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Bears Dont Read

Emma Chichester Clark - Kane Miller
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time, there was a large brown bear who found a book lying under a tree ... This exquisite new picture book from renowned creator, Emma Chichester Clark, is a magical story of friendship to power the imagination and encourage children (and bears!) towards a lifelong love of reading.
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I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience (I Am Books)

Susan Verde - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Board Book

Encourage kids to find their inner strength with this companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love! I move ahead one breath at a time.I act with bravery.I am courage. When we picture someone brave, we might think they're fearless; but real courage comes from...
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Salat in Secret

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow - Random House Studio
Format: Picture Book

From the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The Proudest Blue comes a story about a Muslim boy who receives a salat (prayer) rug on his seventh birthday and becomes empowered about his faith.. In this beautiful story of community, family,...
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The Bad Seed

JORY JOHN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month selectionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! seriesThis is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been...
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The Magical Yet

Angela DiTerlizzi - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't,And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't.Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry,...
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The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

Ashley Spires - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals. But one day, when they re looking for a ship to play pirates in, Lou s friend has an idea: Up there! The tree can be our ship! Ummm ... says Lou. This is something...
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Rain Before Rainbows

Smriti Prasadam-Halls - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Rain before rainbows, clouds before sun,night before daybreak - a new day's begun. In this heartfelt story about courage, change, and moving on, a girl and her companion fox travel together away from a sorrowful past, through challenging and stormy times, toward color and light and life....
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I'm Growing Great

Mechal Renee Roe - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

,Lovely and wise, shine at sunrise! I am growing each day!Beautiful Black girls with gorgeous natural hairstyles full of flowers, butterflies, and other garden treasures are the stars of this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author/illustrator of Happy Hair and Cool Cuts. Set in a backdrop...
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Knitting for Dogs

Laurel Molk - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

A funny and creative look at how to turn a problem into a solution.Max is a big dog who lives with Izzy, a medium-sized girl, who has big ideas. Izzy can build anything - a birdhouse, a wooden swing, a tent, and even a catapult that really works. So when Izzy takes up knitting, she expects...
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Jabari Jumps

Gaia Cornwall - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash.Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared...
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The Book of Mistakes

Corinna Luyken - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Zoom meets Beautiful Oops! in this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the way in which "mistakes" can blossom into inspirationOne eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake. The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent...
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Whistle for Willie

Ezra Jack Keats - Viking Press
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Keatss illustrations boldy, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summers day.--The New York Times. ALA Notable Childrens Book. Full-color illustrations.,
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The Most Magnificent Thing

Ashley Spires - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. ?She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just...
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

Mark Pett - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake...Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, Beatrice...
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What Do You Do With a Problem?

Kobi Yamada - Compendium Kids
Format: Print book

A #1 New York Times Best Seller, What Do You Do With a Problem? is a story for anyone, at any age.From the same author and illustrator as the #1 nationally best-selling What Do You Do With an Idea? comes a new book to encourage you to look closely at problems and discover...
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It's Okay to Make Mistakes

Todd Parr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Todd Parr's bestselling books have reminded kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to be themselves. It's Okay to Make Mistakes embraces life's happy accidents, the mistakes and mess-ups that can lead to self discovery. Todd Parr brings a timely...
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The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds - Candlewick Press
Format: 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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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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You Can't Be a Pterodactyl!

James Breakwell - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers!. Tommy knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. But when he announces that he plans to be a pterodactyl, it turns out he's surrounded...
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The Loud Librarian

Jenna Beatrice - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A little librarian with a larger-than-life voice finds her place in this sweet and uproarious picture book about being true to yourself - no shushing required!. Penelope is perfect for the job of student-librarian. Friendly? Check. Helpful? Check. Book lover? Check. There's just one snag....
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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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Ode to a Bad Day

Chelsea Lin Wallace - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

OH BAD DAY! A hilariously dramatic series of odes to the little bumps in our days, perfect for any kid dealing with a not-so-good day.. Oh Too Much Milk in My Cereal! Soggy, squishy! Boggy, mushy! You turned my crispy into gushy!. Sometimes the small disappointments and inconveniences in kids'...
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Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince

Alliah L. Agostini - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

An exuberant picture book written by Alliah L. Agostini and illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice is about a Black boy with big dancing dreams who learns the meaning of courage and community.. It's the weekend, first in June; speaker's blasting out big tune!Cousins, aunties, uncles,...
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The Three Ninja Pigs

Corey Rosen Schwartz - Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Practice makes perfect in this kick-butt fractured fairy tale.Why does this wolf think he can come to town and blow all the houses down? These three little pigs just aren't going to take it from that bully anymore! The first starts aikido lessons---he'll make mincemeat out of that...
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Tomorrow I'll Be Brave

Jessica Hische - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

Journey through the beautifully hand-lettered messages by award-winning illustrator Jessica Hische. This uplifting and positive book encourages kids to promise that tomorrow, they will try new things, do their best, and be brave.Tomorrow I'll be all the things I tried to be today:Adventurous,...
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After the Fall

DAN SANTAT - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened...
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Bob the Artist

Marion Deuchars - Laurence King
Format: Print book

Bob the bird is just like all his friends, apart from his skinny legs. When Bob is teased, he decides to try and change himself to fit in. But little does he know where all his efforts will lead him...An affirming picture book for age 3 about the power of art and of being confident enough...
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The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!. Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices!. National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet hea
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When Sophie Thinks She Can't...

Molly Bang - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

When Sophie can't solve a math puzzle, she feels upset and inadequate. "I CAN'T DO IT!" she shouts, expressing the frustration all of us feel when we try and fail. Will she ever be "smart" like her sister? Maybe she isn't smart at all.Luckily Sophie's teacher steps in. What...
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