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The Loch Mess Monster

Helen Lester · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Angus was a wee baby monster, living below the surface of Loch Ness, his parents tried to teach him to be a proper monster. But as Angus grows bigger, he gets sloppy. Puggy-nit shells (peanuts) are piling up; his grottie (dirty) laundry is in a heap; tatties (potatoes) litter...
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Love

Matt de la Pen?a · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all.

"In the beginning there is light
and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot...
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Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep

April Pulley Sayre · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Squirrels wrestle.Squirrels leap.Squirrels climb.Squirrels sleep.If you followed a squirrel for a day, what would you see? Climbing branches, storing seeds, making homes in tree holes, and maybe even flying! Acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre's lyrical text, paired with Steve...
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Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day Is Cool

James Dean · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Join Pete in New York Times bestselling author James Dean's Pete the Cat picture book series, as Pete has a Valentine's Day adventure - complete with poster, punch-out valentine cards, and stickers!Pete the Cat thinks Valentine's Day isn't cool . . . until he realizes how many...
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He Has Shot the President!: April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln

Don Brown · Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

The headline that shocked the nation: President Lincoln Shot by Assassin John Wilkes Booth! One of the most exciting stories in American history told with full color illustrations.

The fifth installment in Don Brown's Actual Times series featuring significant days in American...

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Be Kind: You Can Make the World a Happier Place! 125 Kind Things to Say & Do

Naomi Shulman · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

In a world where people spend more time engaging through screens than in real-life interaction, showing basic human kindness can feel like a lost art. Be Kind offers children aged 5 and up simple, actionable things they can do in their daily lives that help them cultivate kindness toward...
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Best Frints in the Whole Universe

Antoinette Portis · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Yelfred and Omek have been best frints since they were little blobbies. They play and snack, and sometimes they even fight, all in a language similar to but slightly different from, English. When Omek decides to borrow Yelfred's new spaceship without asking (and then crashes it) , it sparks...

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Crispus Attucks: A Hero of the American Revolution

Charlotte Taylor · Enslow Publishing, 2016.
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"Describes the life and contributions of Crispus Attucks during the American Revolution"--
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Good Night Wind

Linda Elovitz Marshall · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage.

In this retelling of a Yiddish folktale, "Winter Wind worked hard all season long...
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Lost in Bermooda

Mike Litwin · Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Bermooda is a tropical island that is undiscovered by the outside world and is primarily populated by walking, talking cows of human intelligence. The cows came to the island hundreds of years ago by a ship carrying livestock that wrecked upon the shoals around the southern tip of the island....
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Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #10: Showdown at the Alamo

Jeff Brown · HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Flat Stanley, our favorite flat hero, Stanley Lambchop, heads to Texas, where a showdown at the Alamo will make this the most exciting of all his Worldwide Adventures! In this tenth installment of Jeff Browns humorous Flat Stanleys Worldwide...
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Glacier National Park

Joanne Mattern · Childrens Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Young readers will love exploring the massive sheets of ice that give Glacier National Park its name. They'll also enjoy discovering the park's plants, animals, and other landforms, all in the pages of this fun and fascinating book.
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Sparky!

Jenny Offill · Random House Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Book

The ingenious author of "17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore" and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the "Coraline" movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning "Officer...
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Samson in the Snow

Philip C Stead · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

One sunny day Samson, a large and friendly woolly mammoth, encounters a little red bird who is looking for yellow flowers for her mouse friend (whose favorite color is yellow) . As she flies off with the flowers, Samson wonders what it must be like to have a friend. He wonders this...
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