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4) Watercress
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Description
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot something growing in a ditch by the side of the road... watercress! With an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail-covered plant as they can. At first, it's embarrassing. Why can't her family get food at the grocery store? But when her mother shares the story of her family's life in...
5) Blackout
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
11) One cool friend
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When well-mannered Elliot reluctantly visits the aquarium with his distractible father, he politely asks whether he can have a penguin -- then removes one from the penguin pool into his backpack. The fun of caring for a penguin in a New England Victorian house is followed by a surprise revelation by Elliot's father.
12) Wolfie the bunny
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Series
Language
English
Description
When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together.
13) Diary of a worm
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
15) Chrysanthemum
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002, 1993.
Language
English
Description
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
17) Potato pants!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
℗2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in.
18) Petunia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge involves more than just carrying a book around under her wing.
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