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Llama Llama likes to sing. Gilroy laughs at everything. Llama sings out just the same. Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say: calling names is not OK. Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him--walk away and tell someone. It works! But then...
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Insightfully sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers' user's guide to life on Earth. He created it specially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet's terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it's big), or a guide to all of humanity (don't be fooled, we are all people), Oliver's signature wit and humor combine with a value...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jory John comes this laugh-out-loud picture book that you are going to absolutely love! No, really, you are. It's got everything you could ever want: comedy, drama, action, heart. Plusare you ready? It's got homework! Ahh yeah! And a trip to the best place ever, the dentist! Ahhhh yeahhh! Additionallybrace yourselfit's got raisins! Nature's candy. AHH YEAHHH! This book is so great, you won't be able to...
5) Square
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The beguiling second entry in the innovative shape trilogy by multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square's friend Circle. Circle thinks Square is an artistic genius. But is he really? With the second story in a trilogy of tales about Triangle, Square, and Circle,...
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Perfect for fans of Just Because and Hello Lighthouse, The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long is a tender and soulful story about a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places--and in the journey along the way. There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another. Every morning they climb in... Pitter-patter, pitter-patter,...
7) Knight Owl
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Knight Owl volume 1
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Amherst Read Along Books
Marlborough Public Library Children's Books with Knights & Princesses
Shrewsbury - Classroom Visit Read Alouds
Westminster - Knights and Castles (Picture Books)
Marlborough Public Library Children's Books with Knights & Princesses
Shrewsbury - Classroom Visit Read Alouds
Westminster - Knights and Castles (Picture Books)
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A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. While holding guard during Knight Night Watch, Owl is faced with the ultimate trial --...
8) Shutter
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Rita Todacheene novels volume 1
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Fitchburg - Fiction by Indigenous Authors
Northampton Book Group - Friday Afternoon
Pittsfield - CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
Webster - Native American Heritage Month Adult Titles
Northampton Book Group - Friday Afternoon
Pittsfield - CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
Webster - Native American Heritage Month Adult Titles
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This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico's Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation. Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many casesshe is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims...
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Tami Charles pens a poetic, lyrical text that is part love letter, part anthem, assuring listeners that they always have, and always will, matter. This powerful, rhythmic lullaby reassures listeners that their matter and their worth is never diminished, no matter the circumstance: through the joy and wonder of their first steps and first laughter, through the hardship of adolescent struggles and the pain and heartbreak of current events, they always...
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Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can't bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? Stacey will learn that win or lose ... her words are powerful,...
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Jones Library's Black Lives Matter Book List
Pittsfield - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Southampton - Black History Month
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Pittsfield - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Southampton - Black History Month
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From an international drag superstar and pop culture icon comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a deeply intimate memoir of growing up black, poor and queer in a broken home and discovering the power of performance, found family and self-acceptance.
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You're told that This won't work, But how will you know If you never try? Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend,...
13) Amal unbound
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The compelling story of a girl's fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indentured servitude. Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways...
14) Super Fly Guy
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Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.
15) Remember
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Marlborough Public Library Children's Indigenous Peoples Day Booklist
Westminster - Heritage: Indigenous People (Picture Books)
Westminster - Native American
WHM Juvenile & YA
Westminster - Heritage: Indigenous People (Picture Books)
Westminster - Native American
WHM Juvenile & YA
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"Picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem, Remember"-- Provided by publisher.
Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time. So begins the picture book adaptation of the renowned poem that encourages young readers to reflect on family, nature, and their heritage. In simple and direct language,...
16) Rubylicious
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Pinkalicious volume 7
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Pinkalicious is searching for stones for her rock collection when suddenlyPOOF!out pops a surprise! Rocky is here to grant Pinkalicious and her brother, Peter, one wish, and one wish only, so they must choose wisely. Should they wish for a pile of sweets? Or the ability to fly? Or maybe a castle with a fire-breathing dragon? But are any of those things good enough to be their very best, most special wish in the whole wide world? And what will happen...
17) Pirate stew
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A hilarious rhyming read-aloud tale of pirate babysitters and the mayhem they bring, by Newbery-winning master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK ... and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, andfor one boy and his sisterhe's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Pirate Stew!...
18) Thirst
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Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited, and she often has to wait hours to use the communal tap. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity -- an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she has begun working as a maid, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even...
19) I spy Fly Guy!
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Fly Guy and Buzz play Hide and Seek. But Fly Guy is too good at hiding! Will Buzz ever find his best pal?
20) Mind games
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"As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother's. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammie's handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they're about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb. Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken...