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Stories in the Park
Written by Robyn Wall
Illustrated by A.N. Kang
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. Picture Book.

An art-loving spider learns about the joys and challenges of creativity. --Publisher

Stories in the Park
Beautiful Hands
Written by Kathryn Otoshi
Illustrated by Bret Baumgarten
Novato, CA: Blue Dot Press, 2015. Picture Book.

Little hands can do so many wonderful things: plant ideas; lift spirits; stretch imaginations. This colorful concept book rouses children to use their hands for the good and reach for their dreams. --Publisher

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A Little Like Magic
By Sarah Kurpiel
New York: Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. Picture Book. 

Our young narrator doesn't like itchy hats or cold wind, and she especially doesn't like going places she's never been before. But she reluctantly agrees to join her mom at an ice festival, where they watch sculptors chisel and drill until it's too cold to watch anymore. That night the girl discovers that she has lost the horse figurine she'd brought with her, and she wishes she'd never gone . . . until the next night, when they return to the festival and see what the artists have created: sparkling, glorious sculptures that feel a little like magic. One surprise in particular seems even more magical to the girl. The ice art will stay with her long, long after it has melted away. --Editor

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The Robber Raccoon
Written by Lou Kuenzler
Illustrated by Julia Woolf
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 2022. Picture Book.

It seems Rosie is up to no good as she breaks into the houses of Bear, Flamingo and Snake, but when Officer Skunk catches her in the act all she has taken is junk! But Rosie has a plan to recycle these treasures and make something new... --Editor

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We Are Friends: Under the Sea
By Sue Downing
New York: DK Publishing, 2022. Board Book. 

Everyone has a friend. The Starfish is friends with the Fish and the Shells are friends with the Whale. Even the Octopus has friends. --Editor









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