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As a result of trying to find a talent to display at the talent show, Penguin realizes that his true talent is planning parties and events. A cute book about realizing where you fit in and what you're good at. Alex Latimer's stories remind me a little of Oliver Jeffers.

In this book about dealing with grief and talking to children about death, seven year old Emily deals with the deal of her brother and the fact that it makes her not want to draw anything happy anymore.

Two cats want to be more like each other, even though they don't really get along. In their attempts to become each other they discover that if they just teach other certain things not only can they learn new things, but they can make a new friend in the process.

Not one of the best books on animal friendship I've read. It was kind of hard to follow the story at times and I kept getting the cats mixed up. The illustrations are cute.

When Nora's family moves from Russia, Nora feels sad and lonely because she doesn't have anyone to talk to. She finds friends among a bunch of chicks that her father purchases with the intention of raising for food, but they soon become members of the family, and through them Nora makes a human friend.

Percy likes balloons but since he's a porcupine they pop whenever they come near him. After a lot of thought he decides to wear a cereal bowl on his head to cover his quills, solving his problem.

Reminded me of A Balloon for Isabelle.

This is a really cute book about a sloth sanctuary in South America. It explains the difference between the two kinds of sloths and goes into a little detail about them and how the operate. It focuses mainly on how they like to snuggle and are very relaxed animals. It's a really cute book for little kids because of its focus on love and hugs, but it also gives information. Recommended for Preschool up to second grade, but could see toddlers enjoying the pictures too.

I browsed through this book and read the first few pages. It seemed like a good overview on climate change and the effects it has on plants and animals throughout the world. It highlights a few specific animals and gives more information on what is happening to them as our world gets hotter.

Probably not the best for a report, but good for an interesting read on the topic.

This is a really interesting look at American Folk artist Bill Traylor. I had never heard of him before reading this title. The book goes over his life as a slave and possible inspirations for his later drawings.

This reads like a picture book. About Michael Jordan's early life and his dream of making it to the Olympics. it is good if you're looking for a book about reaching your goal and working hard. Good inspirational book.

This looks at different "weird" foods (about 7 different things) and gives a little bit of information about each food. Good for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd grader.