Matthew Cordell
1) Evergreen
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To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
2) Explorers
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"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" -- Amazon.com
4) Dream
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"Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.
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Cornbread and Poppy volume 1
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Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2022.
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Marlborough Public Library Children's Winter Animals Booklist
Northampton Early Readers Book Club Selections
Northampton Early Readers Book Club Selections
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"Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy ... is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend ... and an old one."-- Amazon
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Cornbread and Poppy volume 2
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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Best friends Cornbread and Poppy spend a day at the Carnival playing games, eating snacks, and riding the Ferris wheel.
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Cornbread and Poppy volume 3
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Best friends Cornbread and Poppy visit the Moonville Museum for a special celebration"-- Provided by publisher.
"Cornbread LOVES being inside. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES research. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS excited for the Moonville Museum. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Cornbread is invited to attend the Founders Gala to see the unveiling of a surprise new exhibit, Poppy agrees to be his guest....
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Neal Porter Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"How was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood created, and who was the man that started it all? This moving and informative picture book explores the history of this acclaimed television show and its inspiring creator in an accessible way for children. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was groundbreaking in its own quiet, generous way. It introduced art, professions, food and even highlighted difficult subjects, like losing a loved one and divorce. This information...
11) Bear Island
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Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...
12) King Alice
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Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
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A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is King Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies.
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Cornbread and Poppy volume 4
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Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2024.
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Best friends Cornbread and Poppy race in a competitive cycling championship.
14) Leeva at last
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With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer to the question "what are people for?"--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.
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Justin Case volume 3
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"It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals....
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Eleanor Kane books volume 1
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When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.
17) Another brother
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Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012
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Davy the sheep wishes he had time alone with his parents, as he did before his twelve brothers came along and started imitating his every move, but when his wish comes true Davy misses playing with the youngsters.
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Eleanor Kane books volume 2
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"As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special surprises"-- Provided by publisher.