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Pirates in the Library

Nadia Ali - Star Bright Books
Format: Print book

Prepare to set sail for the adventure of a lifetime as the fierce Captain Jake discovers a treasure map that leads him and his pirate crew (and parrot, too) right to the ... library. Ms. Benitez, the librarian, welcomes the pirates to the library-as long as they behave!-and the search...
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A Library Book for Bear

Bonny Becker - Candlewick Press
Format: Book

Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse's entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library.Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly cheery Mouse,...
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The Berenstain Bears: We Love the Library

MIKE BERENSTAIN - HarperFestival
Format: Paperback

The Berenstain Bears are always checking out books about outer space, medieval knights, cute animals, and more at the library. But then one day, the family finds out the library may be shutting down forever.The cubs know they have to do something! But how can they save their precious library...
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D.W.'s Library Card

Marc Brown - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

D. W. can't wait to get a library card, but she has to learn how to write her full name first. After a lot of practice, she finally gets a library card of her very own. But when she tries to find the book that she wants, it's gone! One week later, D. W.'s book is returned, but now she's...
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Our Library

Eve Bunting - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

When Miss Goose announces that the library is going to close forever, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. Where will they get the help they need to save their beloved library? In books, of course!This cheery tale from ever-popular author Eve Bunting shows how important libraries...
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No T. Rex in the Library

Toni Buzzeo - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Its a quiet morning in the library until a little girl roars out of control! Tess resigns herself to a time-out, but finds that she must be the one who has to maintain order when T. Rex leaps from the pages of a book into real life. Books scatter, knights clatter, and a pirate brandishes...
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The Library Book

TOM CHAPIN - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What's the best way to cure a gloomy day? A trip to the library! Based on the hit song by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark, here is an affectionate, exuberant, uproarious celebration of books, reading, and - SHHH! - libraries!The rain is pouring, Dad is snoring, and the same old stuff is on TV - boring....
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Luna Loves Library Day

Joseph Coelho - Andersen Press
Format: Hardcover

Luna loves library day: that's the day she spends with her dad. Exploring the shelves they find magic, mystery and even start to mend their own history. An inspiring story from one of the UK's greatest up-and-coming poets for children, captured in all its flights of fancy by newcomer...
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Maisy Goes to the Library: A Maisy First Experience Book

Lucy Cousins - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Maisys plan to have a quiet read is put to the challenge by her giggling friends in this picture book ode to the pleasures of the local library.Maisy likes going to the library.She loves to read a book in a nice, quiet place.Today, Maisy wants to read a book about fish, but she can only...
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Curious George Visits the Library

H. A. Rey - HMH Books
Format: Hardcover

George is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it’s not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George’s day at the library makes reading fun.
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The Library Dragon

Carmen Agra Deedy - Peachtree Publishers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When Sunrise Elementary School advertised for a thick-skinned librarian with a burning love of books, Miss Lotta Scales knew she was perfect for the job. Who could guard books better than a REAL dragon?She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very...
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Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System (In the Library)

Sandy Donovan - Picture Window Books
Format: January 1

Bob is from planet Plainold, where they have just discovered spiders. But planet Plainold doesnt have books, so Bob has traveled to Earth to find books about spiders. Join Allison Wonderland as she teaches Bob how to use the Dewey Decimal System to find books about spiders and much more!
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Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

Julie Gassman - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don't do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming picture book will provide some important and some not so important...
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Library Mouse

Daniel Kirk - Harry N. Abrams; Library Binding edition
Format: Hardcover

A small creature offers his big voice for aspiring authors everywhereEvery child can be a writer - and Library Mouse shows them how! Beloved children's books author and illustrator Daniel Kirk wonderfully brings to life the story of Sam, a library mouse. Sam's home was in a little...
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Library Lion

Michelle Knudsen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library.. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There...
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The Midnight Library

Kazuno Kohara - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime reading, pay a visit to the Midnight Library where you can snuggle up for a nighttime story. There is a little library that only opens at night. In the library there is a little librarian--and her three assistant owls--who helps everyone find the perfect book. The library...
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Bats at the Library

Brian Lies - Houghton Mifflin Company
Format: Audio CD

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening's here - The air is cool and calm and clear.Can it be true? Oh, can it be?Yes! - Bat Night at the library!Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain,...
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When the Library Lights Go Out (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))

Megan McDonald - Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Format: Hardcover

CLOSED may mean closed to you. But for three story-hour puppets, CLOSED means open for adventure. At first there are only Rabbit and Lion. Hermit Crab is missing. Where can she be in the library darkness? Find out for yourself when -- magically -- only puppets are up and about.,
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Lola at the Library

Anna McQuinn - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding - 1ST)

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Join Lola in this cozy celebration of books and the people who love them.
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The Library Pages

Carlene Morton - Upstart Books
Format: Hardcover

K-Gr 3–Not since Carmen Deedy's The Library Dragon (Peachtree, 1994) flew in has there been such a humorous way to introduce library protocol. Mrs. Heath, librarian at Happyland Elementary School, receives a DVD and letter from her students while she is on maternity leave. The letter...
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Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!

Vicki Myron - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there...
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The Not So Quiet Library

Zachariah OHora - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A hilarious story that celebrates the power of books and libraries in the vein of It's a Book It's Saturday, which means Oskar and Theodore get to go to the library with their dad! It means donuts for breakfast! And it means endless quiet hours lost in stories. But on this not so quiet...
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Madeline Finn and the Library Dog

Lisa Papp - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Audiobook

Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud.Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn't so bad; when Madeline...
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Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card

Herman Parish - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Generations of children have fallen in love with Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper so literal-minded that she puts sponges in her sponge cake and pitches a tent by throwing it into the woods.Now fans can find out what Amelia Bedelia was like when she was a little girl just starting school....
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!

Elise Parsley - Little
Format: Print book

The third book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T! series is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do--this time, at the library!If you see a poster that says "You Can Do Anything at the Library!", it is NOT giving you permission to put on a circus! But Magnolia...
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The Fox in the Library

Lorenz Pauli - NorthSouth
Format: Hardcover

Fox goes to the library looking for mice ... not books!  ""This isn't the forest; this is the library,"" says Mouse.  ""You can only borrow things here.""  So begins the hilarity, as Mouse offers fox a book so that he will get new ideas...
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Peppa Pig and the Library Visit

CANDLEWICK PRESS. - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Hardcover

Peppa Pig and her brother, George, discover the wonders of the public library.Peppa and George are tired of all their regular bedtime stories. The only book they haven't read is Daddy's library book, The Wonderful World of Concrete . . . what a snooze! It's overdue anyway, so the family...
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Library Day

Anne Rockwell - Aladdin Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates books, the love of reading, and of course, libraries, with a gorgeous new picture book about a child's first visit to the library!One day, a young boy visits the library for the very first time. While he's there he listens to stories, reads...
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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

Barb Rosenstock - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

As soon as Thomas Jefferson learned to read, he found his passion: books, books, and more books! Before, during, and after the American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually helped rebuild the Library of Congress...
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Dinosaur vs. the Library

Bob Shea - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Dinosaur is going to one of his favorite places: the library! On the way, he invites his friends--a lonesome turtle, a sad owl and more-- to roar along with him. But how will his roaring go over at the library? Has Dinosaur finally met his match in Storytime?
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Library Lily

Gillian Shields - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

Lily loves to read. She is fascinated by the stories in her books, and reads wherever she goes—through summer, autumn, winter, and spring. But one day, Lily meets a girl who hates reading. Milly invites Lily to have adventures of her own—outside the pages of a book. Together the two friends...
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The Library

Sarah Stewart

Meet an unforgettable bibliophileElizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesnt like to skate. What she does like to do is read books. Lots of books. The only problem is that her library has gotten so big she can't even use her front door anymore.
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It's Library Day

Janet Morgan Stoeke - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Book by Stoeke, Janet Morgan
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Library Lil

Suzanne Williams - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

By the time she was eight, Lil had read every children's book in the library and was working her way through the encyclopedias. So it's no surprise when she grows up to become a librarian. When a storm knocks out the town's electricity one night, Lil knows that's her one chance...
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Delilah D. at the Library

Jeanne Willis - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A determined (not to say willful) child, Delilah tells everyone she’s the queen of a faraway land where she makes all the rules. When she goes to the library, however, Library Anne is there with her own rules: no climbing, no running, no singing, and above all, no cupcakes. But in the libraries...
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The Night Library

David Zeltser - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Polar Express meets The Night at the Museum in this fantastical picture-book adventure about the magic of books and libraries, perfect for book lovers of all ages!After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience...
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Nonfiction

Manners at the Library (First Facts: Manners)

Terri DeGezelle - First Facts Books
Format: Hardcover

Describes good manners such as being polite and respectful, and shows how these manners and other character values can be used when going to the library.
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The Library Gingerbread Man

Dotti Enderle - Upstart Books
Format: Hardcover

Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 1/1/2010Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
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The Library (I Like to Visit)

Jacqueline Laks Gorman - Weekly Reader Early Learning
Format: Library Binding

K-Gr. 2. Like others in the new I Like to Visit series in the Early Learning Library, this photo-essay about children visiting the library is as simple as can be. The text is in the first person, but it's never clear who the narrator is, since many different children appear in the full-bleed...
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Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story

Vicki Myron - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Marley: A Dog Like No Other, this is the story of a cat who was more than a pet, and the amazing effect he had on the people around him. This middle-grade adaptation of the Grand Central bestseller Dewey features an 8-page photo insert, including exclusive, never-before-seen...
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