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"When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost galumpus came from . . . and how to get him home again. While Gilly and the Mayor don't agree on much, they can agree on one thing: with a huge blizzard rolling in, the galumpus needs their help, no matter...
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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One day, down by the pond, Simon meets another dog just like him. And that dog has a bone just like his, only better! How will Simon ever get him to trade, when the other pup knows all the same tricks? Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines Aesop's "The Dog and His Reflection" in a clever, charming tale of empathy and generosity.
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2022.
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English
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A new instant-classic fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear, by Kelly Barnhill, winner of the Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, a New York Times bestseller. Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the people to lose their library, their school, their park, and even their neighborliness. The people put their...
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Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Bubbly and Grumpy are two very different water springs. Bubbly shares it's water with the forest animals while Grumpy does not. Bubbly survives the worsening weather thanks to his forest friends, while Grumpy slowly dries up"--
13) Give
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Pay It Forward. Random Acts of Kindness. The Golden Rule. Choose Kind. As parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, we hope to teach children compassion, kindness, and selflessness. With a gentle, poignant text by Jen Arena, and colorful, detailed illustrations by Rahele Jomepour Bell, this unforgettable story shows the power of simple acts of kindness and the potential to change other people’s days for the better" --
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Appearing in his own TV commercials, unscrupulous toy maker Wally P. Nezzer has convinced all of Dinkletown that "Christmas is when you get stuff!" With the town's children begging for more toys, it's sure to be the worst Christmas ever, that is until one brave little Buzz-Saw Louie doll decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Daniel Tiger wants to give his friends and family special presents, but he doesn't have enough money to buy them! Then his mom reminds him that homemade gifts are even better than store-bought, and Daniel learns to embrace his creativity and the joy of giving"--
17) Nickel Bay Nick
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Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Eleven-year-old Sam Brattle is already having the worst Christmas ever - his dad's bakery is going bankrupt and his mom is spending the holidays with her new family. To make things worse, Nickel Bay Nick, the anonymous Good Samaritan who leaves hundred-dollar bills around Nickel Bay at Christmastime, is a no-show, so this year the rest of the town is as miserable as Sam. When he stumbles upon the secret identity of this mysterious do-gooder, Sam is...
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Big Idea
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
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English
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A set of six Christmas films and music CD. Toy that saved Christmas: The children of Dinkletown are convinced they need more toys until a toy teaches them that Christmas is about giving, not getting. Star of Christmas: In 1880s London, two producers of a Christmas musical are worried when a church down the street puts on a pageant featuring a priceless artifact. Saint Nicholas: Bob tells a story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery...