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A Cat's Day

Rebecca Rissman · Heinemann
Format: Hardcover

In the first half of this playful flip book, readers follow Lucy the Cat on her wild day through town. To read about Lucy's owner's perspective of the same day, flip the book over and start reading from the back!
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Sweets and Treats

Kristen L. Depken · RH/Disney
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

Join the Disney princesses for Halloween tricks and sweet treats! This storybook features party invitations and more than 30 stickers - making it the perfect treat for young children ages 3 to 7.
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Say Hello Like This

Mary Murphy · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The creator of a Kiss Like This offers an exuberant concept book about the irresistible sounds that animals make. The perfect baby gift!Different kinds of animals say hello in their own way. And who better than Mary Murphy to introduce their voices to the youngest of listeners? Full of funny...
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Bad dog flash.

Ruth Paul · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Read along with this playful pup as he chews, digs, and slobbers his way into trouble Sniff shoes. Lick shoes. Gnaw shoes. More shoes Uh oh... your shoes? Bad dog, Flash When it comes to mischief, there are some things Flash just can't resist. From shoes to sticks and mud to licks,...
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Vroom, Vroom, Trucks!

Karen Katz · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Vroom vroom! Here come the construction trucks in this new lift-the-flap book from Karen Katz featuring the cutest trucks you've ever seen.Rumble! Rumble! Here come the big trucks! Look for bulldozers, dump trucks, and more in this adventurous lift-the-flap book from Karen Katz sure...
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They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Audiobook

A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times bestseller★"An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." - Shelf Awareness, starred review"Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." - The Huffington PostThe cat walked through the world,...
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A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack

William Joyce · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

When a king's pinky grows stinky, it is up to a smallish boy and a smallish pea to come up with a GIANT plan to save the kingdom - a fractured fairy tale from William Joyce and Moonbot Studios, the masterminds who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.You might...
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Newspaper Hats

Phil Cummings · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Georgie visits her Grandpa at the home where he lives, but he doesn't always remember who she is. He does, however, remember how to make newspaper hats, and together they fold enough for all his friends. Touching moments portray the difficulties and nuances of memory loss from a child's...
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Time for Bed

Petr Horacek · Candlewick Pr
Pages: 16
Format: Hardcover

A toddler's nightly routine unfolds with an evening ritual on each graduated page, building to a perfectly cozy ending.After playtime is over, it's time for supper, taking a bath, brushing your teeth, and listening to a story. But what comes next? In Petr Horácek's clever board...
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My Mommy is Magic

Dawn Richards · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

With a warm smile and magic wand at the ready, the mother in this book is masterfully weaving tales that come to life, making the pain of cuts and bruises disappear, cooking meals that "do magic" in one's tummy, and making absolutely everything--even bathtime!--fun. Clever...
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The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House

Eric Litwin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's bedtime at the Nut House, but little Wally and Hazel Nut aren't ready to go to sleep.
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Diapers Are Not Forever / Los pañales no son para siempre

Elizabeth Verdick · Free Spirit Publishing; Bilingual edition, English & Spanish edition
Format: Board book

Potty training for kids takes patience and practice, and this charming, straightforward book helps pave the way. With Diapers Are Not Forever Los pañales no son para siempre, young children learn how to use the potty and why its time to do so, while gaining the courage and confidence...
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Goldy Luck and the three pandas

Natasha Yim · Charlesbridge

One Chinese New Year, her mother sends Goldy Luck to the pandas next door with a plate of turnip cakes, but the pandas are out and disaster follows. Includes a recipe for turnip cakes and an explanation of Chinese New Year.
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National Geographic Readers: Flutter, Butterfly!

Shelby Alinsky · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

This colorful pre-reader uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The fun informative facts about one of kids' favorite creatures make this new reading experience a treat.
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Hand in Hand

Rosemary Wells · Henry Holt and Company 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Be my teacher from day one. Be my sky, my moon, my sun.The bond a parent and child share is special. In this sweet and heartfelt picture book, renowned author-illustrator Rosemary Wells celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning: talking and walking,...
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