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I have added some of my favorite books that I think you will enjoy. These are books that you can also read with your older siblings. I hope they touch your heart the way they have touched mine.

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This section is of books set in summer, which explores places you can go and things you can do during summer in the hot sunny weather.

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This book is about a potato called Rot who learns that even though he is different from everyone else, he is still the cutest and learns to like how he looks.

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A mutant potato learns that he's pear- fect just the way he is in this bright, fun, and silly picture book from the creator of It Came in the Mail that will have kids collapsing in giggles (and rescuing the contents of the vegetable drawer).

Rot is a mutant potato. Like most mutant potatoes, Rot loves all sorts of games and contests. So when he sees a sign for the "Cutest in the World Contest," he can't wait to enter.

But when Rot realizes who he's up against-an itty-bitty baby bunny, a little-wittle cuddly kitten, and an eenie-weenie jolly jellyfish-he loses confidence. Will the judges find room in their hearts for an adorable mutant potato?

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Rot, the Cutest in the World! [Clanton, Ben, Clanton, Ben] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rot, the Cutest in the World!

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Superheroes have superpowers, but did you know that ordinary kids have superpowers too? What's your superpower?

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You are currently learning your letters and the sounds for your letters, but while you are reading this on your own let's see if you know any of these DC superheroes!

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Morris Katz is the author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Puberty―and Shouldn't Be Googling: For Curious Boys and nearly a dozen DC Comics picture and board books including My First Book of Super-Villains, My First Book of Super Powers, Even Super Heroes Sleep, Super Heroes Have Friends Too, The Big Book of Superpowers, The Big Book of Super-Villains, Who's Who?: Lift the Flap and Reveal Super Heroe's Secret Identities and Can You Help Save the Day. His books have collectively sold over 150,000 copies. Morris has served as creative director for Downtown Bookworks overseeing the development of a line of activist-minded children's books. Skidmore College.

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Super Hero ABC (DC Super Heroes) by Katz, Morris

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I think you will enjoy this book about Manny the raccoon; it's fascinating how he has so many different colored capes. Do you think he wins or loses his fights depending on the color?

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This book is about how a race car takes care of himself at the end of the day.

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After a day at the track of zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm, he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race!

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After a day at the track of zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm, he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear .

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Do you like poetry? This cool book is all about how cars express their feelings through poetry. Which expression do you think made the car look really cool?

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Freewheeling! Full of feelings! Traveling near and far. HONK if you see me. I'm a moody moody car! to help their children understand and express their emotions in healthy ways.

Hop in and ride along as our auto-friends personify the twists and turns of feelings. This rhyming picture book shares various expressive classic cars and invites readers to figure out the emotions, from excited to angry and more, behind the facial expressions. This is a playful, approachable way to teach kids about feelings and emotions and to develop an essential skill as kids travel along in their social world.

Young children deal with many of the same emotions that adults do. Children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, or embarrassed, but they often don't have the words to talk about how they're feeling. Instead, they sometimes act out these emotions in very physical and inappropriate ways.

One study found that children's ability to interpret facial emotions at five years of age predicts how well they do socially and academically--even four years later (Izard et al. 2001).

Research also shows that talking about feelings, practicing labeling them, and discussing their causes can help children increase their understanding of emotions in themselves and others (Yuill & Little, 2018).

In this quirky, joyful picture book, classic automobiles come alive to express a range of feelings, from excited to angry. Young readers, their parents, and teachers can simply admire some really cool cars, or they can also dive deeper into the engine of emotional understanding that helps drive us all toward personal well-being, healthy relationships, and educational progress.
Research tells us that children who are better at understanding facial expressions of emotions are also:

Parents and teachers can use
An answer key in the back to help readers identify all of these moody, moody cars; included are a 1956 Jaguar XK-0, a 1948 Delahaye, a 1959 Buick Electra, a 1965 A.C. Cobra, a 1938 Delage Coupe, a 1956 Buick Centurion, a 1955 Indianapolis, a 1938 Bugatti 57SC, a 1939 Buick Model 40, and a 1929 DuPont LeMans.

Why Kids Need Moody Moody Cars Moody Moody Cars Being able to read emotions in ourselves and others is like having a GPS for life.

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Moody Moody Cars by Kennedy-Moore PhD, Eileen

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I know you would rather eat pancakes over waffles for breakfast. But this is a book you can read on your own and let me know who gets the syrup first.

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Josh Funk writes silly stories such as the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series (including sequels The Case of the Stinky Stench, Mission Defrostable, Short & Sweet, and The Great Caper Caper), the How to Code with Pearl and Pascal series (including How to Code a Sandcastle and How to Code a Rollercoaster), the It's Not a Fairy Tale series (including ​It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk, It's Not Hansel and Gretel, It's Not Little Red Riding Hood, and It's Not the Three Little Pigs), the A Story of Patience & Fortitude series in conjunction with the New York Public Library (including Lost in the Library and Where Is Our Library?), Dear Dragon, My Pet Feet, and more.

Josh grew up in New England and studied Computer Science in school. Today, he still lives in New England and when not writing Java code or Python scripts, he drinks Java coffee and writes manuscripts. Since the fall of 2015, Josh has presented (or virtually presented) at over 650 schools, classrooms, and libraries.

Josh is terrible at writing bios, so please help fill in the blanks. Josh enjoys _______ during ________ and has always loved __________. He has played ____________ since age __ and his biggest fear in life is being eaten by a __________.

For more information about Josh Funk, visit him at www.joshfunkbooks.com and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @joshfunkbooks.

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Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast (Volume 1)

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Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast (Volume 1) by Funk, Josh

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In this book you can to be the author of it! but it has to be by the pictures you see in it. I know your favorite color is red so you will definitely enjoy this!

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This Caldecott Honor-winning book about a book is a delightful, wordless tale about the power of stories, perfect for fans of Brendan Wenzel and David Weisner.

A red book is lying in the snow in the city. When you open it, you find a new kind of adventure. You will be taken across oceans and continents when you just flip the page. But this book-in-a-book holds even more secrets to discover.

Lehman's simple story line and surprising illustrations create an unexpectedly enchanting story about friendship, connectedness, and how stories can bring us together . . . and even bring us inside their pages.

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The Red Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Caldecott Honor Book)

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The Red Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Caldecott Honor Book) [Lehman, Barbara] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Red Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Caldecott Honor Book)

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I hope you relate to this book because you always talk about how you enjoy spending time with your family. Its also both English and Spanish for bilingual readers like you, so have fun!

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Lucia invites you to visit her bustling casa and meet an intergenerational array of loved ones in a charming Spanglish celebration of family life. Este es el baño . . . It's where I shave my barba con Abuelo.
Bienvenidos to Lucía's home. Lucía lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she's going to show you around! From la puerta, where Abuela likes to wave to the neighbors and wait for packages from Puerto Rico or Spain, to la cocina, where Lucía watches her Mamá turn empty pots into soups and arroces, to el patio, where Lucia and her cousins (and her cousin's cousins!) put on magic shows, Lucía loves her busy and cozy casa. With warmth and joy, author Laurenne Sala and illustrator Zara González Hoang celebrate home in this bilingual picture book that feels like an abrazo from your most favorite people, your familia.

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Mi Casa Is My Home [Sala, Laurenne, Hoang, Zara González] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mi Casa Is My Home

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This book talks about old and new friends because sometimes we lose friends, but we also get new friends. I know you have lost friends before as people suddenly leave but I hope you can relate to this book and know that there will always be new friends to make.

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From the creator of The Rabbit Listened comes a gentle story about the difficulty of change . . . and the wonder that new beginnings can bring. Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! demonstrates how, when one experience ends, it opens the door for another to begin. It follows two best friends as they say goodbye to snowmen, and hello to stomping in puddles. They say goodbye to long walks, butterflies, and the sun...and hello to long evening talks, fireflies, and the stars. But the hardest goodbye of all comes when one of the friends has to move away. Feeling alone isn't easy, and sometimes new beginnings take time. But even the hardest days come to an end, and you never know what tomorrow will bring.

Change and transitions are hard, but

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Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! [Doerrfeld, Cori] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!

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How do dinosaurs play with their friends?

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How do dinosaurs play with their friends?

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This book is about one of your favorite animals. It's a book you can read with mom and dad. It has poetry and rhyming words, and it is so funny that you won't stop laughing.

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How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends?

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How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? [Yolen, Jane, Teague, Mark] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends?

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This book is about a family who takes a road trip to Cuba in their old family car, which the boy loves.

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Together, a boy and his parents drive to the city of Havana, Cuba, in their old family car. Along the way, they experience the sights and sounds of the streets―neighbors talking, musicians performing, and beautiful, colorful cars putt-putting and bumpety-bumping along. In the end, though, it's their old car, Cara Cara, that the boy loves best. A joyful celebration of the Cuban people and their resourceful innovation.

ALSC Notable Book

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All the Way to Havana [Engle, Margarita, Curato, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. All the Way to Havana

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In class, you have been learning about your five senses and the ways you can experience them through the ocean. The book also talks about how much fun it is to spend time at the beach during the summertime.

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Pam Muñoz Ryan is the author of the New York Times Best Seller, ECHO, a 2016 Newbery Honor Book, and winner of the Kirkus Prize. She has written over forty books for young people-picture books, early readers, and middle grade and young adult novels. She the author recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, the Willa Cather Award, the Pura Belpré medal, the PEN USA award, and many others. Her novels include Esperanza Rising, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi León, Paint the Wind, The Dreamer, and Echo. She was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, holds a bachelor's and master's degree from San Diego State University and lives in north San Diego county with her family.

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Dive into this playful poem about the draw of the shore and the effect the ocean has on all five senses. Relive a day at the beach with this lovely book of memories. You can almost feel the salt spray on your face and smell the musky scent of ocean in the cool morning air.

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This book was awarded the Caldecott Honor for its awesome pictures. You can read this book with your parents. It is a book about being grateful for what you have and what is around you.

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Last Stop on Market Street [de la Peña, Matt, Robinson, Christian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Last Stop on Market Street

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Of course, I was going to add a ninja turtle book for you! But this one is on skateboarding which is maybe something you would be interested in when you are older.

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Skate Like a Ninja! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Little Golden Book)

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Skate Like a Ninja! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Little Golden Book)

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This book talks about the differences and similarities that animals can share. It's pretty interesting to see how two different animals can have characteristics in common.

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How animals can be like and unlike one another. This clever picture book introduces the concept of animal characteristics by highlighting how there can be both differences and similarities within a group. For example, the zebra gallops, the bumblebee flies, the lemur leaps and the tiger prowls --- "But look closer now ... We all have STRIPES!" And so it goes. Again and again, readers will be surprised to find that a group of four seemingly different animals all have one trait in common --- whiskers, horns, shells and the like --- for a total of thirteen traits in all. Observant children will notice that one of the animals from each group also appears on the following spread with three new animals that have a different characteristic in common. Finally, all forty of the featured animals are shown together, and readers are asked to search for those with specific characteristics not already covered in the book --- for example, those with spots, those who live in the ocean or those with six or more legs. Author Heather Tekavec has discovered a fun and interactive approach to helping young children begin to explore the ways animals are classified. Pippa Curnick's playful and engaging illustrations of the animals in their habitats are all scientifically accurate, keeping the experience both enjoyable and informative. The searching activity also works to enhance visual literacy. With a detailed glossary included, this is an ideal book for introducing early lessons on the characteristics of living things and for starting discussions on the ways all creatures are like and unlike one another. AUTHOR: Heather Tekavec first fell in love with children's literature while working as a preschool teacher. Different? Same! is her eleventh published book and her first nonfiction picture book. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia. Ages 2 to 6

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How animals can be like and unlike one another. This clever picture book introduces the concept of animal characteristics by highlighting how there can be both differences and similarities within a group. For example, the zebra gallops, the bumblebee flies, the lemur leaps and the tiger prowls --...

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In this special book, we'll take you on a journey through a day on the farm, showing you all the cool things the different animals do.

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Horses munch on hay, piggies roll in the mud and dogs herd the cattle. Spend the day with the farm animals in this beloved barnyard book. Includes bookplate for personalization.

This charmingly illustrated padded board book has a soft cover making it easy for little hands to hold. These sweet children's books are perfect to give as gifts for a new baby and other special occasions such as, birthday gifts, baby shower wishing well gifts or for holidays such as Christmas, Easter or Valentine's Day.

Whether you're looking for well-known tales, tender or funny animal stories, or educational books for toddlers, Little Hippo® padded board books will become bedtime, or anytime, reading favorites!

Padded Board Book
24 Pages
7.25 inches x 7.25 inches
Ages 1 to 5

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A Day on the Farm - Children's Padded Board Book - Farm Animals

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Horses munch on hay, piggies roll in the mud and dogs herd the cattle. Spend the day with the farm animals in this beloved barnyard book. Includes bookplate for personalization. This charmingly illustrated padded board book has a soft cover making it easy for little hands to hold. These sweet chi...

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I chose this book because I know you like games and this one is a book where you can guess what animal it is just by looking at their feet.

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I was born and bred in the city, so squirrels and pigeons were the animals that inhabited my landscape. For me, they were annoyances to be shooed away rather than fascinating examples of separate species to be observed. It wasn't until I was an adult that I noticed the many squirrels' nests high up in the trees of my local park or the eerie whistling sound made by a pigeon's furious flapping.

The experiences I had with "wildlife" as a youngster were generally fraught with anxiety. I darted around the house with a tin can trying to scoop up an errant chipmunk while my mother hopped up and down in a corner. I watched an older girl release a grasshopper in the bay on Fire Island, and while everyone shrieked in amazement because it did a perfect sidestroke, I looked away from the drowning creature.

I fancied myself a writer. I wrote a 60 page "novel" in fifth grade that was essentially a catalog of a young girl's pets and friends. Nothing happened in the book, but there were a few charming touches. The sheepdog was named Mishap (I thought it rhymed with Bishop), and in my mispronunciation, it made a perfect sheepdog name. In an effort to use descriptive language, I invented a host of adverbs, such as "smilingly".

The only time I went to the principal's office was because of my writing. In fifth grade, we had a creative writing piece due every Friday, and my "friend" rightly assumed that I had a backlog of pieces. She felt it within her rights to demand one of my extra compositions to hand in. I wouldn't go along with the idea--either because I felt it wasn't ethical, or because I enjoyed seeing this dominant girl unsettled, I don't remember. One thing led to another in a gigantic downward spiral, and we both landed in the principal's office at the end of the day.

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Who Has These Feet? [Hulbert, Laura, Brooks, Erik] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Who Has These Feet?

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This book is about activities you can do during the summer, such as going on a picnic in the park where you can see animals like butterflies. It will give you ideas on what you can when you goto the park next time.

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Summer Days and Nights [Yee, Wong Herbert, Yee, Wong Herbert] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Summer Days and Nights

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I have a strong feeling that you will enjoy this book because it's not an ordinary book; it's a pop-up book. You can play around with it and fold the pages! This pop-up book focuses on endangered animals, which means animals that won't be alive for much longer.

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I am an award-winning Freelance Illustrator, living & working in Leicester, UK. I have a First Class BA(Hons) Degree in Illustration from Falmouth University. I am the illustrator for the fiendishly addictive puzzle game TwoDots which has been #1 in over 70 countries. I was also the illustrator for Tinybop's brilliantly fun Robot Factory app. My work has been published in every continent except Antarctica, including picture books in UK, America, Australia, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, China & South Korea.

In my spare time, I write and play in a band called LOM, bake cakes & quickly consume them, swim & run, play nerdy computer games, read books intended for teenagers or children, and watch a variety of HBO programmes in my pyjamas

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My First Pop-Up Endangered Animals [Davey, Owen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. My First Pop-Up Endangered Animals

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This book is about superheroes but in this book, there's something new we learn about them that is not usually talked about which is feelings.

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A boldly illustrated picture book read-aloud about how everyone gets sad-ninjas, wrestlers, knights, superheroes, everyone . . . even daddies have emotions!

Did you know wrestlers have feelings? And knights. Even superheroes and ninjas feel sad sometimes. In fact everyone has feelings-especially dads who love their children!

Children will love recognizing their feelings in Keith Negley's bold illustrations which accompany a fun-to-read-aloud narrative.

Parents can joyfully engage with children in a lighthearted discussion about emotions and how they affect us all!

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Tough Guys Have Feelings Too [Negley, Keith] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tough Guys Have Feelings Too

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Have you ever gone to bed past your bedtime? This is a book about a monkey called Jim who sleeps past his bedtime because he is having a slumber party but gets grumpy when things don't go his way.

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Everyone's favorite New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in this hilarious bedtime story about dealing with frustration when you don't get to do what you want!

Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's LOTS to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying UP ALL NIGHT!

But Jim gets more than a little frusrated when all the things he wanted to do go awry. One by one, everyone else falls asleep, while Jim is determined to stay up. How long will he last?

In this delightful addition to the GRUMPY MONKEY series, kids see what happens when you stay awake too late!

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Grumpy Monkey Up All Night [Lang, Suzanne, Lang, Max] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Grumpy Monkey Up All Night

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I chose this book because it defines love and shows what it is through colorful and interesting pictures. This book is on your padlet because I want you to define what love is to you.

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My Art Book of Love [Gozansky, Shana, Bennett, Meagan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. My Art Book of Love

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This book is a collection of poems about food and recipes, which are instructions. Hopefully, it won't make you hungry with the yummy pictures you will find, but if it does, you can always try out a recipe or two.

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Follow the Recipe: Poems About Imagination, Celebration, and Cake

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Follow the Recipe: Poems About Imagination, Celebration, and Cake [Singer, Marilyn, Priceman, Marjorie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Follow the Recipe: Poems About Imagination, Celebration, and Cake

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This is a book about a frog learning how to swim with his mom. Moms can teach us things that sometimes no one else can, so you can read this book with your mom and discover all the swim strokes that Hop the frog learns!

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Hop at Swimming Class - Clavis Publishing | We Make Children's Dreams Come True

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Splash! Mommy wants all her little frogs to take swimming lessons. Floating, backstroke, treading water . . . Hop tries his best, but often makes a mess of things. One day, he surprises even himself! A silly and vibrant book about a little frog who finds his own way at swimming class.

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This section has book that are about family and home. I hope you relate to the stories and they warm heart. Maybe the books will give new ideas to try out at home.

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Check out these awesome books about friendship! I picked them just for you because I know you have lots of friends to play with.

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Check out the awesome books in this special section all about cars! We all know cars go super fast, but these books are here to tell you about all the different kinds of cars out there. There are cars in every color you can imagine, and they come in all sorts of cool shapes! These books are packed with exciting pictures and fun facts about all the amazing cars in the world. So buckle up, get ready for an adventure, and explore the fantastic world of cars in these books.

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Here's a collection of books on animals! You love cats but here you will read about other animals, some of them you have already seen on the zoo school trip. 

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I know you love superheros and ninja turtles is your favorite. This collection is about superheroes and superpowers for you to explore and enjoy. 