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children's books

• Hey, Boy

  by Benjamin Strousse and illustrated by Jennifer Phelan

  A sweet story about waiting, and the long love between a boy and his dog.

  • pets
  • waiting
  • growing up
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• Vroom!

  by Barbara McClintock

  A young girl gets in her racecar and lets it rip, to the horizon and beyond.

  • imagination
  • cars
  • girls
  • thrilling
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• A Day with Dad

  by Bo Holmberg and illustrated by Eva Eriksson

  About a boy having a day about town with his separated dad, and the bond between them.

  • fatherhood
  • divorce
  • parenting
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• Night Job

  by Karen Hesse and illustrated by G. Brian Karas

  Working dad brings son along to his night shift custodial job.

  • fatherhood
  • parenting
  • work
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• Still Stuck

  by Shinsuke Yoshitake and illustrated by Shinsuke Yoshitake

  A boy raises his shirt over his head, and suddenly confronts the possibility he might be stuck forever.

  • silly
  • imagination
  • clothes
  • making do
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• The Day the Crayons Came Home

  by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

  Postcards arrive from long lost crayons that begin to take their fate into their own hands.

  • silly
  • art
  • crayons
  • travel
  • losing things
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• Grumpy Bird

  by Jeremy Tankard

  Bird wakes up on wrong side of the bed, and decides to go for a walk. His friends don't get the hint.

  • feelings
  • friendship
  • animals
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• While You Were Napping

  by Jenny Offill and illustrated by Barry Blitt

  Don't worry, nothing fun happens while you were napping. Well, except the fireworks, space travel, circus, ...

  • fun
  • silly
  • quirky illustration
  • naptime
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