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Little Lobo and Bernabé are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge -- but everyone else seems to be going, too! During the long delay, they see all kinds of people on the bridge for different reasons and speaking different languages, but when someone has a grumpy moment, they all come together to make the wait as good as can be.
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The Smythe-Smith quartet volume 3
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2013.
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Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words "shy" or "retiring", she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, even if Hugh did grow to enjoy her company, it wouldn't matter. A reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now, unable to run, ride, or even waltz, he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying...
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When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions,...
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Penny (Kevin Henkes) volume 4
Pub. Date
2019
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56 pages : color illustrations ; 22cm
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Penny has a new sled, but will it ever snow?
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2021.
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354 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm.
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"In fierce prose and poetic fragments, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's 'Noopiming' braids together humor, piercing detail, and a deep, abiding commitment to Anishinaabe life to tell stories of resistance, love, and joy. Mashkawaji (they/them) lies frozen in the ice, remembering the sharpness of unmuted feeling from long ago, finding freedom and solace in isolated suspension. They introduce the seven characters: Akiwenzii, the old man who represents...
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[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) " color illustrations ; 31 cm.
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"Miyuki and her grandfather return in an enchanting intergenerational story enhanced by Seng Soun Ratanavanh's gorgeous Japanese-inspired illustrations. Miyuki's curiosity is piqued by her grandfather's morning meditation routine, and she is eager to learn this new skill. Her wise and patient grandfather first takes her on a walk in the garden. "When do we start to meditate?" she asks repeatedly. Grandfather enjoys the warm sun and stops to smell...
15) Seed magic
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[2018]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm.
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How can a tiny handful of seeds become a whole mountain of seeds? Seed Magic, that's how! In this simple story of friendship, Little Spider teaches her friend Anxious Ant about the life cycle of plants, showing nature will provide all we need if we are not greedy. --
16) Now!
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2016.
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24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Otto doesn't like to wait. He wants to do things NOW! Even though Dad is on the phone, Otto wants him to read a book NOW! When Otto gets in line for the bouncy castle, he wants his turn NOW! One day, Mom tells Otto that the family is going on vacation -- and, of course, Otto wants to go NOW! Will Otto ever learn to be patient?
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 22
Pub. Date
[2014]
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57 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
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