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Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus and the New York Public Library
"Purely exquisite."—Kirkus (Starred)
For kids ages 4-8, a charming and hilarious tale about capybaras: the beloved animal sensation capturing children's hearts!
Hens and their chicks love their warm, snug home. Life is simple and comfortable in the chicken coop, where everyone knows their place and worries are far away.
Until
...2) Grasshopper
A moving picture book to read when we're missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year.
It's Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter—but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his daughter is spending the festivities, he recalls fond memories of time spent with her, feeling a sense of loss and dislocation. While he misses her deeply,
...A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart
Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek.
Paul longs for Bruce's friendship
..."This inspired story about the magic of art, nature, and educators is a breath of fresh air."
—Booklist
"Full of wonder... Schoolhouse bliss."
—Kirkus STARRED Review
Let's all draw dinosaurs ... outdoors!
In this remarkable picture book, a group of students spend an unforgettable day drawing dinosaurs outside with
...This "sublime picture book" (Kirkus STARRED Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. For kids aged 4 to 7, Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school.
What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan... but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends,...
"The small shall be large . . . that's how it must be."
In the Andean foothills, a five-year-old Quechua girl is entrusted with a big job: to collect a marrow bone from the neighbor for the family soup. A stunning debut from Indigenous author Suniyay Moreno.
Picu's family is very poor. In the dry Andean foothills, her mother must feed fourteen people—her kids, her relatives' kids, and the hired
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