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Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert

Stacy McAnulty - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This hilarious, tongue-in-cheek guide from kid-expert Max reveals everything you need to know about the game of soccer.Max knows a lot about soccer. After all, he's been playing it for almost three weeks! So he's pretty much an expert. Here Max shares his one-of-a-kind helpful tips...
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The Good Egg

Jory John - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect!Meet the good egg. He's a verrrrrry good egg indeed.But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol' rotten.As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts...
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Under My Hijab

Hena Khan - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Jenna puts it under a sun hat when she hikes. Zara styles hers to match her outfit. As a young girl observes six very different women in her life who each wear the hijab in a unique way, she also dreams...
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Hats Off to Mr. Pockles!

Sally Lloyd-Jones - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling author and a rising-star illustrator present an utterly hilarious, oh-so-silly tale about Mr. Pockles, an odd little dog with a big hat collection--and an even bigger heart. For Mr. Pockles, going without a hat is as unthinkable as going around...
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Hush, Little Bunny

DAVID EZRA STEIN - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Hush, Little Bunny is a heartwarming, lyrical love letter from a papa bunny to his little one - from David Ezra Stein, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Interrupting Chicken and Leaves. Fans of Kevin Henkes and Beatrix Potter will adore this gorgeous book.Come, little bunny, don't be shy . . . "Hush...
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Wordy Birdy Meets Mr. Cougarpants

Tammi Sauer - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Wordy Birdy and her pals are back, in a hilarious new story with a truly ridiculous villain - from beloved author Tammi Sauer.Wordy Birdy and her pals are heading on a camping trip, and our favorite chatty bird is all ready for a big night under the stars. ("I brought pickles and bean...
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The Steves

Morag Hood - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

The bold, brilliantly colored, clever book from the creator of I Am Bat. When puffin Steve meets puffin Steve, neither can believe it. Surely one of them must be the first Steve, the best Steve, the Stevest of Steves...But is a name really worth fighting over? Praise for I Am Bat:"A...
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What Will Fat Cat Sit On?

Jan Thomas - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

What will Fat Cat sit on? The pig? (Oink!) The chicken? (Cluck!) How about the dog? (Grrrr.)    Everyone in this bumbling animal gang (understandably) hopes the victim will be someone else! Leave it to Mouse to come up with a brilliant solution that satisfies...
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Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest...
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Grumpy Bird

Jeremy Tankard - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play. Too grumpy even to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird. He walks past Sheep, who offers to keep him company. He walks past Rabbit, who also could use a walk. Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox join in, too. All the while,...
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Mother Bruce

Ryan T. Higgins - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite. And even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem...
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How Rocket Learned to Read

Tad Hills - Schwartz & Wade; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Learn to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!With a story that makes reading...
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No, David!

David Shannon - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of a little kid who broke all his mother's rules. He chewed with his mouth open, jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase. As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No,...
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Dinosaur vs. Mommy

Bob Shea - Disney*Hyperion
Format: Print book

Dinosaur is spending the day with Mommy. ROAR! He helps her wake up, go shopping, sort laundry, and more--his way, that is. By bedtime, it looks like Mommy is down for the count. Is one little red dinosaur just too much for her, or will Mommy win? Chock full of the bold graphics and exuberance...
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