Kate Banks
4) Pup and bear
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Language
English
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Description
A stranded wolf cub is rescued and raised by a loving polar bear, and years later when he is grown into a wolf and on his own, he comes upon a lost polar bear cub, and the cycle begins again.
5) Max's words
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Language
English
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Description
When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
6) City cat
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Language
English
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Description
An easy-to-read book about a globe-trotting cat that crosses paths with a vacationing family in the great cities of Europe. Includes facts about the cities.
7) Max's math
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.
8) Max's castle
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Series
Language
English
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Description
When Max finds a box of long-forgotten toys, he builds a kingdom filled with adventures for himself and his two brothers.
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Language
English
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Description
"Lester has just moved to Cape Cod and is starting in a new school, and George is missing his best friend who has moved away, but the two develop a friendship and learn about scientific experimentation when they start working on a school science project, testing psychic ability in dogs, based on an experiment developed by Dr. Rupert Sheldrake." --
10) Please, Papa
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Language
English
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Description
Alice learns the importance of saying "please" and also that this magical word will not lead to everything she wants.
11) Lion lullaby
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As the sun begins to set on the savanna, 10 little lions explore the darkening beauty of the landscape as they make their way home for bedtime"--
12) Fox
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A baby fox anticipates the time when he can go out alone, but first his parents must teach him the ways of the wilderness.
14) The night worker
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.
16) Max's dragon
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Many unusual and unexpected things happen while Max plays with his invisible dragon.
17) Close your eyes
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Language
English
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Description
"A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can be seen with one's eyes closed." --
18) Lost and found
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The wood mouse and the rabbit find a rag doll in the woods. Nothing about it is familiar: it doesn't smell like the fresh air of spring or feel like the rough bark of a tree. As the group of animals grows and searches for a clue to where the doll came from, they encounter more mysteries--and discover the one thing their hearts know to be true"--