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21) We are lions!
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"I am a lion, and my big brother is one, too ... until one day, he gets sick. The narrator and his big brother have the best game in the world together. They are dangerous lions on the savannah! One day, big brother doesn't want to run around anymore. His stomach hurts. He has to see the doctor and take medicine, and even has to stay at the hospital. Lions don't want to be trapped by wires and tubes! The narrator instigates a hunt, and the brothers...
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"Amelia is shy finding solace in fairy tales but finds the courage to make friends with her new neighbors and embark on an adventure in her new wheelchair with the help of a litte bird outside her window." --
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7 copies on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Rex
3 available
J PIC Rex
3 available
Wellesley Hills - Children's
J BIN Family
1 available
J BIN Family
1 available
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A girl experiences a tumultuous and overwhelming visit from her aunts, but when they finally say good-bye she discovers that the uncles are on their way to visit.
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1 copy on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J BIN Award Winners
1 available
J BIN Award Winners
1 available
Wellesley - Children's
J STEP-UP Reynolds
1 available
J STEP-UP Reynolds
1 available
Wellesley Fells - Children's
J BIO Hughes, L.
1 available
J BIO Hughes, L.
1 available
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A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
25) Sora's seashells
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Available from another library
14 copies available. 1 copy on order.
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Every summer, when Sora's Halmoni, or grandmother, visits from South Korea, the two of them take the bus to the beach to search for seashells. While Sora likes to take all of them back with her, Halmoni always leaves the prettiest shell for someone else to find and treasure. As summer turns to fall, Halmoni returns home and Sora starts kindergarten, where some of the kids tease her about her "weird" name. One day, Sora's parents receive a sad call...
26) Nubby
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An overworked stuffed bunny strikes out on a quest for fame and appreciation, only to realize that home is where he belongs.
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"A picture book about two siblings who go on a strange, beautiful adventure while visiting with their grandfather."--
28) Before, now
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On Shelf
32 copies available. 2 copies on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Salmieri
1 available
J PIC Salmieri
1 available
Wellesley Fells - Children's
J PIC Salmieri
1 available
J PIC Salmieri
1 available
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Ava's life is depicted through a series of opposites as she transitions from girlhood to grandmotherhood, showcasing the constancy of family connections across generations.
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Wellesley Fells - Children's
J PIC Sarcone-Roach
1 available
J PIC Sarcone-Roach
1 available
Wellesley Hills - Children's
J BIN Bears
1 available
J BIN Bears
1 available
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Squirrel introduces themself at the start as an expert in making snacks disappear by eating or hiding them. What Squirrel really wants to do, though, is use magic to make the food vanish entirely. When a stray ice cream cone is discovered, Squirrel seeks out the help of friend Bear. But what's this? After being left out in the sun, the ice cream is gone! Drunk with power, Squirrel locates an empty ice cream truck and holds a magic show for a plethora...
30) This is a story
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Wellesley - Children's - Reference
J OFFICE PIC Schu
1 available
J OFFICE PIC Schu
1 available
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Schu
2 available
J PIC Schu
2 available
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"Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse....
31) My Baba's garden
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On Shelf
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Scott
2 available
J PIC Scott
2 available
Wellesley Hills - Children's
J BIN Family
1 available
J BIN Family
1 available
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A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.
32) Stanley's secret
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39 copies available. 3 copies on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Sullivan
2 available
J PIC Sullivan
2 available
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Stanley is a shy boy with a secret: he loves to tap dance, but only for his pet mice--so when the principal insists that he try out for the talent show, Stanley has to overcome his shyness and summon the confidence to perform for the school.
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1 copy on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Takahashi
2 available
J PIC Takahashi
2 available
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"The Night Parade is about to begin . . . The ground thunders in Tokyo. A gust of wind blows. The pitter patter of paws and claws draws closer. The air is thick with swirling, swooping demons. It's Eka's favorite evening of the year, the one night she refuses to miss. But it's become harder to travel to Japan now that she's living across the world in New York. Unsure of when she can return next to see her yokai friends, Eka tries to forget that this...
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The story of the world's most enduring witnesses: the trees. From the Flower of Kent apple tree still standing in Sir Isaac Newton's yard, to the English oak given to Jesse Owens after facing down Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, to the California redwood saved from destruction by July Butterfly Hill, to the Callery pear tree still miraculously alive after the World Trade Towers fell, Witness Trees is a moving tribute to the world's most famous...
35) Bibi
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Bibi is an elderly flamingo who looks out for the flock, and especially the babies--but when it looks like she will not be able to migrate, the rest of the flock tell her it is their turn to look out for her.
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59 copies available. 5 copies on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Wynter
1 available
J PIC Wynter
1 available
Wellesley Fells - Children's
J PIC Wynter
1 available
J PIC Wynter
1 available
Wellesley Hills - Children's
J BIN Family
1 available
J BIN Family
1 available
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"Three generations of a family grow up and come together around one pecan tree"--
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29 copies available. 1 copy on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J PIC Zuill
2 available
J PIC Zuill
2 available
Wellesley Fells - Children's
J PIC Zuill
1 available
J PIC Zuill
1 available
Wellesley Hills - Children's
J BIN Feelings
1 available
J BIN Feelings
1 available
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Little Cap, a shy mushroom, sets off into the scary world to find his best friend, slug Gustav.
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"Nat the Cat is trying to take a nap. Will he be able to rest?"--
39) Elena rides
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2 copies on order.
Wellesley - Children's
J READER Medina
2 available
J READER Medina
2 available
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Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles . . . KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.
40) Eb & flow
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"In this dual-POV novel in verse, Black seventh graders Ebony "Eb" Wilson and De'Kari "Flow" Flood contemplate the conflict that sees them both suspended from school. A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero. Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they're wrong."--
Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get...