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First Light, First Life: A Worldwide Creation Story

Paul Fleischman · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis turn to the universal story of creation.In the beginning there was only darkness. . . . There was fire and ice. . . . There was a single drop of milk. Combining elements of the creation...
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You and Me and the Wishing Tree

Nancy Tillman · Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

We woke up in the usual way, but it was not a usual day.Out on the lawn, plain as could be, stood an orange wishing tree."I wish!" I said. "I wish!" said you.And so our double wishes grew. Wishes are a magical part of childhood. Whether we wish on stars or blow out candles...
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Saving the Day!

Melissa Lagonegro · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 2 Deluxe Step into Reading Reader based on Barbie's latest film, releasing in spring 2015. This book features a sparkly cover and over 30 shimmery stickers!Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children...
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The Scruffy Puppy

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Bella has always dreamed of getting her very own dog, and her wish finally comes true when she and her family visit the rescue shelter to choose a pet. One of the puppies, Jack, has wild, frizzy ears and a huge, fluffy tail, and he has always dreamed of the perfect home. Both are thrilled...
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Lots of Latkes: A Hanukkah Story

Sandy Lanton · Kar-Ben
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Rivka Leah invites her neighbors to a Hanukkah party, but a series of mishaps causes each of them to bring the same dish-- latkes.
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Memoirs of a Hamster

Devin Scillian · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 1
Format: Book

Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply,...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book

Cynthia Rylant · Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Putter has decided to write a book--a mystery novel, to be exact. But being a writer is way more challenging than it looks. There's all that empty white paper to fill, all those tasty snacks to prepare (and eat), and then there are the naps. . . . This delightful new addition to the Mr. Putter...
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Dad and the Dinosaur

Gennifer Choldenko · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A heartwarming father-son story about bravery and facing fears. Nicholas was afraid of the dark outside his door, the bushes where the giant bugs live, and the underside of manhole covers. His dad was not afraid of anything. Nicholas wants to be as brave as his dad, but he needs help....
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Christmas in the Barn

Margaret Wise Brown · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From the bestselling author of classics like Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny comes a Christmas story sure to delight generations of new readers. In this reissued edition by Margaret Wise Brown, Christmas in the Barn tells a childlike interpretation of the Nativity story with new full-color...
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Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons

Jon J Muth · Scholastic
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honoree and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author/artist Jon J Muth takes a fresh and exciting new look at the four seasons!Eating warm cookies on a cold day is easy water catchesevery thrown stone skip skip splashWith a featherlight touch and disarming charm, Jon J Muth--and...
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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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Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure

Bill Peet · Perfection Learning
Pages: 38
Format: Hardcover

Hubert the lion, terribly vain about his beautiful mane, tries everything to make it grow back after it goes up in smoke. "A riotously funny picture-book tale." -- Booklist
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A Voyage in the Clouds: The

Matthew Olshan · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an Italian has flown, a Scot has flown, a woman has flown, even a sheep has flown. But no one has flown from one country to another. John Jeffries, an Englishman, and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman,...
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The Sea Lion

Cynthia Rylant · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the seventh book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family cares for a baby sea lion.One morning, the lighthouse family wakes up to find a baby sea lion asleep in their...
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Captain Pug

Laura James · Bloomsbury
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

On one very ordinary day Pug's nose knows that breakfast is on its way. And with breakfast, come crumbs - but not just any old crumbs, jam tart crumbs. Jam tarts are Pug's favorite food, and he loves nothing more than to share them with his best friend, Lady Miranda. But just before...
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