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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
JEF - Audiobooks Juvenile (June)
MLA - Main's Best Books of 2022
NPM - 2023 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
JEF - Audiobooks Juvenile (June)
MLA - Main's Best Books of 2022
NPM - 2023 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Description
As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, 12-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a con man—and in a kingdom where the status of one's ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading...
23) The birthday box
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An imaginative young child has a wonderful time playing with a box he receives for his birthday.
24) I know a rhino
Author
Language
English
Description
One lucky little girl has tea with a rhino, plays in the mud with a pig, blows bubbles in a bath with a giraffe, sings and dances with an orangutan, and engages in other equally unusual and amusing antics with an assortment of animals. How is this possible? Read this book to find out.
25) My dad is a tree
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl convinces her dad to be a tree all day long, no matter what, even in the rain, in this imaginative picture book that encourages playing pretend and pays tribute to parents"--
Author
Series
My father's dragon volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island"--Provided by publisher.
28) I am yoga
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
As a young girl practices various standard yoga poses, she imagines herself as a tree touching the sky, a playful dog, a warrior, and more while relaxing and seeing how she fits into the world.
29) When Rubin plays
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Rubin loves the beautiful sounds that are played by the orchestra. He wants to learn to play the violin and make his own music. But when Rubin plays, it doesn't sound like he imagines it should. Rubin goes into the forest to practice alone and despite only getting the violin to screech, he finds an unlikely audience that loves his unique style." --publisher's website.
30) Roxaboxen
Author
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.
Author
Series
Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard volume Related works
Language
English
Description
"Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and inventive new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
34) Raindrop, plop!
Author
Language
English
Description
A young girl and her dog find many things to count on a rainy day, both as they play outside and after they come home to a warm, dry house.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Letters, numbers, shapes and more! Join Jay and friends in this interactive picture book that inspires curiosity, imagination and play. Jay the bear, Nora the rabbit and Clementine the bird invite little readers to have fun seeking treasure, spotting differences and matching pairs. With unique prompts and questions on each page, young readers can engage in their own way with activities, such as inventing names for their favorite monsters, choosing...
37) King Alice
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A playful and comforting bedtime book that imagines all the wonderful ways a child might give and receive a hug. Whether it's a big bear, gasp for air, knock over a chair hug or a wet and drippy, slimy, slippy fish hug, children will giggle their way through all the imaginative examples. Cooney's sweet, whimsical rhymes encourage playful interaction between parent and child and ultimately help them wind down before they snuggle into bed and drift...
39) Moby Dick
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Series
Language
English
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Description
American writer Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851 but it took decades before finally it was regarded as a great American novel, and worthy of its place amongst the greatest texts of humankind. It recounts the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of a whaling ship seeking vengeance on Moby Dick, the white whale that had bitten off Ahab's leg on a previous voyage.
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