Corey R Tabor
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Is left right? Is right wrong? Which way even is up?"--Provided by publisher.
3) Mel fell
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"... follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."-- Publisher's description.
5) Fox at night
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Favorite Books for 1st Graders
Favorites for 1st Grade
OBD Reading Grows On You! - YOUTH (Sept. Oct. Nov. 2025)
Favorites for 1st Grade
OBD Reading Grows On You! - YOUTH (Sept. Oct. Nov. 2025)
Description
Fox is up late in the night. There are shadows and noises everywhere. Fox is sure the night is full of monsters!
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
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2025 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
2025 Storytime Favorites
CWID Book Talk
OBD ALA 2025 Award List Books - YOUTH
2025 Storytime Favorites
CWID Book Talk
OBD ALA 2025 Award List Books - YOUTH
Description
When a newcomer arrives, Fox demonstrates all his foxy skills, but when the other creature can do all the same things, he wonders if it really is another fox - and possibly a new friend!
Author
Language
English
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1st Grade Recommended Reads
GPLD 2024 Fall Favorites: Beginning Readers/Phonics
OBD Level Up at Your Library (Summer Reading 2025) - Youth
GPLD 2024 Fall Favorites: Beginning Readers/Phonics
OBD Level Up at Your Library (Summer Reading 2025) - Youth
Description
The mischievous and fun-loving Fox from Fox Versus Fox is ready to play football, along with Snail, Elephant, Rabbit and Bear, which makes for a fun day of friends playing together.
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Fox does not like winter. None of his friends are around to play. He is bored and alone. Then Fox has an idea. If he cannot escape winter, he will fight it!" --Amazon.com.
10) Snail crossing
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Determined to make his way to a plump, crisp cabbage across the road, Snail risks speeding cars and hungry crows during a long and slow journey, before getting lost while helping a crew of ants escape a rainstorm.
11) Fox is late
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fox is late for lunch, so he hops on his skateboard and zooms home, with his animal friends in tow.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
One day, down by the pond, Simon meets another dog just like him. And that dog has a bone just like his, only better! How will Simon ever get him to trade, when the other pup knows all the same tricks? Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines Aesop's "The Dog and His Reflection" in a clever, charming tale of empathy and generosity.
13) Sir Ladybug: 1
Author
Series
Sir Ladybug volume 1
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Ladies and gentlebugs, presenting the duke of the dandelion patch, champion of truth and justice, the one, the only--Sir Ladybug! Sir Ladybug never shies away from a quest, even when he'd rather be playing a video game or baking a cake. So when a caterpillar needs rescuing from a "monster" (a hungry chickadee), Sir Ladybug and his trusty friends--his herald, a roly-poly named Pell, and his squire, a snail named Sterling--hatch the perfect (delicious)...
14) The sled race
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"Wally Mammoth lives in the Ice Age, where his huge heart warms even the coldest of days. And it has to be cold to have a sled race! Wally and his friends Otto the great auk and Wolf the (you guessed it!) gray wolf are all hot cocoa'd up and ready to compete. Otto and Wolf both really want to win, but sweet Wally is happy as long as everyone has fun. Naturally, the competition goes downhill quickly. If the three friends careen toward the finish line...
Author
Series
Sir Ladybug volume 3
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"While on his way to fulfill a most noble duty--returning his library book before it is overdue, Sir Ladybug engages in a battle royale against the dastardliest of foes: bookworms!"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Sir Ladybug volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Sir Ladybug--the duke of the dandelion patch, champion of truth and justice--is on a new quest! He and his herald, Pell, and his trusty squire, Sterling, will have to be extra-clever to outwit the mean Queen Bee.
18) Hide and seek
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
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Description
"When good friends in the Ice Age play a game of hide and seek, Wolf is aided by his snow-white fur that blends in with the arctic landscape"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Fox really, really wants to win the jumping contest. He knows just where he'll put that first-place trophy. The only problem? Fox is not a very good jumper. But he is a very good schemer. . . .The irrepressible fox (sort of) wins and (sort of) gets his comeuppance in this hilarious modern-day trickster tale" Cover-flap.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Fun-loving, mischievous Fox from Fox and the Jumping Contest is back in this charming and hilarious tale of friendship, adventure and snacks. It's the day of the animals' annual bike ride, and Fox is not excited. Every year it's the same old, same old.



