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Book blurb: Ocean Friends Series by Tam Warner Minton

An amazing visual collection of the colorful, curious, and varied tropical reef fish that calls oceans its home. Look closer into this excellent photographic guide to find all types of tropical reef fish. From cleaner friend butterflyfish and angelfish to…
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Josie and the Scary Snapper by Elisa Downing (Author), Isadora Machado (Illustrator)

An absolute delight… Downing brings thorough fun and plenty of sassy energy to Josie and the Scary Scrapper, her debut picture book, the story of adorable Josie who is scared of the monsters in the dark. Little Josie is unable…
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Ocean Friends (2 book series) by Tam Warner Minton

Fun and informative…  A winning collection. In her visually arresting series about tropical reef fish, Minton pairs striking, colorful pictures with information about the characteristics, habits, and diversity of these ocean vertebrates. In the first book in the series, Minton…
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Peri the Awesome COVID Fairy by Morgan Duffy (Author), Mary Duffy (Illustrator)

A whimsical, insightful read… Duffy introduces Peri, the COVID Fairy, who brings children joy and laughter as they stay stuck at home during the current pandemic. The brief introduction to COVID-19, its worldwide spread, and the kind of precautions to…
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Chuckles and Smiles by Raven Howell

A rollicking delight… Award-winning Howell celebrates the power of joy to be found in little ordinary things in her charming latest, a collection of poetry for young children. The poems are rhymed gracefully, with the key words set in uppercase…
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Pacita the Pacifier Fairy by Charlotte Attry (Author), Jeremie Febvre (Author), Sophie Lawson (Author), Olivier Huette (Illustrator)

Whimsical and utterly charming… A pacifier fairy comes to the rescue of a little one who finds it hard to let go of their pacifier in this charming tale by Attry, Febvre, and Lawson. What happens when little one finds…
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How’s That? Let’s Play Cricket (Action Illustration book for Rookie Readers) by Neil Nitin

Jaunty, insightful, and fun… Endearing from the get-go, Nitin’s fun, informative debut picture book introduces young readers to the game of cricket as two teams set on to play the game. Readers get acquainted with the game as players from…
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Faces: A Love Story by Roger Hutchison

With its stunning illustrations and lyrical text, the book makes for a page-turner… Told in lyrical verse and accompanied by visually arresting, full-color face illustrations, Hutchison’s inspirational latest beautifully explores diversity, humanity, and faith. Hutchison begins the book with God’s…
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Yancy Yellowhammer by Alexandra Smith

A riveting adventure filled with surprises… Endearing from the get-go, this charming tale takes young readers on an adventurous quest. When Yancy Yellowhammer receives a letter from his best friend, Wendy Wren, inviting him to join her on a treasure…
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Escape from the Mad Man: For Your First Nights of Freedom by Valerie Elmhirst, Larry Lalonde

Deeply affecting and compelling… Evoking a great sense of people and place, Elmhirst and Lalonde convey a pair of siblings’ journey to freedom after their mother escapes their abusive father. Happy meal times, sleep overs, and playdates are the things,…
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Auntie, I Don’t Want You To Get Married: Danielle The Girl From New York by Clarence Coggins

Thoroughly engrossing, stunningly plotted… Coggins’s first in the Danielle The Girl From New York series traces the insecurities and fears of Danielle, a little girl from New York City who travels to Georgetown Guyana to visit family. The New Yorker…
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Why Inch Got a Foot (6 of 1/Half Doz of the Other Series: Book 2) by Ron Roecker

A quirky, clever tale… Endearing from the first page, the award-winning Roecker’s second installment in the series takes readers to an adventurous journey with a tiny inch worm. The adorable Inch, the inch worm, is too inquisitive for her family…
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A Day at the Zoo by Cassie Roberts (Author), Judith Richards (Illustrator)

  A funny, charming read… Roberts’s latest is a short, simple rhyming book of two children’s adventure at the zoo. William and Rose go to the zoo, where they meet many friendly animals performing amazing tricks. The children are invited…
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Great Grandma’s Shed: Marcum Road Follies by Helen Nickolson (reviewed by a 7th grader)

Nickolson tells the story of a preschooler with separation anxiety in her debut picture book. Katherine’s anxiety about staying away from her mother Helen is making her reluctant to go to school for her kindergarten, but Helen’s old stories about…
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Molly The Beautiful Pig by Marilyn Ferrett

  A charming, reflective picture book with a strong message… Ferrett makes her debut with this engrossing, lively picture book about a young pig’s dilemma over the choice of her attire for a picnic day. Ferrett’s beautiful Molly, a lovable…