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K-3
Bear Harold is proud of the individuality afforded by wearing his special woolly hat all year round. One day, a crow swoops down and snatches Harold's hat. The intrepid bear tries to retrieve it--and discovers it now serves as a blanket for three baby crows. Tidy pencil, pen, and watercolor illustrations depict the protagonist embracing a new identity: "A helpful bear named Harold."
40 pp.
| Running
| April, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-7624-6066-3$16.99
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K-3
In a fable that may resonate most with older picture-book readers, a young songbird travels the world searching, without success, for her own "special song." When she returns to her family, she's surprised to discover she has returned with a special song: stories of the experiences she had on her journey. The uncluttered watercolor illustrations feature attractive depictions of birds around the world.
32 pp.
| Penguin/Paulsen
| February, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-399-16440-8$16.99
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K-3
"I'm nobody! Whooo are you?" Rather than hang out in a tree, owl Otto recites poetry, which inspires taunts ("Here comes Blotto the Bard!"). After Otto runs away, he makes unlikely friends--and fans. It all resolves too easily, but the starlit forest is a fantastic setting for the recitation of snippets by Dickinson, Eliot, and Kousky (this book's author).