2024 Monarch Nominees | Sugar Grove Public Library District

1) Avocado asks

Author

Abe, Momoko

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"An avocado faces an identity crisis when it doesn't know if it's a fruit or a vegetable"--

2) There's a skeleton inside you!

Author

Ben-Barak, Idan

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From writer Idan Ben-Barak and illustrator Julian Frost, the creators of Do Not Lick This Book, comes a hilarious, interactive picture book that takes a look inside our bodies to show what humans are made of.--

3) Our friend hedgehog: the story of us

Author

Castillo, Lauren

Series

Our friend Hedgehog volume 1

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When a storm separates Hedgehog from her lifelong friend, Mutty, she bravely sets out to find him and makes some very good new friends in the process.

4) Swashby and the sea

Author

Ferry, Beth

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No-nonsense Captain Swashby is used to the sea meeting all of his needs and when, after his retirement, new neighbors disturb his solitary life, the sea helps in just the right way.

5) Not quite Snow White

Author

Franklin, Ashley

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Tameika is excited to audition for the school's Snow White musical, but when she overhears her classmates say she is too tall, chubby, and brown to play Snow White, she questions whether she is right for the part.

6) Capybara is friends with everyone

Author

Frost, Maddie

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"Capybara will do anything for his friends. But it's exhausting--and when Capybara meets a potential new friend who doesn't seem to be responding to his advances, Capybara learns a valuable lesson. His friends like him just for who he is"--

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"Taking kids on an imaginary trek through different landscapes and seasons, How to Find a Fox celebrates one of our planet's most graceful and enchanting creatures: the red fox. Ossi Saarinen's stunning wildlife photos and Kate Gardner's lively and informative words capture the magical and profound connection between animals and humans. Readers will be inspired to get outside and make their own discoveries--maybe with a camera in-hand, just like Ossi"--...

8) Stormy: a story about finding a forever home

Author

Guojing

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"In this heartwarming, wordless picture book that's perfect for dog lovers, a woman visits a park and discovers a pup hiding under a bench--scruffy, scared, and alone. With gentle coaxing, the woman tries to befriend the animal, but the dog is too scared to let her near. Day after day, the woman tries--and day after day, the dog runs away. With perseverance and patience--and help from an enticing tennis ball--a tentative friendship begins. But it's...

9) Set your alarm, sloth!: more advice for troubled animals from Dr. Glider

Author

Keating, Jess

Series

Set Your Alarm Sloth! More Advice for Troubled Animals from Dr. Glider

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"Dr. Sugar Glider is back to help animals with problems large and small! A sloth with algae on her back, a sneezing iguana, a leaderless clownfish, and a lovesick egret are just a few of the creatures who call on Dr. Glider for advice. Featuring hilarious stories and unbelievable true facts, plus a glossary and a list of species, this nonfiction picture book is sure to fascinate and entertain young nature lovers"--

10) Ducks run amok!

Author

Morris, J. E

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"When a flock of ducks arrives at an unsuspecting turtle's pond, the turtle is mistaken for a green duck and can't seem to convince anyone otherwise. Can the turtle find a way to take back the pond and get some peace and quiet once more?"--

11) Sulwe

Author

Nyong'o, Lupita

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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

12) Meesha makes friends

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Meesha loves making things, but struggles to make friends until her mother takes her to a party where she meets Josh, a boy who wants to make friends, too.

13) Pizza!: a slice of history

Author

Pizzoli, Greg

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Bursting with color and fun facts, this delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food. From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden...

14) Ship in a bottle

Author

Prahin, Andrew

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Mouse lives in constant fear of the cat and is searching for a better life so she sets off in her ship in a bottle to look for a new home.

15) This very tree: a story of 9/11, resilience, and regrowth

Author

Rubin, Sean

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"A deeply moving nonfiction picture book about the 9/11 Survivor Tree and the spirit of America"--

16) Chez Bob

Author

Shea, Bob

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"A lazy alligator comes up with a plan to lure his prey by opening up a restaurant for birds--until he realizes that birds are even better as friends."--

17) Mel fell

Author

Tabor, Corey R

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"... follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."--

18) Ogilvy

Author

Underwood, Deborah

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When Ogilvy moves to a new town, he discovers that bunnies who wear dresses play ball and knit socks, and bunnies in sweaters make art and climb rocks, and Ogilvy must figure out a way to do it all.

19) Someone builds the dream

Author

Wheeler, Lisa

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Celebrates the skilled women and men who work to see the plans of architects, engineers, and designers brought to life.

20) Amy Wu and the perfect bao

Author

Zhang, Kat

Series

Amy Wu volume 1

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Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.