Kevin Henkes
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
Daycare & Preschool are Funtastic! : Books for Kids
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
Daycare & Preschool are Funtastic! : Books for Kids
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away 2024
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A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.
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Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. "I'm named after my grandmother," said Victoria. "You're named after a flower." Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn't improve. In fact, it got worse. Then the students were introduced...
3) Owen
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Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's fervent attachment to Fuzzy.
6) Egg
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Presents a simple picture book centered around four eggs. While three of the eggs hatch their chicks, one egg remains stubbornly intact. When the shell finally cracks, the baby crocodile that emerges comes as quite a shock. But the animals remain friends as the three chicks hop aboard the crocodile and float away.
10) Old Bear
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When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.
11) A good day
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A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.
12) Summer song
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Repetitive and alliterative words accompany illustrations that depict the colors, activities, sights, and sounds of summer.