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100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

David LaRochelle - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

This wacky counting adventure by Geisel Award-winning author David LaRochelle is a hilarious ode to dragons and math, with pitch-perfect art by Lian Cho.. High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become...
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Bathe the Cat

Alice B. McGinty - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

It's cleaning day, but the family cat will do anything to avoid getting a bath. So instead of mopping the floor or feeding the fish, the family is soon busy rocking the rug, vacuuming the lawn, and sweeping the dishes. Bouncy rhyme carries the story headlong into the growing hilarity,...
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Chester van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme

Avery Monsen - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

There once was a youngster named Chester van ChimeWho woke up one day and forgot how to rhyme.Chester loved rhyming, in poem or song.It always felt right, but today it felt...not right. VERY not right.Chester van Chime is usually the BEST at rhyming. He can normally tell you all about cats...
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Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

Monica Silvie - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

A flying masked bandit (code name: Chickadee) discovers he isn't quite who he thinks he is in this fresh and delightful tale about discovering one's true nature. Meet Chickadee. Criminal. Rapscallion. All-around bad seed. Sure, he started out obeying the rules, following his parents'...
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Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

Dev Petty - ‎Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The comic duo that brought you I Don't Want to Be a Frog is back, with Chip the dog, a hilarious new character who's got some "wisdom" to share.Are you a dog in need of advice? Fear not: Chip the dog is ON IT in this super-silly guide to living your best canine life. Chip...
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Best Brother Ever!: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 (Figgy & Boone)

Janee Trasler - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Two friends, a young rat and mouse, discover how close they really are in this first book in the Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series Figgy & Boone!Figgy is a mouse and Boone is a rat. Figgy thinks Boone is the best brother ever. Boone says Figgy is more like a cousin. Either way, Figgy...
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I Cannot Draw a Horse

Charise Mericle Harper - Union Square Kids
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Charise Mericle Harper delivers a fantastically funny adventure about doing the impossible: drawing a horse. The cat wants a horse. The book cannot draw a horse. The book CAN draw a squirrel, a beaver, and a bunny. Fun . . . but the cat still wants...
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Kicks

Van G. Garrett - Versify
Format: Hardcover

A fun, lyrical picture book, Kicks is an essential read for sneaker fans of all ages, from award-winning poet Van G. Garrett and illustrator Reggie Brown."A brilliantly written and illustrated ode to sneakers and sneakerheads, young and old. A gift to us all." - Angie Thomas,...
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Knight Owl

Christopher Denise - Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Hardcover

Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. While holding guard during Knight Night Watch, Owl is faced...
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My Pet Feet

Josh Funk - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When the letter R suddenly vanishes, a whole town goes upside-down in this side-splitting picture book of alphabet chaos that's Can I Be Your Dog? meets P Is for Pterodactyl.A little girl wakes up one day to find that R, a vital piece of the alphabet, has vanished! Suddenly, she has pet feet...
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Pick Me!

Max Amato - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Five ice cream cones are eager to get picked -- until they realize what it means!Fudge, Mint, Berry, Bean, and Candy each think they are the MOST delicious ice cream cone around. But when Rocky Road arrives to deliver the scoop that "getting picked" means getting eaten, these...
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Pigeon & Cat

EDWARD HEMINGWAY - Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Book

Pigeon and Cat form a lasting bond in this poignant picture book about compassion and friendship.In an abandoned city lot, Cat lives alone in a cardboard box. He leaves only to find food. One day, Cat discovers an unbroken egg too beautiful to eat. Soon, out pecks Pigeon, and they become...

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Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family

MELISSA SHAPIRO - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Real-life Instagram sensation Piglet the Pink Puppy inspired this sweet and compassionate picture book about the deaf and blind pup finding his forever home.When the pup pack's owner leaves to bring them a new friend, the dogs wonder who will be coming back to join their family. Will...
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Poopsie Gets Lost

Hannah E. Harrison
Format: Hardcover

A fluffy, nap-loving cat goes on the (fur-raising!) outing of a lifetime in this funny and gorgeously illustrated adventure about finding your inner tough kitty.Poopsie the cat spends her days licking her paws and rubbing her ears and looking fluffy, until the pushy narrator of this story...
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Punky Aloha

Shar Tuiasoa - ‎HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpected adventures!Punky loves to do a lot of things - except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough.So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous...
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Rick the Rock of Room 214

Julie Falatko - ‎Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book for fans of Aaron Reynolds and Mac Barnett about a display rock who longs to explore the great outdoors!Rick is a rock. For as long as he can remember, he's lived on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214 alongside an acorn,...
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A Spoonful of Frogs

CASEY LYALL - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch's favorite treat - but they are also the hardest to get into the cauldron! From acclaimed author Casey Lyall and Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol, A Spoonful of Frogs is a humorous and wholly original picture book - and a winning...
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Watch Out for the Lion!

Brooke Hartman - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Readers beware -- there's a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion already. First its bristly tail, then clashing claws, twitchy ears, fearsome fangs ... and it's lying in wait to turn any unsuspecting passerby into a child cheeseburger or rugrat...
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Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story

Sarah L. Thomson - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Up on the hill, Wallaby licks a puddle's last drop. Skink slips into the shade. Echidna hides in grass as dry as tinder. Under the hill, Wombat carves out a cave that's all his own. Then - KABOOM! - lightning strikes.Written in simple and concise language perfect for a read aloud,...
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Yetis Are the Worst! (The Worst Series)

Alex Willan - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this hilarious follow-up to Unicorns Are the Worst! and Dragons Are the Worst!, Gilbert the Goblin's next adventure takes him to the frozen tundra where he's determined to find the legendary yeti.Gilbert the Goblin is the first to admit that he was, ahem, mistaken - unicorns...
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