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Every Child Ready to Read
Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
3) Brave Irene
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Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
4) Evergreen
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To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
6) Bad kitty
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When a kitty discovers there is no cat food in the house, she decides to become very, very bad-- and does misdeeds in alphabetical order.
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Frederick Douglass Elementary is a brand-new school, and the school feels just as nervous on its first day as the rest of the children do. During the day, the school meets lots of new kids, teachers, and a kind janitor who helps the school stay clean and happy.
9) Gossie
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Gossie, the beloved first story in the Gossie & Friends series, is now available in a completely new format! This simple story of friendship and sharing, with its expressive illustrations and childlike gosling characters, shines in this new Green Light Readers, early reader edition. This is just the right book for young readers who are beginning to decode stories on their own.
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Books with a Sprinkle of Spanish
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Nashville Pride Recommends 2024: Favorite Queer Books
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Nashville Pride Recommends 2024: Favorite Queer Books
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While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern...
14) Mother Bruce
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Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.
16) Mel fell
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"...follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."--
17) The dot
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Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
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Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Tomas 2025
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Tomas 2025
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When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
20) Max the brave
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Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.