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Alfred Digs by Lindsay Barrett George
Posted on May 21, 2013 by gbenedick in UncategorizedAardvarks love to dig. Usually they love to dig in the dirt. Alfred does not live in the dirt though. He lives in a dictionary! Right by the letter “A”, of course. When Mama goes to run an errand, Alfred promises that he won’t dig while she is gone. But when his pet ant [...]
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Betty Bunny Didn’t Do It by Michael Kaplan
Posted on May 13, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in UncategorizedMy son ate his whole dinner before getting that ice cream out and Betty Bunny didn’t do it. Yep, both are lies. When my son discovered lying, I decided to introduce him to Betty Bunny. Betty Bunny has also just discovered that she doesn’t have to tell the truth. It’s such an epiphany that she [...]
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Really Really Big Questions About Me and My Body by Dr. Stephen Law
Posted on April 9, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in Nonfiction, UncategorizedThe Really, Really Big Questions series tackles some of the philosophical questions that older kids often ask their parents. These books are meant to bring these questions up for thought and discussion. There are five books in the series; MPL also owns Really, Really Big Questions About Space and Time and Really, Really Big Questions About God, Faith [...]
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Legend of the Lost Dog
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, Scary stories, UncategorizedLegend of the Ghost Dog, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, is a fast-paced mystery that will keep upper elementary readers turning the pages. Likeable heroine “Tee” bears a lot of responsibility for her little brother while her father researches a book onsite near Nome, Alaska. Tee’s search for a little quiet time lead her to a remote [...]
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Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
Posted on October 28, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Picture Books, UncategorizedAn award-winning author and a Caldecott Medal winning artist team up for a fun adventure book with wonderful illustrations. Using simple illustrations from unique vantage points, they tell the story of Frog falling into a deep, deep hole. Along comes Mouse, who tries to help. But she’s too small and falls in too. Loris tries [...]
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The Only Ones by Aaron Starmer
Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jessica in Fantasy, UncategorizedMartin and his father live a solitary life on an island. His father never allows Martin off the island, and doesn’t allow him to have contact with any of the people who come to the island to spend the summer. They spend most of their time building a mysterious machine, but Martin doesn’t know why. [...]
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One for the Murphys by Lynda Hunt
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Jessica in UncategorizedCarley doesn’t remember much about the night that landed her in foster care. Just that she, her mom, and her new stepfather got into a big fight. When she woke up in the hospital, they told her that her mom was in intensive care and her stepfather was in jail. The family that Carley is [...]
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Tiny Titans
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Uncategorizedby Art Baltazar This graphic novel series for young readers have child versions of all the Teen Titans, from Robin to Kid Flash to Miss Martian. The series premise that all the superhero children are attending school and hanging out in a tree house allows the stories to cover everyday events, such as field trips, [...]
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How to Make a Night
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in UncategorizedWritten by Linda Ashman & Illustrated by Tricia Tusa The day is done, and everyone is worn out, but someone needs to bring the night around. This delightful picture book follows a young girl as she climbs to the sky to do just that. With a mix of watercolor paintings and found object images, the [...]
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Word After Word After Word
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Children's Department Staff in Uncategorized>by Patricia MacLachlan This book follows five friends: Lucy, Henry, Evie, Russell and May. On the surface they appear as “average” fourth graders. They attend school, no matter how repetitive and boring it can be, and enjoy hanging out with friends afterwards. That is until the unique Ms. Mirabel visits their classroom and brings with [...]
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