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Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Gerald and Piggie are best friends. They like different things. They are very funny. We love Elephant and Piggie books!

A Pet for Me by Lee Bennett Hopkins
We really like learning about pets. These poems are about kids and their pets and what they do together. We like the pictures.

The Monkey Goes Bananas by C. P. Bloom
ISBN: 9781419708855
A monkey sees a banana tree across the water. He wants the bananas. The problem is the shark. The monkey tries all different ways to get the bananas. You can guess (predict) all the different ways he will try to get them. We did!

Grave Secrets by Annette Cascone; Gina Cascone
Do you like creepy spine chilling books? Well, if you do then Grave Secrets by Annette and Gina Gascone is the book for you!
Amanda's playing baseball and she hits the ball into Mrs. Barn's backyard! She went to get the ball but then Mrs. Barnes grabs her wrist! That's where the trouble begins. My favorite part of the book is when Amanda finds a note that says, "I want my baby back now!" If you like spine chilling books you will love this book.
by Camila

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie by Robbin Gourley
Edna and her family have little to eat and she cannot wait until spring comes because that's the beginning of crop picking season. Edna loves to pick the fruits and vegetables to make her family different tarts and goods. My favorite part is when Edna finds you don't have to have the best food ever. You can make do with what you have. The book also has little songs and some good recipes.
by Brianca

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Do you want to read a book about an amazingly awesome girl? There is a girl just like this in Stand Tally Molly Lou Melon.
Molly Lou Melon had buck teeth, was very short and had a voice like a bullfrog. Everything is ok until she has to move to a new school and meets Ronald Durkin, a bully. What do you think will happen next? Will she stand tall?
My favorite part of the book is when she makes a snowflake and everyone likes it, even Ronald Durkin. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.

No Flying in the House by Betty Brock; Wallace Tripp (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780064401302
Publication Date: 2005-08-09
Have you ever wanted to be a fairy? Well Annabel Tippens is one. She has a friend named Gloria who is a dog three inches wide and three inches tall. Annabel soon learns that her parents were exiled and the only way to break the spell was for her to become a mortal. This book is a funny story with a mix of fantasy and humor. By Nishita

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780316381994
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
This is one exciting book! It talks about a robot named Roz . How that robot came to the island is a mystery ,well at least for now. All is well until Roz makes a gravely mistake and adopts a bird in the process. Things settle down until Roz mysterious past of why she came here, and where does she belong. If you want to know the rest read this novel! by Santoshi

Night Running by Elisa Carbone
In the 1830s, just before the Civil War, a slave named James has a plan. James has a plan to escape his Virginia plantation into the free states of the north. He has to leave his old hunting dog, Zeus, behind but Zeus decides to follow James, determined to help him in any way he can. At first James is convinced Zeus will be nothing but trouble. As Zeus refuses to leave his side through their adventures, he proves friendship is always worth fighting for.
by Maggie & T'mya