Ofelia, Jamie
Summary: When El Dragón attacks, artistic Miguel must save his family and prove his colored pencils are mightier than their swords.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OFEHarper, Charise Mericle
Summary: "The book cannot draw a bicycle, but the horse really wants a bicycle. Will horse's wheely dreams come true--or will they end in pieces?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARKilpatrick, Karen
Summary: Meet the Markers! They love to color. But Purple Marker colors everywhere--even outside the lines. When the other markers call his creativity a mistake, it's up to Pencil and Eraser to help Purple discover how making mistakes and making art go hand-in-hand. This hilarious and clever picture book allows Pencil and Eraser to show Purple Marker--and the rest of us--how to turn our messes into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group 2020
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Summary: Gifted with the ability to draw maps of worlds that are beyond imagining, K2 O'Hero, sworn to keep his family's Magical history a secret, must use his gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds when his baby sister is kidnapped.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COWByrne, Richard
Summary: The chalks are drawing flowers on the chalkboard, but someone keeps stealing their artwork. Sergeant Blue is on the case and determined to solve the mystery. Who could the thief be?--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BYRBarshaw, Ruth McNally.
Summary: Ellie pet-sits for her neighbor's African grey parrot Alix, about whom she is writing a report, while her family argues over whether to get a cat or a dog, and her little brother accidentally lets Alix out of his cage, all of which is chronicled in Ellie's ever-present sketchbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BARBarshaw, Ruth McNally.
Summary: When her teacher assigns a report about animals and all the popular animals get snatched up, Ellie McDoodle is stumped for a topic. Then a neighbor asks Ellie to pet-sit her African gray parrot and it seems her problem is solved. But when the parrot flies the coop-literally-Ellie has an even bigger problem. With help from a librarian, a zookeeper, and Ellie's own pet-obsessed family, the bird...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARKontis, Alethea
Summary: A poodle demonstrates his ability to doodle oodles and oodles of noodles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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Summary: "A girl draws an unusual panda, who comes to life and draws all sorts of whimsical things with her, from a castle to a dragon and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BATKilpatrick, Karen
Summary: "The true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2019
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Summary: When his friends are less than impressed by the crayon portraits he draws of them, Pete the cat begins doubting his artistic abilities before reconnecting with his unfailingly creative, groovy spirit and the realization that there are no mistakes in art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEAMeadows, Daisy
Summary: Annabelle the drawing fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing pencil sharpener in order to help keep Rainspell Island's Arts and Crafts Week on schedule.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2015
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Summary: "As an artist creatively incorporates her slipups into a drawing, readers see the ways in which 'mistakes' can provide inspiration and opportunity, and reveal that both the art and artist are works-in-progress"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUYDzotap, Alain Serge
Summary: "Leo receives a pen for his birthday, and he asks the other animals for help discovering all the wonders inside the tiny tool"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DZOMoody, Vanessa
Summary: When Madame Gazelle asks the class to draw pictures of their families, Peppa and her friends discover that every family is different--and that every family is special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc 2024
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Summary: A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION Ahlberg 2008Johnson, Crockett
Summary: "Creative, endearing and simply beautiful, the tale of Harold's wondrous journey through his imagination has delighted readers for over fifty years. To many fans it is not just a charming story, but a book that used easy vocabulary and simple but poignant language to first teach them how to read. Now this new translation of the classic text can help children learn to read French. Full of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2013
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Summary: In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECFlett, Julie
Summary: When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLECopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FLEBecker, Aaron
Summary: Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It’s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BECCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECHippely, Hilary Horder
Summary: A homeless girl, who lives in a car with her mother, draws a lifelike portrait of an owl based on firsthand experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books 2024
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Summary: Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Caldecott BeckerBerlin, Ethan T.
Summary: Follow these simple instructions for drawing a brave chicken: Draw an oval, two dots for eyes, triangles for the beak, lines for legs, and some wings. Easy enough. But wait . . . where is the chicken? Oh, she's hiding! Maybe she needs armor to feel brave . . . so let's draw her some shiny armor. Now she's feeling brave--and she wants to chase a dragon! Oh no, Chicken! Are you sure you want to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippo Park, an imprint of Astra Book for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: Kat, who loves to make maps of all sorts of places and things, gives a special map to Jack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2011