Ashley Spires
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A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
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This delightful picture book from Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, perfectly depicts what children go through when confronted with something difficult. With humor and endearing artwork, Spires sensitively portrays Lou procrastinating, making excuses, imagining alternatives and denying she cares. Ultimately, Lou faces her fear, and although she fails, the effort empowers her, encouraging a growth mindset. All the while,...
3) Larf
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"No one believes Larf exists, and he likes it that way. Larf, you see, is a sasquatch, the only sasquatch in the world (or so it seems). He has a very pleasant, and very private, life in the woods, where on any given day he might be found jogging, gardening or walking Eric, his pet bunny. But everything changes one morning when Larf discovers that another sasquatch is scheduled to make an appearance in the nearby city of Hunderfitz. What?! That must...
4) Small Saul
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Small Saul is a different kind of pirate. Will Small Saul be able to prove his worth as a pirate or will he be thrown overboard?
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"A girl and her dog are back in this follow-up to the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing. Usually, the girl is an idea machine -- sometimes her brain is so full of ideas that her hands can't keep up. But today feels different. She seems to have everything she needs to get to work ... but she doesn't know what to make! She searches high and low for an idea. She and her dog go for a walk, they brainstorm, they research, they dig through the entire...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"Esther the fairy doesn't believe in magic. But fairies are all about magic, despite Esther's best efforts to reveal the science of their world. This time around, though, she's got her fairy pals Clover and Fig, along with trusty sidekick Albert the bird, to help create a more science-oriented entry for their school's "Magic Fair" -- Pixieville's magical answer to a science fair, which has never gone well for Esther before. When the local pond disappears,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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All the fairies in Pixieville believe in magic -- except Esther. She believes in science. When a forest tree stops growing, all the fairies are stumped -- including Esther. But not for long! Esther knows that science can get to the root of the problem -- and its solution!
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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El pequeño Saúl no es un pirata como los demás. Es más bien bajito, le gusta repartir flores, se ha tatuado un conejo en el brazo y prepara un pastel de piña delicioso. Hacerse el duro no va con él. El resto de piratas de El Calamar Oxidado no tarda en darse cuenta de que es diferente. ¿Será el pequeño Saúl capaz de demostrar su valía como pirata o acabarán sus compañeros de barco lanzándolo por la borda?
Small Saul is a different kind...