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A Family Is a Family Is a Family
When a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ...
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
A Few Bites
A sequel to A Few Blocks. Cybèle uses art to tell the story of an older sister creating imaginary worlds to persuade her brother to eat his lunch.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
A Few Blocks
A brilliant young visual artist uses collage and 3-D art to tell how a sister cajoles her brother into walking all the way to school.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
A Place for Pauline
As the eldest child in a large family, Pauline struggles to find her niche, and longs for peace and quiet—a charming story in graphic-novel style.
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All That Grows
From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Jack Wong, a story of a boy who discovers that the more he learns, the more there is to know!
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Catch Me If I Fall
Twins Ashleigh and Aiden have always promised to protect each other, but after an accident during a school trip, their world begins to unravel.
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Fern and Horn
Fern and Horn look like two peas in a pod, but they have very different ways of seeing the world in this joyful picture book about creativity.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Forever Truffle
A new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, co-creators of Jane, the Fox and Me and Louis Undercover.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Good Morning, Sam
In this vibrant and humorous book in the Stella and Sam series, Sam gets the last laugh on his big sister.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Good Night, Sam
In this book in the acclaimed Stella and Sam series, sister and brother join forces to search for Sam's beloved dog, Fred.
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Louis Undercover
Louis is a young boy with an alcoholic dad and a worried mom, but with the help of his best friend, summons up the courage to speak to his true love.
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And most of all, respect your trainers and opponents,” Mushom instructs me while he examines my hands. “Respect your body. Know your body. If it hurts, that’s your body speaking to you. … You will need to listen to your body. It will tell you when to go on, when to push through and when to stop.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe grabs a handful of my crazy hair and tries to tie it back the best he can, struggling to gather all of it with an elastic band. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m so excited my hands are sweating. I still can’t believe this is happening. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That was your mom’s problem. She could never listen.” He laughs. “If you want to box, you need to know how to listen and follow directions.” He lifts my chin and looks into my eyes. “Understood?” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI nod. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe smiles at me and places an old wooden-handled mop and a rusty metal pail sloshing with water in my hands. 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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Maggie Lou, Firefox
Maggie Lou’s grandpa doesn’t call her Firefox for nothing. She’s always finding ways to make life more interesting — even if this means big trouble.
