degree in secondary education. My plan was to teach high school history and political science. But, because of a scheduling problem my senior year, I ended up doing my student teaching in the seventh grade. The word disaster doesn't really cover this one. I'll spare you the details. But as I ran screaming from the school building every day, I knew that I would never be a teacher. My husband and I married after graduation, and started a family. A few years later, when I was ready to go to work, I was still haunted by the memories of student teaching. So I was "inspired" to try my hand at writing instead.

Q. How did you go about getting published?

The first children's novel I wrote was Operation: Dump the Chump. As soon as it was finished, I bought a copy of Writer's Market, found some addresses, and started sending it off to publishers who were accepting unsolicited manuscripts. It was rejected three times. All three rejections managed to work in the classic industry one-liner, "It isn't right for our list."

The fourth time I sent it to Alfred Knopf, Inc. A few weeks later, they called and said it was exactly right for their list. I felt like I'd hit the lottery.

Q: You've written middle-grade novels, early chapter books, and picture books. Which do you like writing best?

I can't really say which I like best. But after all the Junie B. books I've written, those certainly come the easiest. The middle-grade novels are more of a challenge. But in some ways, that makes them more rewarding. The last two I've written (Mick Harte Was Here and The Graduation of Jake Moon) were both about very sensitive topics, so it took a long time to get them exactly right. But I think those two books have made me the most proud.

Q. Tell us about your most recent picture book.

It's called, MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! It's about a baby in utero who is bored out of his mind. The idea for it was born (so to speak) when my daughter-in-law, Renee, invited me to my first grandson's ultrasound. Although I had never had an ultrasound myself, I'd seen pictures of other babies in utero. But I wasn't prepared for how amazing it would be to see my own little grandbaby on that screen. I felt like I was watching the Discovery Channel.

Q. How much did you continue to think about the baby after seeing the ultrasound? How did this develop into the idea for the book?

A. On the way out of the doctor's office, I remember thinking, Okay, so now we're all going back to our busy lives. But the baby is still in there just floating around. Except for an occasional kick or hiccup, he's got absolutely nothing to do.

A few months later-when I was getting ready to give Renee a baby shower-I wrote this poem, framed it, and gave it to her as a shower gift.

Q. Of the characters you've created, who is your favorite?

A. This would be a bit like picking a favorite child. I don't have a single favorite character, but again, I lived with the characters Mick and Phoebe Harte and Jake and Skelly Moon for a very long time. So those four are the most dear to me.

The characters I've had the most fun with have been the little ones. Little kids are so free to say whatever is on their minds. They aren't silenced by peer pressure and the notion that they have to sound cool. Molly Vera Thompson in The Kid in the Red Jacket is six, and Thomas Russo in My Mother Got Married and Other Disasters is five. They both were such fun to write about that they led to the creation of Junie B. Jones.

Q. Is Junie B. modeled after you as a child? Did you ever do any of the things that Junie B. does?

A. I was sent to "Principal" in first grade for talking. There were lots of notes sent home that year, as well. My father was on the Board of Education. Not good.

Q. There's been some criticism of the Junie-speak in the series. How do you answer concerns that Junie's grammar is not good for young readers?

A. Honestly, most of the grown-ups I hear from are writing to tell me that Junie B. Jones got their reluctant readers to read. I have drawers full of letters from parents and teachers that are so meaningful to me, I can't bear to part with them. These are adults who understand that fictional literature plays a whole different role in children's lives than a book of grammar or a basic reader.

That having been said, there are always going to be a handful of people who denigrate books that speak in a voice other than their own. I've stopped trying to explain the concept of literature to people like that. Wasted time better spent.

8. What makes you laugh?

My sense of humor is a little bit off-center, I think. In the movies, I usually laugh at parts that no one else seems to think are funny. Then there are movies like Young Frankenstein where I laugh from the opening scene straight through to the end.

Lots of other things make me laugh, as well. My husband and sons make me laugh. My dog. My grandsons. Friends. The absurdities of life. My lopsided cakes. The list goes on . . .

What advice do you have for teachers that are aspiring writers? For kids?

There's nothing revolutionary in my advice, I'm afraid. It's the same old stuff. Write as much and as often as you can. Try different genres to find your niche. Then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. And-above all-be your own worst critic.

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Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4)

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Amazon.com: Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4): 8580001048093: Park, Barbara, Brunkus, Denise: Books

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A vibrant book about a sickness cured by being the real you.

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Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now!

Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity...and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf)

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Watercolor wintery tale about togetherness.

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big and small, one by one.

They sense there is a task to do

as night descends, replacing blue.

On one bright winter night, a group of woodland creatures emerges from the forest. Despite their differences, they start to build something together, using items found on the forest floor. What are they making? And how quickly can they build it? Something special is happening tonight, and soon the animals are off―in a race to catch a glimpse of one of nature's most astounding wonders! With lyrical text and sparkling artwork, Bright Winter Night is a celebration of the joy and beauty of nature and the special gift of friendship and togetherness.

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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Extremely detailed illustrations fill this classic book about the island of Wild Things

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Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf.

This iconic story has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. When Max dresses in his wolf suit and causes havoc in the house, his mother sends him to bed. From there, Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things, who name him king and share a wild rumpus with him. But then from far away across the world, Max smells good things to eat...

Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life like never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed this impressive new interpretation of his art.

Mary Pols of Time magazine wrote that "what makes Sendak's book so compelling is its grounding effect: Max has a tantrum and in a flight of fancy visits his wild side, but he is pulled back by a belief in parental love to a supper 'still hot." Generations have shared this beautiful picture book, and children of all ages will want to return to it again and again.

New York Public Library's #4 book on the list of "Top Check Outs of All Time"

One of the National Education Association's "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children"

The top picture book in School Library Journal's survey of its readers

Maurice Sendak was also the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There , Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library .

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Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

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The Light Within You by Namita Moolani Mehra

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The Light Within You by Namita Moolani Mehra

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Colorful reflections of a Diwali festival

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More than Words: So Many Words to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean

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More than Words: So Many Words to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean

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Alluring illustrations tell a story of all the ways people can communicate with one another, even if it’s not with words.

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He sure has a lot on his mind, though.

At school, Nathan quietly observes the ways his peers communicate. Even when they're not talking, they're expressing themselves in all sorts of ways!

By witnessing the beauty of communication diversity, Nathan learns and shows his classmates the essential lesson: Not only does everyone have something to say, but seeking to understand one another can be the greatest bridge to friendship and belonging.

This tender, stunningly illustrated picture book explores and celebrates the many forms of expression―signing, speaking, singing, smiling, among others―and culminates in a poignant story about connection and understanding.

Includes additional material at the end of the book with vocabulary, an introduction to various forms of communication, and information about communication access, perfect for back-to-school and classroom discussions.

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More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

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Science fiction graphic novel about an intergalactic hero

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Originally written for the Comic Book and Graphic Novel Review Column at the Fantasy Literature Review Site.

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Zita the Spacegirl is one of those perfect YA science fiction stories that you wish had been written years ago so you could have read it as a kid - which means that you're gonna want to get this book in the hands of a child in your life. Just make sure you get a chance to read it first.

The story begins when Zita and her friend find a strange object that has fallen from space - a square, hand-held device with a big, red button on it. Just imagine what you'd do: Would you press that button? Guess what the young child Zita does? That's right - she presses the button. Instantly, a door of light opens before her and the arms - tentacles? - of a strange creature reach into our world and grab Zita's friend. Zita runs away in terror to think about what she's just seen and what she should do.

As you'd expect, she goes to talk to her parents and spends the rest of the book waiting for her parents to figure out some way to save her friend. She is then reunited with her friend at the end of the comic. They live happily ever after.

You don't really believe a word of that, do you? Like many great adventures written for children, we never see the main character's parents or any other adults on earth, and the young child must take on adult responsibilities. Zita decides she is to blame for her friend's kidnapping, and therefore she must fix everything. And why not since she's got the mysterious device? So she presses the red button once again, and steps into her adventure.

In this review, I can't begin to do justice to Hatke's vivid imagination in coming up with such a wide variety of creatures and machines and inhabitants of the world Zita enters. Some seem kind but are dangerous, some are boisterous but benign, and still others threaten her before becoming her closest allies. In this world we finally see adults, but they are strange and unpredictable and difficult to judge.

The story's tension is created by several factors other than the unpredictability of those she encounters: First, she soon realizes getting back to earth is not going to be easy. Secondly, to make her being stranded even more frightening, Zita realizes that everyone is abandoning the planet because it's about to be destroyed by an approaching asteroid. And she can't find her friend or get off the planet herself. Finally, she finds out that the recusing her friend will require a major mission dependent upon her finding new friends and building a team on a strange planet.

Zita the Spacegirl is a delight. As you can tell, I highly recommend it. The dialogue is funny, the art is stunning, and the plot is compelling. Your kids will love it. Both my children - 8 and 11 - enjoyed it and the second volume. The third volume comes out in less than two months. Even though it's a continuing story and you'll want to find out what happens next, unlike some comics and novels in a series, it has enough closure to give a sense of satisfaction as you come to the final page. Do not pass this book up.

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Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, 1)

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Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, 1) by Hatke, Ben

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Autobiographical graphic novel that explores the struggles of fitting in.

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Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!

Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.

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A historical fiction book which notes experiences of the Holocaust through a young girl’s eyes.

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Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com

author interview

A CONVERSATION WITH LOIS LOWRY ABOUT THE GIVER

Q. When did you know you wanted to become a writer?

A. I cannot remember ever not wanting to be a writer.

Q. What inspired you to write The Giver?

A. Kids always ask what inspired me to write a particular book or how did I get an idea for a particular book, and often it's very easy to answer that because books like the Anastasia books come from a specific thing; some little event triggers an idea. And some, like Number the Stars, rely on real history. But a book like The Giver is a much more complicated book, and therefore it comes from much more complicated places-and many of them are probably things that I don't even recognize myself anymore, if I ever did. So it's not an easy question to answer.

I will say that the whole concept of memory is one that interests me a great deal. I'm not sure why that is, but I've always been fascinated by the thought of what memory is and what it does and how it works and what we learn from it. And so I think probably that interest of my own and that particular subject was the origin, one of many, of The Giver.

Q. How did you decide what Jonas should take on his journey?

A. Why does Jonas take what he does on his journey? He doesn't have much time when he sets out. He originally plans to make the trip farther along in time, and he plans to prepare for it better. But then, because of circumstances, he has to set out in a very hasty fashion. So what he chooses is out of necessity. He takes food because he needs to survive. He takes the bicycle because he needs to hurry and the bike is faster than legs. And he takes the baby because he is going out to create a future. Babies-and children-always represent the future. Jonas takes the baby, Gabriel, because he loves him and wants to save him, but he takes the baby also in order to begin again with a new life.

Q. When you wrote the ending, were you afraid some readers would want more details or did you want to leave the ending open to individual interpretation?

A. Many kids want a more specific ending to The Giver. Some write, or ask me when they see me, to spell it out exactly. And I don't do that. And the reason is because The Giver is many things to many different people. People bring to it their own complicated beliefs and hopes and dreams and fears and all of that. So I don't want to put my own feelings into it, my own beliefs, and ruin that for people who create their own endings in their minds.

Q. Is it an optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive?

A. I will say that I find it an optimistic ending. How could it not be an optimistic ending, a happy ending, when that house is there with its lights on and music is playing? So I'm always kind of surprised and disappointed when some people tell me that they think the boy and the baby just die. I don't think they die. What form their new life takes is something I like people to figure out for themselves. And each person will give it a different ending. I think they're out there somewhere and I think that their life has changed and their life is happy, and I would like to think that's true for the people they left behind as well.

Q. In what way is your book Gathering Blue a companion to The Giver?

A. Gathering Blue postulates a world of the future, as The Giver does. I simply created a different kind of world, one that had regressed instead of leaping forward technologically as the world of The Giver has. It was fascinating to explore the savagery of such a world. I began to feel that maybe it coexisted with Jonas's world . . . and that therefore Jonas could be a part of it in a tangential way. So there is a reference to a boy with light eyes at the end of Gathering Blue. Originally I thought he could be either Jonas or not, as the reader chose. But since then I have published two more books-Messenger, and Son-which complete The Giver Quartet and make clear that the light-eyed boy is, indeed. Jonas. In the book Son readers will find out what became of all their favorite characters: Jonas, Gabe, and Kira as well, from Gathering Blue. And there are some new characters-most especially Claire, who is fourteen at the beginning of Son- whom I hope they will grow to love.

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Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner

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Introduces students to the problem-solution text structure.

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Taeeun Yoo is New York based author and illustrator for children's book.

Her first picture book, The Little Red Fish, (Dial Books / Penguin, 2007), was awarded the Society of Illustrators' 2007 Founders Award. She's also illustrated the reissue of Madeleine L'Engle's renowned series, The Time Quintet and The Austin Chronicles (Square Fish / Macmillan, 2007, 2008), The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges (Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2008), Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee (Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan, 2009) and So Many Days, also by Alison McGhee (Atheneum / Simon & Schuster, 2010)

Taeeun lives in Brooklyn and enjoys walking on the streets, listening to street musicians, and drawing on location.

Please visit website and blog to find more about her.

www.taeeunyoo.com

www.taeeunyoo.blogspot.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/yoote

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Strictly No Elephants [Lisa Mantchev, Taeeun Yoo] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Strictly No Elephants

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“A cure is not about what we want. It's about what we need. The same is true for stories.”

Essence of magical realism.

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WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL * WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSome stories refuse to stay bottled up... , shares a sparkling tale about the power of stories and the magic of family.

Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. The Science of Breakable Things

When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face a tiger.

Tae Keller, the award-winning author of

"If stories were written in the stars ... this wondrous tale would be one of the brightest." - Booklist , Starred Review

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When You Trap a Tiger: (Newbery Medal Winner)

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Helps children recognize their big feelings during bedtime and how to combat them

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Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama in this rhyming read-aloud favorite!

Llama Llama's tale of nighttime drama has charmed readers for over a decade and makes an ideal story for bedtime reading. With this board book edition, Anna Dewdney's infectious rhyming text and expressive artwork are availabe to the youngest readers. Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.

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Llama Llama Red Pajama [Dewdney, Anna, Dewdney, Anna] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Llama Llama Red Pajama

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The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka

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The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka

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A hilarious spin on classic fairy tale characters.

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A Caledecott Honor Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Book This award-winning picture book is a wild, irreverent collection of reimagined fairy tales from the author and illustrator of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! . Makes for an extremely fun and funny read-aloud for the whole family.A long time ago, people used to tell magical stories of wonder and enchantment. Those stories were called Fairy Tales. Those stories are not in this book. The stories in this book are Fairly Stupid Tales.

In this fourth wall-breaking picture book, young readers will delight in the strange twists on familiar tales. From "The Stinky Cheese Man" to "Cinderummpelstiltskin" these unique, hilarious retellings poke fun at classic stories and characters. The wonderfully offbeat and bizarre illustrations, as well as innovative play with typography and book design, make for a one-of-kind masterpiece from two powerhouse children's book creators.

· Chicken Licken
· The Princess and the Bowling Ball
· The Really Ugly Duckling
· The Other Frog Prince
· Little Red Running Shorts
· Jack's Bean Problem (including Giant Story / Jack's Story)
· Cinderummpelstiltskin (Or The Girl Who Really Blew It)
· The Tortoise and the Hair
· The Stinky Cheese Man

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

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“Some days are like that. Even in Australia.”

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A Latino-centric movie adaptation is coming soon to Disney+! From children's book legend Judith Viorst comes the perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a story that belongs on every child's bookshelf.

Alexander could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV.

What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to Australia. You may also be glad to find that some days are like that for other people too.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Classic Board Books)

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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Teaches children their alphabet in a unique, lyrical way.

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There is always enough room on your child's bookshelf for this Classic Board Book edition of the rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over thirty years! A told B,
and B told C,
"I'll meet you at the

In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no-Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

Countless children-and their parents-can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made the Chicka Chicka series an enduring classic.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book) by Bill Martin Jr.

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Teaches children the consequences of selfishness

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From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans.

"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy."

So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation.

The Giving Tree is a meaningful gift for milestone events such as graduations, birthdays, and baby showers.

Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back . He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half , Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? , The Missing Piece , The Missing Piece Meets the Big O , and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree , and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends , A Light in the Attic , Falling Up , Every Thing On It , Don't Bump the Glump! , and Runny Babbit plus Runny Babbit Returns .

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Full of captivating illustrations and varied text styles that provide a unique read.

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Run For The Hills Geronimo The Way of The Samurai The Volcano of Fire (Hardcover) The Journey Through Time Pyramid Puzzle The Journey Through Time Dinosaur Disaster The Haunted Castle Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission Creepella Ghost Pirate Treasure Cavemice Help I'm in Hot Lava Cavemice The Stone of Fire The Mysterious Cheese Thief Valley of the Giant Skeletons Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent Geronimo's Valentine The Race Across America A Fabumouse School Adventure The Karate Mouse Singing Sensation

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Geronimo Stilton: 10 Book Collection (Series 1)

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Run For The Hills Geronimo The Way of The Samurai The Volcano of Fire (Hardcover) The Journey Through Time Pyramid Puzzle The Journey Through Time Dinosaur Disaster The Haunted Castle Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission Creepella Ghost Pirate Treasure Cavemice Help I'm in Hot Lava Cavemice...

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Monet’s Cat is a fun way to introduce children to Monet’s artwork. The cat has jumped into Monet’s paintings, and the story of the chase is what this book is all about. Monet’s real paintings are the illustrations throughout this book, so children are exposed to fine art.

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This book ensures children that artists truly are everwhere and anyone can be an artist.

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Help kids discover and nourish their inner artist with this vividly illustrated, funny, and endlessly encouraging dose of positive reinforcement.

With over 200,000 Instagram followers, Danielle Krysa has helped a lot of people overcome the fear that they "aren't
creative." In books like Creative Block and Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk she calls out the self-criticism that keeps us from claiming and expressing our artistic abilities. Now she uses her characteristic playfulness, lively illustrations, and humor to help kids overcome negativity about their artistic endeavors--and to help them redefine what being an artist means. Every page delivers encouragement to the kid who thinks artists all live in cities, or that art has to look like something familiar, or that painting and drawing are the only way to make art. In a world that drastically undervalues creative freedom, Krysa's whimsical paintings and collages joyfully proclaim that art is essential and that artists are everywhere. Additionally, a page at the back of the book includes ideas for art projects--because who wants fewer art projects? Nobody!

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How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy

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How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy [Krysa, Danielle] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy

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Vivid: Poems and Notes about Color by Julie Paschkis

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This collection of poems highlights color and the role it plays in art.

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Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color, by Julie Paschkis (book reading with guest reader Claudia :D )

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A story revolving around what we make day to day and how we can change the world through what we make.

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Be A Maker ~ STEM read aloud ~ STEM Story time ~ STEAM books

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Lois Ehlert, the illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom, recounts what led her to illustrate a book and how she was motivated to become an artist at a young age.

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"The Scraps Book" by Lois Ehlert Read Aloud - Art With Trista

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One of my biggest passions as an individual and a teacher is utilizing art. I personally find art to not only calm me but allow me to express myself in creative ways and these books help unlock that same potential in students.

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The book not only teaches the message of putting other’s first, but also teaches students about the Chinese Moon Festival as well as the legend of the Moon Fairy which Chinese students will resonate with and other students will be more culturally aware.

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Read Aloud with Laoshi: Lin Yi's Lantern

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This book follows the story of a young girl who hates her skin color and how she learns to embrace it after learning the beauty of the night sky. A perfect book for any child who may not embrace theirs.

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Lupita Nyong'o Reads "Sulwe" | Bookmarks | Netflix Jr

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A story that any child who was born in another country can relate to.

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READ ALOUD with Mr. Manny | Islandborn | LRRMA

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This book has a powerful message to stay true to yourself and your culture even when experiencing backlash.

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The Proudest Blue [READ ALOUD] by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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A book that is about embracing your name and standing up for yourself which is a common struggle for many students who may have cultural names and encounter the same issue.

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📚 That’s Not My Name! - Kid Books Read Aloud - Bedtime Stories - Diversity - Acceptance

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All students come from different places, and these books bring appreciation to that

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A delightful classic that is a great starter for any child just getting into chapter books about a man and his penguins.

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In 1932, Richard Atwater and his wife, Florence, took their two daughters to see a documentary film about Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic expedition. Mr. Atwater was very impressed by the movie, and he decided to write a book about the penguins from Antarctica. When one of his daughters objected to children's books about history, he started to write a magical story about a group of penguins, which would later become Mr. Popper's Penguins.

Richard Tupper Atwater was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1892. He studied at the University of Chicago and taught Greek there while in graduate school. He later went on to work as a writer for the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers. Florence Hasseltine Carroll was born in 1896 in Chicago, Illinois. She also obtained two degrees at the University of Chicago, where her Classical Greek teacher was a young man named Richard Atwater! They married in 1921. Florence taught high school French, English, and Latin, and she also wrote a number of articles for the New Yorker and the Atlantic.

Richard's first children's book was Doris and the Trolls, about two children who follow a cat named Mitzi to a land of mischievous trolls to rescue the Ting Tang Fairy. His second was a children's operetta called The King's Sneezes. In it, the Fiddlers Three have been sent to the dungeon for laughing when King Nicholas sneezes, and it's up to young Max Luckyfoot to cure him.

Richard had completed a manuscript called Ork! The Story of Mr. Popper's Penguins, when he suffered a severe stroke in 1934 and was forced to stop writing. He lived until 1948, but could never write again. So Florence took over.

After two publishers rejected the book, Florence rewrote the story, keeping many parts the same but adding more realistic events. (In the version written by Richard Atwater, Mr. Popper draws a penguin on a mirror with shaving cream and it comes to life!) The revised manuscript was accepted and published in 1938.

Florence lived until the age of eighty-three and died in 1979. Mr. Popper's Penguins remained a bestselling book throughout her lifetime, and has enchanted children and adults for over seventy years. It has won many awards, including the Newbery Honor, and has been translated into many languages.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book)

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Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book) [Atwater, Richard, Atwater, Florence] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book)

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Classic series that any fan of the horror genre will enjoy where each book focuses on a different scary story.

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Why is Tim Jacobus R.L. Stine's favorite illustrator? Maybe because they've done so many scary books together. Tim did the cover paintings for more than 80 Goosebumps books, as well as the six amazing Amazon books. Recently, the two of them got together and asked the questions they've always wanted to ask each other...

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TIM (the illustrator) asks R.L. STINE (the author):

TIM: When I illustrate, I can "see" the image in my head before I start to draw. Do you "hear" a story when you write?

R.L.: I hear kids when I write. I try to hear the voice of the boy or girl who is telling the story. I visit schools a lot and talk with kids so I can keep up with what they are saying these days and what real kids sound like. Then I try to hear their voices tell the story as I write it.

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TIM: You've written so many books I can't do the math, but I bet you've used millions of words. What's you favorite word?

R.L.: Someone once got in an elevator with a very witty author named Noel Coward and said, "Say something funny." And Coward said, "Kangaroo." Kangaroo has been a favorite word of mine ever since I heard that story. But as a horror writer, I guess my favorite word is SCREAM!

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TIM: Where is the strangest place you have come up with an idea for a story?

R.L.: An empty movie theater. My wife and I went to see a scary movie in a big, old movie house-- and we were the only ones in the theater. It was kind of creepy. Then about halfway through the movie, I turned around and saw that the back row was filled with people sitting straight and still. Suddenly, I thought-- They are zombies! I'm trapped in a dark zombie theater! And that's where the idea for the book Zombie Town came from.

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TIM: If you couldn't write-- and you possessed all skills-- what would you like to do for a living?

R.L.: I drew comic strips from the time I was in 4th grade, and I always dreamed of being a cartoonist. You can imagine my shock when the other kids told me how bad my art was. They were right. I stunk! I got over my extreme disappointment by starting to write. But if I had the skill, I would love to do what you do, Tim.

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R.L. STINE (the author)asks TIM (the illustrator):

R.L.: If you couldn't be an artist what would you like to be?

TIM: I would like to be a "Snowmaker" at one of the big ski resorts, out west, like Mammoth Mountain in California. You work at night when everyone goes home. Set up the snow guns, cover the slopes, and groom them with the Sno-Cat track machine. It's kinda like a snow tank! Then, you get to ski for free! I love that snow!

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R.L.: When we were kids, my brother and I used to go to a horror movie every Saturday. We loved them all. The covers on our six Amazon books look like movie posters to me. Were you also influenced by horror movies? If so, which ones?

TIM: I was a complete "chicken" as a kid. I couldn't sit through any horror movie. The first scary movie I saw was on TV. It isn't really a horror movie. It was the Hunchback of Notre Dame-- the black-and-white version with Charles Laughton. That movie freaked me out! The mutant, Quasimodo, was something that REALLY could exist. Black-and-white movies, black-and-white photos-they all seem more "real" than full color to me.

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R.L.: You have painted so many great covers. I think your scariest Goosebumps cover was for The Barking Ghost. And the black cat on The 13th Warning is really creepy. Do you have a favorite cover? Is it a scary one or a funny one?

TIM: It's hard to pick a favorite. But you gotta love the blue bathroom blobs in Monster Blood IV. That one is a little creepy and WAY funny. For just outright scary, I love the ticket taker in Zombie Town!

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R.L.: What was the weirdest thing someone ever asked you to draw?

TIM: Oh, I have drawn a lot of weird stuff. One time, I had to paint a pimple! You know... acne! It was a medical illustration. Gross. When I first started illustrating, I painted pictures of food. My food illustrations were used in the Sunday newspaper for the local supermarket. I painted every food you can imagine. I can draw a pretty mean potato!

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A timeless chapter book about an immigrant and her riches to rags story that can be especially connectable to immigrant children.

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A timeless, unforgettable riches to rags immigration story and beloved, award-winning modern classic, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rita Williams-Garcia.

Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) [Ryan, Pam Muñoz] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

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Stories that transport students to different eras throughout history.

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A non-fiction book highlighting different aspects of what can be right under our feet.

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Beautiful watercolor pictures for a book about a boy loves the stars so much, he catches one of his own.

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Annie's workshop - Books Read Aloud for Kids

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How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers I Read Aloud

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The author’s unique collage style of art makes for captivating illustrations for students to view.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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Teaches children to embrace their differences and accept others for theirs in a colorful way.

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IT'S OK TO BE DIFFERENT- READ ALOUD CHILDREN'S BOOK

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Sijos, a Korean form of a fixed syllable poem, are poems with twists at the end. Tap Dancing on the Roof is full of silly poetry students will be enamored by.

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Linda Sue Park (Author), Istvan Banyai (Illustrator)

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Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems) [Park, Linda Sue, Banyai, Istvan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)

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Book about a boy who’s monster gets “stolen” by his sister; Each illustration in this book is full of color and details and something new can be spotted each read.

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📚 Kids Book Read Aloud: HEY, THAT'S MY MONSTER! by Amanda Noll and Howard McWilliam

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A spin on the classic Cinderella story.

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The Fairy Dogmother 🐩 Fairytale Read Aloud for Kids