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Seamus would give anything to be taller! One day, while playing dress-up in his mother's closet, he finds a way to reach new heights.
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Shadow Mother
A beautifully reinvented tale, in the tradition of Scottish and Irish Selkie legends, from award-winning creators Seán Virgo and Javier Serrano Pérez.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Shi-shi-etko
A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Shin-chi's Canoe
Shi-shi-etko is about to return to residential school, but this time she is not alone — her six-year-old brother, Shin-chi, is going, too.
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ages 5
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
Short Stories for Little Monsters
The internationally acclaimed author of the Stella and Sam series has created a collection of short, funny illustrated stories.
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A shy young child talks about situations when shyness takes over and what helps them engage more fully. A companion to Angry Me and Peaceful Me.
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Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice in this story-poem by Jean E. Pendziwol, with breathtaking illustrations by Todd Stewart.
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They range from modest vignettes of city life — a portion of wire fencing, a swatch of building — to showstoppers including a fractured illustration of the downcast boy's funhouse-like reflection in a mirrored-glass skyscraper.\u003cem\u003e . . \u003c\/em\u003e[H]eartrending.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_6":"Small in the City is an unusual, useful parable, offering hope and reassurance for any young reader in the midst of a worrisome or frightening situation, whether it's a missing pet or something else ― or simply life itself.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"BookPage","OtherText_Review_7":"Small in the City is the best picture book I’ve seen so far this year, and among the most moving I know. For the right child it will be revelatory.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"New York Times Book Review","OtherText_Review_8":"Some picture books make you want to hug them to your chest and not let go until the fullness in your heart subsides. 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Small in the City
The first picture book that award-winning Sydney Smith has both written and illustrated is about feeling small in the city and finding your way home.
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ages 6
to 12
/ grades 1
to 7
Some Things I've Lost
Everyday objects are transformed through exquisite paper sculptures.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Sometimes I Eat with My Hands
I use a fork to eat my broccoli, and a spoon to scoop up deeelicious mac-and-cheese … but sometimes I eat with my hands!
