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Tap the Magic Tree

Christie Matheson - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Every book needs you to turn the pages. But not every book needs you to tap it, shake it, jiggle it, or even blow it a kiss. Innovative and timeless, Tap the Magic Tree asks you to help one lonely tree change with the seasons. Now thats interactiveand magical!It begins with a bare brown...
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Baby Danced the Polka (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))

Karen Beaumont - Dial
Format: Hardcover

It's nap time on the farm, but one un-sleepy baby has a different plan... Will Baby do the cha-cha? Will Mama flip her wig? Will Baby dance the polka with a polka-dotted pig? Perfect fun for young children who like lively stories, this happy tale invites all to join in and dance...
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I Like It When . . .

Mary Murphy - Red Wagon Books
Format: Hardcover

I like it when you hold my hand. I like it when you let me help. I like it when you tickle me. I like it when you dance with me. Straightforward text and bold illustrations highlight the joys of a little penguins day. This sturdy-page book celebrates a childs special relationships. While...
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Nam! Nam! Nam! = Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (Spanish Edition)

Candace Fleming
Format: Book

After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.Title: Nam! Nam! Nam!/ Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!Author: Fleming, Candace/ Karas, G. Brian (ILT)Publisher: Lectorum PubnsPublication Date:...
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I will take a nap

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Print book

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.In I Will Take a Nap! Gerald is tired and cranky. Will Piggie be in his dreams? Or will she keep Gerald from dreaming at all?
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Pete's a Pizza

William Steig

Pete's father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They're really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like crazy. Show more Show...
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The three cabritos

Eric A. Kimmel - Two Lions
Format: Paperback

Retells, with a southwestern United States setting, the traditional tale about three billy goat brothers who trick a beast that lives under the bridge.
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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

Jeanette Winter - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

As a young girl growing up in Kenya Wangari was surrounded by trees But years later when she returns home she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed So Wangari decides to do somethingand starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard...
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