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Grade 1

Pezzettino

- Date: 04.22.11


By Leo Lionni

Little Pezzettino is so small he is convinced he must be a piece of somebody else. A wise man helps him discover the truth.


Guji Guji

- Date: 04.22.11


By Chih-Yuan Chan

When a crocodile egg rolls down the hill and into the nest with the rest of her eggs, Mother Duck pays no mind and raises the little crocodile as if he were a duck.


Beaky

- Date: 04.22.11


By Jez Alborough

An egg tumbles to the forest floor and hatches, but its offspring doesn’t know what kind of an animal it is until a frog helps it on a quest for identity.


The Name Jar

- Date: 04.22.11


By Yangsook Choi

After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.


A Valentine for Norman Noggs

- Date: 04.22.11


By Valiska Gregory

Hamster Norman Noggs hopes to impress the new girl in school on Valentine’s Day but worries because he is not the biggest or the strongest in the class.


Too Nice

- Date: 04.22.11


By Marjorie White Pellegrino

While gardening with her grandfather after a rough first week of fourth grade, Amy learns that it’s sometimes better to stand up for herself, rather than just trying to be nice.


By Jamie Lee Curtis

With fun rhyming verses and fresh lively artwork, “New York Times” bestselling team Curtis and Cornell’s new book is about how it’s important to like oneself every day.


by Rigoberto Gonzalez

“A Mother’s Day story featuring Antonio, his Mami and Mami’s partner Leslie.” English/Spanish


by Johnny Valentine

“Delightful fairy tales, featuring various family constellations and the non-preachy message that being different is okay.”


Rough Tough Charley

- Date: 02.15.11


by Verla Kay

“Charley Parkhurst was one of the most respected stagecoach drivers in the Old West.  Charley also kept one of the biggest secrets anyone could keep – he was a woman in disguise.”

*True story*