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The Night Before the New Pet

Natasha Wing · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

There's a new pet on the way - the moment every kid dreams of!It's the night before the adoption of a puppy and the whole family can hardly wait. Everyone helps prepare: they buy treats, set up a crate, and discuss what they should name the pet. When they get to the shelter, they...
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I Want to Be a Farmer in Signed English

Harry Bornstein · Gallaudet University Press
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback

A description in verse of a day on the farm accompanied by diagrams showing how to form the Signed English signs for each word of the text.
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Edible Colors

Jennifer Vogel Bass · Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

With a combination of unusual foods and a kaleidoscope of colors, this concept book shows that not all foods have to look the same way. A banana can be red, broccoli can be purple, and cherries can be yellow and still taste just as delicious.
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What Happens When a Loved One Dies?: Our First Talk About Death

Jillian Roberts · Orca Books Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Whether children are experiencing grief and loss for the first time or simply curious, it can be difficult to know how to talk to them about death. Using questions posed in a child's voice and answers that start simply and become more in-depth, this book allows adults to guide the conversation...
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Margo Thinks Twice

Monica Arnaldo · Owlkids Books Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Margo is an imaginative, adventurous little girl who has just one problem - worry has found its way into her life. She sometimes feels nervous and uncomfortable, especially inside the wild world her imagination creates. Whenever her mom gives instructions, Margo's mind turns the everyday...
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Garbage Collectors

Rebecca Pettiford · Bullfrog Books
Format: Print book

In Garbage Collectors, beginning readers will learn how garbage collectors help keep their communities clean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover what garbage collectors do on the job.
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What Color Is a Kiss?

Rocio Bonilla · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This sweet, heartwarming story asks one simple question: What color is a kiss? Sassy and intrepid Monica loves to paint and sees her world in every color of the rainbow, but this question nags at her. She paints and paints, hoping to discover the answer. With the help of her mother, Monica...
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'Twas Nochebuena

Roseanne Greenfield Thong · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa...Its Christmas Eve, and youre invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos...
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Yoga Bug: Simple Poses for Little Ones

SARAH JANE HINDER · Sounds True
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Flutter, wiggle, jiggle - it's never too early to introduce children to the fun and healthy joys of yoga Flutter like a butterfly.Twist and turn like a grasshopper.Wiggle, jiggle, and giggle like a beetle. Kids love bugs - and what better way to get them excited about yoga than with...
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The Perfect Dog

Kevin O'Malley · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Pigeon Wants a Puppy and Charlie the Ranch Dog will fall in love with this vibrant picture book about one girl's quest to find the perfect dog for her family. When your parents say you can get a dog, you feel so LUCKY. And after you finally figure out what kind of dog you want,...
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A Chick 'n' Pug Christmas

Jennifer Sattler · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pug is ready for the holidays in his extra cute--and extra itchy--Santa suit. Chick wants one just like it . . . until Pug explains how Santa delivers presents to kids everywhere all in one night, and Chick can't believe his ears. Clearly, Santa Claus is a superhero! And Chick wants...
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Lizzie and Lou Seal

Patricia A Keeler · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What will Lizzie do when Lou Seal loses his puff? Lizzie lovers her flip-flops. They go shuffle shuffle across the rug, smack smack on the floor tiles, and thwap thwap down the stairs. Lizzie also loves her blow-up toy, Lou Seal. Lizzie and Lou Seal are off to the beach, but beach fun turns...
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Ten Little Toes, Two Small Feet

Kristy Dempsey · Little Bee Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Count each little toe one by one in this sweet picture book!Ten little toes on two small feet. These ten toes are ten times sweet! Join a group of toddlers for an exciting day as their ten little toes wriggle and wiggle, splatter and pitter-patter, and wibble-wobble! After a small bump...
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Near, Far: A Minibombo Book

Silvia Borando · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

From up close and far away, things can look so different. Can you guess what animals you're looking at as they zoom in, then zoom back out?No words are needed in this striking and colorful exploration of animal shapes. Bold graphic forms create a playful exercise in visual perception....
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