2017-2018 FRA Children's Book Award Finalists
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ALAN'S BIG,SCARY TEETH
by Jarvis
Alligator Alan terrorizes his jungle-mates by flashing sharp, well-polished teeth--until Barry the beaver reveals those teeth are false. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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2017-2018 WINNER!!! Don't Call Me CHOOCHIE POOH! 2017-2018 WINNER!!!
by Sean Taylor & Kate Hindley
A little dog's owner pampers it to an almost unbearable extent. Even worse, the owner calls the dog things such as "Ickle Pickle Woof Woof"--and right in front of some tough-looking dogs! But guess who else has embarrassing owners? Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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DOUGLAS, YOU NEED GLASSES!
by Ged Adamson
Dog Douglas keeps mistaking one thing for another (e.g., the "squirrel" he's chasing is a tumbling leaf),
so his young owner finally brings him to the optician.
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Ida, Always
by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
Inspired by real polar bears, Ida and Gus, who lived in the Central Park Zoo, Levis writes a tender tale of friendship and loss. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
Inspired by real polar bears, Ida and Gus, who lived in the Central Park Zoo, Levis writes a tender tale of friendship and loss. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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Madeline Finn and the Library Dog
by Lisa Papp
Madeline struggles with reading and yearns to earn a star sticker from her teacher rather than a heart that says "Keep Trying." Persistence pays off in this heartwarming story when Madeline improves her skills while reading aloud to Bonnie, a dog involved in a canine library program. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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Memoirs of a PARROT
by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers
"Wilbur's Pet Shop is closed today. Good." So begins ornery pet-shop parrot Brock's fifteen days of diary-like observations. After a guy purchases him, there's tension at home until the pair survives a near disaster together. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers
"Wilbur's Pet Shop is closed today. Good." So begins ornery pet-shop parrot Brock's fifteen days of diary-like observations. After a guy purchases him, there's tension at home until the pair survives a near disaster together. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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That's NOT a HIPPOPOTAMUS!
by Juliette Maciver & Sarah Davis
In this humorous rhyming story, when a hippopotamus can't be found at a safari, an entire class becomes "hippo-hunters," spotting other animals and mistaking them for the hippo ("That's NOT a hippopotamus!"). Readers will notice the hippo hidden within the skilled illustrations, which also capture the diverse, exuberant class and their exasperated teacher who finally listens to little Liam--who "REALLY see[s] 'im!" Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Juliette Maciver & Sarah Davis
In this humorous rhyming story, when a hippopotamus can't be found at a safari, an entire class becomes "hippo-hunters," spotting other animals and mistaking them for the hippo ("That's NOT a hippopotamus!"). Readers will notice the hippo hidden within the skilled illustrations, which also capture the diverse, exuberant class and their exasperated teacher who finally listens to little Liam--who "REALLY see[s] 'im!" Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
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TREE
by Britta Teckentrup
Through a hole in the book’s cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the tree.