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Pat-a-Cake

Mary Brigid Barrett · Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

LeUyen Pham's adorable, vibrant illustrations bring Mary Brigid Barrett's singsong text to life in a board book for the very young.If you can pat a cake, why not a peach or a cold and bumpy pickle? How about a fuzzy caterpillar crawling on your knee? A well-known rhyme expands into...
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Shhh! This Book is Sleeping

Cedric Ramadier · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 20
Format: Print book

Hold this book gently because it's very sleepy! A mouse inside the pages invites you to read the book a bedtime story, tuck it in with a cozy blanket, and give it a hug and a kiss. Oh, and don't forget to ask whether it brushed its teeth and went pee-pee! Then turn off the light. There....
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Spot Va a la Circo

Eric Hill · Putnam Juvenile

Spot goes behind the scenes at a circus to find his ball and learns a clever trick. Movable flaps conceal portions of the illustrations.
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On the Night You Were Born

Nancy Tillman · Feiwel & Friends; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

On the night you were born,the moon smiled with such wonderthat the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered.“Life will never be the same.” This debut picture book by Nancy Tillman has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the youngest readers,...
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Good Night Farm

Patricia Hegarty · Tiger Tales
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

Follow Owl as she flies around the farm to see all the animals settling down for the night. With charming illustrations and a rhyming text, this gentle touch-and-feel tale makes for perfect bedtime reading.
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Out of Branch's Bunker

Random House. · Random House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

TROLLS hits theaters everywhere on November 4, 2016!DreamWorks Animation's TROLLS is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch.Together, this unlikely...
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Busy Zoo

Rebecca Finn · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 10
Format: Print book

Push, pull, turn, and slide - it's playtime! This interactive board book has spinners to turn and tabs to slide, colorful illustrations filled with things to spot, and lots of new vocabulary to learn. Lions and hippos and tall giraffes, too: wouldn't you like to visit the zoo? Say hello...
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Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree

Naoko Stoop · Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This new adventure with Red Knit Cap Girl and her friends uses simple prose and radiant illustrations to shine a light on the joy of reading and the importance of working together.
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Dill & Bizzy: An Odd Duck and a Strange Bird

Nora Ericson · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Dill is a duck. A perfectly ordinary duck. At least that's what he thinks. Then he meets Bizzy, a strange bird. Bizzy seems to think that Dill is actually an odd duck! Together, they find that they're even more extra-ordinary than they could have imagined.Perfect for anyone who has ever...
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Maple & Willow Together

Lori Nichols · Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Celebrating imagination and inventive play, Lori Nichols' follow-up to Maple perfectly captures the dynamics of siblings and their ability to figure things out on their own and find a way to meet halfway. Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout...
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