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Jeff Mack · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Start with one rock. Add two mice. The end result? A never-ending battle! Or is it? Using only one word, along with many brightly colored and lively illustrations, Jeff Mack brings his hallmark humor to this rollicking book that will have readers of every age reconsidering whether "Mine!"...
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Chicken Wants a Nap

TRACY MARCHINI · Creative Editions
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

The sun is up, and a happy barnyard chicken is looking forward to a comfortable day - preferably one that includes a relaxing nap. However, every time she tries to find a good spot, something goes wrong. The sun disappears and is replaced by rain. She is driven out of the warm barn by obnoxious...
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Little Wolf's First Howling

Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Some may favor the proper way to howl, but what if you have a song in your heart that needs to come out? A delightful, disarmingly funny tale for little and big wolves everywhere.Little Wolf can hardly wait. Tonight he will howl at the moon to the top of the sky. First, Big Wolf demonstrates...
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You Are Not a Cat!

Sharon Flake · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This clever and hilarious story stars Cat, who starts out perfectly content and relaxed, and Duck, who infuriates him by meowing like a cat instead of quacking like Cat thinks he should. Written completely in dialogue, this minimalist text by award-winning novelist Sharon G. Flake (in her debut...
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No More Tantrums

Maria Van Lieshout · Chronicle Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

When babies don't get their way, they have a tantrum.Do big kids have tantrums? No! Big Kids use their words!Every child's life is filled with milestones. Some happen easily; others need a little extra support. Artist and mom Maria van Lieshout has been there! Drawing upon her own experiences,...
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Shake, Wiggle & Roll

Carli Davidson · Chronicle Books
Pages: 20
Format: Print book

In Shake, Wiggle & Roll, babies and toddlers will be moving and grooving with playful pups as they show off favorite doggie moves, from chomping and chewing to jumping and leaping. With lively images from the lens of expert animal photographer Carli Davidson, this sturdy book is perfect...
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What Will Grow?

Jennifer Ward · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Seeds can be big or small, round or pointy, and all sorts of colors. They can become flowers, trees, fruits, or vegetables, and they sprout all times of year, during spring, summer, fall, and winter. But all seeds have one thing in common--inside each is a new plant life waiting to emerge....
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Take Me Out to the Yakyu

Aaron Meshon · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Join one little boy and his family for two ballgames—on opposite sides of the world! You may know that baseball is the Great American Pastime, but did you know that it is also a beloved sport in Japan? Come along with one little boy and his grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan,...
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Cinderella and the Furry Slippers

Davide Cali? · Tundra Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Handsome princes, fancy castles, extravagant balls . . . in this girl-power fractured fairy tale, Cinderella learns that if it looks too good to be true, it probably is, and it's better to create your own happy ending.Cinderella is dying to go to the ball. She's seen pictures of the fancy...
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Niblet & Ralph

Zachariah OHora · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Two pet cats switch places in this comically sweet story of mistaken identity, from beloved author-illustrator Zachariah OHora.Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming...
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Little Plane Learns to Write

Stephen Savage · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The best thing about flight school is that Little Plane gets to learn how to sky-write! He adores practicing ARCS! He excels at practicing DIVES! But not everything is easy and fun. Little Plane loathes practicing LOOPITY-LOOPS. They make him dizzy.Find out what it will take to make Little...
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Bedtime for Rainforest Babies

Janice Behrens · Childrens Press
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

You cant help but say aww as you read this sweet lullaby for rainforest babies.
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Bad Kitty Does Not Like Video Games

Nick Bruel · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

All Kitty wants to do is play her favorite video game. But Kitty has been playing her video game for FIVE hours. Now it's time for Kitty to:go outside,draw a picture, read a book,do anything other than play video games.Kitty doesn't want to do any of these things. . . but eventually she does...
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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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Mission: Back to School: Top-Secret Information

Susan Hood · Random House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

What will distract first-time students from first-day jitters? Entering secret-agent mode, of course! The team from Mission: New Baby is back with a new assignment: turn school into a thrilling action adventure! After rendezvousing at the vehicle checkpoint (meeting at the bus stop) , young...
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