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Grade 1-3

The Chick-o-saurus book cover

The Chick-o-saurus
Kelly Crull

Gwei the Hungry Ghost book cover

Gwei the Hungry Ghost
Emeline Lee

The Monster and Puppet Show book cover

The Monster and Puppet Show!
Kate Micucci

What if Every Volcano Erupted at Once? book cover

What If Every Volcano Erupted at Once?
Emma Young

Dragon vs Unicorn book cover

Dragon vs. Unicorn
P.J. Hoover

A Surprise for Willow book cover

A Surprise for Willow
Bea Jackson

Carlotta's Special Dress: How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History book cover

Carlotta’s Special Dress: How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History
Carlotta Walls LaNier

Night Chef book cover

Night Chef
Mika Song

10 Small Things I Can Do to Help My Planet book cover

10 Small Things I Can Do to Help My Planet
Melanie Walsh

Sports Zone Hut Hut Hike book cover

Sports Zone! Hut! Hut! Hike!
Andrew Maraniss

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts book cover

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts
Jasmine Florentine

Dragons: Meet the Legendary Monsters of Mythology book cover

Dragons: Meet the Legendary Monsters of Mythology
Caitlin Stevenson

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