Tag: Book of the Day

Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky

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Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky

I was sent a copy of Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky   Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky Release Date: 2017-01-03 Billie Holiday—also known as Lady Day—had fame, style, a stellar voice, gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her favorite was a boxer named Mister. Mister was always there to bolster her courage, even at…

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Gossie & Friends Big Book of Adventures by Olivier Dunrea

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Gossie & Friends Big Book of Adventures by Olivier Dunrea

I was sent a copy of Gossie & Friends Big Book of Adventures by Olivier Dunrea   Gossie & Friends Big Book of Adventures by Olivier Dunrea Release Date: 2017-01-10 Romp, tromp, and stroll around the barnyard with the lovable gaggle of Gossie & Friends. The first six stories from Gossie’s world are collected in this bright and sturdy bind-up, perfect for emerging readers. Olivier Dunrea’s relatable themes and expressive illustrations will draw kids in to these stories, while bonus downloadable audio with page-turn signals helps guide those who are…

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Rabbit Magic by Meg McLaren

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Rabbit Magic by Meg McLaren

I was sent a copy of Rabbit Magic by Meg McLaren   Rabbit Magic by Meg McLaren Release Date: 2017-01-10 A distinctive palette and a large cast of adorable rabbits adorn a lively story told in very few words. When a magic trick goes awry, the magician M. Lapin becomes a sad rabbit while his rabbit assistant, Houdini, becomes the star of the show. After trying increasingly spectacular tricks, Houdini realizes that someone else wants and deserves the spotlight, and in his most amazing trick ever, he restores M. Lapin…

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Revenge of the Green Banana by Jim Murphy

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Revenge of the Green Banana by Jim Murphy

I was sent a copy of Revenge of the Green Banana by Jim Murphy   Revenge of the Green Banana by Jim Murphy Release Date: 2017-01-03 Jimmy Murphy’s sixth grade teacher, Sister Angelica Rose, is out to get him. She humiliates him in class and punishes him when he hasn’t done anything wrong. She even forces him to perform onstage with second-graders, wearing a giant green banana costume. A classic underachiever with a talent for trouble, Jimmy wants revenge, and with his friends he plans a prank that will embarrass…

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Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson

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Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson

I was sent a copy of Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson   Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson Release Date: 2017-01-03 It’s Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can’t wait to move north. But for now, she’s living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man’s cotton plantation. Then, one town over, an African American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. When Till’s murderers are unjustly acquitted, Rose realizes that the South needs a change…

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Curious George and the Sleepover by H. A. Rey

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Curious George and the Sleepover

I was sent a copy of Curious George and the Sleepover by H. A. Rey   Curious George and the Sleepover by H. A. Rey Release Date: 2017-01-03 When George is invited to his first sleepover, he is ready to go! It will be a wonderful time filled with fun, games, and special food, shared with his good friends. George packs everything he needs, but what he isn’t prepared for is how worried he feels. And when little monkeys get nervous, they can sometimes get into trouble . . .…

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Nobody Is Perfick by Bernard Waber

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Nobody Is Perfick

I was sent a copy of Nobody Is Perfick by Bernard Waber   Nobody Is Perfick by Bernard Waber Release Date: 2017-01-03 From the creator of Lyle the Crocodile comes an hilarious collection of stories, told in a comic-book style format.  Each uproarious story deals with a different scenario of every day life that all children encounter at home, in school and at play.   |   Have you read this one yet? Comment down below and let me know! Big Thanks to HMH Books for Young Readers for sending…

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Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud by Kjartan Poskitt

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Agatha Parrot

I was sent a copy of Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud by Kjartan Poskitt   Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud by Kjartan Poskitt Release Date: 2016-12-27 First, Martha’s mom bans her from playing soccer, and Agatha and friends must get Martha back on the field. Then Agatha’s brother, James, receives an email from a mysterious girl, Bella, and Agatha secretly responds for him. It’s just one of those things that sisters have to do!       Agatha discovers Bella’s love of spelling might hold the secret for getting…

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Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology by Lise Lunge-Larsen

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Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology by Lise Lunge-Larsen

I was sent a copy of Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology by Lise Lunge-Larsen   Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology by Lise Lunge-Larsen Release Date: 2016-11-01 Did you know that museums were initially temples built to worship the nine muses? That Janus was the god of doorways and hallways, and after him we have named janitors? Where did these words—and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, and echo, come from? From the…

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When Nobody Was Watching by Carli Lloyd

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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd

I was sent a copy of When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd   When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd Release Date: 2016-09-26 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there “If a player trains when nobody is watching, she might be able to do superhuman things when the entire world is…

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