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The Day the Crayons Quit

Drew Daywalt - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They...
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I'm Not Sleepy

Jane Chapman - Good Books
Format: Hardcover

It's bedtime, and Mo isn't sleepy. Not one tiny bit. "I don't want to go to bed!" "But SOMEONE has to go to bed!" says Grandma. "Maybe I should go to bed, and YOU can stay up. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" lauhgs Mo, but putting Grandma to bed is harder...
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Wolfie the Bunny

Ame Dyckman - Little
Format: Print book

Families of all kinds will delight in this sweet tale of new babies, sibling rivalry, bravery, unconditional love...and veggies!
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Bear Snores On

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited...
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Bobo the Sailor Man!

Eileen Rosenthal - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Bobo (accidentally!) risks getting lost at sea in this irresistible adventure starring everyone’s favorite frenemies.Willie and Bobo are exploring. And just look at all they’ve found! There are spectacular sticks and teeny tiny non-bitey roly-poly bugs. And this—a red bucket!...
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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker - Chronicle Books
Format: Audiobook

The #1 New York Times bestsellerAs the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest - so they'll be ready for another day of rough...
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Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machines

Peter Bently - Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

The sheep on the hillside were munching away, much as they always did, day after day, when suddenly something went ZOOM overhead! "Let's go and see what it is!" they all said. And so begins a ripping, round-the-world adventure as the magnificent sheep take to skies in their...
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Memoirs of a Hamster

Devin Scillian - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Book

Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply,...
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10 Minutes till Bedtime

Peggy Rathmann
Format: Book

At One Hoppin' Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters -- a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys -- arrive at the front door."All aboard!" the child's pet hamster, dressed as a tour guide, shouts, directing...
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Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books)

Robert McCloskey - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack,...
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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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Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy

Jacky Davis - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, goes to the playground and makes new friends, including Bumblebee Boy.
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Mini Racer

Kristy Dempsey - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Ready, steady, green light, go! Mini Racer won't go slow. Twelve little vehicles are lined up and ready to race. With speed bumps to jump and corners to round, who will take the lead? The winner just might surprise you. This rhyming text is filled with onomatopoeia sure to tickle the funny...
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My Truck is Stuck!

Kevin Lewis - Hyperion Book CH; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover

My Truck Is Stuck. Rotten luck. Can't go! My truck is stuck. Tug and tow. Two engines roar. But the truck won't go. Not one inch more. Does anyone know how to make my stuck truck go? In this lyrical read-aloud, young drivers are introduced to the ins and outs of hauling, beeping,...
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The Seven Silly Eaters

Mary Ann Hoberman
Format: Hardcover

Peter wants only milk, Lucy wont settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the household brings a new demand for a special meal. Whats a mother to do [A] highly comic rhyming romp that surprisingly (and nicely) twists into a birthday...
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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 Three Little Rigs

David Gordon - HarperCollins; 1 edition
Format: Print book

"Little rig, little rig, let me come in!""Not by the chrome on my chinny chin chin.""Then I'll crash and I'll bash and I'll smash your house in."When the three little rigs set out to build their own garages, each one thinks that his is going to be the strongest....
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The Cow Loves Cookies

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

The horse loves hay, the chickens need feed, the geese munch on corn, the hogs devour slop, the dog eats treats, but the cow loves ... COOKIES? Don't miss this barnyard treat, featuring a new cover, from the author of the New York Times bestselling Bear series.With an original twist...
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Otto the Book Bear

Katie Cleminson - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Otto lives in a book and is happiest when his story is being read. Otto is no ordinary storybook character: when no one is looking, he comes to life! Otto loves to walk off of his book's pages, but when his book is taken away while Otto is off exploring, the book bear sets off on a grand...
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Chicken Dance

Tammi Sauer - Sterling
Format: Print book

Meet Marge and Lola, chickens on a mission: to win tickets for the Elvis Poultry Show! But their toughest competition - a pack of menacing ducks - sneers that "all a chicken can do is bawk, flap, and shake." Can our two feisty chicks show those quackers how to rock 'n' roll the barnyard?...
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Surfer Chick

Kristy Dempsey - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

"Two birds of a feather, a chick and her dad, lived by the shore, in a radical pad. A legend in surfing, Chick's dad ruled the Roost. Chick's dream was to learn every move he produced."So begins the story of a little chick and her dad who take to the beach so she can finally...
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The Grumpy Dump Truck

Brie Spangler
Format: Print book

This dump truck has a bad attitude.It's not easy being a dump truck, hauling heavy dirt from one place to the next. All that work has made Bertrand decidedly grouchy. But when he meets Tilly, a cheerful porcupine construction worker, Bertrands attitude begins to change. Can this grumpy...
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The Snail and the Whale

Julia Donaldson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands.  It's a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before.  But when the whale swims too close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?From the creators of Room...
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Otis and the Puppy

Loren Long - Philomel Books
Format: Audiobook

The New York Times Bestseller!Otis and his farm friends love to play hide-and-seek. Otis especially loves to be "It," finding his friends as they hide. Yet when the newest addition to the farm - a bounding puppy who can't sit still and has a habit of licking faces - tries...
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