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Looking for the Eid Moon

Sahtinay Abaza - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Sara can't wait for Eid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. It's a wonderful holiday with festive decorations, special foods, and family and friends getting together. But Eid won't begin until the crescent moon is spotted.
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Awe-samosas!

Marzieh Abbas - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

This warm and joyful picture book blends family tradition and creativity as Noor puts an awesome spin on her Dadijaan's yummy but ingredient-specific samosa recipe.It's Noor's first time making her Dadijaan's Special Samosa recipe. When she can't get in touch with her Dadijaan...
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Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love

Randa Abdel-fattah - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love.. A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey...
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The Book That Almost Rhymed

Omar Abed - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Every great adventure needs a hero - or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice.. What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don't. Even....
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Look How Much I've Grown in KINDergarten (A KINDergarten Book)

Vera Ahiyya - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

Written by the kindergarten teacher and Instagram influencer affectionately known as the Tutu Teacher, comes a KINDergarten story about celebrating all the amazing ways children grow-- inside and out-- throughout the year.. Spring has sprung in KINDergarten! Flowers grow just outside the classroom....
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A Ramadan to Remember

Marzieh A. Ali - Dreamscape Media
Format: Audiobook

Ramadan is almost here! It's Zain's favorite time of the year.Well, it usually is. After a recent move and with no mosque or Islamic school in his new neighborhood, will Zain find a new Muslim friend to celebrate with him?Children will learn what makes the ninth Islamic month special...
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Rainbowsaurus

Steve Antony - Crocodile Books
Format: Hardcover

A joyful and fun read-along tale of one family's quest to find the Rainbowsaurus, featuring lots of colorful creatures.. A joyful and fun read-along tale of one family's quest to find the Rainbowsaurus, featuring lots of colorful creatures.. We're following a rainbow to find...
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What's New, Daniel?

Micha Archer - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Micha Archer's gloriously detailed collages invite readers into Daniel's blossoming world, encouraging them to appreciate all the wonderful new things in their own lives, big and small.. "What's new?" We casually say this to each other all the time,...
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I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome

Mia Armstrong - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book.. Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her because she looks...
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I'm Going to Build a Snowman

Jashar Awan - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this sparkling picture book celebration of winter and creativity, a boy's snow day efforts show that perfection is relative and what's important is taking pride in what you do!. When a little boy wakes up to see a blanket of snow covering the world outside, there's only one thing...
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Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers)

Andrea Beaty - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A moving story starring the Questioneers' teacher that's all about kindness, learning to face your fears, and the profound difference that one brilliant educator can make in a child's life from the #1 bestselling creators of Aaron Slater, Illustrator and Ada Twist, Scientist!...
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The Last Zookeeper

Aaron Becker - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah's Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world.. The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to rare...
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I Am a Tornado

Drew Beckmeyer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about compassion and navigating negative emotions.. Tornado is on a rampage. It tosses cars and knocks over barns. Tornado is also angry, only it doesn't...
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This Baby. That Baby.

Cari Best - Anne Schwartz Books
Format: Hardcover

In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!. Somewhere in the big, big citytwo happy babies look out their morning windowsat the very same...
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Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five

Phil Bildner - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the world's most recognizable handshake, the high five.Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all - hit, throw, run,...
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If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spectacle of a child imagining life as a horse. And with a book jacket adorned with glitter, this romp really sparkles! . If you were a horse, what would you do? Could you fit in your clothes?...
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Hippos Remain Calm

Sandra Boynton - Boynton Bookworks
Format: Hardcover

Catch up with the party-loving hippos from Hippos Go Berserk! in this long-awaited picture book more than forty-five years in the making - from the one and only Sandra Boynton!. Hippos have a reputation for wild parties that go on till dawn. People have even gone so far as to say that partying...
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The Hugasaurus

Rachel Bright - Orchard Books
Format: Paperback

A lighthearted celebration of friendship and kindness from the bestselling creators of The Worrysaurus. One sunny morning, a happy little Hugasaurus waves goodbye to her Pappysaur and sets of into the world on her own for the very first time. When she finds a playground, some new friends...
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Bad Kitty Does Not Like Easter

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Are you ready to find some Easter eggs, Kitty?. Kitty doesn't want an Easter egg. Kitty wants the Easter egg. Kitty wants ... the GOLDEN EGG!So she goes on the hunt.There! A blue egg! But Kitty doesn't want a blue egg.Or there! A purple egg! But Kitty doesn't want a purple egg.But...
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Too Many Rabbits

Davide Calì - Red Comet Press
Format: Hardcover

A special offer at the pet store results in an unforeseen rabbit situation for two siblings in this lighthearted cautionary tale with a fun counting twist.After a month of pleading, Dad finally takes Owen and Zoey to the pet store to adopt a rabbit. Once there, a two-for-one special offer...
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Greenlight: A Children's Picture Book About an Essential Neighborhood Traffic Light

Breanna Carzoo - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Meet Greenlight! Greenlight has an important job to do, but every time it's her turn to shine . . . everyone drives away! The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able...
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Croc on the Rock

Marion Clark

Sharing is hard! No one understands that more than the giant croc who sits on his rock. He chases away any other animal that comes near, aiming to have the river all to himself. But having it all is a lonely thing, and soon the croc realizes that the river is only fun when it's sh
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Ploof

Ben Clanton - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, from the creator of Narwhal and Jelly and the co-creator of Science Explorers.. Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely - but now you're...
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Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu

Ying Chang Compestine - ‎Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover

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Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton

Nina Crews - Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Hardcover

This lyrical picture book biography tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal, and is perfect for fans of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré.....
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Mama in the Moon

Doreen Cronin - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover

In this gentle and comforting bedtime book by two award-winning creators, a mama sloth helps her baby to self-soothe while she's making her way back to him.. Baby sloth lives high up in the trees with his mama, where he loves to sleep between her and the moon. But one night he tumbles...
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I Do Not Eat Children

Marcus Cutler - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A smooth-talking monster gets what's coming to him in this funny and slyly subversive picture book for fans of There's a Monster in Your Book and We Don't Eat Our Classmates.. A big orange creature lurks in a crowded playground...but don't worry! He would never eat a child....
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Sick Day Jitters (The Jitters Series)

Julie Danneberg - Charlesbridge
Format: Paperback

In this latest school adventure of the best-selling Jitters series, Mrs. Hartwell is out sick, so who will teach her class?. Everyone has the jitters at the thought of a day without their favorite teacher!. When the substitute teacher doesn't show up, the other adults in the building...
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Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before

Linsey Davis - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

Encourage children to use their voices, talents, and intelligence to help the world and raise awareness of girls and all the amazing things they do! An inspiration for readers of all ages, Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before calls attention to the truth that it's never too soon...
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MY BROTHER IS AN AVOCADO

Tracy Darnton - Simon & Schuster Childrens Books


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The Crayons Love Our Planet

Drew Daywalt - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate our planet!. The Crayons love our planet and are proud of their contributions. White ice caps, Green trees, Blue oceans and skies, Brown soil...and more! Even Beige is proud of his contibution:...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons

Drew Daywalt - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!. St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and Green Crayon would like a break! (After all, he JUST had to carry a heavy load during Christmas...) His friends...
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The Wrong Book

Drew Daywalt - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will have you correcting what you're reading - and laughing!. Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters shout Ding Dong! before they put out a fire?....
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The Brilliant Ms. Bangle

Cara Devins - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant librarian helps students to welcome big changes in this picture book by Cara Devins with illustrations from K-Fai Steele.It's a new school year, and something is different. The students' beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same!...
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Ready to Soar

Cori Doerrfeld - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rabbit Listened, a story of learning to stay true to yourself, rather than what others want you to be.. Riley made a paper airplane and couldn't wait to let it soar. But just before the plane could take off - SQUAWK. An eagle swoops...
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The Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Julia Donaldson - Macmillan Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become. Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never...
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Bored Bella Learns About Fiction and Nonfiction

Sandy Donovan - Picture Window Books
Format: Picture Book

Bored Bella thinks books are boring. When her class takes a trip to the library, Bella isnt thrilled. Join Ms. Paige Turner as she introduces fiction and nonfiction books to Bella and her class. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEW In the Library, a new series published earlier this...
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How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps

Bambi Edlund - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

A slightly overcomplicated and highly hilarious guide to making a peanut butter sandwich with all your critter friendsIt's lunchtime, and all the animals are hungry. In fact, you're feeling hungry too, and you know exactly what to make -- delicious peanut butter sandwiches for everyone!...
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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut picture book, perfect for fans of The Library Fish and Kitten and the Night Watchman.. Clarisse is a clever cat who loves books. She may not understand the dark, squiggly lines, but she can't...
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La Mariachi (Own Voices, Own Stories)

Isabel Estrada - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Tuchi longs to join in and play with the school's mariachi band, but it's the 1970s and in her community, mariachi is only for the boys. Still she hopes--and wishes on Seńora Luna. When Tuchi stumbles across her nana's guitarrón, Nana teaches her to play in secret. The music...
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Dim Sum Palace

X. Fang - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-filled adventure, in this picture book love letter to Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen. Beautifully illustrated with a gold foil cover, this is the perfect gift for foodies of all ages.....
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This Tank Is Mine! (Fish Tank Friends)

Jonathan Fenske - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Angelo loves his fish tank. But what happens when a new fish moves in? This new series is perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie!Angelo the angel fish lives in an awesome fish tank. He has a cozy cave (his) , a terrific treasure chest (also his) , and a bubbly bubble man (his again) . But then...
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A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle

Jonathan Fenske - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

The unicorn, dinosaur, and shark who "walked" into a book are back! This time, they're riding a bicycle--or are they?. What are a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark to do when they just want to relax, but the narrator of the book keeps INSISTING that they're riding a bicycle?...
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You Broke It!

Liana Finck - Rise x Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck comes a clever and validating twist on parent-child dynamics.. This collection of classic parental nags are cleverly betrayed by the situations shown, in which it's made clear that the child knows better. Each scenario is worthy of a giggle,...
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Theres a Bear in Your Book

Tom Fletcher - Zooblu
Format: Paperback


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Wintergarden

Janet Fox - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

Growing and harvesting an herb garden can be fun and oh so satisfying - even in the dead of winter.. Winter outside the window,Garden on the sill.. With a little bit of love and care, a few seeds nestled in pots, and a good windowsill, there's no better time to make an herb garden with...
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The Mochi Makers

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous picture book celebrating family, tradition, and the memories that matter most.. Emi and Obaachan are making mochi. It's a recipe that's been passed down for generations. Obaachan brought it with...
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Dear Unicorn

Josh Funk - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Two pen pals receive the shock of a lifetime in this giggle-inducing ode to friendship, art, and keeping an open mind!. Connie's art class is partnering up with pen pals this year, and she loves exchanging letters with her new friend, Nic, even though the two of them are polar opposites....
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Big Ship Rescue!

Chris Gall - Norton Young Readers
Format: Hardcover


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Spanish Is the Language of My Family

Michael Genhart - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.. As a boy prepares for his school's Spanish spelling bee, he asks his grandmother for help with some of the words he doesn't...
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Fetch, Cat. Fetch!

Charles Ghigna - Schiffer Kids
Format: Hardcover

Fetch, Cat. Fetch! is an endearing message of patience and love mixed with a big dose of humor. A winning combination when dealing with pets ... and people!Author Charles Ghigna - Father Goose® - masterfully encourages young children to build reading comprehension skills and to gain...
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Thank a Farmer

Maria Gianferrari - Norton Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Infused with jubilance and warmth, this luminous, lyrical picture book celebrates the people and the work that put food on our tables.Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop...
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The Penguin who was Cold

Philip Giordano - Tra Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A poignant and non-didactic exploration of difference, self-acceptance, the power of friendship, and inner strength. Milo is a penguin who, unlike the other penguins, does not like the cold. When he takes a chance and goes on a trip to a faraway place where it's warm, he finds friends...
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Rock Your Mocs

Laurel Goodluck - Heartdrum
Format: Hardcover

In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins - and the Native pride that comes with them. A perfect...
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A Walk in the Woods

Nikki Grimes - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father.. A week after the funeralI stare in the morning mirrorAngry that my father's eyes Stare back at me.. Confused and distraught after the death of his father,...
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Winter: A Solstice Story (The Solstice Series)

Kelsey E. Gross - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

From debut author Kelsey Gross and New York Times bestselling artist Renata Liwska comes a gentle and lulling picture book celebrating the magic of the Winter Solstice with a group of animal friends in a quiet forest.. Tonight is the longest night of the year - solstice is here! Deep in the forest,...
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Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

Jolene Gutiérrez - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too much. When feelings go on overload,I pause and breatheand all is . . . slowed.. Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience...
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Hana's Hundreds of Hijabs

RAZEENA OMAR GUTTA - Barefoot Books
Format: Hardcover

Hana has a humongous collection of hijabs and accessories - and her hijab is always styled superbly. But when her overflowing collection gets a little out of hand, Hana knows something needs to be done . . . and comes up with a clever plan for sharing her talents and possessions with her community!...
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This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar - Sourcebooks Explore
Format: Hardcover

Banning books is downright dangerous -- and if you manage to make it to the end of this book, you might just find out why.From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a hilarious and thoughtful new picture book that underscores the importance of the fight...
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The Yawnicorn

Emily Hamilton
Format: Hardcover

Magic is waiting in this rhythmic, calming tale that is the perfect bedtime story for when little ones struggle to fall asleep!. You're tucked into bed, ready for sleep. But . . . your head is all busy. and your legs are all twitchy. And this blanket is so itchy!. It's time to call...
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The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

Shawn Harris - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-confidence from a Caldecott-Honor winning creator.. Once upon a time, in a land where horses were mythical beasts, there lived a unicorn - a Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. He lived with his family in a palace...
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Out Cold-A Little Bruce Book (Mother Bruce Series)

Ryan T. Higgins - Disney Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins celebrates the joys of winter in this bite-sized Little Bruce Book perfect for fans of the Mother Bruce board books.. It's wintertime in Soggy Hollow and the mice are doing all their favorite outdoor things, like ski jumping, building...
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Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (A Penelope Rex Book)

Ryan T. Higgins - Disney Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew - a pet saber tooth tiger! - in this companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins.. Most kids have dogs and cats and fish and guinea pigs. Penelope Rex has Mittens. . Penelope...
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The Voice in the Hollow

Will Hillenbrand - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A young mouse's shortcut home turns into a fantastical journey guided by a mysterious guardian in this wintery tale with a breath-taking double gatefold surprise. When a blizzard closes the library early, Hubert decides to take a shortcut home through the spooky Hollow. Just as Hubert...
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Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

Joanna Ho - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock, comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection...
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Say My Name

Joanna Ho - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their culture of origin. The author builds a strong case that everyone should embrace their names and honor and learn those with which they may not be familiar." - Kirkus (starred review)...
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Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape

Mirka Hokkanen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Bathtime has Cat quite literally bent out of shape in this fresh, funny concept book that's purr-fect for the preschool set.. It's bathtime for Cat, but Cat is nowhere to be found. That is, until you look closely. Young readers will delight in following housemates Kitty and Puppy...
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Thank You, Day!

Charlie Hopper - Cameron Kids
Format: Hardcover

A child is bursting with gratitude for all that the day has brought in this love letter to the natural world . Let's hear it for the day, you all! With heartfelt feeling and joy, a kid gives kudos and kisses, hugs and high fives, shout-outs and simple thanks to everyday wonders in this...
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Party Rex (A Rex Book)

Molly Idle - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

It's Rex's tenth birthday, and it's time to party!. Molly Idle, Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator, returns with a new story to celebrate everyone's favorite dinosaur.. Rex cordially invites you and all of his friends to celebrate a milestone birthday, so remember...
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The Big Cheese (The Food Group)

Jory John - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Don't miss the seventh picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from Jory John and Pete Oswald!The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what...
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You're Going to Love This Book!

Jory John - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Sure to bring a smile to the faces of even the grumpiest readers, this laugh-out-loud picture book from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jory John and internationally acclaimed illustrator Olivier Tallec is hilarious enough to come back to again and again.Attention, reader: You're...
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On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette

Jennifer Jones - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Though this tale explores painful emotions, its focus on Jennifer's personal experience and the pleasure she found in dance make it an absolute delight." - Kirkus ReviewsFrom the first Black Radio City Rockette dancer, Jennifer Jones, comes an inspiring picture book autobiography...
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Just One Flake

Travis Jonker - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Just One Flake isa hilarious celebration of wintertime, curiosity, and outdoor play in this author-illustrated picture book debut from acclaimed creator and elementary school librarian Travis Jonker.. It's snowing outside! Liam rushes out into the squall, determined to catch one perfect...
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Buffalo Fluffalo (Buffalo Stories)

Bess Kalb - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it's okay to be yourself.. I'm the Buffalo FluffaloI heave and I huffaloLeave me alone because I've...
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Noura's Crescent Moon

Zainab Khan - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Venturing out after dusk with her family, a child is eager to watch for the new moon that signals the start of Eid ul-Fitr celebrations in this charming picture-book debut.. Noura can't wait for the sun to go down! With Ramadan and her first month of fasting almost over, she and Mama...
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Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King - Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook

Adapted from her adult memoir, this is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King-wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center) , and twentieth-century American civil and human rights activist.A Macmillan Audio...
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Please Don't Read This Book

Deanna Kizis
Format: Hardcover

Wait--are you reading this book? Even though the cover asked you not to? Well, if you're going to read it, then you'll have to follow the rules, or you're going to have WAY too much fun. And you don't want to have FUN, do you? DO YOU?! That's what I thought. So definitely,...
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Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long

Liz Kleinrock - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Meet kids who share how they celebrate holidays all year long - perfect for discussions about de-centering winter holidays!Who says the holidays only happen in the winter? Every day's a holiday when you live in a world as diverse as ours! From Juneteenth to Vesak, and Yom Kippur to Día...
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Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever

Suzanne Lang - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's favorite grump, Jim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series, has caught a bad case of spring fever and wakes up feeling very silly in this delightful new picture book.. When Jim runs through the jungle laughing and shouting with glee, the other...
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Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography

Wendy Loggia - Golden Books
Format: Hardcover

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Taylor Swift, the Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum artist. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!. This Little Golden Book about Taylor Swift--the singer and songwriter...
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The Great Henna Party

Humera Malik - Lantana Publishing
Format: Hardcover

If you were to name the person you loved the most, who would you choose?Noor's cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, Noor's family will hold a henna party in her honor. They'll sing traditional songs, eat delicious treats, and have their hands painted in swirling...
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Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

Michelle Markel - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Meet Randolph Caldecott, the artist who revolutionized picture book illustration and for whom the prestigious Caldecott medal is named! From acclaimed picture book creators Michelle Markel and Barbara McClintock comes a lively, humorous, and energetically informative biography that celebrates...
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It's Holi!

Sanyukta Mathur - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Wake up, it's Holi!. Nikhil and his family are preparing to celebrate Holi and the beginning of spring! Scrumptious sweet and savory treats fill platters, and a rainbow of powdered colors is set out. Everyone is ready for the bright and messy festivities ahead.. But young Nikhil gets...
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I Want 100 Dogs

Stacy McAnulty - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, feel-good first-pet book, one aspiring dog owner and her parents ponder - in wildly imaginative and hilarious detail - all the best and worst outcomes of bringing home more dogs than you can (literally) shake a stick at.. A young girl proclaims, "I want 100 dogs."...
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Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

Breanna J. McDaniel - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public Library.. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller,...
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The Dragon Who Didn't Like Fire

Gemma Merino - Macmillan Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning Gemma Merino, author of the iconic The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water (over half a million copies sold worldwide) , The Dragon Who Didn't Like Fire is a deeply funny story about acceptance, difference and unconditional love.. Everybody knows that dragons...
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Chubby Bunny

Julie Murphy - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

The debut picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'. Told with Julie Murphy's trademark humor and heart, this is a clever, funny body-positive story about loving yourself.Barbara "Bunny" Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started...
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Big Babies

Patrick O'Brien - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

For dinosaur lovers and fans of Steve Jenkins's Prehistoric Actual Size, this unexpected look at prehistoric life explores what is known about our favorite extinct creatures before they became massive, full-grown adults.. How big (or small) was your favorite dinosaur-as a baby? We see how some...
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The Great Poop Contest (Somos8)

Rafael Ordoñez - NubeOcho
Format: Hardcover

After the international success of The World's Biggest Fart, comes this hilarious animal poop contest.The horse thinks that his poop is the best in the world. But the cow thinks that hers is better. The pig, the goat and the duck disagree... Which is the best poop in the universe? The animals...
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Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

Junghwa Park - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year and join one child's quest to eat enough bowls of soup to become a "big girl!" Sohee's favorite part of Seollal is tteokguk - the special Korean rice cake soup traditionally only enjoyed on New Year's Day. Each bowl is said to make the person...
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Ganesha's Great Race

Sanjay Patel - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The sweets-loving elephant Ganesha and his mouse companion are back! And this time you'll meet Ganesha's family, too, as they race around the world in this adorable companion to the bestselling Ganesha's Sweet Tooth.. From the creator of the Oscar-nominated Pixar short Sanjay's...
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Basketball Dreams

Chris Paul - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

From NBA All-Star Chris Paul comes an inspirational and uplifting picture book about chasing your basketball dreams and the lessons he learned both on and off the court from his beloved grandfather Papa Chilly.Growing up, young Chris Paul dreamed of playing professional basketball. But he knew...
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Finn's Little Fibs (Big Bright Feelings)

Tom Percival - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

What happens when one little lie turns into a big problem? From the creator of Ruby Finds a Worry comes the perfect picture book for helping children learn the importance of honesty.. Finn always looks forward to spending time at Grandma's house. But when he accidentally breaks her clock,...
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Lucky Duck

Greg Pizzoli - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learns just how lucky she is.. Susan the duck has the worst luck. Her rollerskates are two sizes too big. She's lost her favorite marble. And she's run out of pickles. But with each unfortunate...
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Butterfly on the Wind

Adam Pottle - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A magical picture book about a Deaf girl who creates a butterfly with Sign Language and sends it on a journey around the world.. On the day of the talent show, Aurora's hands tremble. No matter how hard she tries to sign, her fingers stumble over one another and the words just won't...
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My Grandfather's Song

Phùng Nguyên Quang - Make Me a World
Format: Hardcover

A stunning picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other--from the creators of My First Day.. Long ago, Grandfather came to a new land. Fish swam in the water, birds chirped in the sky, monkeys played in the trees. And in this wilderness, with his own two hands,...
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¡Vamos! Let's Go Read (World of ¡Vamos!)

Raul the Third III - Versify
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raul the Third, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read follows Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival in this paper-over-board picture book from the World of ¡Vamos!Little Lobo...
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School's First Day of School

Adam Rex - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him?The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon...
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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds's debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.. Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making...
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Construction Site: Farming Strong, All Year Long

SHERRI DUSKEY RINKER - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The construction crew is back and ready to help out on the farm! Working together with new friends, they'll get the job done all year long.There's work to do! No time to waste! All year the farm's a busy place!Six hardworking trucks - with help from brand-new farm vehicles - have...
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Dear Muslim Child

Rahma Rodaah - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

This inspirational picture book from the author of Dear Black Child encourages Muslim children to take joy and pride in their Islamic faith. Perfect for fans of In My Mosque and The Proudest Blue.Dear Muslim Child, your story matters.In this lyrical ode to Islam, Muslim children all over...
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The King Penguin

Vanessa Roeder - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

King Penguin is off to find subjects who will listen to him - as long as they don't eat him first, in this cheeky tale by beloved author-illustrator Vanessa Roeder. Percival the King Penguin doesn't think he's asking for too much when he makes all the rules - he is a king after...
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A Letter for Bob

Kim Rogers - Heartdrum
Format: Hardcover

With humor and heart, and brought to life by Jonathan Nelson's warm, distinctive artwork, Kim Rogers's A Letter for Bob celebrates the treasured cars that carry us through our most meaningful childhood moments. Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car dealership,...
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The Big Dreaming

Michael Rosen - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

The Cold is coming, and it's time for Big Bear and Little Bear to get ready for the Big Sleep: for bears sleep all winter long, and wake up in the spring. But Little Bear is worried. What if they run out of dreams during the Big Sleep?. And so, Little Bear sets out bravely to find enough...
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The Real Story

Sergio Ruzzier - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning creator Sergio Ruzzier, a hilarious, imaginative whodunit in which Cat and Mouse debate the truth behind a broken cookie jar. Cat has found a broken cookie jar.How did it happen? And where are the cookies?. With his signature brilliant humor and eccentric characters,...
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Hornbeam All In (The Hornbeam Books)

Cynthia Rylant - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

It's three stories in one picture book as Hornbeam the moose embarks on adventures with his friends in this first installment in a new series from the creative team behind the Gooseberry Park, Motor Mouse, and the Mr. Putter & Tabby books!. Hornbeam is a charismatic moose who loves...
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Ten Little Rabbits

Maurice Sendak - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Maurice Sendak's legacy continues with this playful counting extravaganza for the youngest child. Here is a small reader's introduction to the magic of Mr. Sendak's books - a journey that will continue for many years to come.Prepare to be. . .Amazed. . .Dazzled . . .And mesmerized...
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Oh, Are You Awake?

Bob Shea - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

For anyone who has ever craved sleep - and anyone too full of energy to settle down - a comedy from Bob Shea, creator of the popular Dinosaur vs. series, and singular illustrator Jarvis. . It's sleepy time for Lion and Penguin. Correction: it should be sleepy time for Lion and Penguin,...
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Listening to the Quiet

Cassie Silva - Lantana Publishing
Format: Hardcover

What does nothing sound like?Jacki's mama has a rare condition. She is slowly losing her hearing. Together, they are learning Sign Language so that they'll always be able to tell each other everything. But as Mama's world becomes quieter, Jacki's remains full of sound, especially...
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On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Winter's Wonders

Buffy Silverman - Millbrook Press ™
Format: Hardcover

On a feather-fluffing, seed-stuffing, cloud-puffing day . . .Weasels whiten. / Cardinals brighten. / Frost glistens. / Owl listens.From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Gold-Blooming Day and On a Snow-Melting Day, comes the third installment of a seasonal celebration. With winter's arrival,...
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How to Be a Real Man

Scott Stuart
Format: Hardcover

A timely picture book that tackles masculinity in an engaging and humorous way!Scott Stuart encourages boys to embrace who they truly are in this empowering and funny story, smashing age-old assumption about what it means to be a man.Encompassing boys and men from different backgrounds,...
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My Shadow Is Purple

Scott Stuart - ‎Larrikin House US
Format: Hardcover

My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mom's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself and moving beyond...
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The Runaway Dosa

Suma Subramaniam - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

"The more you eat, the more you crave! You can't catch me, no matter how brave!". With the help of some magical, mythological Indian creatures, chase the Runaway Dosa before it gets away!. "Inspired by 'The Gingerbread Man' and the popular Tamil rhyme 'Dosai!...
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The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime

Eija Sumner - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

This little mermaid is too FIERCE and SCARY and FEROCIOUS to follow The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime . . . well, except the part about snuggling her shark stuffie. A hilarious picture book for kids ages 3 to 7 who are experts at resisting sleep. Once upon an evening, a good...
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Mole Is Not Alone

Maya Tatsukawa - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground tunnels to attend a party.. Mole is invited to a party, which is very worrisome. What if the party is too rowdy for Mole? What if Mole doesn't know anyone there? What if Mole is just too shy to make...
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My Dog and I

Luca Tortolini - Milky Way Picture Books
Format: Hardcover

My Dog and I is a delightfully imaginative picture book about a little girl who's always wanted a dog, showing us that love knows no bounds, from award-winning creators, author Luca Tortolini and illustrator Felicita Sala. Out for a walk one day, a girl stumbles upon a lost "dog."...
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Cranky

Phuc Tran - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and debut picture book author Phuc Tran, this is a hilarious picture book about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships!It's the last day at the construction site and Cranky the crane...
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How to Catch a Garden Fairy: A Springtime Adventure

Alice Walstead - Sourcebooks Wonderland
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new springtime adventure -- do YOU have the magic touch needed to catch a Garden Fairy?When the Catch Club Kids stumble upon a trail of glitter and the entrance to an enchanted garden, they decide that they have...
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How to Catch a Mamasaurus

Alice Walstead - Sourcebooks Wonderland
Format: Hardcover

The newest adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series -- do YOU have what it takes to catch the most special creature yet?The How to Catch Kids are at it again! This time, they're trying to trap the Mamasaurus -- a wonderful creature like no other...
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Bros

Carole Boston Weatherford - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of childhood from an award-winning author, this upbeat day-in-the-life of a bunch of friends was inspired by the #BlackBoyJoy meme that spurred a movement.. From sunrise to sunset, a group of young Black boys joyously spend the day together as they live their best lives freely...
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Dino-Earth Day (Dino-Holidays)

Lisa Wheeler - Carolrhoda Books ®
Format: Hardcover

The world needs help to keep it clean. / It's Dino-Earth Day . . . let's go green!Upbeat rhyming verse from Lisa Wheeler and playful illustrations from Barry Gott present many different ways to take care of the planet. The dinos ride bikes and scooters, clean up a park, plant an urban...
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Not He or She, I'm Me

A. M. Wild - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In this bright and joyous picture book readers follow a day in the life of a young gender non-binary child.. A child gets ready for a wonderful day. They gleefully get dressed, hug their parents, go to school, and play with friends. All the while, unapologetically reminding themselves that...
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Are You Big?

Mo Willems - Union Square Kids
Format: Hardcover

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept in this hilarious nonfiction picture book about the relationship between size and scale. Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe. From an average-size...
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Bear Finds Eggs

Karma Wilson - ‎Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Bear and his friends hunt for missing eggs in this new picture book adventure in the bestselling series.Mama Meadowlark can't find her eggs! Bear and his friends pitch in to help and search high and low. Each time they find an egg, they paint it with bright colors so they don't...
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Long Goes to Dragon School

Helen H. Wu - Yeehoo Press
Format: Hardcover

Wrapped in Eastern and Western dragon lore, this fantasy tale celebrates perseverance, self-acceptance, and cultural differences.It's the first day of Dragon School, where all the young dragons must learn how to harness their fire breath. Today's lesson? Using it to cook food! All the dragons...
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The Horseback Librarians

Jane Yolen - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Anna Mary brings books to children and adults in Appalachia during the Great Depression.. There were no libraries in the backwoods of Kentucky in the 1930s. Librarians there and throughout the South delivered books to families by horseback and mule, sleeping outdoors or sheltering in barns...
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I Can Open It for You

Shinsuke Yoshitake - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination!. Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to help him.. But one day, perhaps...
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Ramadan Kareem

M. O. Yuksel - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From M. O. Yuksel and Hatem Aly, the acclaimed creators of the award-winning In My Mosque, comes Ramadan Kareem - a delightful, diverse celebration of Ramadan around the world. Don't miss this modern classic that celebrates the emotions and joy of this important holiday. Come in and experience...
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Slowly Slowly

Toni Yuly - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A persimmon branch takes its time creating a wonderful gift for the community around it in this charming picture book celebrating the beauty that can be found in slowing down.. When you slow down... you see more. You see the day waking up, the turtle taking steps, the wind having fun. You see wonder...
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Luli and the Language of Tea

Hyewon Yum
Format: Hardcover

Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers.When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English,...
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