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Once Upon a Camel
by Kathi Appelt (Author) and Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She’s won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna, crossed treacherous oceans to new land, led army missions with her best camel friend by her side, and outsmarted a far too pompous mountain lion.

But those stories were from before. Now, Zada wanders the desert as the last camel in Texas. But she’s not alone. Two tiny kestrel chicks are nestled in the fluff of fur between her ears–kee-killy-keeing for their missing parents–and a dust storm the size of a mountain is taking Zada on one more grand adventure. And it could lead to this achy old camel’s most brilliant story yet.

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Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story
by Aviaq Johnston (Author) and Tamara Campeau (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals on the planet, living over 200 years. In this picture book story, a grandfather bowhead recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, and surprising things he has seen in his lifetime, all while assuring the little calf that there is nothing more wondrous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild.

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Grandfather Bowhead, tell me a story
of all the joyful animals you have met.

Little Arvaaq, I’ve met dancing seals who entertained us all,
but they do not compare to the joys of watching you swim in the waves.