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A young girl's good deed is multiplied as it is passed on by those who have been touched by the kindesss of others. A young girl's good deed is multiplied as it is passed on by those who have been touched by the kindness of others.

Animal characters demonstrate for young readers the importance of being kind.

After seeing a mariachi band, Antonio wants a guitar of his own but his father cannot afford one and gives Antonio a stick, instead, which leads Antonio to perform a series of good deeds, each of which provides a seemingly useless reward. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.

Delivers a hopeful message about all the ways we can wish for kindness in the world around us, such as caring for those who need help.

Theo, a newcomer to the town of Golden, becomes involved with a local coffeehouse that displays pencil portraits of community members created by a local artist. Over time, he begins acquiring the portraits and returning them to the individuals depicted. Each interaction leads to the sharing of personal histories and the development of new relationships, affecting both Theo and the residents he meets. The novel focuses on community connections, creativity,...

"How did dragons get their fire? It all began once upon a magical kingdom, where a fearsome dragon stalked the land. The dragon was mean and scary and evil, or so the stories said. One day, two brave children set out to stop him for good. But when they finally met the monster, he wasn't quite what they expected . . . "--Provided by publisher.

Alfonzo the goat is very happy wearing his new coat to stroll through the forest, but as he helps a series of friends in need, his coat becomes increasingly shabby.

"Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers of doom. But not many know that they grow on the prickly gorse bush inside little pods, and that the sole job of a baby banshee, or 'bansheenie,' is to bond with a human and know all there is to know about that person, including when they're destined to breathe their last breath. One bansheenie named Beanie, however, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a...

"This lyrical book about community and kindness shows how much stronger we are when we work together"-- Provided by publisher.

"Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel, The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past"-- Provided by publisher.