Staff Picks by Jessica

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Did you ever wonder just what your school custodian does all day? Mr. Carillo in an A+ custodian, and the whole school wants to let him know!

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Juvenile Picture Book

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Innocent observations through the eyes of a young boy who wonders “Am I a color too?”

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Juvenile Picture Book

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Choose a question from one of these pages and start a beautiful conversation with a child!

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Juvenile Parent-Teacher

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Where does a baby come from? This sweet rhyming tale makes it easy to tell your curious little one just how they got here!

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Juvenile Non-fiction

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Bear has an itch so bad nothing can scratch it. Will his new friend convince him that a bath will help?

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Juvenile Picture Book

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A sweet story of changing friendship between a worm and a caterpillar.

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Juvenile Picture Book

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Will all the letters make it to the top of the coconut tree?

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Juvenile Picture Book

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It’s hard work putting words together. Especially when you (the reader!) keep getting in the way! Does Pig finish his story?

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Juvenile Picture Book

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Follow Dog on his adventure and help him decipher these fun animal sounds!

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Juvenile Picture Book

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Easy to understand vegan recipes that offer a plate full of flavor!

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Adult Non-fiction

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Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year

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Ever wonder what that teacher was thinking? An inside look at what it’s like teaching in an NYC public school.

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Teen Non-fiction

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Who invented white out? Or chocolate chip cookies? The stories behind these great inventions and the women who invented them!

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Juvenile Non-fiction

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That greedy apostrophe is at it again, making plurals where there are none!

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Juvenile Picture Book

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This story about an inner-city garden and the unlikely friends who tend it is sure to find a spot in your imagination and heart.

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Juvenile Fiction

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How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole World

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This book of tips and jokes from a professional comedian will put your audience in stitches!

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Juvenile Non-fiction

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Georgina doesn’t like living in the car with her mom and little brother. Her brilliant plan to steal a dog for the reward money is sure to fix everything… until everything goes wrong.

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Juvenile Fiction

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Hugo & Miles in I’ve Painted Everything!

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Hugo doesn’t know what to paint next. Can a trip with his best friend change his mind?

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Juvenile Picture Book

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This new version of Lewis Carroll’s horrible jabberwocky will be sure to fright and delight!

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Juvenile Non-fiction

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Ever wonder what our Founding Fathers were like before they were Founding Fathers? A little history to go with your story!

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Juvenile Picture Book

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The poetic and insightful writings of this young activist chronicle her life until killed on the Gaza strip.

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Adult Non-fiction

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Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen

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When Catherine Grace Cline, the preacher’s daughter, is grounded from the Dairy Queen for the whole summer, she thinks her life just might end. But an unusual cast of characters teaches her that there’s more to her small town than meets the eye.