Even More Reads for Winter Reading Challenge 2021 Grades K-2Like this list

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• On Account of the Gum

  Rex, Adam

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  How do you get gum out of your hair—a pair of scissors? Butter? The cat? Call your aunt, she'll know what to do. She doesn't? Try the fire department! With each page turn, this situation—relatable to any family—grows stickier and more desperate.

• Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct

  Real Facts About Real Dinosaurs

  Sheneman, Drew

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  Award-winning author-illustrator Drew Sheneman brings budding paleontologists the truth about dinosaurs in this informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book that will teach kids everything they didn’t know (and never thought to ask) about their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Promise

  James, LeBron

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  "...this picture book delivers an uplifting message to children, emphasizing accountability and persistence. The text takes the form of a rhythmic first-person pledge: "I promise to ask questions/ and find answers,/ to believe in next time and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Because You Matter

  Charles, Tami

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  A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sincerely, Emerson

  a Girl, Her Letter, and the Helpers All Around Us

  Weber, Emerson

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  One tiny act of kindness can have a huge impact. And in this heartwarming, hopeful, absolutely true story, a simple letter does just that.

• Ocean!

  Waves for All

  McAnulty, Stacy,

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  Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crayola Create It Yourself

  52 Colorful DIY Craft Projects for Kids to Create Throughout the Year

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  Inspire creativity with fifty-two seasonal arts and crafts activities from Crayola -- the number one name in color and classic DIY crafts for kids -- that will help grow your child's confidence, while building a passion for learning new skills!

• Unicorns Are the Worst

  Willan, Alex

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  Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, this wildly funny and imaginative picture book celebrates the value of differences as a grumpy goblin gets to know his new unicorn neighbors.

• The Heart of Mi Familia

  Lara, Carrie

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  Follow a young girl as she works with her abuela and her grandma to create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that celebrates her multicultural family and honors both sides and generations of her family.

• How to Find a Bird

  Ward, Jennifer, 1963-

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  How do you find a bird? There are so many ways! Begin by watching. And listening. And staying quiet, so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat. Soon you’ll see that there are birds everywhere—up in the sky, down on the ground, sometimes even right…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyone's Awake

  Meloy, Colin

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  In this house, when everyone stays awake at night, things get very strange, what with Mom on the roof, and Grandma playing cards with the ghost of long-dead Grandpa Paul, and even the dog and cat are acting weird; as the family's doings become more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Worst Poet Ever

  Stohler, Lauren,

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  Furry rivals Cat and Pug have a rhyme-riddled showdown in this hilarious and delightfully quirky picture book about the joys of writing poetry—playfully imagined by the creator of social media sensation Inkpug!

• Every Little Letter

  Underwood, Deborah

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  In a world where all the letters of the alphabet live in separate cities surrounded by walls, little h and small i's newfound friendship inspires all the divided communities to connect and form such words as courage, cooperate, and kindness.

• The Yawns Are Coming!

  Eliopoulos, Christopher

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  Two best friends have big plans for their sleepover. They aren't going to go to bed at all--they'll stay up playing all night long. But then it happens: The YAWNS show up! And as much as they try to outrun and hide from them, it's no use: The Yawns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There Must Be More Than That!

  Yoshitake, Shinsuke, 1973-

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  Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.

• Clever Hans

  the True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-telling Horse

  Kokias, Kerri,

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  Clever Hans was a horse who could do math problems, tell time, read, spell, and more…or could he? Even after seeing Hans answer questions correctly, some people thought it must be a hoax. Scientists began to investigate. Eventually, one scientist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Papa and the Time Machine

  Bernstrom, Daniel,

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  Discover the true meaning of being brave in this tender and whimsical picture book. . .that follows a grandfather and grandson who travel through time in a beloved 1952 Ford.

• One Little Bag

  An Amazing Journey

  Cole, Henry, 1955-

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  In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Fuzzball!

  Kung, Isabella

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  Fuzzball is queen of her home, where her "subjects" do her bidding and make sure she is groomed, fed, and entertained, calling her name "nooo Fuzzball" all day long--but one day they leave the house, and when they do not return promptly Fuzzball…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• That's Life!

  Dyckman, Ame

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  Life personified appears at a child's door and takes him on a journey in which he learns to have the time of his Life, that Life is full of surprises, and much more.