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Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A #1 New York Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller The creators of the New York Times bestselling picture books Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect are back with a story about the power of curiosity...
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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

Drew Daywalt - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller! 5 Starred Reviews!"Will have listeners in stitches." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "Demands bombastic, full-volume performances." - Publishers Weekly (starred...
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Coyote Moon

Maria Gianferrari - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

A howl in the night. A watchful eye in the darkness. A flutter of movement among the trees. Coyotes.In the dark of the night, a mother coyote stalks prey to feed her hungry pups. Her hunt takes her through a suburban town, where she encounters a mouse, a rabbit, a flock of angry geese,...
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Tidy

Emily Gravett - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Pete the badger learns that being tidy isn't always the best thing in this save-the-environment picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett.Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates...
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Penguin Problems

Jory John - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year selection "Well-paced, bursting with humor, and charmingly misanthropic."-- Kirkus Reviews starred reviewA penguin levels with human readers about what penguin life is really like--and it isn't all fun and games. A hilarious first...
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A Piece of Home

Jeri Watts - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close.When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates', and he can't...
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Little Red

Bethan Woollvin - Peachtree
Format: Print book

On her way to Grandma's house, Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf. Now, that might scare some little girls--but not this little girl! She knows just what the wolf is up to, and she s not going to let him get away with it. In this updated fairy tale with a mischievous twist, talented newcomer...
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