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    #blogbookaday: Draw the Line

    Summary:  “When two boys draw their own lines and realize they can connect them together–magic happens!  But a misstep causes their lines to get crossed. Push! Pull! Tug! Yank! Soon their line unravels into an angry tug-of-war. With a growing rift between them, will the boys ever find a way to…

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    #blogbookaday: Love

    Summary:  “‘In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound of their voices is love… A cab driver plays love softly on his radio while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city and everything smells new, and…

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    #blogbookaday: Elmore

    Summary:  “Elmore is a porcupine desperate to make friends. But it is hard to seek closeness with others when you’re covered with spikes that shoot off your back every so often. Elmore suffers rejection and heartbreak, but the goodness of his forest community ultimately shines through as the animals find a…

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    #blogbookaday: Nobody’s Duck

    Summary:  “When a duck mysteriously arrives on an alligator’s lawn, they set off to discover just who the duck belongs to. From the library to skydiving, from exasperation to laughter, the two make an unexpected discovery about friendship. Readers will delight in this odd couple’s wacky adventures that feature the signature wit…

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    #blogbookaday: The Word Collector

    Summary:  “Some people collect stamps. Some people collect coins. Some people collect art. And Jerome? Jerome collected words . . .  In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him — short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that…

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    #blogbookaday: The Great Dictionary Caper

    Summary:  “When all of the words escape from the dictionary, it’s up to Noah Webster to restore alphabetical order in this supremely wacky picture book that celebrates language. Words have secret lives. On a quiet afternoon the words escape the dictionary (much to the consternation of Mr. Noah Webster) and flock…

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    #blogbookaday: Mitford at the Fashion Zoo

    Summary:  “Mitford is a giraffe. But not your everyday, live-on-the-savannah giraffe. Mitford lives in the city. But not your everyday, filled-with-people city. This city is filled with animals. Animals who like to dress up, especially the animals who work at COVER magazine. Mitford would do ANYTHING to work there. But first…

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    #blogbookaday: Ruby’s Chinese New Year

    Summary:  “In this picture book celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother. Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will…

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    #blogbookaday: Roger Is Going Fishing

    Summary:  “Roger and his neighbor Emily are heading to the lake to do some fishing. But the city sidewalks are crowded—so crowded that Emily accidentally catches a few things that are decidedly not fish. A small mob starts to chase after her and Roger, but soon everyone discovers that a trip…