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• 94. Meet Danitra Brown

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  Meet Danitra Brown. Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. 1994. 32 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: You oughta meet Danitra...

• 93. Sometimes Babies...

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  Board book: Sometimes Babies. Charlotte Trounce. 2021. 20 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Sometimes babies can be big...and...

• 92. Palace of Books

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  Palace of Books. Patricia Polacco. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: It was a sunny day.  Premise/plot: Patricia...

• 91. A Day in the Sun

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  A Day in the Sun. Diana Ejaita. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: Good morning, Sun! Premise/plot: Each...

• 90. Caps for Sale

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  Caps for Sale. Esphyr Slobodkina. 1940. 48 pages. [Source: Childhood Copy] First sentence: Once there was a peddler who sold caps. But he...

• 89. Stars of the Night

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  Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport. Caren Stelson. Illustrated by Selina Alko. 2023. [February] 40...

• 88. A Fine, Fine School

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  A Fine, Fine School. Sharon Creech. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. 2001. 32 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Mr. Keene was a...

• 87. Betsy-Tacy

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  Betsy-Tacy. Maud Hart Lovelace. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. 1940. 144 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: It was difficult, later, to...

• 86. Horton Hatches the Egg

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  Horton Hatches The Egg. Dr. Seuss. 1940/1968. Random House. 64 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird...

• 85. Pat the Bunny

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  Pat the Bunny. Dorothy Kunhardt. 1940. 18 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Here are Paul and Judy. They can do lots of things. You...

• 84. The Story of the Saxophone

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  The Story of the Saxophone. Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. 2023. [March] 40 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence:...

• 83. Zoobilations!

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  Zoobilations! Animal Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian. 2022. 48 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The Weasels We weasels wear...

• 82. The World and Everything In It

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  The World And Everything In It. Kevin Henkes. 2023. [March] 32 pages. [Source: Library]  First sentence: There are big things and...

• 81. Pocket Full of Sads

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  Pocket Full of Sads. Brad Davidson. Illustrated by Rachel Mas Davidson. 2023. [April] 40 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: My...

• 80. Orange Excavator

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  Board book: Orange Excavator. Kersten Hamilton. Illustrated by Valeria Petrone. 2022. 28 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: It's...

• 79. Ten Little Excavators

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  10 Little Excavators. Annie Bailey. Illustrated by Jeff Harter. 2022. 24 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Ten little excavators...

• 78. The Umbrella

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  The Umbrella. Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. 2023. [March] 48 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Dreary. Weary. Dim....

• 77. I Love You Like Yellow

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  I Love You Like Yellow. Andrea Beaty. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison. 2022. 48 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: I love you...

• 76. A Friend for Henry

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  A Friend for Henry. Jenn Bailey. Illustrated by Mika Song. 2019. 36 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: In Classroom Six, second left...

• 75. Henry, Like Always

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  Henry, Like Always (Henry #1) Jenn Bailey. Illustrated by Mika Song. 2023. [January] 48 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Henry...

• 74. Link + Hud: Heroes By A Hair

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  Link + Hud: Heroes By A Hair. Jarrett Pumphrey. Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey. 2023. [March] 240 pages. [Source: Review copy] First...

• 73. The Summer We Found the Baby

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  The Summer We Found The Baby. Amy Hest. 2020. 192 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I'm the one who found her. A real, live baby...

• 72. The Little Engine's Easter Egg Hunt

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  Board book: The Little Engine's Easter Egg Hunt. Lana Edelman. Illustrated by Jannie Ho. 2023. [January] 26 pages. [Source: Review copy]...

• 71. This Book is My Best Friend

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  This Book Is My Best Friend. Robin Robinson. 2023. [January] 32 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Excuse me.... I'm sorry, but I...

• 70. The Giants' Farm

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  The Giants' Farm. Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Tomie dePaola. 1977. 78 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Long ago there were five...