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2) Snow
Author
Language
English
Description
As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
[1962]
Physical Desc
32 p. illus. 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2012, c1942
Edition
70th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged : col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.
Author
Series
Iris and Walter volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
08/07/2012.
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Physical Desc
44 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived; but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home.
9) The goat
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kid and her family move to an apartment building in New York City, whose eccentric residents include a skateboarding fantasy writer, a guinea pig hoarder, and possibly a goat who lives on the roof.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"After a long, cold winter, doors finally open, and children spill out like candies from a box. Amanda is the last one out of the apartment building, with a carton of chalk in her hands. On every inch of the pavement outside, the children draw pictures of flowers and trees, mushrooms and snails, and a few very unexpected things. It's a concrete garden. Their creativity, unfettered in the open air, brings something beautiful, something hopeful, to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Frolic through the city in the fall and experience the sights, sounds, colors, and smells of the multitude of different holidays we celebrate this season. From Rosh Hashanah to Halloween and Día de Muertos, everyone has a reason to celebrate. With simple rhymes, a counting pattern, and stunning papercraft art reminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats, this diverse board book is the perfect introduction to autumn and the cultural melting pot that makes the city...
14) Kiyoshi's Walk
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Kiyoshi asks his grandfather, the wise poet Eto, where poems come from, and Eto takes him on a walk through the city to seek an answer.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
English edition.
Physical Desc
33 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. The young bunny ponders the activities of his neighbors in their homes, he wonders about the sights, smells, and sounds coming from the neighbors going about their evening. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed as he enjoys the comforts of nighttime in the city.
Author
Series
Trubble town volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First Aladdin edition.
Physical Desc
286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wendy the Wanderer's overprotective father never lets her go anywhere alone, so when he hires a babysitter, Wendy decides to venture out into Trubble Town alone where she meets Squirrely McSquirrel and other townsfolk.
17) Pizza mouse
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
D
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A city-dwelling mouse carries a slice of pizza on a subway and delivers it to his family in this easy-to-read book.
18) Too small Tola
Author
Series
Too Small Tola volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she's strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she's clever enough to count out Grandmommy's change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it's Tola who brings water from the well. And when Mr. Abdul, the...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Fountas & Pinnell
T
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"When Ren moves to Ava's city, he feels lost without the green and magic of his home, but not everything in the city is what meets the eye and Ren discovers that nothing makes you feel at home quite like a friend"--
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