"Roger the chick almost never gets the chance to do things on his own—he is always attached to his mother, Olive the hen, who prefers quiet naps to any kind of excitement. They even get borrowed together as Book Buddies at the library.
But what Roger really wants is the chance for adventure.
To make his little sister happy, eight-year-old Liam agrees to borrow Olive and Roger and bring them to the airport to pick up Grandpa. But when Liam is busy trying to show Grandpa he isn’t a little kid anymore, he loses track of Roger, who gets left behind at the airport.
Could this be the chance that Roger has been waiting for, or will this airport adventure prove too exciting even for him? And can admitting a mistake give Liam the chance to show how grown up he is—and help him get Roger back from the airport Lost and Found?"
"Dazzle is a unicorn with a twisty horn and sparkly pink tail. On his tag, it says that unicorns can grant wishes. Dazzle isn’t sure if he can grant a wish for himself, but what he wishes for is a child and a home of his own. Instead he gets sold at a yard sale and becomes one of the Book Buddies.
Maya has just moved and hopes Dazzle can grant her wish for a new friend. When a playdate with Isabelle doesn’t go as well as Maya had hoped, she’s worried they won’t be friends after all. But maybe Dazzle and Maya can help each other make their wishes come true.
From Newbery Honor winner Cynthia Lord, the Book Buddies is a heartwarming series about a group of friendly toys at the library and the children who borrow them."
"Marco Polo is a small felt mouse who used to be a Christmas ornament on Anne the librarian’s tree. But now he’s one of the Book Buddies, toys that can be checked out just like books. Marco Polo may be small, but he’s also a brave
explorer looking for adventure—if only someone would check him out of the library.
Seth is a boy who visits the library with his dad and younger brother. He wishes he could be a little more brave, especially when he goes on his first sleepover. But maybe a small explorer like Marco Polo is just the kind of friend he needs.
From Newbery Honor winner Cynthia Lord, here is the second title in a heartwarming series about a group of friendly toys at the library and the children who borrow them."
"Ivy used to be Anne the librarian’s favorite doll when she was a little girl. And when Anne finds Ivy again in the attic, she brings her to the library to join the Book Buddies, toys that can be checked out, just like books. But Ivy doesn’t want
to be borrowed. She wants to go back to the way things used to be when she was Anne’s favorite toy.
Fern, who is spending time with her dad and his new family, doesn’t want to go to the library—story time is for younger kids like her stepsiblings, Sophie and Ethan. And she definitely doesn’t want to borrow a doll. But Sophie insists and Fern ends
up borrowing Ivy. Can Fern and Ivy find a way to help each other adjust to a world that’s changed?
From Newbery Honor winner Cynthia Lord and celebrated artist Stephanie Graegin, here is the first in a heartwarming series about a group of friendly toys at the library and the children who borrow them."
"This 2007 Newbery Honor Book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance.
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability.
She's spent years trying to teach David the rules—from 'a peach is not a funny-looking apple' to 'keep your pants on in public'—in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic
boy, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?
'A heartwarming first novel'—Booklist"
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