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• Boo the Library Ghost

  Paige, Becky

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  Poppy loves to read, but when she discovers the library is haunted by a ghost named Boo, will she give up books forever? This touching tale about a love for books and a potentially frightening friendship is a wonderful read-aloud full of fun and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Book for Bear

  Ramsey, Ellen L.

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  Ellen and Bear, two book-loving friends, hatch a plan to get Bear a book of his own, but through their many disguises and foiled attempts, the two discover the perfect book for Bear is closer to home than they thought.

• Books Make Good Friends

  Mount, Jane

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  Lotti is a shy girl who retreats into a world of books and reading, but eventually learns to make friends with other kids who share her passion, and reconnects with the real world (including her brother). Includes reading recommendations throughout.

• If Animals Loved Books

  Paul, Ann Whitford

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  Features playful rhymes and adorable art, the story highlights the joys of the world of reading through an imaginative lens.

• Just a Story

  Mack, Jeff

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  A young reader comes upon an alluring book and he starts to read, becoming blissfully unaware of increasingly odd and outlandish occurrences looming all around him.

• The Library Fish Learns to Read

  Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-

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  Library Fish, who calls the library her home, decides it is time to learn to do what everyone around her loves doing--read.

• Max Can Read!

  Wells, Rosemary

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  Max figures out how to assemble his new gift even though the instructions for putting it together are written in Bulgarian.

• My Book and Me

  Park, Linda Sue

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  A celebration of the joy that books and reading bring to children, anywhere, anytime.

• Once Upon a Friend

  Gemeinhart, Dan

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  An imaginative ode to the beloved fictional characters who we never leave behind.

• Roar for Reading

  Ferry, Beth

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  When Julius, a young lion, sees library books removed from the library, he realizes the power of his voice and uses his roar to advocate for the value of all books.

• ¡Vamos!

  Let's Go Read

  Raúl the Third, 1976-

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  Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first.

• When You Open a Book.

  Derlatka, Caroline

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  When You Open a Book is a stunning ode to the world's grandest adventure of all: reading a book.