OBD Reading Grows On You! - YOUTH (Sept. Oct. Nov. 2025)

Author

Series

Ada Twist Scientist The Why Files
Why files

Description

"What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don't? And what's the tallest plant out there?"--Amazon.com.

2) Sydney & Taylor explore the whole wide world

Author

Davies, Jacqueline, 1962

Series

Sydney and Taylor volume 1

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"Sydney is a skunk and Taylor is a hedgehog, but no matter how odd the pairing may seem, their friendship comes naturally. They live happily in their cozy burrow . . . until the day Taylor gets his Big Idea to go see the Whole Wide World. From mountains taller than a hundred hedgehogs, valleys wider than a thousand skunks, to the dangers that lie in the human world, Sydney and Taylor wanted to see it all. With a map and a dream, they bravely set off,...

3) The wombats go wild for words

Author

Ferry, Beth

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"A trio of wandering wombats with a passion for words inspire an enthusiastic duckling to transform her town from dull to dazzling"-- Provided by publisher.

4) The mixed-up owl

Author

Sowa, Marzena, 1979

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"Owl wants to answer a question that's making him feel mixed up: why can't he fall asleep at night when all of the other animals in the forest are sleeping? Setting out on a quest to learn, Owl asks the squirrels, the rabbits, and even a bear! Alas, all the animals are asleep at night and too busy in the daytime to help Owl solve his problem. But Owl is determined to find out what's up, and the answer might just surprise him . . ."-- Publisher's website....

5) Fox at night

Author

Tabor, Corey R

Series

Fox Books
My First I Can Read Fox
My First I Can Read

Description

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Fox is up late in the night. There are shadows and noises everywhere. Fox is sure the night is full of monsters!

6) Our friend hedgehog: the story of us

Author

Castillo, Lauren

Series

Our friend Hedgehog volume 1

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When a storm separates Hedgehog from her lifelong friend, Mutty, she bravely sets out to find him and makes some very good new friends in the process.

7) The flower garden

Author

Kurilla, Renée

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After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don't go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! Did the seeds really grow that fast? All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome whose magic is responsible for the transformation. The girls are May's size now, and they follow her through the flower garden and into May's underground gnome home--discovering...

8) Boar and Hedgehog

Author

Elliott, David, 1947

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"All the animals say Boar is cranky. And he does live in a dark cave-that matches his mood just fine. But annoying Hedgehog keeps offering suggestions for nicer spots, near the riverbank, for example. Hedgehog probably wants to be helpful, but he comes across as a busybody. When Hedgehog gets stuck in a hole and calls for help, who might come assist him? Well, Boar might. If they were friends. But are they? This captivating and funny story of two...

9) Do you like my bike?

Author

Feuti, Norman

Series

Hello Hedgehog! volume 1
Acorn

Description

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Hedgehog goes riding on his new bike, with his best friend Harry.

10) Bear feels sick

Author

Wilson, Karma

Series

Classic board book
Bear

Description

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When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

11) Mine!

Author

Fleming, Candace

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A group of forest animals vie for the same delicious red apple that is just about to drop.

12) One fine day

Author

Hogrogian, Nonny

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Based on an Armenian folktale, this cumulative story is ideal for reading aloud. One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty. The jaunty red fox stole milk from an old farm woman, lost his tail under the annoyed woman's knife, and spent the day bargaining to get it back. This humorous retelling of a favorite Armenian folktale is a story small children will follow and "read along" with ease....

13) Bear can't wait

Author

Wilson, Karma

Series

Bear books volume 10

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As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

14) Red

Author

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

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"Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a young fox as it searches for a way home, through a world of many shades of red, after being separated from its family"--OCLC.

15) Two birds ... and a moose

Author

Preller, James

Series

Ready-to-read. Level one Star reader!

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A determined moose attempts to bounce, float, and climb to new heights while two birds observe from their perch.

16) Mushroom lullaby

Author

Kraegel, Kenneth

Description

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"In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical picture book from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Kenneth Kraegel introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet mushroom dreams?...

17) Sydney & Taylor take a flying leap

Author

Davies, Jacqueline, 1962

Series

Sydney and Taylor volume 2

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Determined to be the World's First Flying Hedgehog, Taylor sets out to realize his dream, while Sydney tries to keep him in one piece, in this humorous story that highlights the importance of friendship.

18) Fungi grow

Author

Gianferrari, Maria

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"Fungi are all around us. They root and fruit and twist and twine. The mycelium roots spread below ground while the mushroom fruits pop above the earth. Some are edible, and some are poisonous. Some help keep forests communicate, others recycle decaying matter. But all across the world, fungi are growing. Discover when, how, where, and why in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book"-- Provided by publisher.