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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Larry does not like it when his loud, flashy grandmother comes to visit, especially when she talks about taking him to Tanzania or the South Seas one day, but after a huge summer storm damages their home and valley, he sees another side of Grammy Lamby.
6) Roof octopus
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nora is the first to notice a very large octopus on top of her apartment building, which proves to be a very good neighbor but leaves all too soon.
11) Smoky night
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
Author
Series
Bramble and Maggie volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The sky is white, the air is cold, and snowflakes are falling, tickling Bramble?s back. By bedtime, Maggie and her family are ready for the storm: they?ve shopped for supplies, covered Bramble?s hay with a tarp, and filled the bathtub with extra water. But Bramble is too excited to sleep; she wants to be out in the white, wild world. Luckily for Bramble, she has a shaggy coat to keep her warm. And luckily for Maggie and her family and friends, when...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in the 1940s, Ernestine, who is five years old and a big girl, carries fresh milk to needy neighbors through thickets, down paths, and over a barbed-wire fence, despite her fears.
14) Cold turkey
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A bundled-up turkey gives away pieces of its own winter clothing to chilly animal friends"--
16) ¡Gracias, Omu!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Primera edición en español.
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
¡Todos en el vecindario sueñan con probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno, siguen sus narices hacia el delicioso aroma. Y uno por uno, Omu ofrece una porción de su comida. Pronto la olla está vacía. ¿Ha sido tan generosa que ya no le queda nada?
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
18) Holes in the sky
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Soon after her beloved grandmother's death, Trisha's family moves to a diverse California neighborhood where she meets Stewart and his grandmother, Miss Eula, who brings people together to help a grieving neighbor.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the community to get the tasty treat now"--Provided by publisher.
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