Don't hug Doug : (he doesn't like it) by Finison, Carrie 

BTSB Prebound(Putnam, 2021)

BTSB #: 334929 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 1.7 LG F&P: L

Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Hugging - Fiction Individuality - Fiction Likes and dislikes - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection.

Kafka and the doll by Theule, Larissa 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2021)

BTSB #: 878816 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Kafka, Franz,|d1883-1924 - Fiction Dolls - Fiction Lost and found possessions - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She'd lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn't lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks.

Laxmi's mooch by Anand, Shelly 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2021)

BTSB #: 057750 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.6 LG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Mustaches - Fiction Personal appearance - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction

Summary: After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.

My first day by Phung, Nguyen Quang 

BTSB Prebound(Make Me a World, 2021)

BTSB #: 715716 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 680 AD

Genres: Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Canoes and canoeing - Fiction First day of school - Fiction School stories Mekong River - Fiction Vietnam - Fiction

Summary: This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it when he reaches his destination.

Rectangle time by Paul, Pamela 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 704193 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: M

Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Books and reading - Fiction Human-animal relationship - Fiction Cats - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: A cat figures out how to continue interacting with his boy as he grows older and his reading habits change.

Terrific! by Gilmore, Sophie 

BTSB Prebound(Greenwillow Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 379675 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Animals - Fiction Individuality - Fiction Predatory animals - Fiction

Summary: Mandrill, Owl, Badger, Turtle, and Anteater try to find something terrific to do together, as they discover that Snake has different ideas.