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If You Like...Glitter!

Everyday life can get a little tedious and repetitive, so why not add a bit of glitter! When you are in the mood for a little extra pizzazz, check out one of these sparkly books about glitter and characters who love to sparkle and shine.  
Written by Chris Barton
Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2023. Informational. 

Have you ever wondered where glitter comes from? This informational picture book tells all about the history of glitter and how glitter is used today.

Written by Karen Kilpatrick
Illustrated by GermƔn Blanco
New York: Henry Holt, 2022. Picture Book.

Glue feels like no one notices her or her art work. Glitter decides to step up and help her friend Glue to be noticed by adding a little bit of sparkle to stand out!

By Alex Willan
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020. Picture Book.

Goblins are serious and hard-working creatures, so having a fun, sparkly, carefree neighbor like a unicorn makes life hard. Grumpy goblin thinks that unicorns are the worst until his unicorn neighbors come to the rescue and help him out of a tricky situation. 

Written by Channing Tatum
Illustrated by Kim Barnes
New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2021. Picture Book.

Ella loves glitter! Almost everything she owns has a bit of glitter to make it sparkle. When Ella starts going to school, her classmates don't seem to like all her sparkles. She tries to fit in a little more by toning down the glitter until her dad helps her see the importance of being yourself.

Written by Angela DiTerlizzi
Illustrated by Samantha Cotterill
New York: Beach Lane Books, 2018. Picture Book.

A young girl is having a hard day when she finds a box of glitter. She starts adding glitter to everything in her house, believing that glitter can fix anything! She is soon up to her neck in glitter and realizes that maybe glitter isn't the answer to every problem in life.

Written by Rob Sanders
Illustrated by Letizia Rizzo
New York: Sterling Children's Books, 2020. Picture Book.

Blaine loves to sparkle and shine! He wears all kinds of bling during the day on his uniform, his hat, and his backpack. Some of the kids start to bully Blaine because of what he wears, so his friends step in to help him out by adding a little bit a bling to their own wardrobe. 

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