Iowa Goldfinch Awards
The Iowa Goldfinch Award has been created to promote reading by children in Pre-kindergarten through third grade.
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The day the crayons quit2013
Summary: When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.- place hold (0)
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Pete the cat : I love my white shoes2010
Summary: As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe book with no pictures2014
Summary: "In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--- place hold (1)
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Press here2011
Summary: Instructs the reader on how to interact with the illustrations to create imaginative images.- place hold (2)
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The curious garden2009
Summary: Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.- place hold (0)
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Memoirs of a goldfish2010
Summary: A goldfish gives a personal account of his experiences while swimming around his bowl as it slowly fills with fish and other accessories, only to realize when he is relocated for a cleaning how much he misses them.- place hold (0)
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The circus ship2009
Summary: When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with... more »- place hold (0)
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Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a Marine & a miracle2009
Summary: The story of a wild dog who befriended Marine Major Brian Dennis in Iraq, and, when they were separated, trekked seventy miles through the desert winter to rejoin his friend.- place hold (0)
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Testing the ice : a true story about Jackie Robinson2009
Summary: As a testament to his courage, Jackie Robinson's daughter shares memories of him, from his baseball career to the day he tests the ice for her, her brothers, and their friends.- place hold (0)
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Violet the pilot2008
Summary: Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble.- place hold (0)
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Interrupting chicken2010
Summary: Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.- place hold (0)
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Creepy carrots!2012
Summary: The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.- place hold (0)
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Blackout2011
Summary: When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.- place hold (0)
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Grandpa Green2011
Summary: A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.- place hold (0)
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Dewey : there's a cat in the library!2009
Summary: Tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books, a kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box and nursed back to health by a librarian, who discovers that (like his librarian friends) helping people big and small is what he is meant to do.- place hold (0)
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Bink & Gollie2010
Summary: Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.- place hold (0)
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Chalk2010
Summary: A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.- place hold (0)
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Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave2010
Summary: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.- place hold (0)
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Purplicious2007
Summary: When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.- place hold (0)
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Mirror mirror : a book of reversible verse2010
Summary: A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature.- place hold (0)
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Otis2009
Summary: When a big new yellow tractor arrives, Otis the friendly little tractor is cast away behind the barn, but when trouble occurs Otis is the only one who can help.- place hold (0)
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The cow loves cookies2010
Summary: While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best.- place hold (0)
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Not a stick2008
Summary: An imaginative young pig shows some of the many things that a stick can be.- place hold (0)
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Big red lollipop2010
Summary: Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.- place hold (0)
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Clementine, Friend of the Week2010
Summary: With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.- place hold (0)
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The boss baby2010
Summary: From the moment he arrives, it is obvious that the new baby is boss and he gets whatever he wants, from drinks made-to-order around the clock to his executive gym.- place hold (0)
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Scaredy Squirrel at night2009
Summary: Scaredy comes up with a Bad Dream Action Plan to avoid sleep but between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, disaster still strikes and exhaustion takes its toll. Will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he find sweet dreams?- place hold (0)
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Fred stays with me2007
Summary: A child describes how she lives sometimes with his mother and sometimes with his father, but his dog is his constant companion.- place hold (0)
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The perfect nest2007
Summary: Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.- place hold (0)
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Who ate all the cookie dough?2008
Summary: Kanga and her friends try to discover who ate all of her cookie dough.- place hold (0)
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Listen to the wind : the story of Dr. Greg and Three cups of tea2009
Summary: Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable... more »- place hold (0)
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Thank you Bear2007
Summary: Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.- place hold (0)
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Neville2011
Summary: When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.- place hold (0)
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Rainstorm2007
Summary: In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day.- place hold (0)
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Hot rod hamster!2010
Summary: A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builts a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.- place hold (0)
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Moon over Star2008
Summary: On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.- place hold (0)
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ZooZical2011
Summary: When the winter doldrums arrive at the zoo, a very small hippo and a young kangaroo decide to stage a "ZooZical," a show to display their singing, dancing, acrobatic, and other talents to the people of Springfield.- place hold (0)
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Abe Lincoln crosses a creek : a tall, thin tale (introducing his forgotten frontier friend)2008
Summary: In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven-year-old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.- place hold (0)
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The runaway wok : a Chinese New Year tale2011
Summary: On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but... more »- place hold (0)
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Chicks run wild2011
Summary: When her little chicks refuse to settle down for the night, Mama decides to surprise them with an unusual request.- place hold (0)
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