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  Tiny Thoughts on Consideration

  Agnes De Bezenac, Salem De Bezenac

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  Encouraging children to think about the ways they treat others, and understanding that with consideration, things often work out better for everyone.

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  Sylvia Long's Thumbelina

  Sylvia Long

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  This “faithful retelling” of the Hans Christian Andersen tale is “a jewel box of a work whose pages invite lingering” (Publishers Weekly).   From bestselling and multiple award-winning artist Sylvia Long comes an exquisite version of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale about a thumb-size girl and her larger-than-life adventures. Jewel-toned paintings depict the story’s settings, from light and airy meadows to Mole’s dark and dismal underground home—while whimsical details bring the classic cast of characters to life and make this story-time favorite a visual feast.   “Her watercolors bring out the wonder of the natural world with an almost emotional intensity.” —The New York Times Book Review    “The illustrator has made a lush and vivid world for her Thumbelina to inhabit.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  The Legend of the King

  Gerald Morris

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  “Gracefully interweav[es] Arthurian legend, realistic and magical elements, humor, and heartbreak . . . an engrossing conclusion to a notable series.” —Booklist   In this final installment of the Squire’s Tale series, Terence and his fellow Knights of the Round Table must come together in a last stand to save Camelot. The characters Gerald Morris has brought to life throughout his series—Terence and Gawain, Lynet and Gaheris, Luneta and Rhience, Dinadan and Palomides—each have an important role to play in this climactic final conflict. Maintaining their faith, selflessness, and honor, Arthur’s court bands together to try to defeat Morgause and Mordred and banish the dark magic from England forever.   “Morris pulls off a spectacular conclusion to his humane and witty Squire’s Tales series as destructive intrigues both provide a backdrop for a fan-pleasing reunion of favorite figures from past episodes and lead up to the final battle between Arthur and his brilliant, hideously warped son Mordred . . . Well done.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “The knights’ simplicity, honor, and kitchen-table philosophizing will continue to entrance readers, straight through to the end of this thrilling, elegiac, hope-from-the-ashes saga.” —The Horn Book (starred review)   “In this final title in the series, Morris once again makes the adventure, excitement, and magic of King Arthur and his court accessible to every reader . . . An excellent end to a worthwhile and well-written series that can be recommended to reluctant and skilled readers alike.” —School Library Journal

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  How the Gods Created the Finger...

  Elizabeth Moore, Alice Couvillon

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  While artist Luz-Maria Lopez was growing up in Honduras, her grandmother would share stories about her Mayan ancestors, such as the legend of the finger people. The tale begins with the lonely gods in heaven. Though they created flowers and beasts to roam the forest, they lacked companionship. They created a man out of clay, but he melted. A man made of wood caught fire, and a man made of gold lacked an appreciation for nature's beauty.They decided that man must be composed from the gods. The gods cut their fingers from their hand, which fell to earth and transformed into the energetic finger people. The compassionate little people felt bad for the cold, gold man and offered him love and warmth. For this, the gods decreed that no rich man can enter the gates of heaven unless he treats others with love and kindness, just as the finger people showed kindness to the gold man.Told in both English and Spanish, this unique story is full of vibrant illustrations by Luz-Maria Lopez, which reflect traditional Mayan art.

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  The Circus

  Cindy Leaney

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  Listen to the story to hear the sounds c can make.

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  The Little Colonel's Knight...

  Annie Fellows Johnston

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  The beloved little girl from Kentucky blossoms into womanhood in the final book of this classic children’s series set in Reconstruction Kentucky. Kentucky girl Lloyd Sherman, known to one and all as the Little Colonel, embarks on her final adventure in The Little Colonel’s Knight Comes Riding. When Lloyd and her friends returns home from Washington, D.C., they find that the boys they grew up with have matured into graceful young men.  The Little Colonel struggles between her desire to still be a child and her desire to live the life of a sophisticated young woman. But childhood sweetheart Rob Moore’s proposal of marriage makes the Little Colonel all the more aware of her developing adult emotions.

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