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PICTURE BOOKS

Leilong’s Too Long! ©22
by Julia Liu

In this expressively illustrated picture book, an overeager dinosaur school
bus causes problems for the city’s transportation system—so the children
find a place where oversize is perfect. Every morning, Leilong the school bus
shuttles through the city, picking up children as he goes. But a brontosaurus
longer than a tennis court and heavier than five buses causes big problems in
the busy streets. The school decides he can’t be the bus anymore. The children ISBN: 9781776574339 • LIST: $29.45/DISC: $23.56
must find a way to help their long friend fit in. Hardcover • 28 Pages • 10” x 10” • DEWEY: JP
Reading Level: Grade 2 • Interest Level: Grades PK-2
Colour Illustrations, Original Artwork
Lerner Publishing Group • Fall 2022

Lisette’s Lie ©22
by Catharina Valckx
Lisette and her friend the lizard have never told a lie. But they are eager to try-it
might be fun! They tell Elephant they are going for a trip to the mountains. When
Elephant decides to come too, they realize they’ll have to make the mountain. A
liar needs to improvise. In this funny story about imaginative play with friends,
Lisette’s creativity and quick thinking make for a wonderful day out. Lisette’s
Lie gently explores the differences between storytelling and lies and the
importance of good intentions. ISBN: 9781776574407 • LIST: $29.45/DISC: $23.56
Hardcover • 28 Pages • 81/3” x 9” • DEWEY: FIC
Reading Level: Grade 2 • Interest Level: Grades PK-1
Colour Illustrations, Original Artwork
Lerner Publishing Group • Spring 2022

Little Island, The ©22
by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
There was once a farm where all the animals were friends. Together they
looked after the farm and each other. It wasn’t perfect and they didn’t always
agree (animals almost never do). But the Geese have hatched a plan to leave
the farm . . . will life be perfect for them now? A powerful modern-day fable
for our times told with humour and warmth, and most importantly, hope. A
story of building bridges not barriers, respect not resentment, and of finding
friendship, not fear. ISBN: 9781728467733 • LIST: $27.90/DISC: $22.32
Hardcover • 32 Pages • 93/4” x 101/3” • DEWEY: JP
Reading Level: Grade 2 • Interest Level: Grades PK-3
Colour Illustrations, Original Artwork
Lerner Publishing Group • Fall 2022
Luna’s Green Pet ©22
by Kirsten Pendreigh

Luna longs for a pet but the apartment building where she and her family live
has a very strict NO PETS! policy. Not even goldfish are allowed. While her
friends try to help with alternate pet suggestions, none interest Luna.
Almost ready to give up, Luna spies in the trash something small, something
green, something someone has discarded—a wilted plant. Perfect! Luna names
her new pet Stephanie, confident she can nurse the plant back to health. When
others question Stephanie’s suitability as a pet, Luna’s devotion is unwavering.
She knows Stephanie is perfect just as she is. But will Luna’s love and care be
enough to restore Stephanie to full health? And what are those strange bumps ISBN: 9781534111615 • LIST: $25.20/DISC: $20.16
growing on her? This charming story of one young girl’s belief, determination, Hardcover • 40 Pages • 11” x 9” • DEWEY: JP
and out-of-the-box thinking is perfect for anyone who has ever wished for a pet, Reading Level: Grade 1 • Interest Level: Grades K-3
only to be told no. Colour Illustrations • Sleeping Bear Press • Fall 2022

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