personal belongings

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All we need is love and a really soft pillow!

2023
Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable--until it is all swept away in a storm.

What we remember will be saved

a story of refugees and the things they carry
2023
"A portrait of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and the belongings they carry"--.

What to bring

2023
"Malia is enjoying a summer day in her backyard when she glances at the sky--and it looks very strange. A forest fire is sweeping into the area where she lives, and Malia soon learns that she and her family will have to evacuate their home. As they quickly get ready to leave, Malia's mother tells her to pack only what's important. At first, Malia struggles to decide what to take with her. She wants everything--and the 'to bring' pile in her room grows and grows. But as the urgency and chaos swirl around her, Malia is able to come to an understanding of what is truly important and knows exactly what to bring with her"--Provided by publisher.

The enormous suitcase

"Kelsey thinks she should live in one house and her mom and dad should visit her. Instead, she puts her books and her unicorn picture and her favourite pillow in her suitcase and takes them with her as she goes back and forth. But what will happen when she decides to pack up the dog? A charming story about a girl making the best of her co-parenting situation, and the mom and dad (and dog!) who love her"--Provided by publisher.

I won't give up my rubber band

2022
A young girl who feels she has nothing of her own, rejoices and imagines all the things she will do with the rubber band her mother has given her--until it breaks.

That's my sweater!

2022
"When Olivia's mother gives her favorite sweater to her baby brother, she vows to get it back"--Provided by publisher.

Look in my pocket, Dear Dragon

2020
"Join a boy and his pet dragon as they identify objects hidden in the boy's pocket and put them in the dragon's pocket. An adapted, early emergent reader that includes a picture glossary, common sight words list, activities, and a note to caregivers"--OCLC.

Too much stuff!

2021
Magpies Meg and Ash want their nest to be the best, and to have everything their chicks will need when they hatch, so they add everything from cuckoo clocks to mops and socks.

Attack of the stuff

"the life and times of Bill Waddler"
2020
"When objects begin speaking to him, Bill [a duck] realizes that now he doesn't own his stuff: His stuff owns him"--Kirkus review.

My fanciest things

Nancy loves all of the fancy things in her room--the tutu from her dance recital, her tea set, and the vanity table that was her grandmother's. But Nancy will soon learn that her fanciest things all have something special in common.
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