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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak - s.n.
Format: Paperback

Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus with Max and all the wild things continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail...
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The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

The magic and wonder of winters first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keats Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. This celebrated classic has been shared by generations of readers and listeners, a must-have for every childs bookshelf and a perfect gift for the holiday season....
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: miniature edition

Eric Carle - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

This mini hardcover edition of Eric Carle's classic story begins one sunny Sunday, when the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures...
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I Like Myself!

Karen Beaumont - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves--inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! Here's a little girl who knows what really matters.At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David...
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Corduroy

Don Freeman - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

A picture book classic! One of School Library Journal's "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time (2012) One of the National Education Association's "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was when...
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Bread and Jam for Frances

Russell Hoban - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The classic funny story about a stubborn little badger with very particular tastes in food.Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She wont touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose...
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Frog and Toad are Friends

Arnold Lobel - ‎HarperCollins; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad - a Caldecott Honor Book! 

From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there...

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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

Esphyr Slobodkina - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Caps for Sale is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! This picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom, as children love chanting along with the naughty monkeys.Children will delight in following the peddlers...
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Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey - Viking Press
Format: Paperback

"Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place." - The Horn BookMrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live....
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Amazing Grace (Reading Rainbow Books)

Mary Hoffman - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.
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Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel (Sandpiper Books)

Virginia Lee Burton - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin - H. Holt
Format: Hardcover

With more than two million copies sold, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? has opened up a world of learning to a generation of children. For this edition, created for the twenty-fifth anniversay in 1992, Bill Martin, Jr., restored his text to its original wording. And Eric...
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems - Walker Books
Format: Paperback

When the driver leaves the bus temporarily, he gives the reader just one instruction: "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus". But that pigeon tries every trick in the book to get in the driving seat. He whines, wheedles, fibs and flatters. Will you let him drive?
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr. - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each...
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Room on the Broom Board Book

Julia Donaldson - Dial; Brdbk Rep edition
Format: Board book

The New York Times bestselling Halloween picture book is now a board book!This rollicking, rhyming tale from master storyteller Julia Donaldson is the perfect Halloween read-aloud for the youngest listeners. A friendly witch, hungry dragon, and muddy monster learn about friendship, and readers...
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

- HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Library Binding

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Zen Shorts (A Stillwater Book) (Caldecott Medal - Honors Winning Title(s))

Jon Muth - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV original series!Jon J Muth, author of the best-selling book, The Three Questions, has crafted another profound and winning picture book."Michael," said Karl. "Theres a really big bear in the backyard." This...
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Kitten's First Full Moon

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books; 1 edition
Format: Book

What a night! The moon is full. Kitten is hungry and inquisitive and brave and fast and persistent and unlucky . . . then lucky! What a night!
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How to Catch a Star

Oliver Jeffers - Philomel
Format: Book

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a story about wishing, persevering, and reaching for the stars. Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow...
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Library Lion

Michelle Knudsen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library.. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There...
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Bear Snores on

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Audio CD

It seems like Bear can sleep through anything. As a succession of animals enter his cave to escape the fierce storm, he continues to snore. Mouse makes a nice warm fire, Hare cooks popcorn and Badger brings treats...They are having a great time. But when Bear wakes up and realises he's...
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Today I Will Fly!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.Today, I Will Fly! is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't...
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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished...
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Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes - Weston Woods
Format: Paperback

Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Chrysanthemum...
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Doreen Cronin - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The quirky, hilarious farmyard tale that started it all from New York Times bestselling duo of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin! Now the inspiration for a new Christmas special, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Christmas on the Farm.Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long...
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The Rainbow Fish

Marcus Pfister - North-South Books
Format: Hardcover

The Rainbow Fish is an international best-seller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foil stamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish who learns to make friends by sharing his most...
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Olivia

Ian Falconer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Have fun with Olivia...-dressing up -singing songs -building sand castles -napping (maybe) -dancing -painting on walls -and -- whew! -- going to sleep at last.
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The Dot (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards))

Peter H. Reynolds - Candlewick
Format: Print book

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us.Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting...
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The Three Pigs

David Wiesner - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf's huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm...
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SkippyJon Jones

Judith Byron Schachner - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Holy guacamole! Skippyjon Jones is 10 years old!He's fearless, he's fun, he's a hero to all!Enjoy a special edition of the book that launched a thousand Chimichangoes with a note from author Judy Schachner about how the character came into being. There's a photo of the real Skippyjon Jones,...
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Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

The American Booksellers Book of the Year nominee is available as a sturdy board book for the youngest of children. Little Nutbrown Hare wants to show Big Nutbrown Hare how very much he loves him - but love as big as his is very hard to measure!
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If I Built a Car

Chris Van Dusen - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

"If I built a car, it'd be totally new! Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . ." Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. Inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of shiny chrome, this far-out vision is ready to cruise!...
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No, David!

David Shannon

The Caldecott Honor-winning classic by bestselling picture-book creator David Shannon!When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. Now
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Knuffle Bunny

Mo Willems; Cheryl Willems; Trixie Willems; Scotty Huff; Robert Reynolds; All authors - Weston Woods Studios
Format: Audiobook

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this book...
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Snowmen at Night

Caralyn Buehner - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

New for the fall season, this New York Times bestseller is now available in a sturdy board book edition, previously sold only through the gift set. Snowmen at Night reveals a wonderful wintertime secret--when we are sleeping, the snowmen are out playing! This exuberant, rhyming tale continues...
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The Seven Silly Eaters

Mary Ann Hoberman - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the Peters household brings a new demand for a special meal. What's a mother to do? Even though Mrs. Peters picks, peels, strains, scrapes, poaches,...
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The Paper Bag Princess

Robert N Munsch - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty - and ungrateful - prince.
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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.But there is no answer.Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't...
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Growing Vegetable Soup

Lois Ehlert - HMH Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup. So begins Lois Ehlerts bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds green bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot. Then the real gardening happens...
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

You thought you knew the story of the "The Three Little Pigs" ... You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of "The Three Little...
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen - Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

Substituting children for dinosaurs, Jane Yolen explores a world where dinosaurs are animated and with nightly routines. These anthropomorphized reptillians (a cast of 10) run the spectrum...
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Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney - Viking Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A beloved classic is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooneys story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom...
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Blueberries for Sal

Robert McCloskey - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Judith Viorst - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

A Latino-centric movie adaptation is coming soon to Disney ! From childrens book legend Judith Viorst comes the perennially popular tale of Alexanders worst day. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a story that belongs on every childs bookshelf.. Alexander could...
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Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss - Beginner Books/Random House
Format: Audiobook

"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss's beloved favorite has cemented...
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The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco - Doubleday
Format: Print book

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue...
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The Napping House

Audrey Wood - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A cozy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing--WAIT! There's a surprise in store, and little ones will want to discover it over and over again. So pull on your sleeping cap and snuggle in for a timeless cumulative tale that's truly like no other. Don and Audrey...
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The Story of Ferdinand

Munro Leaf - Viking Books
Format: Hardcover

In Spain lives a big and strong bull whose name is Ferdinand. Unlike the other bulls, Ferdinand does not like to fight. He would rather sit in the shade of his favorite cork tree and smell the flowers.
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Stone Soup (Aladdin Picture Books)

Marcia Brown - Aladdin Books
Format: Paperback

Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic, a Caldecott Honor book.First published in 1947, this picture book classic has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. This story, about three hungry soldiers...
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Madeline

Ludwig Bemelmans - The Viking Press
Format: Paperback

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines the smallest one was Madeline." Nothing frightens Madeline - not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings...
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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson - Harper & Row
Format: Paperback

Share this timeless classic with a new generation of readers!"One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight."Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement.Full...
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

Beatrix Potter - Frederick Warne
Format: Print book

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character since this book's first publication in 1904. In this tale we hear all about his and Peter's adventures in Mr McGregor's vegetable garden, and what...
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The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn - Tanglewood; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993,...
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