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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: The Gift of the Magi - December 22, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The GIFT of the MAGI written by celebrated writer O. Henry and illustrated by award-winning artist Lisbeth Zwerger is a beautiful story about love and sacrifice. The story, written in 1906, is considered one of O. Henry’s best short stories.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[The Nutcracker with text based on the ballet and with gorgeous illustrations by Susan Jeffers is a visual holiday treat. This outstanding picture book, originally published in 2007 but still available today, is an oldie but goodie.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: The Snow Man: A True Story - December 8, 2024</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: Counting Kindness - December 1, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[COUNTING KINDNESS: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children written by Hollis Kurman and illustrated by Barroux is a touching and beautifully designed counting book that also puts forth ten important ways grownups and children can make children from faraway places feel a sense of belonging.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[COUNTING KINDNESS: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children written by Hollis Kurman and illustrated by Barroux is a touching and beautifully designed counting book that also puts forth ten important ways grownups and children can make children from faraway places feel a sense of belonging.]]></itunes:summary>
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    <description><![CDATA[OUR TABLE written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is a wise picture book about what happens to a family when its members are taken over by their electronic devices and forget to come together around the family dinner table.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme by Avery Monsen and illustrated by Abby Hanlon is an ear tickling tale about a boy who has lost his ability to rhyme words---even when that rhyming word is on the tip of everyone else’s tongue.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[BOO! HISS! by the talented Cyndi Marko is a perfect chapter book about togetherness for readers 6-9 years old who are beginning to enjoy the colorful and creative aspects of the graphic novel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[BOO! HISS! by the talented Cyndi Marko is a perfect chapter book about…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[POWWOW DAY is written by Traci Sorell, a member of the Cherokee Nation and illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight, a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Children 5-8 years of age will enjoy learning all this book has to offer.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion----A True Story written by Dave Eggers and illustrated by Júlia Sardà is a romp full of fun as the title’s alliteration forecasts. It all revolves around silver mining in, as the author seems to feel, the great state of Idaho!]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion----A True Story written by Dave Eggers and illustrated by Júlia Sardà is a romp full of fun as the title’s alliteration forecasts. It all revolves around silver mining in, as the author seems to feel, the great state of Idaho!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: The Winnie the Pooh Collection - October 6, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Winnie-the-Pooh Collection by A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard is a beautifully arranged box set of four books----Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner as well as two books of poetry namely, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Mothers, Fathers and Librarians will find this box set extraordinary.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Winnie-the-Pooh Collection by A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard is a beautifully arranged box set of four books----Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner as well as two books of poetry namely, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Mothers, Fathers and Librarians will find this box set extraordinary.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Winnie-the-Pooh Collection by A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard is a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[I Will Read To You written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso shows the little boy’s absolute determination to include all creatures in the lovely tradition of bedtime stories. This book is designed for readers 4-8 years of age (Little, Brown and Company) 2023.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I Will Read To You written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso shows the little boy’s absolute determination to include all creatures in the lovely tradition of bedtime stories. This book is designed for readers 4-8 years of age (Little, Brown and Company) 2023.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I Will Read To You written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: Some Days are Yellow - September 22, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Some Days Are Yellow written by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Michelle Lee is a wonderfully designed picture book for children 3-7 years of age and up, about the fact that some days can be easy-breezy whereas others can be tricky-icky. But, we learn from them all. (Sleeping Bear Press/ an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing 2024.)]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: Some Days are Yellow - September 22, 2024</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some Days Are Yellow written by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Michelle Lee is a wonderfully designed picture book for children 3-7 years of age and up, about the fact that some days can be easy-breezy whereas others can be tricky-icky. But, we learn from them all. (Sleeping Bear Press/ an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing 2024.)]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Some Days Are Yellow written by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Michelle Lee…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Sue Ann Martin</itunes:author>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: A Walk in the Woods - September 15, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A Walk in the Woods written by Nikki Grimes with original drawings by Jerry Pinkney and watercolor paintings by Brian Pinkney is a very important book for readers 5-8 years of age who are dealing with loss and the future. (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House) 2023.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Walk in the Woods written by Nikki Grimes with original drawings by Jerry Pinkney and watercolor paintings by Brian Pinkney is a very important book for readers 5-8 years of age who are dealing with loss and the future. (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House) 2023.]]></itunes:summary>
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    <title>The Children&#x27;s Bookshelf: Rollin&#x27; On Down the Line  - September 8, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[ROLLIN ‘ON DOWN THE LINE: Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 Whistle-Stop Tour for Civil Rights is a stunning picture book and history book for readers 6-10 years of age. It is written by Helen Kampion and Renee Critcher Lyons. The illustrations by Erin McGuire are gorgeous!]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ROLLIN ‘ON DOWN THE LINE: Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 Whistle-Stop Tour for Civil Rights is a stunning picture book and history book for readers 6-10 years of age. It is written by Helen Kampion and Renee Critcher Lyons. The illustrations by Erin McGuire are gorgeous!]]></itunes:summary>
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