Crowther, Kitty
Summary: First, Little Bear hears the story of the Night Guardian, who lives in the woods and makes sure all animals go to bed. But who tells the Night Guardian when it's bedtime? The second story is about the brave girl Zhara who seeks the forest's most delicious blackberries. In the third we meet Bo, the little man with the big overcoat, who finds it hard to sleep. Finally, Little Bear falls asleep,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CRORodari, Gianni
Summary: A collection of nearly seventy short and surreal stories told by Signor Bianchi, a traveling salesman, to his daughter over the telephone nightly.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RODLewis, Gill
Summary: As a group of refugees huddles together in a rubber dinghy in the middle of the sea at night, one of them uses his violin to tell a story of how the instrument was invented and of a white stallion that ran like the wind, weaving their stories together and giving them hope for freedom in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LEWPhelps, Bonnie
Summary: A girl enjoys story time with her grandmother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN PHEDiCamillo, Kate
Summary: In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all, for the king of the land...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC DICZusak, Markus
Summary: Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZUSFarber, Erica
Summary: "Huckle and his friends are going camping. They have tents, fishing poles, sleeping bags, and snacks. They roast marshmallows and someone tells a kooky, spooky ghost story. Will they sleep in their tents all night long?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARGriffiths, Andy
Summary: Andy and Terry live in a 26-storey treehouse. It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom. This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about; the story of how he and Terry first met. But, life is never boring in the treehouse, and emergency shark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC GRITurk, Evan
Summary: In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE TURDimopoulos, Elaine
Summary: Butternut, a young rabbit who loves stories, makes friends among the other animals and birds of Milkweed Meadow, and convinces them to help her rescue a litter of orphaned coyote pups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DIMReef, Cora
Summary: Little Simon Seahorse likes to tell stories, and if some of them are embellished, it just makes for a better story; but when his lucky pearl disappears after Sea and Tell at Coral Grove Elementary he and his friends have a real-life treasure to find -- and of course it will become a super story to tell, one that hardly needs embellishment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REELe, Minh
Summary: A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEFunk, Josh
Summary: Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FUNReef, Cora
Summary: While exploring Coral Jungle, Simon Seahorse and his best friend Olive Octopus encounter a shark named Zelda who invites them to her mother's birthday party at Shark Point--and Simon not only has a unique school report, but the makings of an exciting story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE REERudolph, Shaina
Summary: With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2021
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Summary: Andy and Terry's 13-storey treehouse is the most amazing treehouse in the world! It's got a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2015
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Summary: When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: "A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELLowry, Lois
Summary: Gooney Bird Greene: There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. She is the star of story time with her "absolutely true" stories. But do her classmates have stories good enough to share?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC LOWSummary: A unicorn keeps a secret that in the end makes her special. Then, everyone forgets Pinkie Pie's birthday. Lastly, Storybelle can't wait for storytime to begin at the Ponyville Library.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MYYolen, Jane
Summary: A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOLFenske, Jonathan
Summary: It is late and Crabby just wants to sleep, but Plankton keeps Crabby awake with questions and chatter--until a request for a bedtime story takes an unexpected turn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Summary: Grace's aunt Lily is a writer, but is often "flummoxed" by her own writing. Her stories don't go anywhere, her desk is a mess, and her writer's group can't help. So Lily posts an ad for an assistant. The next day, Grace opens the door, and there is Rex: a Labrador Retriever who will change Grace's life, and Lily's.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MORKeller, Tae
Summary: When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021