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The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
by Alexis O’Neill (Author) and Edwin Fotheringham (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Melvil Dewey realized every library organized their books differently, he wondered if he could invent a system all libraries could use to organize them efficiently. A rat-a-tat speaker, Melvil was a persistent (and noisy) advocate for free public libraries. And while he made enemies along the way as he pushed for changes–like his battle to establish the first library school with women as students, through it all he was EFFICIENT, INVENTIVE, and often ANNOYING as he made big changes in the world of public libraries–changes still found in the libraries of today!

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Nonfiction Monday

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Who Ate My Cakes?
by Canizales (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Cat has four different cakes and is very hungry! When he goes to eat the first cake, he discovers one of his friends already ate it! He soon realizes all of his cake is gone. Lift the flaps to find out who ate all of Cat’s cakes.

Young readers learn numbers and animals in this board book that is also available in Spanish:

¡Qué hambre tiene Gato! Se comería… un pastel de arándanos… o una magdalena… ¿o quizás la rosquilla? ¿Y un pastel de chocolate? Un momento! ¿Quién se comió el pastel de Gato?

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Oh!
Who ate my…

…blueberry cheesecake?

[LIFT THE FLAP]

Sheep!

Oh, well,
I guess I can eat
another cake.