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Tyler Makes Pancakes!

age 5+

Lively cooking story whipped together with fun food info.

By Tyler Florence

(2012)

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Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

age 5+

Lively, inspiring bio of America's first female doctor.

By Tanya Lee Stone

(2013)

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Year of the Jungle

age 5+

Moving yet upbeat story of girl with dad away at war.

By Suzanne Collins

(2013)

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The Bear's Song

age 5+

Funny story of bear searching for cub boasts detailed art.

By Benjamin Chaud

(2013)

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Carnivores

age 5+

Hilarious tongue-in-cheek tale teaches acceptance.

By Aaron Reynolds

(2013)

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An Otis Christmas

age 5+

Tractor brings help to birthing horse in tense holiday tale.

By Loren Long

(2013)

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The Baby Tree

age 5+

Gentle, sensitive intro to where babies come from.

By Sophie Blackall

(2014)

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The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm

age 5+

Reassuring tale soothes fears, promotes sharing feelings.

By LeVar Burton, Susan Schaefer Bernardo

(2014)

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The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie

age 5+

Dark, unsettling story of pet endangered by children.

By Chris Van Allsburg

(2014)

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Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters

age 5+

Funny alphabet stories have some big words, mild dark side.

By Oliver Jeffers

(2014)

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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

age 5+

Evocative gardening book makes nature come alive.

By Kate Messner

(2015)

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If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!

age 5+

Girl brings alligator for show-and-tell in funny romp.

By Elise Parsley

(2015)

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Little Shaq

age 5+

Engaging early reader shows teamwork via community garden.

By Shaquille O'Neal

(2015)

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From Wolf to Woof!: The Story of Dogs

age 5+

Informative story imagines early bond between wolf and boy.

By Hudson Talbott

(2016)

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Ada Twist, Scientist

age 5+

Inquisitive girl pursues science in fun, lively story.

By Andrea Beaty

(2016)

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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

age 5+

Fascinating bio of remarkable 19th-century female inventor.

By Laurie Wallmark

(2015)

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Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature

age 5+

Artful, relatable bio offers intro to photographer's work.

By Cindy Jenson-Elliott

(2016)

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Over and Under the Pond

age 5+

Lovely book about wildlife teeming in and around a pond.

By Kate Messner

(2017)

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I Am Jane Goodall: Ordinary People Change the World

age 5+

Endearing, lively illustrated bio packs positive messages.

By Brad Meltzer

(2016)

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Professional Crocodile

age 5+

Crocodile heads to work in charming, witty wordless book.

By Giovanna Zoboli

(2017)

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