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A little girl wants to make something magnificent. She and her dog scheme and plan and hammer and glue, and then meet with frustration — her creation is not what she envisioned at all! If your creative child has ever had a big idea that didn’t come out the way he or she wanted, they will relate to this story of frustration and perseverance.

Perfect for: Makers and visionaries.

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In this lovely, gentle book, a little boy finds an orange salamander in the forest and takes it home. When his mother asks, 鈥淲here will he sleep?鈥� The boy imagines a home suitable for a salamander, transforming his bedroom into a forest glen with trees to provide shelter and stumps to play on. The story is fanciful but the message is clear: we all have a responsibility to try to understand and nurture the creatures that inhabit our world.

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Yohei, a young boy who sells fish door to door, is very poor, but that doesn鈥檛 stop him from sharing his skimpy dinner with a bedraggled white cat. When Yohei鈥檚 father falls ill, he must figure out how to care for his father and continue selling fish. When Yohei鈥檚 father falls ill he must figure out how to care for his father and continue selling fish. The cat returns his kindness by beckoning potential customers to his door. Soon Yohei and his family are prospering. Based on a popular Japanese folktale, the story shows the power of generosity and friendship.

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Juna and her best friend, Hector go on adventures and collect the treasures they find in an empty kimchi jar. One day, Hector moves away without getting the chance to say goodbye, leaving Juna sad and lonely. With the support of her older brother, Juna finds comfort in her special jar, which she dives into at night to go on adventures in search of Hector. As Juna swims the depths of the ocean and swoops over the city, she gets the chance to mourn her missing friend and make new friends. Young readers will love the chance to help Juna in her search, as there is a secret tribute to Hector hidden on every page. A moving look at friendship and loss.

Perfect for: Any child who misses a friend.

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How do you say 鈥淚 love you鈥� at bedtime? As evening approaches and Big Nutbrown Hare gets ready to tuck Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves, each tells the other how much he loves him. As high as I can hop! As wide as I can reach! The two long-eared hares bound around the forest finding ways to describe their love in the river, mountains, and sky. The soothing story of their sweet bedtime ritual has been translated into 53 languages.

Perfect for: Celebrating your bedtime ritual.

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Little Rosa doesn鈥檛 miss much. She is particularly perceptive about the adults in her close-knit family who work hard and don鈥檛 complain. After a fire destroys all the furniture in her home, Rosa鈥檚 mother is left without a place to relax after work. Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins to buy her mother, 鈥渁 wonderful, beautiful, fat, soft armchair.鈥� Little Rosa is as eager as ever to get her mom her much-needed easy chair.

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Grace loves stories and play-acting. So when she learns that her class will put on the play, Peter Pan, she鈥檚 thrilled. Grace is determined to win the lead role. But her classmates inform her that she can鈥檛 play Peter Pan because she鈥檚 a girl and she鈥檚 black. With encouragement from her family, she practices all weekend, aces the audition, and gets the part.

Perfect for: Kids who like to challenge the odds.

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A little girl is so frightened by an impending thunderstorm that she runs and hides under a bed. Her grandmother comforts her by promising to make Thunder Cake. As the storm gets closer, the girl and her grandmother get busy preparing the cake, and the girl realizes that storms aren鈥檛 so scary after all. The book, based on the author鈥檚 own experience as a child on her grandmother鈥檚 Michigan farm, includes a recipe for the special cake.

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During the Great Depression, poverty forces Lydia Grace Finch’s family to send her to the city to stay with her grumpy Uncle Jim, a baker. In her suitcase she brings seeds and bulbs from her family鈥檚 farm, and the flowers she grows brighten Uncle Jim鈥檚 bakery 鈥� but not his mood. Lydia hopes that her secret project, a rooftop garden, will make Uncle Jim happy once and for all. The story is told through Lydia鈥檚 short letters, which express her appreciation for life, even during the toughest of times.

Perfect for: Kids who are optimistic or need to see optimism.

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School is about to start and Chester, a small raccoon, is afraid. He tells his mother he doesn鈥檛 want to go to school and wants to stay home with her. So she tells him about a family secret about the kissing hand 鈥� and it makes school as cozy as home. A sweet, reassuring story that shows kids how to comfort themselves and聽reminds them聽that no matter where they聽are, their聽parents love them.

Perfect for: Kids who worry.

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When kids get frustrated, they can feel like there is a prehistoric beast inside of them! That鈥檚 why this book, part of a series about young impulsive dinosaurs with human families and human surroundings, is so appealing. These dinosaurs start out behaving delightfully badly. Imagine a velociraptor throwing a tantrum in the living room! But as the rhyming story progresses, they learn how to stay calm and behave politely. Future paleontologists will love these books for the detailed illustrations of real dinosaurs, with their names included on each page.

Perfect for: Kids who love dinosaurs.

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Peter, the narrator of this story, has a major problem: his little brother, Fudge. Fudge, who is almost 3, has volcanic tantrums, smears mashed potatoes on the wall, and gets into Peter鈥檚 things. What makes it even worse: everyone adores Fudge and finds his antics amusing, especially Peter鈥檚 parents. When Fudge takes Dribble, Peter鈥檚 turtle and one remaining ally in the house, Peter decides he鈥檚 had enough. A moving and funny look at the plight of an often-overlooked hero: the older sibling.

Perfect for: Kids who struggles with their siblings.

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Edward Tulane is a smug china rabbit owned by a little girl who loves and cherishes him. But everything changes for the not-so-nice rabbit when he鈥檚 launched into the sea during an ocean voyage. Tulane begins a tumultuous adventure that takes him from the bottom of the sea to the busy streets of Memphis. His travels frighten him, but also show him how to love. Gorgeous illustrations enhance the moving narrative.

Perfect for: Kids who like fantasy stories.

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This children鈥檚 classic makes heroes of two of the most maligned members of the animal kingdom: the spider and the pig. Charlotte, a spider, and a little pig Wilbur form a barnyard friendship that eases Wilbur鈥檚 loneliness 鈥� and ultimately saves his life. Both kids and adults will be moved by these animals鈥� courage and devotion to each other, and the power of empathy, no matter how humble the package.

Want to see the movie? The 2006 live-action adaptation features Julia Roberts as the voice of Charlotte.

Perfect for: Kids who like classics.

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It was a snowy Christmas Eve night and Maria was in the kitchen helping her mother make stacks of tamales for Christmas dinner. Relatives are about to arrive and the excitement is high, when Maria makes a mistake that threatens to ruin the party, and maybe even Christmas itself: she鈥檚 lost her mother鈥檚 wedding ring in the tamales. Maria鈥檚 cousins pitch in to help her find the ring. Fortunately, both Christmas Eve and a precious family treasure are rescued in the end.

Perfect for: Kids who like to learn about other cultures.

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Armando and his family live in Tijuana, Mexico, and make their living picking trash at the city dump. When a teacher arrives and begins teaching classes on a blue tarp spread on the ground, Armando begs his parents to let him attend the makeshift school 鈥� which they eventually permit. At the school, Armando learns to read and write; he also gets the chance to paint. After a fire destroys his neighborhood, one of Armando鈥檚 paintings helps bring funds to the community 鈥� including construction of a new schoolhouse. The true story of how one little boy鈥檚 creativity activated the generosity of others.

Perfect for: Kids who like to read about real people.

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Ramona鈥檚 family is going through a rough patch: her father lost his job, her mother has to go back to work, and her older sister has suddenly become a crabby teen. Ramona wants to help, but her plan to make money creating TV commercials comes to nothing, and her other schemes just get her in trouble. Cleary鈥檚 wise perspective on childhood is set in an earlier period, but still rings true today.

Perfect for: Kids who like realism.

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The hook: After their mother dies, Anna and Caleb鈥檚 father advertises for a mail order bride. Sarah responds to the ad, and heads out from Maine to join the family on their Midwest farm. The children are apprehensive before she arrives, wondering what she鈥檒l be like. When Sarah arrives, bringing her cat, gifts from the Maine coast, and warmth back to their desolate home, family bonding ensues.聽Part one of a heartwarming five-part saga.

Want to watch the movie? Check out the 1991 TV movie starring Christopher Walken and Glenn Close, which was nominated for 9 Emmys.

Perfect for: Kids intrigued by pioneer families.

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As the Vietnam War draws to a close, Ha and her family flee Saigon. Not only is Ha leaving the only home she鈥檚 ever known, she is also leaving her father, who went missing during the war. The family ends up in Alabama, where everything is unfamiliar and the kids at school tease Ha for her language and wardrobe blunders. This feisty character bravely makes her way, even as she aches for the warmth and vibrancy of the life she left behind.

Perfect for: Kids who like to learn about other cultures.

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Freddie is thrilled when he comes home to find a box with his name on it 鈥� and even more thrilled when he opens the box and finds Zapato Power shoes. The shoes give him super powers and when he puts them on, his feet take off 鈥渓ike jet wheels on a runway.鈥� Freddie uses his new powers to help people and solve mysteries. Freddie fans will be glad to know this book is the first in a series.

Perfect for: Kids who like fantasy stories.

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Judy Moody is known for her moods, and in this book she鈥檚 jealous. Everyone she knows seems to be famous for something 鈥� except her. She is particularly envious of her rival Jessica who gets on the front page of the local paper after winning a spelling contest. Judy schemes to get her own name in the headlines, but all her attempts fail. In the end, she comes up with a plan that provides more satisfaction than fame, and it turns out she鈥檚 fine with that.

Perfect for: Kids who like realism.

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In this astonishing book about a little-known hero, readers will learn about Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who saved more than 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation. Defying her fears, she posed as a nurse so she could bring food and medicine into the ghetto. Then she began smuggling children out, despite the risk. To make sure the children could be reunited with their families after the war, she kept records, in jars, buried in a friend鈥檚 yard.

Perfect for: Kids who like historical fiction.

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A brown street rat lives in a trash can in Grubby Alley. He longs to live in a cozy home as someone鈥檚 pet, like his friends Oscar the cat and Nibbles the rabbit. Why doesn鈥檛 anyone want a rat, he wonders. He鈥檚 very good company and he is happy to eat anything. He writes an advertisement and places it in the window of a pet shop and waits, until one day, an old man with poor eyesight comes into the shop and says, I鈥檒l take him! This is a charming story about how good it feels to be loved and to belong.

Perfect for: Kids who love animals.

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Coraline鈥檚 world is full of frustrating things: her boring bedroom, her dad鈥檚 bad cooking, and the fact that everyone mispronounces her name. Rain frustrates her too, because when it rains her mother won鈥檛 let her go outside. One especially rainy day she has nothing to do so she explores her new house and discovers a world much like her own, only better. Coraline is thrilled at first, until she learns that this new world is full of dark secrets that threaten her family and her future.

Want to see the movie? Young or sensitive kids may find the deliciously creepy 2009 adaptation to be a bit too frightening.

Perfect for: Kids who like the thrill of being scared.

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Meg, an awkward girl who doesn鈥檛 quite fit in, has a lot to worry about. Her beloved father has suddenly disappeared, and neighbors are beginning to gossip that he鈥檚 run off with another woman. It turns out that his disappearance is connected with his scientific work, and Meg, her brilliant little brother, and her friend Calvin set out to find him 鈥� a search that takes them on an exciting but dangerous galactic adventure.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 2006 adaptation, which dramatizes the struggle between good and evil, or the new release coming spring 2018.

Perfect for: Kids who like science fiction and fantasy.

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This beautiful novel will help kids understand what it鈥檚 like to be that kid — the one everyone stares at, laughs at, and avoids. Auggie Pullman has a facial disfigurement so extreme that he wore a toy astronaut helmet to preschool. He was homeschooled until fifth grade, but now he is going to regular school, where he encounters both cruelty and kindness. The book will remind readers how much courage it takes to be different — and how essential it is to be kind.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 2017 adaption featuring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson as Auggie’s mom and dad.

Perfect for: Kids who are different.

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This book, based on a true story, juxtaposes the experience of two young people facing extraordinary challenges. Nya, who lives in Sudan, must walk two hours twice a day to fetch water for her family. Salva, who is also Sudanese, ran away from his village when rebel forces attacked it. He walks days in search of refuge. Salva ultimately ends up in the U.S., where an American family adopts him. When he goes back to Sudan to help his people, he builds a well that helps Nya, too.聽

Perfect for: Kids who like African history.

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Muhammad Yunas, who grew up in Bangladesh, conceived the idea of microcredit when he encountered a young woman who needed to borrow just twenty-two cents for her crafts business. Since banks wouldn鈥檛 lend such a small amount, she had to pay loan sharks high interest. Yunas realized he could make a positive impact in the lives of the poor if he developed a system that allows people to borrow small amounts of money at low interest rates. This book tells the true story of an enterprising man who changed the lives of millions.

Perfect for: Kids who like to read about real people.

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When Catrina鈥檚 new neighbor, Carolos, says there are ghosts in their new town, her little sister, Maya, is excited to meet one. But Cat is frightened. Cat鈥檚 family has just moved to Bah铆a de la Luna, a coastal town in Northern California, because Maya has an incurable lung disease and her parents hope the sea air will help her breathe better. As Day of the Dead approaches, Cat faces her fears for her sister’s sake. This fantastic graphic novel deals with complex, real-life issues of fear and loss in an engaging comic-book style.

Perfect for: Brave and sensitive kids.

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Delphine, 11, and her two younger sisters don鈥檛 know what to expect when their dad puts them on plane to visit their mother, who abandoned the family years ago. It is 1968 and their mother is active in Oakland鈥檚 Black Power movement. The girls hope to visit Disneyland, but instead, their mother sends them to a camp run by the Black Panthers. As the summer wears on, the sisters聽learn about themselves, their mother, and their country during a pivotal moment in African American history. Delphine both blames and longs for her mother, and in the end these two strong characters find a measure of reconciliation.聽聽If this is your child’s first exposure to historical fiction, she may be hooked.

Perfect for: A glimpse of 1968 Oakland from a child鈥檚 point of view.

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Hugo is an orphan who tends the clocks in a Paris train station. He lives a lonely existence in the shadows of the station, stealing food and dodging the Station Inspector. One day he encounters a flinty old man who has even more secrets than he does. With the support of his friend, Isabelle, Hugo discovers the key to his past and the old man鈥檚 鈥� and both find a measure of happiness. This powerful story is beautifully illustrated to create the pace and visual effects of a movie.

Want to see the movie? Check out Martin Scorsese鈥檚 2011 Hugo, which won five Academy Awards.

Perfect for: Kids who like historical fiction.

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Terabithia is a secret kingdom that Jess creates with his friend Leslie in the woods outside her house. The two retreat there to vanquish giants and zombies, and to escape the tedium of school and the cruelty of classmates. In Terabithia, it doesn鈥檛 matter that Jess鈥檚 family is very poor, or that he and Leslie are considered losers at school. But one day an accident changes everything and Jess has to deal with the pain and permanence of loss.

Want to see the movie? The 2007 adaptation sensitively covers the mature themes in the book, including the death of a main character.

Perfect for: Kids who like intense friendship.

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Shirley Temple Wong is excited to come to Brooklyn from her native China and eager to fit in. But she doesn鈥檛 know any English, so her first weeks in her new country are lonely and sad. Then she discovers the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play in America鈥檚 major leagues 鈥� and Shirley slowly begins to feel at home in her new country. A humorous, touching look at the immigrant experience.

Perfect for: Kids who like to learn about immigrants.

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The Revolutionary War is breaking out when 13-year-old Isabel and her sister Ruth, who are slaves, are sold to new owners: a cruel couple who sympathize with the British. When Isabel is approached by rebels and asked to spy on her owners, she decides to take this risky step to gain freedom and to find Ruth, who has been sent away. The book underscores the complex social forces that sustained the cruel system of slavery 鈥� even as the American colonies fought for freedom.

Perfect for: Kids who like historical fiction.

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Mary is an orphan who is angry at the world when she arrives at a forsaken mansion on the British moors. As she slowly discovers the secrets of the mansion, including an invalid cousin, an abandoned garden, and a family鈥檚 sad history, she begins to hesitantly open her heart. She shows her cousin the garden and his ecstatic encounter with nature is as healing for him as it has been for Mary. The young people flourish along with the garden, as the lonely mansion becomes a loving home.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 1993 adaptation featuring Maggie Smith as Mrs. Medlock.

Perfect for: Kids who like classic stories.

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It鈥檚 1958 in Little Rock, Arkansas, when two girls form a friendship that places them at the center of the battle over school desegregation. Marlee is terrified to speak in public, until she meets Lizzie, who encourages her to find her voice. But local officials have refused to comply with federal desegregation orders, and Lizzie is suddenly forced to leave school because she is part black. The girls cling to their friendship, despite threats and simmering violence, and Marlee learns the importance of speaking up for what you believe even in the face of her own terror.

Perfect for: Kids who like historical fiction.

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