Lori Doody
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From critically acclaimed author-illustrator of The Puffin Problem and Mallard, Mallard, Moose comes a vibrant picture book about a parrot who wants to be a puffin
Pete was an unusual parrot.
He wanted to be a puffin.
So, he decided to leave town, and head for the coast.
When Pete the parrot looks back on his seafaring family history including his grandmother, Polly Pirate, and his grandfather, Paulie Privateer-he decides to leave his cozy city...
2) The Island
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A gentle story about facing change and carrying home in your heart The people on a remote island are happy with their lot, but learn that they must make new lives in less isolated surroundings. A story of social change, and the love that one carries for home.
An island off the coast of another island is home to a small community; life is rich with joy and challenges, and the people who live there love their island home. One day they learn that the...
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Long Book Description: When a plethora of puffins head into a city by the sea, problems abound. No one is sure why the puffins have come, but what is certain is that they are underfoot and overhead and everywhere. They bother pets, and park on policemen. It takes someone small and smart to come up with a plan to send them back to sea. A charming and funny picture book by Lori Doody; young readers and listeners will have fun finding the puffins hiding...
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Someone is snatching snacks on Signal Hill? Can Mr. Beagle suss out who? When he takes a hike up Signal Hill, Mr. Beagle stumbles upon a new mystery. People's picnic baskets are being plundered. Who could the culprit be? Someone is snatching snacks on Signal Hill! Can Mr. Beagle suss out who? While taking a hike up Signal Hill, Mr. Beagle soon realizes that people's picnics are being plundered! Who could the culprit be? With his nose for clues...
5) Catalina
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Catalina has an almost purrrfect life, although sometimes she is sand and sometimes, she is a little bit lonely. Then one day her owners come home with not one, not two, but three puppies. now she isn't lonely, she's cranky! What's a cat to do? It takes a while, but Catalina comes to see that perhaps puppies aren't so bad after all.
6) Lana Llama
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Sometimes standing up for others means standing out as your true self. Lana the llama just wants to fit in with her flock, until she learns that standing out may be even better! Lana the llama lives in the farmyard with all of her sheep friends. She loves being part of their flock, but she knows that she doesn't fit in-her legs and neck are much too long, and her 'baa' is very baaad. Lana does her best to look like the other sheep, until one day a...
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When Mr. Beagle moves to Rabbittown, his new neighbours aren't sure what to make of him. Everyone else is a rabbit, after all. But then mittens start to go missing, and no one knows where they might be. Who better than Mr. Beagle to sniff out the culprit!
With quirky, charming illustrations and sweet, simple text, Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown celebrates how one finds a space in a new place, and the warm embrace of community. A picture book full...
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One day a moose walks into town, and inexplicably, two mallards tag along. The moose wants nothing more than to get rid of those pesky mallards, but they follow him everywhere. He can't duck them at the harbour-they're afraid of the seagulls; downtown, the pigeons give them pause. No matter where he goes, those mallards follow. Until, that is, the moose finds the perfect solution-duck, duck, goose. With vibrant illustrations, and simple, playful language,...