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Author
Series
Hocus and Pocus volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Puppies Hocus and Pocus are still waiting to be adopted from the Shelter for Slightly Magical Pets. Even though Hocus can see two minutes into the future and Pocus can turn bad feelings into bubbles (which he eats!), nobody seems to want them. This could be because the two keep causing mischief so they won't be separated. When Jinx the witch uses a "spell for home" potion to help a color-changing tortoise find his match, the puppies know what to do:...
3) Some daddies
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text celebrate fathers of all shapes, sizes, personalities, and interests.
4) Mermedusa
Author
Series
Legends of Eerie-on-Sea volume 5
Publisher
Walker Books
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this fifth and final tale, the arrival of a team of cryptozoologists sets off a series of events that could reveal the deepest secrets of Eerie-on-Sea-and the truth about shipwrecked orphan Herbert Lemon.
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob.
Author
Series
Coyote Sunrise volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash. Coyote hasn|t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished--the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box|she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad...
9) Home again
Author
Series
Heartwood Hotel volume 4
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Summer has come to Fernwood Forest, and the staff of the Heartwood Hotel must trust each other as they contend with their biggest challenge yet"-- Provided by publisher.
10) A grand day
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Squirlish volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia, a human girl living with squirrels in Central Park, must protect squirrel Prince Oliver during his quest for the Royal Scepter, but Prince Oliver has other plans and is more interested in finding a shark than a scepter.
Author
Series
Squirlish volume 3
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First Margaret K. McElderry Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia and her friend Isaac investigate rumors of a monster on the loose in Central Park.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Tameika can't seem to do anything right for her new twin siblings and struggles to find her place when they steal her spotlight. Luckily, she and her family are attending the community family ball. Tameika is sure a ball will make the perfect set to prove that she can be the best big sister ever. But what if Tameika is wrong? With some help from her beloved Uncle Derrick, this princess learns that a growing family is always better together! Perfect...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
From the dark mind of everyone’s favorite cult character, Wednesday Addams, comes this literary collection of quotes and spooky short stories! This gift book is perfect for fans of all ages and includes quotes from Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, and more. There’s no doubt that Wednesday’s Library is sure to be a favorite of girls everywhere!
16) Circle of love
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Everyone is welcome in the circle. Publisher Annotation: In this warmhearted book, we join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother's wife, her uncles and their baby, her cousins, and her treasured friends. They dance, sing, garden, learn, pray, and eat together. And tonight, they come together for a feast! Molly shares with the reader how each person makes...
17) Mama's home
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works--different houses for every day of the week. Mondays mean Nurse Louella and bike riding. Tuesdays mean eating fufu with your fingers with Miss Zikora. And Wednesdays ... well, no matter where you are, as long as you are with your Big Mamas, you are home"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Family is family
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Language
English
Description
When Little Chick starts school, he discovers that there are lots of different kinds of families, all of them full of love.
19) My guncle and me
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Henry has a hard time at school and feels different from everyone else, but with the help of his gay uncle, Henry learns the importance of staying true to yourself.
Author
Publisher
Dottir Press
Language
English
Description
This follow-up to the critically acclaimed IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All honors the diversity of family life and what family can mean based on our intersecting identities and experiences. Written by three celebrated women of color sociologists, Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families is a joyful, heartwarming celebration of family in all its forms: multicultural families; LGBTQ+ families; adoptive and foster care...
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