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It is about a fish who steals a hat off of another bigger fish who is asleep. He talks about how even if the bigger fish finds out his hat is stolen, he won’t know who took it or where to find them. He says he knows it’s wrong to steal but he has no regrets. He hides but the bigger fish finds him and takes his hat back. This story is enjoyable and teaches children what can happen when they do bad things on purpose. The theme of consequence shows up heavily at the end when we see the bigger fish swimming with his hat back. We can only imagine the price that the smaller fish had to pay.

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This novel tells the harrowing tale of a ten year old girl named Annmarie and her family as they help her Jewish friend and her family escape from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden during the midst of World War II. This novel is very valuable to children's literature because it is historically accurate and shows that you need to do the right thing, no matter what. It embodies the theme in that throughout the entire story the idea of hope is never lost, not even at the end when the two friends are separated by years and countries.

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Mister Invincible #2: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin

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Mister Invincible #2: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin

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The novel is a collection of short stories about a super hero named Mister Invincible. He is blessed with the power of being able to see and manipulate the past and future by moving through the comic strips. He uses these powers to fight several unique super villains, some of whom possess similar powers, all while being a good neighbor. It is valuable to literature because it is a creative way to keep young readers engaged. It also embodies the theme because Mister Invincible has several friends who help him out while he is on his adventures.

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This novel explores the life and duties of a lighthouse operator, his family and his lighthouse before technology renders his job no more. It is valuable to children's literature because it shows a husband and wife work tirelessly to make sure the lighthouse was always ready to protect the ships, all while raising a family. This book shows the benefits of teamwork as the husband and wife help each other out in their time of need to keep things running.

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

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This story is about the life of a china rabbit doll that is loved by a 10-year-old girl named Abilene. Edward, the china rabbit doll, doesn’t care about being loved until he is accidentally lost by being thrown overboard a large ship into the ocean. He then spends years being passed from bad situation to worse, although discovering his desire to love and be loved along the way. Then as fate would have it, he is found by a much older Abilene doll shopping for her daughter. It is very valuable to children's literature in that it teaches children the importance of love, and lets them experience life in less than ideal situations. The theme of love is mostly noticed immediately after Edward loses it as he is thrown overboard. It slowly gained back as the story goes on, only to be lost after the tragic death of Sarah Ruth. Although it returns once Edward meets a much older and wiser doll that tells him life without love is pointless.

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This book is about a young boy named David who is always being told what to do by his mother while never listening to her. After he brakes a vase, David is put in timeout and is sad. Then his mom hugs him and tells him she loves him, David becomes happy again. This is valuable to children's literature because it teaches children how not to act and what can happen when they don't behave. The text embodies the theme with David being forgiven for breaking the vase after he goes to time out. After he is punished, things are happy and back to normal again.

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This picture book is about a boy and his dog hoping for snow as they spot a few flakes fall to the ground. But all of the adults he encounters in his life doubt him that it will snow. The boy doesn't give up hope and it eventually snows a bunch. This has value to children's literature because it shows how adults, even well intentioned ones, can be wrong and condescending. Hope is never lost to the boy and it is a prevalent theme throughout the whole story.

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A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

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A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

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This book is about a mom who makes her daughter a mooncake and ask her not to eat it. Each day the daughter takes a little bite until after awhile the mooncake was completely gone. Her mom finds out and ask her if she ate it, she admits to it and her mom ask her to help make another one. This is a peaceful and enjoyable read with a positive theme that makes it valuable to children's literature. The theme of love is seen from beginning to end as the mom initially bakes her daughter a cake for no reason and then isn't mad when she eats it without permission.

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The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown

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The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown

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This book explores the tragic events, such as severe drought and subsequent dust storms, which took place in much of the plains of the United States during the 1930’s. It is valuable to children's literature due to its historical accuracy the real life lessons that can be learned. The theme is embodied in the text because by neglecting the farmland there were real consequences costing billions of dollars and countless death and suffering.

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This story is about a girl named Camilla who refused to eat lima beans, even though she loved them, because none of her classmates liked lima beans and she wanted to fit in. By not eating lima beans she began to grow stripes and as doctors made repeated attempts to fix her she just kept getting worse. Eventually, once all hope was thought lost, a wise old lady gave her some lima beans and she returned back to normal and never refused them again. This story is very enjoyable to read and teaches children that you shouldn't behave a certain way just because your peers do. The theme of consequence is prevalent throughout the story as Camilla's problems get worse and worse as she keeps trying to be like her classmates in thinking lima beans are gross.