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Zonias Rain Forest

Juana Martinez-Neal - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Juana Martinez-Neal illuminates a young girls day of play and adventure in the lush rain forest of Peru.Zonias home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every...
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Cat Problems

Jory John

Just like most cats, this cat lives an extremely comfortable life. But he has his problems too! The sun spot he's trying to bathe in won't stop moving. He keeps getting served dry food instead of wet. And don't even get him started on the vacuum--it's an ab
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I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin's Lament

Liz Wong

Poor pangolin--he's trying to explain who he is, but all the other animals keep getting confused. You have scales--like a snake? A long tongue--like a frog? A strong scent--like a skunk? You can roll in a ball--like an armadillo? And a name that sounds a lot like...penguin
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The Capybaras

Alfredo Soderguit

For kids ages 4-8, a charming and hilarious tale about capybaras: the beloved animal sensation capturing hearts around the world! This book teaches kids about acceptance, diversity, and community! In this beautiful and simple book, hens and their chicks are living safe a
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Best Day Ever!

Marilyn Singer - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

This playful puppy thinks she's having the best day ever! She's so happy to be out with her friend, she doesn't even realize that she's being a little naughty. But then he scolds her, and suddenly - Worst. Day. Ever. Will puppy be able to make amends and turn their day back...
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Something's Wrong!: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear

Jory John
Format: Hardcover

Jeff the bear has definitely forgotten something. He ate his breakfast, he watered his plant, he combed his fur ... what could it be? Why does he feel so oddly off? So he asks his friend Anders the rabbit what could possibly be wrong. It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that...
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We Want a Dog

Lo Cole
Format: Hardcover

From the author-illustrator of Ten on a Twig comes a hysterical dog book for kids and adults alike, perfect for any pet lover!We want a dog! What kind of dog...?This hilarious rhyming texts takes us through twenty-seven unexpected and amusing varieties of dogs that one could have, like...
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Out of Nowhere

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beetle and Caterpillar are best friends. Every day, they sit together on a big rock, sharing a picnic and looking out over the forest. But one day, Caterpillar goes missing and Beetle cannot find her. Beetle sets out on a long journey through the forest, but Caterpillar is nowhere to be seen....
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Except Antarctica

Todd Sturgell - Sourcebooks Explore
Format: Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, helpless narrator, this meta-leaning and hilarious picture book about animal habitats on every continent will have kids (and their adults!) laughing every time they pick it up.Turtles are found...
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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Peter Brown - Little
Format: Print book

Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. So he decides to go wild. But does he go too far? From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there's a time and place for everything... even going wild.
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The Lion & the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney - Little
Format: Book

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue,...

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Parrots Over Puerto Rico

Cindy Trumbore - Lee & Low Books Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Above the treetops of Puerto Rico flies a flock of parrots as green as their island home. . . . These are Puerto Rican parrots. They lived on this island for millions of years, and then they nearly vanished from the earth forever. Puerto Rican parrots, once abundant, came perilously close...
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Count the Monkeys

Mac Barnett - Disney Hyperion Books
Format: Book

Kids will giggle as they count all the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages. Full of fun reader interactions and keeps readers guessing until the very last page! Matching Mac Barnett's brilliant wit are Kevin Cornell's luminous illustrations, which will have young readers...
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This Moose Belongs to Me

Oliver Jeffers - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes the age-old tale of a boy and his moose . . .Wilfred is a boy with rules. He lives a very orderly life. It's fortunate, then, that he has a pet who abides by rules, such as not making noise while Wilfred educates...
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The Pigeon Wants a Puppy

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

He really, really, REALLY wants one. He'll take really good care of it! What's the matter--don't you want him to be happy? The latest book in the best-selling Pigeon series is the funniest one yet.
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Sheep in a Jeep

Nancy Shaw - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Book

What could be better than a misadventure in board book format from that rambunctious flock of sheep? In "Sheep in a Jeep", the hapless flock goes for a drive in the country. Full color.
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Cuckoo!

Fiona Roberton - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Hilarious and heartwarming read-aloud from IRA Children's Book Award winner Cuckoo hatches. And all is well. But when his brothers and sisters sing out Too-too-weet! Too-too-weet! Cuckoo instead chirps Cuckoo! and no one can understand him.When he leaves his nest,...
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Cowboy and Octopus

Jon Scieszka - Viking
Format: Hardcover

Peanut butter and jelly. George and Martha. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and . . . Octopus? Yes, that's right. Meet Cowboy and Octopus - the next great pair to become a household name. Cowboy likes beans'n'bacon and bacon'n'beans. Octopus eats raw seafood. Octopus prefers knock-knock jokes, but Cowboy...
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Diary of a Worm

Alexander Gould - Joanna Cotler Books
Format: Book

This is the diary . . . of a worm. Surprisingly, a worm not that different from you or me. Except he eats his homework. Oh, and his head looks a lot like his rear end.Doreen Cronin, the New York Times best-selling author of CLICK, CLACK, MOO and GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK, teams up with illustrator...

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RRRalph

Lois Ehlert - Beach Lane Books
Format: Book

Would you believe that Ralph the dog can talk? Yip, yip, yip--it's true! With bestselling author Lois Ehlert's simple, funny, call-and-response text and bold, playful collage illustrations, this fresh, young book is sure to get little ones laughing (and talking to their dogs!)
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How Rocket Learned to Read

Tad Hills - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Print book

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...
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Tacky the Penguin

Helen Lester - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Tackys the odd bird out among all his friends. Will this nonconformist teach old penguins some new tricks and help save the day?Tacky the Penguin is a delightful tale about being true to yourself - even when it means being a little different from everybody else.Tacky likes to do splashy...
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Sleep Like a Tiger

Mary Logue - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Format: Print book

2013 Randolph Caldecott Honor AwardIn this magical bedtime story, the lyrical narrative echoes a Runaway Bunny - like cadence: "Does everything in the world go to sleep?" the little girl asks. In sincere and imaginative dialogue between a not-at-all sleepy child and understanding...
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Little Owl Lost

Chris Haughton - Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From a debut author-illustrator! What if a little owl fell from his nest? A reassuring story for the very young told with whimsy and simple, vibrant artwork.Uh-oh! Little Owl has fallen from his nest and landed with a whump on the ground. Now he is lost, and his mommy is nowhere to be seen!...
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Is Your Mama a Llama?

Deborah Guarino - Perfection Learning Prebound
Format: Book

With humorous rhymes, six lovable animals help Lloyd the llama discover what kind of animal his mama is. This item is Non-Returnable.
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Inch by Inch

Leo Lionni - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Caldecott Honor winning classic about a brave and clever little worm from beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.A small green inchworm is proud of his skill at measuring anything - a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak. Then one day a nightingale threatens to eat him if he cannot...
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The Tale of the Mandarin Duck: A Modern Fable

Bette Midler - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler's distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming...
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