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1) Crabby Crab
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Theme: Feeling Grumpy. Crabby Crab is not in a good mood. No, Crabby Crab would rather complain than do anything else! Young readers will be drawn in by this humorous look into an all-too-familiar situation, and be comforted in the end. Chris Raschka’s expert balance of visual and textual humor will charm even the grumpiest of readers!
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It's time to celebrate family, community, generosity, and giving! Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka's stunning picture book is the perfect pick to share whenever family and friends gather together to celebrate and give thanks, no matter the occasion.
Spend the day around the heart of a home: the blue table. A shopping list is written, food is prepared, and the table is set. Guests arrive, thanks are
...3) Cowy Cow
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Theme: Feeling Smart. Cowy Cow has so many ideas! In fact, she has one hundred of them: green is the best color ever; chewed grass tastes like a cookie . . . But has Cowy Cow ever tasted a cookie before? Though her research may be flawed, this single cow’s efforts to make silly sense of the world are both tickling and inspiring! Chris Raschka’s award-winning brush strokes add just the right amount of emotion and comedy....
4) Simple Gifts
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In words, pictures, and song, a nineteenth-century hymn continues to delight "'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free." So begins Simple Gifts, a generations-old hymn written by the Shakers of Alfred, Maine. In that simple community, people based their lives on kindness, trust, and the joys that come when we sing and dance together. In this lush volume, acclaimed illustrator Chris Raschka brings this famous song to life, celebrating animals...
5) Can't Sleep
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When you can't sleep, there's a friend for you in the night sky
For a little puppy who can't fall asleep, a darkened bedroom can be a lonely place. As his family prepares for bed, he lies awake and is frightened. It is very dark…but he is not alone. Outside his window, the moon rises in the sky. The moon promises to stay awake and keep him safe. There's nothing to fear at night when the moon is keeping watch. And in the morning, it's the puppy's...
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So, you want to be a sardine? Once there was a fish named Arlene, who wanted to be a sardine. She wanted to be a sardine just like the silvery, salty fish that you see in those little tins at the grocery store. With the bold brushstrokes of his vibrant illustrations, Chris Raschka follows Arlene's journey from a fjord to a big net to a briny bath aboard a fishing boat. And he reveals just how to get packed like a sardine! This fixed-layout ebook,...
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It's not easy being a blushful hippopotamus Baby hippo Roosevelt tries hard to ride a bike, to count, and to remember the right names of things. When he falls down, forgets a number, or calls a buffalo a "buggalo," Roosevelt gets embarrassed. His cheeks turn red, and his sister teases him, saying he's a blushful hippopotamus. Thankfully, Roosevelt has Lombard, an egret friend with a sense of perspective. Lombard reminds Roosevelt that though he may...
9) Buggy Bug
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Theme: Wanting attention. Buggy Bug has something to say. But what could it be? We may never know, in this pitch-perfect portrait of the inconsistencies of toddlerhood. Buggy Bug's insistence on attention-and then denial of attention-will prompt giggles upon each reading. Chris Raschka writes humor between the lines and paints in subtleties that will tickle readers of all ages. This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of...
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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A charming introduction to Saint Paul and his epistles
Caldecott Medal-winner Chris Raschka breathes new life into the letters of Paul the Apostle with this inviting book. Each sumptuous page distills the main themes of Paul's epistles into approachable, appealing language. Chris Raschka expertly depicts Paul's sincerity and compassion, sadness and pain, giving readers a true sense of who Paul really was.
Paul Writes (a Letter) celebrates how one...
11) Saint Spotting
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A church is a weighty thing, isn't it? Its doors are heavy and hard to budge. Its walls are made of stone. And there may be strange or even scary pictures inside. How can a small person make sense of these intimidating places? Two-time Caldecott medalist Chris Raschka shares his mother's wonderful way of visiting a church: what they would call saint spotting. Each visit to a church becomes an adventure, a trip through the stories that have shaped...
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Four silly tales of animals who love to make mischief-no matter what! Whaley Whale is hiding. Is she on the table? Is she in a basket? We don't know! Moosey Moose is angry. Why is Moosey Moose angry? Because he wants to put on his long pants! Wormy Worm is wiggling. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wormy Worm wiggles so much, he doesn't know which end is which. And Sluggy Slug? Well, Sluggy Slug just won't go. Nope. No matter what we do, he just won't go....
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Buggy Bug has something to say. But what could it be? Crabby Crab is not in a good mood. No, Crabby Crab would rather complain than do anything else! Cowy Cow has so many ideas. In fact, she has one hundred of them! Clammy Clam is so shy he refuses to say a simple "hello." In these short stories from master illustrator Chris Raschka, four funny animals will do as they please-and might just learn something in the end.
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Four animals have no choice but to be themselves-even if it means being silly! What is Doggy Dog? Is he a cat? Is he a potato? Is he a lampshade? No! He is a dog! Goosey Goose is a goose, and that means she is trouble. Mess with her and you will see just how tough a goose can be. Lamby Lamb is very sweet-until you try to make her put on her clothes. How do you make Lamby Lamb get dressed? Trick her! We love Snaily Snail no matter what. We love her...
15) Clammy Clam
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Theme: Feeling shy. Introducing . . . Clammy Clam! It's . . . Clammy Clam! And yet, Clammy Clam refuses to say a simple "hello." In this tribute to the silent type, readers are reminded that kids can be unpredictable, requiring improvisation and compromise. Chris Raschka's expert balance of visual and textual humor will bring even the shyest of readers out of their shells! This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the...