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Audio Books
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Music
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1) The Polar Express

Author

Van Allsburg, Chris

Language

English

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DEN - Let's Go! 🏎️
MCL - Caldecott Medal

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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole where he is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas.

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2) The snowy day

Author

Keats, Ezra Jack

Series

Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 1
Picture Puffins

Language

English

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Cold N' Frosty Fiction
DEN Kids: Winter is Here! ❄️
MCL - Caldecott Medal

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Relates the adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

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3) Make way for ducklings

Author

McCloskey, Robert

Series

Picture Puffins

Language

English

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Award Winners for Children
MCL - Caldecott Medal

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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

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4) Song of the swallows

Author

Politi, Leo

Language

English

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MCL - Caldecott Medal

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Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.

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5) We are water protectors

Author

Lindstrom, Carole

Language

English

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DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
MCL - Caldecott Medal

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When a black snake threatens to destroy the earth, one young water protector takes a stand to defend the planet's water, in a tale inspired by the many indigenous-led conservation movements across North America.

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6) The little island

Author

MacDonald, Golden

Language

English

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MCL - Caldecott Medal

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Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.

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7) A tree is nice

Author

Udry, Janice May

Language

English

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Briefly describes the value of a tree.

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8) The stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales

Author

Scieszka, Jon

Language

English

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Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

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9) Chanticleer and the fox

Author

Chaucer, Geoffrey

Language

English

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A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

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10) Fables

Author

Lobel, Arnold

Series

A Harper trophy book

Language

English

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Tells the stories of a selfish lion, lovesick ostrich, greedy hippopotamus, vain rhinoceros, proud camel, the timid duck sisters, and others, and the lessons that they learned.

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11) Cinderella

Author

Perrault, Charles

Series

Knopf book and cassette classic
Favourite tales
Perrault's Fairy Tales

Language

English

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In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. The illustrations set the story in 1920s London.

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12) The big snow

Author

Hader, Berta

Language

English

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MCL - Caldecott Medal

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Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

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13) Sam, Bangs, and moonshine

Author

Ness, Evaline

Pub. Date

[1966]

Language

English

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Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.

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14) The girl who loved wild horses

Author

Goble, Paul

Language

English

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Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to living among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

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15) The egg tree

Author

Milhous, Katherine

Language

English

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Katy's Easter morning discovery renuews the tradition of the Easter egg tree.

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16) The funny little woman

Author

Mosel, Arlene

Series

Picture Puffins

Edition

First Unicorn edition.

Language

English

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While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the magic for becoming the richest woman in Japan.

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17) Grandfather's journey

Author

Say, Allen

Language

English

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NPM - JUV GRL O

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A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and describes the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

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18) A chair for my mother

Author

Williams, Vera B

Series

Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 1
Reading rainbow

Pub. Date

[1982]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

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19) Song and dance man

Author

Ackerman, Karen

Language

English

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Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

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20) John Henry

Author

Lester, Julius

Language

English

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JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Jewish Heritage (Children)

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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

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