Matthew Cordell
1) Explorers
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" --
3) Bear Island
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...
4) Hope
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Two lions celebrate their grandchild and express all the ways this new life has expanded their world, and the hope they hold for his future"--
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood created, and who was the man that started it all? This moving and informative picture book explores the history of this acclaimed television show and its inspiring creator in an accessible way for children. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was groundbreaking in its own quiet, generous way. It introduced art, professions, food and even highlighted difficult subjects, like losing a loved one and divorce. This information...
6) Evergreen
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.
9) Baby Clown
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, the entire circus is over the moon. But there is one problem: Baby Clown won't stop crying.
10) Follow that frog
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Aunt Josephine tells her niece Sadie the tale of her lifelong pursuit of a man-eating frog"--
12) Bob, not Bob!
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When a young boy gets a cold, he just wants his mommy. But his stuffy nose makes it difficult for him to call out to his mom--not 'Bob, ' who happens to be the family dog"--
Author
Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy ... is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend ... and an old one."--