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82) Wondrous Rex
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"Grace's aunt Lily is a writer. She works with words every day and teaches Grace interesting words like 'melancholy' and 'delirious.' But Lily is often 'flummoxed' by her writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer's group can't help. So Lily posts an ad: A writer of books needs an assistant, a coach, a helper, for inspiration and some magic! The next day, Grace opens the door, and there is Rex: a Labrador retriever...
87) Pulpo guisado
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"The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. ¡Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shouts. Be careful! But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated...
89) Brilliant Bea
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With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
92) Strange star
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Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.
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"Gerald es cuidadoso. Piggie no lo es. Piggie no puede dejar de sonreír. Gerald puede. A Gerald le preocupa que Piggie no tenga que hacerlo. Gerald y Piggie son los mejores amigos. ¡En me rompí el trompa! Gerald le cuenta a Piggie la larga y loca historia de romper su baúl. ¿Terminará Piggie con una larga y loca historia propia?"--Libreriainternacional.com
Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he...
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"Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can 'talk the whiskers off a catfish,' doesn't want to open her mouth. Slowly, though, while fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening. Gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just...
96) Octopus stew
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Children's Books About Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans, and Written by Puerto Ricans
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
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"In twelfth century, Persia, clever and dreamy Shaherazade stumbles on the Malik's beloved wife entwined with a lover in a sun-dappled courtyard. When Shaherazade recounts her first tale, the story of this infidelity, to the Malik, she sets the Seljuk Empire on fire. Enraged at his wife's betrayal, the once-gentle Malik beheads her. But when that killing does not quench his anger, the Malik begins to marry and behead a new bride each night. Furious...
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A novel on the backwoods women of Appalachia, illustrating their self-reliance and passion. The characters range from a woman who gets her man by impressing on him her skill with a gun, to one who goes mad after a failed love affair. By the author of More Shapes Than One.