CLEL Bell Awards 2024 (Early Literacy) | Round Rock Public Library

1) This is a story

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"Children's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book--in a story that's more relevant than ever. With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse....

2) Benita and the night creatures

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Llanos, Mariana

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"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters"--

3) Benita y las criaturas nocturnas

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Llanos, Mariana

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MSU Children's and YA Literature Collection

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"Espeluznantes criaturas del folclore peruano quieren asustar a Benita. ¿Podrá leer su libro en paz?"--Page 4 of cover.

4) Once upon a book

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"Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."--

5) Sam with ants in his pants

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Reynolds, April

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Restless Sam spends his naptime with the wild animals that leap off the pages of his favorite storybook.

6) This is the first book I will read to you

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Sedita, Francesco

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"A new dad gets ready to share the love of reading with his baby for the first time"--

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"After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to lifee."--

8) From here to there: a first book of maps

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"One day, Anna's friend Zane sends her an invitation to come over to play, and inside the envelope is a map. But why is Zane's house in the middle and Anna's on the edge? Anna decides to make her own map, and before long, Dad and even Whiskers the cat are in on the fun. From routes to scale, symbols, and points of view, join Anna and her dad as they explore the wonderful world of maps!"--

9) A garden in my hands

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Book, eAudiobook

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A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands.

10) The nature journal: a backyard adventure

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Allen, Savannah

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Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad.

11) The wheels on the bus

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Bannister, Emily

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"Celebrate five classic nursery rhymes with this board book with traceable elements that are perfect for little hands! Perfectly sized for little ones, this innovative take on nursery rhymes allows young children to touch and trace along the shapes on every page as they learn "The Wheels on the Bus," "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and more. Favorite nursery rhymes from school, playful illustrations, and interactive tracing...

12) A day with no words

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Hammond, Tiffany

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"A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as the child does, without spoken language."--

13) I love you mucho mucho

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Mâas Davidson, Rachel

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Rosie and her grandmother find a way to communicate despite speaking different languages.

14) Mama Shamsi at the bazaar

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Hassani, Mojdeh

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Samira is excited to go to the bazaar with her grandmother for the first time, but finds the bustling market to be intimidating, until Mama Shamsi helps her find a way to feel safe.

15) More than words: so many ways to say what we mean

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In the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin comes a touching picture book about the many unique ways we communicate, and how we can better listen to and respect these different modes of expression.

16) My first learn-to-talk book: Things that go

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Cohen, Stephanie

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Board Books, eBook

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"Help little ones learn to talk with fun-to-read rhymes, written by an early speech expert! Created by a speech-language pathologist, My First Learn-to-Talk: Things that Go uses a proven approach designed to help little ones master the skills they need as they learn to talk and communicate"--

17) Quiet time with my seeya

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Dabarera, Dinalie

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"Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not understand what the other is saying. Any time that Sona and Seeya...

18) Bath time physics

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"Splish, splash! Prepare to experience the forces of physics at work. It's time for Baby's bath..."--

19) The fairest in the land

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Newman, Lesléa

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When Annabelle and Benjamin play dress-up they both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess which causes a problem until the two friends realize they can both be whoever they want to be.

20) Let's go puddling!

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Yippee! Here comes the rain! Three families meet up in front of their high-rise apartment building, all with the same idea. The children can't wait to stimp-stamp-stomp through the muddy puddles until their boots overflow--then snuggle with the grown-ups on the couch as their soggy socks dry. Emma Perry's buoyant text summons the thrill of being outdoors regardless of the weather, while Claire Alexander's lively watercolors capture the children's...