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Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother find a tar-paper shack in the woods and, over the course of a year, turn it into a home. Based on the author's grandmother's childhood; includes historical notes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.
8) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
10) Too early
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text follow a family's morning routine from the perspective of the earliest riser in the house.
12) Hip-hop Lollipop
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Follow a little girl as she moves, swings, and grooves her way through her bedtime routine, dancing all the while, until she finally closes her eyes and dances through her dreams"--
15) Also
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An ode to the way memories allow us to be in many places at once, [Also] is a powerful exploration of being present as well as looking back. Perfect for Mother's Day, birthdays, or graduation, this modern classic is by Ezra Jack Keats Honor-winner E. B. Goodale."--
16) King Alice
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is King Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies.
17) Grandpa is here!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Grandpa is finally here to visit! He's brought a suitcase smelling of Persian spices, walnuts picked from his trees at home, and sparkly saffron to make yellow rice. And Grandpa and granddaughter have so much they want to see and do together. She shows him all her favorite things: the mountaintops, the tunnel she discovered, and the horse in the field. If only Grandpa could stay longer, then he could see the spring, but when time together is limited,...
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right - none of them feels like hers. After school, a story from Grandma sparks new inspiration, and Amy rounds up her family to help her. Will Amy make...