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This time of year is all about being thankful for the people, place, and things that make up life's precious moments. You know what I'm thankful for? The library. --Melody, Featured Collections curator
![The lucky star]( "The lucky star")
![Thankful]( "Thankful")
![Thank you and good night]( "Thank you and good night")
![Thankfulness]( "Thankfulness")
![Gracias]( "Gracias")
![Thanks a million : poems]( "Thanks a million : poems")
![What I like most]( "What I like most")
![Mortimer's first garden]( "Mortimer's first garden")
![Thanks for Thanksgiving]( "Thanks for Thanksgiving")
![Freda and the blue beetle]( "Freda and the blue beetle")
![Duck and Hippo give thanks]( "Duck and Hippo give thanks")
![Five little thank-yous]( "Five little thank-yous")
![I am thankful]( "I am thankful")
![Thank you, God]( "Thank you, God")
![Gracias = Thanks]( "Gracias = Thanks")
![The blue table]( "The blue table")
![Junie B., first grader : turkeys we have loved and eaten (and other thankful stuff)]( "Junie B., first grader : turkeys we have loved and eaten (and other thankful stuff)")
![Thanks for nothing!]( "Thanks for nothing!")
![Last stop on Market Street]( "Last stop on Market Street")
![Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude]( "Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude")
![Thanksgiving for Emily Ann]( "Thanksgiving for Emily Ann")
![Thank you, neighbor!]( "Thank you, neighbor!")
![May we have enough to share]( "May we have enough to share")
![Willa and the bear]( "Willa and the bear")
![Three]( "Three")
![Bear says thanks]( "Bear says thanks")
![Last stop on Market Street]( "Last stop on Market Street")
![Giving thanks : poems, prayers, and praise songs of thanksgiving]( "Giving thanks : poems, prayers, and praise songs of thanksgiving")
![Thanksgiving Day thanks]( "Thanksgiving Day thanks")
Humorous stories for kids
![Clementine's letter]( "Clementine's letter")
![Could a tyrannosaurus play table tennis?]( "Could a tyrannosaurus play table tennis?")
![The great dog disaster]( "The great dog disaster")
![What the witch left]( "What the witch left")
![Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash]( "Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash")
![Small Blue and the deep dark night]( "Small Blue and the deep dark night")
![The vile village]( "The vile village")
![The trouble with chickens]( "The trouble with chickens")
![Harriet spies again]( "Harriet spies again")
![You don't want a unicorn!]( "You don't want a unicorn!")
![It's only Stanley]( "It's only Stanley")
![How to tame a human tornado]( "How to tame a human tornado")
![Brain freeze!]( "Brain freeze!")
![This book just ate my dog!]( "This book just ate my dog!")
![Alan's big, scary teeth]( "Alan's big, scary teeth")
![The case of the weird blue chicken : the next misadventure]( "The case of the weird blue chicken : the next misadventure")
![Judy Moody declares independence]( "Judy Moody declares independence")
![Pirates vs. cowboys]( "Pirates vs. cowboys")
![Officer Spence makes no sense!]( "Officer Spence makes no sense!")
![We meet again]( "We meet again")
![Funny girl : funniest. stories. ever.]( "Funny girl : funniest. stories. ever.")
![Hatched]( "Hatched")
![Clementine, Friend of the Week]( "Clementine, Friend of the Week")
![Big Nate on a roll]( "Big Nate on a roll")
![Nanny Piggins and the runaway lion]( "Nanny Piggins and the runaway lion")
![A lion is a lion]( "A lion is a lion")
![Syd Hoff's Danny and the dinosaur and the sand castle contest]( "Syd Hoff's Danny and the dinosaur and the sand castle contest")
![Murphy in the city]( "Murphy in the city")
![Attack of the 50-foot Cupid]( "Attack of the 50-foot Cupid")
![The most frightening story ever told]( "The most frightening story ever told")
Kids NEW
![Visit the catalog record for Trick or treat, Alistair Gray]( "Trick or treat, Alistair Gray")
![Visit the catalog record for Where we come from]( "Where we come from")
![Visit the catalog record for The animal toolkit : how animals use tools]( "The animal toolkit : how animals use tools")
![Visit the catalog record for A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters]( "A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters")
![Visit the catalog record for Blood! Not just a vampire drink]( "Blood! Not just a vampire drink")
![Visit the catalog record for The adventures of Laura & Jack]( "The adventures of Laura & Jack")
![Visit the catalog record for The ugly place]( "The ugly place")
![Visit the catalog record for The bird feeder]( "The bird feeder")
![Visit the catalog record for The secret of the jade bangle]( "The secret of the jade bangle")
![Visit the catalog record for Judy and the beast]( "Judy and the beast")
![Visit the catalog record for The ghost tree]( "The ghost tree")
![Visit the catalog record for So much snow]( "So much snow")
![Visit the catalog record for My brother is away]( "My brother is away")
![Visit the catalog record for Bad Kitty does not like Valentine's Day]( "Bad Kitty does not like Valentine's Day")
![Visit the catalog record for Through the North Pole snow]( "Through the North Pole snow")
![Visit the catalog record for Big truck day]( "Big truck day")
![Visit the catalog record for All about plants!]( "All about plants!")
![Visit the catalog record for Hold them close : a love letter to black children]( "Hold them close : a love letter to black children")
![Visit the catalog record for Opposites book]( "Opposites book")
![Visit the catalog record for Oshiri tantei : murasaki fujin no angō jiken]( "Oshiri tantei : murasaki fujin no angō jiken")
![Visit the catalog record for It's alive! It's alive!]( "It's alive! It's alive!")
![Visit the catalog record for A perfect mistake]( "A perfect mistake")
![Visit the catalog record for Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets]( "Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets")
![Visit the catalog record for El libro de dar las gracias]( "El libro de dar las gracias")
![Visit the catalog record for I need a new butt!]( "I need a new butt!")
![Visit the catalog record for This could be you : be brave! be true! believe! be you!]( "This could be you : be brave! be true! believe! be you!")
![Visit the catalog record for Habitats book]( "Habitats book")
![Visit the catalog record for The dummy meets the mummy!]( "The dummy meets the mummy!")
![Visit the catalog record for The clown said no]( "The clown said no")
![Visit the catalog record for Oshiri tantei. Karē naru jiken]( "Oshiri tantei. Karē naru jiken")
![Visit the catalog record for Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change]( "Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change")
![Visit the catalog record for Mihi ever after]( "Mihi ever after")
![Visit the catalog record for Peanut the mouse]( "Peanut the mouse")
![Visit the catalog record for World of extreme adventures]( "World of extreme adventures")
![Visit the catalog record for Matilda]( "Matilda")
![Visit the catalog record for The Brothers Flick : the impossible doors]( "The Brothers Flick : the impossible doors")
![Visit the catalog record for No vacancy]( "No vacancy")
![Visit the catalog record for Agent 9. Mind control!]( "Agent 9. Mind control!")
![Visit the catalog record for The ghost of Slappy]( "The ghost of Slappy")
![Visit the catalog record for Cupcake diaries : the graphic novel]( "Cupcake diaries : the graphic novel")
![Visit the catalog record for I am okay to feel]( "I am okay to feel")
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