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Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 1
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
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Description
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
2) Grumblebunny
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When three sweet rabbits and one ill-tempered one encounter a hungry wolf, they come to appreciate their differences in attitude.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Clouds bring the rain that makes puddles to splash in. Sheep give us wool for our sweaters and hats. The honey that sweetens our bread comes from bees (thank you, bees). With spare, repetitive text and bright, torn-paper collage artwork, this picture book gives even the youngest readers a subtle sense of how everyday things are related ? and inspires an appreciation for life's simple gifts.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Gus is one pirate that complains about everything, even about seeking treasure, an attitude that annoys his fellow pirates--so the Pirate Queen gives Gus an equally grumpy parrot in hopes that it will teach Gus a lesson and make him change his grumpy ways.
7) Oopsie-do!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From Grammy Award-winning musician and TV host Tim Kubart and illustrator Lori Richmond comes a ... picture book debut that reassures children that it's okay to make mistakes. When a girl drops her snack or scrapes her knee, does she get upset? No! She says, 'Oopsie-do!'"--
8) Santa Bruce
Author
Series
Mother Bruce volume 4
Publisher
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Grumpy and cold when his forest friends insist he stay awake to celebrate Christmas, Bruce the bear, wearing his long underwear and warm hat, is mistaken for Santa by the youngest forest creatures.
9) Crash
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Publisher
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English
Description
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
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Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
20170919
Language
English
Description
Beatrice does her best thinking upside down. Hanging from trees by her knees, doing handstands ... for Beatrice Zinker, upside down works every time. She was definitely upside down when she and her best friend, Lenny, agreed to wear matching ninja suits on the first day of third grade. But when Beatrice shows up at school dressed in black, Lenny arrives with a cool new outfit and a cool new friend. Even worse, she seems to have forgotten all about...
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English
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Upbeat cancer survivor Lydia and her pragmatic sister, Margaret, start a "Knit to Quit" group in their Blossom Street yarn store in Seattle, bringing in a delightful assortment of customers for weekly self-help sessions, including a local baker who wants a baby as much as Lydia does, a super-stressed chocolate magnate who takes the knitting class after his doctor suggests it, and a young woman who is trying to quit obsessing about a broken engagement....
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English
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"After being abruptly jilted, Sophie Kincaid flees to the place her friend Kim Aldredge calls heaven on earth. But Sophie's first taste of Edilean is far from heavenly: after her car breaks down on a country road, she is nearly run over by a speeding sports car. A small act of revenge brings some satisfaction, and word quickly spreads that a gorgeous newcomer gave the driver, the notoriously bitter Dr. Reede Aldredge, a dressing down! But it isn't...
13) Swing
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"--
14) How do you know
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Language
English
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When everything she's ever known is suddenly taken from her, Lisa begins a fling with Matty, a major league baseball player and self-centered ladies man. Before their relationship takes off, Lisa meets up with George a straight-arrow businessman facing his own serious issues, both with his father and the law. Just when everything seems to be falling apart it doesn't.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Blending together humor and horror, this stellar short-story collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, translated into English for the first time, portrays weird love, heartfelt friendships and the unsettling nature of human existence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
c2016
Language
English
Description
The rules keep getting in the way of Noodle's fun. There are so many rules -- too many rules! And Noodle struggles because he doesn't think many of them actually apply to HIM. Will Noodle's mother and teacher convince him that rules are meant to help, not harm, him?--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
Noodle's attitude is alienating everyone around him. Can he let go of his angst and try to find the brighter side of life? With help from a teacher and his mom, Noodle learns how to turn his 'have tos' into 'get tos' and his baditude into gratitude!--Publisher.
18) Positive ninja
Author
Publisher
Grow Grit Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Remember to start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.
19) El pez pucheros
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Based on a viral video comes the story of one boy's positive energy and how a sunny outlook can turn everything around. It's a new day and Ayaan has woken up on the wrong side of the bed, where nothing feels quite right. What if he doesn't know the answer at school? What if he messes up? But as he sets out that morning, all it takes is a few reminders from his mom and some friends in the neighborhood to remind him that a new day is a good day because......