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The Show Must Go On!

Kate Klise · Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In their trademark style, author Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise blend a story bursting with jokes, puns, and wordplay with illustrations, signs, letters, recipes, and bold graphics to introduce Three-Ring Rascals.When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel...
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Frank and Lucky Get Schooled

Lynne Rae Perkins · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Lynne Rae Perkins introduces a boy (Frank) and a dog (Lucky) in this celebratory, wry, and happily unconventional introduction to the subjects children encounter in school. This beautifully illustrated, humorous, and insightful picture book...
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The Snurtch

Sean Ferrell · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Some days are Snurtch days. Ruthie is having one of those.Ruthie has a problem at school. It is not the students. It is not the classroom. It is not the reading or the writing or the math. It is something scribbly, scrunchy, grabby, burpy, and rude. It is the Snurtch. From the team behind...
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Jessie the Lonely Puppy

Holly Webb · Tiger Tales
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Chloe and her older brother, Will, have a puppy named Jessie. Will and Jessie the puppy play together all the time, but Chloe is afraid of the little dog. When Will breaks his leg, he''s stuck in the hospital for a week. Now there''s no one to play with Jessie or take her for long...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch

Cynthia Rylant · Harcourt Children's Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Putter wants to paint his porch. He has a bucket of pink paint, a big brush, and some rags. And he has Tabby to keep him company. Everything is perfect, until a squirrel scampers onto the porch and catches Tabbys eye. . . .,
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Carnivores

Aaron Reynolds · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The lion is king of the jungle!The great white shark is sovereign of the seas!The timber wolf is emperor of the forests!But . . . it's lonely at the top of the food chain. It's difficult to fit in when plant eaters can be so cruel - just because you ate a relative of theirs that...
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A Family Is a Family Is a Family

Sara O'Leary · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one way that matters most of all.One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates...
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Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie

James Dean · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Put on your dancing shoes - Pete is ready to boogie!Join Pete the Cat in a brand-new story from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team James and Kimberly Dean! Pete is learning a new dance - the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy in his feet. But when...
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But Excuse Me That is My Book

Lauren Child · Dial
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they're quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood and laugh-out-loud funny, Charlie and Lola...
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The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea

Brenda Z. Guiberson · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Which sea creature is the greatest? Is it the one with the most venom, the greatest diver, the one with blue blood, or the best rotating eyes? Or is it the master of disguise, the one with the best light, the most slime, or the most eggs? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations...
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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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How to Be a Hero

Florence Parry Heide · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Once upon a time, there was a nice boy and his name was Gideon. He lived in a nice house, and he had nice parents and lots of toys. But Gideon wasn't satisfied. He wanted to be a hero. You know, a hero, with his name on the front page of the newspaper. That sort of thing. So how does anyone...
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Pearl and Wagner: Three Secrets (Easy-to-Read, Dial)

Kate McMullan · Dial
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Pearl and Wagner are back, and they are full of secrets: Wagner tells Pearl an embarrassing secret, Pearl tells Wagner a surprising secret, and Lulu tells Wagner a secret that turns out not to be a secret at all. On a school field trip and at a birthday party, Pearl and Wagner learn that...
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The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat

Barbara Bietz · August House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

During the early days of settling the "Wild West", there were many Jewish families who became fearless pioneers seeking to create new communities in the desolate terrain. In this story, a young boy and his family move to the desert Southwest where they are the only Jewish family...
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Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated

Becky Birtha · Albert Whitman
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Children can experience many emotions when a parent is in jail or prison. They may be angry, sad, lonely, or scared. Sometimes friends act differently toward them. Sometimes the children begin acting differently too. In this important book, young readers will learn that even when it feels...
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