This Is Not A Unicorn
by Barry Timms,Ged Adamson (Illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars
This might look like an ordinary unicorn, but it’s NOT! This unicorn can change their horn to be anything they want. Their horn might be a trumpet, an icecream spoon, a key, a kayak oar, a helicopter, or feather duster. They can use their horn to be a tennis racket, a frying pan, a skipping rope, or a lamp. Most of all, this NOT-a-Unicorn is the “perfect friend for you”!
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La roca de Mila y Carlos (Somos8) (Spanish Edition)
by Alessandro Montagnana
Mila la foca encuentra una roca en el océano que es perfecta para descansar al sol y contar las nubes. ¡Pero una gaviota llamada Carlos hace caca accidentalmente en la cabeza de Mila! Los dos se ríen de eso y se hacen amigos. Juegan todo el día en y alrededor de su roca, hasta que llaman a Carlos de vuelta a casa. Una gran tormenta cubre la roca en enormes olas y Carlos se preocupa por Mila. Él regresa para encontrarla y los dos amigos se reencuentran.
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How to Become a Superhero (Somos8)
by Davide Calì, Gomez (Illustrations)
Being a superhero involves a lot of initial decisions. What kind of costume will you have? Will you wear a mask or a hood or a helmet? What are your powers? Who will be your sidekick? Where will your headquarters be located? What other superheroes will be on your team? Once you settle these important decisions, it’s time to save the world!
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Otto and the Secret Light of Christmas
by Nora Surojegin, Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin (Illustrator), Jill Timbers (Translator)
Little Otto the elf hears about the ” light of Christmas”, and he takes a journey into the north to see if he can find the source of that mysterious light. Along the way he meets many animals and mythical creatures who assist him on his journey. From each creature he meets, he learns more about Father Yule and the special light. But once he reaches the end of his journey, the light itself is not quite what he expected.
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Art and Joy: Best Friends Forever
by Danielle Krysa
Art is a little box full of art supplies. Art teams up with Joy to create beautiful and unique things. But when a mean Bully tells Art that the things they create look “silly, weird, messy, and wrong”, Art gets very anxious. Art tries to create “perfect” art, but only gets more frustrated and sad. Joy is nowhere around. Finally Art goes outside to glean some inspiration from nature. Art refuses to listen to the Bully anymore, and Joy comes back!
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Farm Boots
by Lisl H. Detlefsen (Goodreads Author), Renee Kurilla (Illustrator)
There are a lot of chores to do on the farm, and you need the right kind of boots for each job and season. You might need winter boots in the snow, rubber boots for rainy days, riding boots, heavy work boots, or tall boots that reach your hips for wading in the water.
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7 Best Things About Family
by Patrick Yee (Artist)
5 out of 5 stars
In this board book, children tell about their favorite things about being in a family. Hugs and cuddles, playing together, and eating chocolate chip pancakes are the best things! But the best of them all is family love.
An adorable rabbit family illustrate all the best things about families as they go on vacation together, kiss a boo-boo, plant flowers, make a blanket fort, and read together at bedtime.
Dino Train (On-Track Learning)
by Christopher Robbins, Susanna Covelli (Illustrations)
This cute little book folds out into a long train with adorable dinosaurs from A to Z. The illustrations are delightful, and I love the adorable designs for the dinos. They look so friendly! I got to learn the names of some dinosaurs I had never heard of before. I like that the “wheels” of the train have little dino claw prints on them. So cute!
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Opposites – Opuestos
by Magda Garguláková, Ekaterina Gaigalova (Illustrator)
There are many opposites in our world, and it is fun to compare and categorize things to make sense of what we see in every day life. Is something heavy or light? Is it curved or pointy? Is it loud or quiet, hard or soft, slow or fast, old or new?
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A is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet (Arts and Culture Alphabet)
by Virginia Loh-Hagan, Tracy Nishimura Bishop (Illustrator)
This book follows the alphabet and gives facts about the history of Asian heritage in the United States. It was really interesting to learn how Americans have migrated from all over the world, bringing their own unique traditions.
Each page has a short rhyme that tells us something about Asian heritage, and then a much longer section with several paragraphs going more in-depth to explain the history, the origins of the tradition, or the people involved. We learn about Lunar New Year, bubble tea, anime, K-pop, etiquette, zodiac signs, and Asian cuisine. We learn about the first Asian American in outer space, the winners of the National Spelling Bee, Olympic athletes, writers, politicians, and martial artists like Bruce Lee.
I loved the beautiful illustrations in this book! The artwork is really colorful and has delicate lines.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
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