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In this book, the bear is loud, strong, and bossy and the little boy is not fond of the bear. The little boy tries to tell his parents about the bear, but they don't see what he sees. Towards the end of the book, the little boy realizes that even though the bear is loud, strong or bossy, the bear can still help him like push him on the swings. This book relates to the theme of family because even though younger siblings might see their older siblings as the bear in the story, they will always still love them because they are family. I think this book is valuable in Children's literature because it shows young children that family is family, no matter what. Family will always be there for you, even if they seem like the scary bear.

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This book is about a bear that can't find his hat and he wants it back, so he approaches many different animals to try and find his hat. After asking multiple animals, he gets discouraged and lays down. A deer comes up and asks him what was wrong and the bear explains he lost his hat. He then realizes the rabbit had his hat and he goes back to get it. This book relates to the theme of perseverance because the bear gave up looking for his hat and got discouraged. However, once the deer helped him, he was able to find his hat and get it back. This book shows young children not to give up when something doesn't go their way. This book is important to Children's literature because it encourages children to keep going and not get discouraged or give up, because they can do it!

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This is a story about a girl named Roisin who just moved to the U.S from Ireland and is having trouble making friends on top of being bullied by a classmate named Zara. Roisin starts to feel lonely until she meets an online friend named Haley. Haley becomes Roisin's go-to for everything. Suddenly Zara is in a freak accident and Roisin wants to meet up with Haley to clear her possibly suspicious messages, but Haley never shows. This leads her to question if Haley was a true friend, or a real person at all. This novel relates to trust because on social media, it is important to be careful what you post and who you trust because they could be someone else behind the screen. This is important to Children's literature because it gives children a realistic idea of how dangerous social media can be and how you should not trust strangers you meet through social media.

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We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

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We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

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This book is about a girl who is concerned about a "black snake" that is going to poison the water. The snake is the sewage lines. The girl explains how her grandmother tells her stories of the water and how important it is for the earth and everything living on it. This book relates to the theme of family because it tells about the cultural stories that are passed down from generation to generation. It also shows the importance of family and staying true to the culture of your family and how those beliefs shape who you are. I think this book is important in Children's literature because it not only talks about taking care of the earth but also how your family's culture and beliefs shape you as a person.

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This book is about a girl that gets lost in a snowstorm and has to find her way back home. On her journey, she finds a wolf cub that is also lost. She helps the wolf cub find its way back to its family, but then the girl finds herself even more lost, and cold. The wolf cub then helps the girl find her family and they are all safe. This book relates to the theme of trust because the little girl and the wolf cub had to trust each other to find their way back home. This book is important in Children's literature because it emphasizes the importance of trust and helping others out. It shows that if you help someone, they will do the same to you. The little girl helped the wolf cub find its family and in return, the wolves helped the girl find her family.

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In this book, Janae does not have any friends at school and she is completely fine with it. One day a new student shows up named Aubrey. He wants to be friends with Janae so bad, and soon he starts to grow on her. However, they get paired up for a class debate and Aubrey wants to win so bad and become a member of the debate team whereas Janae wants nothing to do with public speaking and is willing to risk her friendship with Aubrey in order to avoid it. This book relates to the theme of confidence because Janae does not have the confidence to stand up for herself and what she believes in. I think this book is important in Children's literature because it emphasizes how important finding your voice and finding who you are is.

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This book is about a mother who wants what's best for her and her child, so they immigrate to the United States. There, they struggle to understand the language and speak because they do not know the language. They find the library which becomes their everything. The books allow them to speak and write and learn the language. This book shows the theme of confidence because through learning to read and and speak, the mom and her child were able find their voice and be heard. This book is important to Children's literature because is shows children how important books and reading can be in their lives and how finding your voice allows you to be heard.

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This book is about a dream girl who always dreams to be a drummer, but drumming is only for boys. She tried to drum, but every time her father would say, "only boys can drum," so dream girl had to keep dreaming. One day, her father let her practice with a music teacher who helped her become even better so she could play at the café and she did! This book exemplifies the theme of perseverance because even though drumming was only for boys, dream girl kept practicing and drumming until she got better and better. This book is important to Children's literature because it shows children that they can do anything they set their mind to, and even if other people might not support them, they should keep going. It is also important for children to see that they should follow their dreams and not let other things prohibit them from doing what they love.

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This book is about a girl named Cat who takes care of her little brother Chicken who has special needs while their mother is at work. Cat is supposed to be visiting her friend Rishi that summer, but plans changed when Rishi moved to another country, forcing Cat and Chicken to have to stay at their grandparent's house, who they have never met before. While they are there, Cat is able to live like a kid again, while also still protecting her brother, Chicken. This book relates to the theme of family because it shows the importance of having strong bonds between family members and relationships with them. Cat is one to always put family, especially Chicken, first, no matter the circumstance. This book is important in Children's literature because it shows how children should treat others with dignity and respect and how important family bonds are and how those bonds shape family members.

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This book is about a little boy named Henry who is struggling to make friends in his classroom. He really likes the class fish, Gilly, but he knows a fish can't be his friend. He tries to make friends with the kids in his class, but they are not similar and don't agree on things, until he finds one friend, Katie. Katie and Henry get along very well, and she becomes Henry's friend. This book relates to the theme of friendship because it is important to find friends who are similar to you and who you are as a person. This book is important to Children's literature because it allows children to see that making friends is not alway easy and that they should surround themselves with people who are similar to them and support them.

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Itzhak: The boy who Loved the Violin by Tracy Newman

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Itzhak: The boy who Loved the Violin by Tracy Newman

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This book is about a boy named Itzhak who lives in Israel and grew up listening to music on the radio. That developed his love for the violin. However, he got sick and became infected with Polio, but it didn't stop his love for music. He played the violin and got better and better and ended up being able to travel to the U.S. to play at only 13 years old. This book relates to the theme of perseverance because even though Itzhak had so many obstacles in his way, it never stopped him from continuing his passion. This book is important to Children's literature because it shows children how if you put your mind to something, you can accomplish it.

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This book is about a girl named Mia who moves back to her hometown in Vermont after living in Boston. They go back to help her grandmother, Gram, who suffered a stroke and thinks someone is trying to take over their cricket farm. While moving, Mia is trying to recover from a gymnastics injury to her arm after falling off a balance beam. While unpacking her moving boxes, Mia is reminded of not only her injury, but also the horror from the abuse of her gymnastics coach that she has kept a secret. While in Vermont, Mia and her new friends help solve the mystery behind the cricket farm which ultimately lead to Mia finding the confidence to share her secret she's kept for so long. This book relates to the theme of speaking up for oneself because Mia had to keep a horrific secret from people for so long, which kept her from having the confidence to speak up and find her voice. This book is important to Children's literature because it gives children an understanding of the seriousness and importance of sticking up for themselves. It also allows children who may be going through something similar to find their voice and stand up for themselves.

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In this book, Charlie and Mouse are brothers and first, they plan a neighborhood party. While on their way to the party, they gather all the neighborhood kids. When they get to the playground, no one was there, but they still had their party. Next, the boys wanted some money, so they tried to sell rocks. Instead, to make money, they started picking up neighbors' rocks for them. Lastly, it was bedtime. Their mom read them a story, sang them a song and gave them bananas, but next time, it'll be popsicles. This book relates to the theme of friendship because even though Charlie and Mouse are brothers, they are also best friends. Having a strong bond with siblings is important and allows you to make lasting memories with them. This book is important in Children's literature because it shows how fun being around your sibling is and the memories you can make with your sibling.

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This story is about a little boy who loses his robot and it floats up a tall building. While the bot is floating up, different people and animals try to help him catch the bot before it goes to the top of the building. Finally, someone at the very top gets bananas and gives them to the massive animal at the top of the building in exchange for the bot. This book relates to the theme of perseverance because even though the little boy thought his bot floated away for good, with the help of the residents of the building, they were able to work together in order to get the boy his bot back. This book is important to Children's literature because it introduces the importance of teamwork to children and how when you work together, you can get things done.

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In this book, Yumi is about to start 7th grade and wants a change in her life, a new her. However, she is unable to become that true version when all her mom does is shut it down and compare her to her genius older sister, Yuri. Yumi's family owns a Korean barbecue restaurant and due to commercialization, it is not doing too well, putting their family on a financial hold. This means Yumi's family can't afford to pay for her school until she passes a placement test to get free tuition. During Yumi's tutoring, she finds a registration for a comedy camp run by her favorite comic, Jasmine Jasper. She ends up going, but as a different person. Yumi has to find the courage to stand up and be truthful about her false identity in oder to not risk disappointing so many people. This book relates to the theme of confidence and speaking up for oneself because Yumi has always been in the shadows of her sister, which has prohibited her from being able to be her true self. However, once she gets the opportunity, she then is under a false identity which, again, causes issues within the novel. This book is important in Children's literature because it shows the importance of standing up for oneself and having the confidence along with being truthful. Being your authentic self is your best self and this book allows for children to see that.

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

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This story is about a little boy named CJ who goes with his grandma on the bus after church. He asks so many questions like "Why can't we ride in a car?" or "How come it's always so dirty over here?". His grandma always replies seeing the good in everything and she wanted CJ to see the same. This book relates to the theme of positivity and finding beauty in your surroundings because CJ had a hard time appreciating everything around him where his grandma on the other hand, saw beauty in everything and appreciated it. She helped CJ to be appreciative of everything he has and to always see the positive in life. This book is important in Children's literature because it shows children that there is beauty in everything. Even in the worst situations, beauty can be found. All we have to do is change our perceptions on what we are seeing.

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I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day

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I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day

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In this book, Edie is a young girl who has always known her mother was Native American but was adopted by a white family. Because of this, Edie's mom doesn't share anything about her biological family and their ancestors. Edie has always accepted she will never know about her mom's ancestry until one day, in the attic, Edie and her friends find a box with pictures of a woman who looks just like Edie and has the same name. While working on a film project for school, Edie learns about how Native Americans were represented and treated in film while also trying to figure out her family history. She also learns the real reason her parents have kept her family history a secret for so long. This book relates to the theme of family because it talks about finding your identity and how your family and their cultures shape you as a person. Learning about your family past and where you came from is important because it shapes how your view yourself and the world. This book is important to Children's literature because it gives children an idea about family cultures and how your culture influences yourself and how your view the world.

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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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In this book, Edward is a toy rabbit who only thinks of himself and never appreciates the love he receives from his owner Abilene. He is annoyed that Abilene loves and cares for him so much. One day, while on vacation with Abilene's family, Edward falls off the cruise ship and is at the bottom of the ocean for months. Until, a fisherman finds Edward in the ocean and takes him home to his wife to keep. Throughout the book, Edward gets many new owners and also loses many owners as well. Through all of this, Edward watches his owners struggle, but they always continue to love and care for him. Eventually, Edward learns to love and care for others as well. This book relates to the theme of love because everyone has always loved Edward yet, he has never shown love to everyone and he had a hard time appreciating his owners. This book is important to Children's literature because it teaches children to love others and to also love themselves. It also teaches children to not be self-centered and selfish and how they treat others is how they will be treated.

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This book is about a little girl who is going around the city with her father. Throughout the town, she picks up every little flower she finds and takes them with her. As they are walking, she places the flower on a deceased bird, a man sleeping on a bench, on a dog and her mom. The book ended with the little girl in her backyard where there is a beautiful garden with a variety of flowers. I think this book relates to the theme of finding beauty in everything because the little girl found the flowers beautiful and so she placed the flowers on everything she found to be beautiful. This book is important to children's literature because it shows how we should appreciate the little things and find beauty in everything that we see.