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Nobody Hugs a Cactus
by Carter Goodrich (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures–from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed.

He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs.

But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely.

So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.

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Cat’s Egg
by Aparna Karthikeyan (Author) and Christine Kastl (Illustrator)

Booktalk: How long does it take to hatch a kitten? Cat isn’t sure, but she would rather be snacking or napping. Join her as she looks around for a babysitter for her mysterious golden egg. She seeks help from her baffled friend Dog, a crow, a cuckoo, and a turtle, for as we all know, it takes a village to raise an egg.

Snippet: “Care to watch my egg for me?” asks Cat.

Cuckoo whispers, “I wouldn’t know how. I lay mine in Crow’s nest. Two over there,” she points to Crow’s nest, “are mine.”

“Won’t she find out?” Cat asks?

Cuckoo shrugs and coos, “All of us were raised by crows.”

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