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DebbieGrillo
Those Shoes | Maribeth Boelts, Noah Z. Jones
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Jeremy reminds us all that it is often those who have little who are the most generous.

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ManyWordsLater
The Big Umbrella | Amy June Bates, Juniper Bates
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Lovely, simple book.

TheBookHippie I love this book. 2w
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mandarchy
I Don't Care | Julie Fogliano
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My students responded to this book with audible gasps and sighs of relief. I thought the way the book was made was more interesting than the book.

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LiseWorks
The Big Umbrella | Amy June Bates, Juniper Bates
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ ☔️ 2mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 ☔️ 2mo
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living_for_literature
Wonder | R.J. Palacio
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A fun inspirational feel good middle grade read. I loved the multiple perspectives, the themes of kindness, and its realistic feel. What wasn't realistic was how focused the kids were on dating and the occasional cringy dialogue (“flat“ being one cringy word I didn't like). I'm also mad Jack didn't get an award at the end. But otherwise a good read.

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mandarchy
The Red Jacket | Bob Holt
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After reading the Red Jacket, I let the kids design their own. They needed to include infinite pockets and this kid chose kittens. I need a kitten now.

Jari-chan This kid knows what's important 😸 3mo
mandarchy @Jari-chan the truth, I had an emotional reaction when I saw hers. I've been cat free longer than any other time in my life. 3mo
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LibrarianRyan
The Giant of Jum | Elli Woollard
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4.5 ⭐ This would be so much fun at story time. For me this would probably go on rotation. The cadence is masterful the rhymes all work. Add the illustrations in this book are close to perfect. It‘s funny it‘s entertaining. It has heat and not only will kids, but I and other adults will love it too.

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LibrarianRyan
The World Needs More Purple Schools | Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart
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3.5 ⭐Once again this book feels like Kristen Bell. It has the same message as the “The World Needs More Purple People”. That message is to be who you are but to also listen and look after others. To ask questions to be respectful and give others as much time as you want for yourself. That everybody is equal because they are a person. I love the message of this book and the ideas behind it.

LibrarianRyan I do think this book is shorter than the first one and would be a fantastic read for any classroom.

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3mo
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LibrarianRyan
The World Needs More Purple People | Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart
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4 ⭐ This book sounds like Kristen Bell. It does have a co-author in Benjamin Hart, but it feels like Kristen Bell. The woman you see in interviews, in movies, on podcasts. This feels like her. The book is mainly about being yourself and helping others and the more you do that the more purple you become. That we are all better together when we help everyone else out. I love this. It‘s a nice concept. The idea is there. I think it‘s presented well.

LibrarianRyan It is overly long. Something more used for school than Storytime necessarily. I think this book is well done with the speech variables versus the words of the story. The illustrator Daniel Wiseman has done a fantastic job. This book is fun from beginning to end.

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