Yuma Public Library

Book, Local Library Checkout Only, Picture

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When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

3) "Charlie needs a cloak"

Author

De Paola, Tomie

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A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

4) Tom

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Description

Once again Tomie dePaola draws upon his childhood, this time telling about his Irish grandfather, who says to him, "We're named after each other, Tommy. That's why I want to you to call me Tom, instead of Grandpa." They share a lot of silly times, which dePaola recounts in this charming book.

5) The Knight and the Dragon

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Book, Local Library Checkout Only

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A knight who has never fought a dragon and an equally inexperienced dragon prepare to meet each other in battle.

6) Bill and Pete go down the Nile

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Series

Bill and Pete volume 2

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Description

Little William Everett Crocodile and his friend Pete take a class trip to a Cairo museum where they encounter a jewel thief.

7) The popcorn book

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Description

Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.

8) The legend of Old Befana: an Italian Christmas story

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Description

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.

9) Strega Nona's harvest

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Book, Local Library Checkout Only, Picture

Strega Nona tries to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order, but when Anthony does not follow her directions and uses her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an uncontrollable jungle.

10) Country Angel Christmas

Author

De Paola, Tomie

Pub. Date

c1995

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Description

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.

11) Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Author

Pub. Date

1997.

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Description

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

12) The cloud book

Author

Description

Introduces the ten most common types of clouds, the myths that have been inspired by their shapes, and what they can tell about coming weather changes.

13) Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Author

Pub. Date

1998.

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Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but eventually learns to face their inevitable death.

14) Jamie O'Rourke and the pooka

Author

Book, Local Library Checkout Only, Picture

Pub. Date

2000.

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Description

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

15) Little Grunt and the big egg: a prehistoric fairytale

Author

Pub. Date

c1990

Description

When a dinosaur hatches from the egg that Little Grunt brought home for dinner, Mama and Papa Grunt let him keep it as a pet until it grows too big for their cave.

16) The baby sister

Author

Pub. Date

[1996]

Description

When he learns that his mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is very excited and hopes that the baby will be a sister.

17) Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill

Author

Pub. Date

2013

Description

An ALA Notable Children's Book

Fin's wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland.

18) 26 Fairmount Avenue, Books 1-4

Author

Series

26 Fairmount Avenue

Pub. Date

2007

Description

Read by the author
3 hrs. 57 mins.
2 cassettes
Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of the first four books from his 26 Fairmount Avenue series.
26 Fairmount Avenue
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year.
Here We All Are
Tomie takes us back into his childhood...

19) The Kids' Cat Book

Author

Pub. Date

2013

Description

This warmly illustrated picture book is full cats—and lots of cat facts!

Did you know that:
- Some cats do not have tails?

- The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods?

- Some cats have curly hair, like poodles? Even their whiskers are curly!
Granny Twinkle knows everything there is to know about cats. When Patrick visits to pick out a free kitten, he ends up knowing everything, too. After you read this picture book

...

20) Andy & Sandy and the big talent show

Author

Series

Andy & Sandy books volume 4
Andy and Sandy book
Andy and Sandy books volume 4

Pub. Date

[2017]

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