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1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book

Juana Medina Rosas · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Juana Medina's ingenious illustrations nearly pop off the page in her new counting book, ONE BIG SALAD. One avocado deer saunters across the spread, two radish mice scurry by, until finally ten watercress seahorses swim onto the scene - all of the ingredients in one big salad!Medina's previous...
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Superbat

Matt Carr · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same superpowers as him, Pat is ready...
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Steamboat School

Deborah Hopkinson · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Missouri, 1847When James first started school, his sister practically had to drag him there. The classroom was dark and dreary, and James knew everything outside was more exciting than anything he'd find inside.But his teacher taught him otherwise. "We make our own light here,"...
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Papa Bear's Page Fright

Wade Bradford · Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This is the story of a little girl named Goldilocks. Well, that's what it's supposed to be, but there's a problem. When Papa Bear discovers he's inside of a book and there are readers out there looking at him, he gets very nervous and forgets his lines. Poor Papa Bear . . . he has Page...
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We're Going on an Egg Hunt

Laura Hughes · Bloomsbury
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

We're going on an egg hunt. We're going to find them all. We're REALLY excited. Hooray for Easter Day!Join a family of bunnies as they set off on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt. There are ten eggs to find and count--but watch out for the obstacles along the way . . . Lambs,...
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't: A Minibombo Book

Silvia Borando · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 28
Format: Print book

Look closely! This vibrant wordless book invites children to explore the concept of visibility.A menagerie of colorful animals can be found within this stylish book, but pay attention! When the background color changes with each turn of the page, a different animal (almost) vanishes...
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My Turn!

Laura Rankin · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Pammy and Wyatt are very good friends. They play together every day and they always have fun! They play parade, where Pammy is always the Queen--and Wyatt pulls the float. They play school, where Pammy is always the teacher--and Wyatt has to raise his hand to talk. And when they go on the tree...
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Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries

Mark Teague · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

FEE FI FO FUM!When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tired of eating nothing but beans--no matter...
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The Fox Wish

Kimiko Aman · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This charming story follows two children who go looking for their jump rope and discover that a group of foxes have claimed it as an answer to their wish. With beautiful, classic illustrations and lyrical text, here is a subtle, sensitive piece of magic that proves to sisters, brothers,...
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Hello Spring!

Shelley Rotner · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When winter ends, spring begins! The days get longer and the air gets warmer. Trees and flowers bloom and animals have their babies. Spring is the perfect time to have fun! Preschoolers will love this lyrical yet simple introduction to the wondrous surprises brought by spring. Featuring...
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Dragons: Father and Son

ALEXANDRE LACROIX · words & pictures
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

To prove to his father that he is a real dragon, young Drake is sent to the local village to cause some mischief and start a fire.But Drake has only ever breathed fire to roast a tasty caterpillar. How will be burn down a whole house? Or a school? Or even an old wooden shack? Has Drake...
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I'm a Duck

Eve Bunting · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes it takes a lot to get your webbed feet wet! An adorable picture book makes a splash with a satisfying story about conquering your fears.I cannot swim, and that is bad. A landlocked duck is very sad. One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little...
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The Only Fish in the Sea

Philip Christian Stead · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Did you hear about little Amy Scott? She got a goldfish for her birthday and then just threw it in the ocean! That doesn't seem right.I guess Sherman and Sadie will have to go save little Ellsworth (every fish deserves a proper name) on their own. They'll need: A boatFishing gearTwenty-one...
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Spring: A Pop-up Book

David A Carter · Abrams Appleseed, 2016.
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

Just in time for spring, this is the second book in the Carter pop-up book series about the seasons. Each spread has a very brief verse and depicts common springtime flora and fauna. All things pictured are labeled (robins, water lilies, deer and fawns, cherry trees, etc.) . The text...
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Love the World

Todd Parr · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of love, respect, peace, and unity by bestselling author and illustrator Todd Parr.Love your grin. Love your skin. Love the bees. Love the trees.Love giving a hand. Love taking a stand.LOVE YOURSELF. LOVE THE WORLD!What the world needs now is love--and who better than Todd...
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