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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An "homage to the power of inquisitiveness and the ways in which it deepens and improves us. Whether you're looking to improve your management style at work or you want to become a better romantic partner, this book--and its lessons on the power of curiosity--can change your life"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead--to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to...
3) Just because
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
When a child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep, her patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child's nighttime wonderings.
4) The Gruffalo
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Language
English
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Description
A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake-- only to have to outwit that creature as well.
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Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that curiosity is your superpower? Though we often think of being curious as a personality trait, it's actually the foundation of our capacity for connection, growth, and healing. And at a moment when tensions over race, religion, age, gender identity, rights, economic status, and more have fractured our lives and relationships, curiosity is our most potent antidote. In this practical manifesto, Shigeoka takes readers on a four-phase...
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones series volume 4
Language
English
Description
Six-year-old Junie B.'s penchant for spying on people and her curiosity about the private life of her teacher get her in trouble in kindergarten.
9) Why?
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A young boy asks a lot of questions, including "Why does everyone think I ask too many questions?"
10) Pandora
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Although Pandora has a house, gardens, and numerous gifts, she is drawn to the room that holds a forbidden jar. Is her curiosity a gift or a curse?
12) Red, red, red
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
As Turtle rushes through town, in a hurry to see something "red, red, red," his neighbors wonder what it could be and hurry after him to find out.
13) Off-limits
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Dad's office is off-limits--which only makes it more intriguing to his curious young daughter. As soon as she sees an opening, she sneaks in to have a look around. After all, there's no harm in just looking, right? What she discovers is a magical wonderland of sticky tape, paper clips that make glorious strands, and a kaleidoscopic array of sticky notes. Who could possibly resist playing with those? In a joyful ode to office supplies, Helen Yoon...
Author
Series
Mud Flat volume 4
Language
English
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When a large box is delivered to Duncan while he is away, the other animal inhabitants of Mud Flat are consumed with curiosity about what might be inside.
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Series
Language
English
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"A book of engaging, playful, curious when, where, why, how questions from a child to a caring adult, with the affirmation at the end that adults are curious questioners too and that the child's questions are welcomed and their wondering is loved"--
"This affirming book celebrates curiosity and the thought-provoking questions children ask."Where do colors go at night, and why do shadows creep?" You Wonder All the Time celebrates curiosity and the...
16) Maybe
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Three little monkeys, and their big monkey, are sat high up on their branch in the forest canopy. Ok, monkeys! I'm off, says the big monkey. Now remember. Whatever you do, do NOT go down to the mango tree. There are tigers down there. Mmm ... mangos! think the little monkeys. They LOVE mangos. Hmm ... maybe ... maybe they could just look at the mangos? That'd be ok, right?
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Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The #1 bestselling author of On Fire shows us how to recapture and harness our childlike sense of wonder in order to become more engaged, successful, and fulfilled. There once was a time when we joyfully raised our hands to answer questions, connected easily with others, believed that anything was possible, and fearlessly jumped into new experiences. A time when we viewed each day not as something to endure, but as a marvelous gift to explore and...
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Series
Maybelle (Katie Speck) volume 1
Language
English
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When Mr. and Mrs. Peabody invite a guest to dinner, Maybelle the cockroach, who lives under their refrigerator, ignores the warnings of Henry the flea to be sensible and ends up "splashing" into a big adventure.
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Language
English
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Drawing on the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology, a New York Times best-selling author unlocks the secrets of mystery's allure, shedding new light on everything from the formulas of our favorite detective shows to the calculated risks of the stock market.
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