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Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Written by Joe Troiano and Illustrated by Susan Banta

Spookley wasn't like his friends… Spookley the Square Pumpkin was different. The other pumpkins...

Pre-K - 1st
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The Fabled Kingdom

Written by Lily Jo Ramsey & Written Out Loud

"When the blue moon is high in the sky, a bush of no flowers, nor thorns shall await a child of...

5th - 9th
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Here Be Dragons

Written by Susannah Lloyd and Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly

Children will love this hilarious book about a funny knight who goes in search of a dragon to battle...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Little Green Hen

Written by Alison Murray
A timely retelling plays off "The Little Red Hen" with an environmental slant.
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Stars Just Up the Street

Written by Sue Soltis and Illustrated by Christine Davenier

Mabel loves stars. She counts five from her window and thirty-seven from her backyard. But her...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Girl in the Lake

Written by India Hill Brown

Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her...

3rd - 7th
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The Betty & Barney Hill Alien Abduction (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by D. Brady

In the early 1960s, Betty and Barney Hill had a wild story to tell: they believed they were abducted...

3rd - 8th
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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

Written by Laban Carrick Hill and Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.

On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy...

1st - 4th
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A Sled for Gabo

Written by Emma Otheguy and Illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

On the day it snows, Gabo sees kids tugging sleds up the hill, then coasting down, whooping all the...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Kate, Who Tamed The Wind

Written by Liz Garton Scanlon and Illustrated by Lee White

A wild wind blows on the tippy-top of a steep hill, turning everything upside down for the man who...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Summer Treasure

Written by Margaret McNamara

Since it’s summer, instead of attending Robin Hill School, Hannah gets to do other fun things, like...

Pre-K - 1st
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Hide and Seeker

Written by Daka Hermon

One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a...

3rd - 7th
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Molelo the Fire Elephant (Green Kids Club)

Written by Sylvia M. Medina & Krista Hill and Illustrated by Morgan Spicer
Leo the baby elephant lives in the shade of the acacia trees in Botswana, along with his mother and...
K - 3rd
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Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Written by Jonah Winter and Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting...
K - 4th
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Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life

Written by Bryan R. Johnson
Life at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends find themselves on a path to...
2nd - 6th
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Written by Laban Carrick Hill and Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Dave was more than a slave—he was a craftsman and a poet. He engraved his pottery with poems that...
K - 4th
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Be Kind

Written by Pat Zietlow Miller and Illustrated by Jen Hill
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate wants to make her feel better...
Pre-K - 1st
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Robin Hill School: The Garden Project

Written by Margaret McNamara
The kids in Mrs. Connor's class decide to turn an old sandbox into a garden filled with yummy...
K - 1st
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Polar Bear Night: Polar Bear Morning

Written by Lauren Thompson
On a chilly, bright morning, a polar bear cub awakes inside her cozy den. She hears the seagulls'...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Pumpkin Hill

Written by Elizabeth Spurr and Illustrated by Whitney Martin
Seeds from a plump pumpkin grew into a huge army of roly-poly pumpkins. All it took was a mighty...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Ready-to-Read™ — Robin Hill School: Groundhog Day

Written by Margaret McNamara
It's Groundhog Day in Mrs. Connor's class. But instead of watching a real groundhog, the first...
1st - 1st
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Robin Hill School: One Hundred Days Plus One

Written by Margaret McNamara
Hannah's teacher plans a party to celebrate the one hundredth day of school. But on the day of the...
K - 1st
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Robin Hill School: Election Day

Written by Margaret McNamara
Becky, the new girl in Ms. Connor's class, doesn't think she stands a chance of being elected class...
1st - 1st
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Robin Hill School: The Luck of the Irish

Written by Margaret McNamara
It's St. Patrick's Day! Katie makes shamrocks to help celebrate, and ends up learning what it meants...
1st - 1st

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