Pia in the Forest
by David Bruggink
1 out of 5 stars
Pia has trouble listening and obeying what she is told. She gets distracted and does whatever she wants. When her father tells her “no candy”, Pia goes in the kitchen and sneakily eats some sprinkles. When her father finds her with sprinkles on her face, there are no consequences and no reprimand. The father just ignores her disobedience.
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One Mad Cat and the Missing Book
by Vicky Fang (Goodreads Author)
5 out of 5 stars
Cat is always irritated and angry! But she does love her friends. When her friend Hedgehog is upset over a missing book, Cat decides to investigate. She searches high and low, following the clues, and eventually finds the missing book in an unexpected place.
This little picture book is so cute! I love how Cat is so grumpy all the time, but she has a good heart. The illustrations are simple, but I really liked the minimalist designs. Each page is so colorful, and I think the artwork does a good job of bringing the reader into the emotions of the story.
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The Postman from Space
by Guillaume Perreault (Goodreads Author), Françoise Bui (Translator)
4 out of 5 stars
Bob is just an ordinary postman delivering mail in space. He likes his boring routine. But one day his boss orders him to take a new mail route and he runs into trouble at every stop! Gone are his predictable days and safe routines, and Bob is thrown into every kind of wild situation and difficult delivery imaginable! He delivers a package to a planet inhabited by dogs and they chase him and take his lunch. One difficult customer refuses to sign for their package until Bob draws them a picture of a sheep. One little old lady has such a messy and chaotic planet that Bob is hit with flying debris caught in the gravitational field. Bob hates his new route, until he realizes that maybe he has just made some new friends.
The Postman from Space: Biker Bandits
by Guillaume Perreault (Goodreads Author), François Bui (Translator)
4 out of 5 stars
Bob is just an ordinary postman delivering mail in space. He likes his familiar routine. But one day his boss orders him to take on a new trainee, and they only have one letter to deliver… to a king! When they take a detour on their delivery route, the Biker Bandits get wind that the king is receiving an important letter and they track down Bob to steal the letter! Along the way, Bob and his trainee, Marcelle, pick up a hitchhiker who was stranded on an asteroid, but Bob doesn’t trust the hitchhiker. Could they be in even more trouble if the Biker Bandits catch up to them?!
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The Book Machine: A Story About the Magic of Books
by Laurie Duersch (Goodreads Author), Susanna Covelli
5 out of 5 stars
A little boy doesn’t have enough books, even though he has whole stacks of books to read. So he builds a Book Machine to create new books. He puts together all kinds of doodads and thingamabobs into a big elaborate machine and waits for it to spit out some books. But the machine doesn’t work! He will have to rely on a very different kind of machine to have the imagination to create new stories!
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Enough Elizabeths
by Heather Harris Bergevin (Goodreads Author), Lexi Hall (Illustrator)
Princess Elizabeth is too scared of heights to sleep in her tower room in the castle, but she is too embarrassed to admit that to her family. When a dragon moves into the tower room, the family assumes that the dragon must have eaten Elizabeth or is holding her captive! They beg the dragon to give them Elizabeth, but the dragon misunderstands with some hilarious results.
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Diary of a Marine Biologist
by Anita Thomas, Sarah Wilkins (Illustrator)
We follow Emma, a marine biologist, through her week studying whales, nurturing clownfish babies in a nursery, diving in the ocean with giant cuttlefish, looking for sea snakes, and checking on the progress of a new oyster reef. She finishes up her week surfing with a friend.
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Beaver’s Lodge (Home Sweet Amazing Home (Little Acorns))
by Ruth Owen
This picture book gives some basic facts about beavers, along with photos of real beavers building a dam, swimming, or gnawing on trees. We learn how beavers build a lodge to live in, how they care for their young kits, and how they warn each other of approaching danger.
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Unicornia: The Dance Show
by Ana Punset, Diana Vicedo (Illustrator)
Claudia and her friends want to enter the school dance show, but they can’t come up with a dance routine. They stumble around and bump into each other and clap on the wrong beat. Claudia says they just need more practice, but she worries that they will make fools of themselves in front of everyone at the dance show. Should they look for a magical short-cut, or just put in the work and practice more?
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Unicornia: A Magical Birthday: (A Magical Chapter Book for Kids Ages 5-7 about Friendship, Surprises, and Enchanted Birthday Fun)
by Ana Punset, Diana Vicedo (illustrator)
On her birthday, Pippa’s parents are stranded, and can’t get a flight home because of the weather. Claudia and Sara are determined to give Pippa the best birthday ever, even if her parents can’t make it to the birthday party. They go to a magical amusement park in Unicornia, and get stuck on the ferris wheel and are rescued by emergency unicorns! They try out every ride and attraction, including a balloon ride in the clouds, and a boat ride on a magical lake. They are surprised with a special birthday picnic, complete with magical birthday cake!
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Unicornia: Learning to Fly: (A Magical Chapter Book for Kids Ages 5-7 about Friendship, Courage, and Learning Something New)
by Ana Punset, Diana Vicedo (illustrator)
Claudia moves to Unicornia and discovers that unicorns are real! She has to attend a new school where she learns potions and magical history and how to ride a unicorn. Her Unicorn Flying class is too difficult though, and Claudia worries that she will never learn to ride properly. What if she falls off the unicorn and fails the class? Her new friends Pippa and Sara encourage her to try new things and be confident.
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