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Best in Snow

April Pulley Sayre · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Discover the wonderful world of snow with this companion to the celebrated Raindrops Roll!With gorgeous photo illustrations, award-winning author April Pulley Sayre sheds sparkly new light on the wonders of snow. From the beauty of snow blanketing the forest and falling on animals' fur and feathers...
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Pinkalicious at the Fair

VICTORIA KANN · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific! #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann brings young readers a Pinkalicious I Can Read Story about friendship and the magical unicorn, Goldilicious.Pinkalicious and Molly are headed...
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Ninja Claus!

Arree Chung · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A young ninja has waited all year for Christmas Eve. He puts his skills to the test in the pursuit of one goal -- to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. But does Santa have some super-special ninja tricks of his own?
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American Girl Character Encyclopedia

CARRIE ANTON · DK Children
Pages: 207
Format: Hardcover

Discover the lovable American Girl® characters - from Kaya to the latest Girl of the Year™ - with this newest guide from DK.Featuring all the BeForever™ and Girl of the Year characters, American Girl Character Encyclopedia is packed with incredible facts and details about...
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Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: Going Places

Ellen Potter · Yearling Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Move over, Junie B. Jones! Piper Green is back in her fourth chapter-book adventure, and it could take her all the way to China. Suitcase? Check. Passport? Check. Magic X-ray vision glasses from the Fairy Tree? Check, check, check! Piper Green's class is taking a school trip to China...
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Fancy Nancy: JoJo and Daddy Bake a Cake

Jane O'Connor · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Fancy Nancy's little sister JoJo returns in her very own adventure! JoJo and Daddy are busy baking a cake. They've mixed the batter, put the cake in the oven, and frosted it - but who is the cake for? Shh . . . it's a surprise!Beginning readers will love this My First I Can Read...
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Stowaway in a Sleigh

C Roger Mader · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The cat's out of the bag and holiday adventure awaits! When Slipper finds Mr. Furry Boots in her house, she does what any cat would do and investigates. But curiosity gets the best of her when she finds herself on a trip she hadn't planned on taking . . . Join Slipper as she discovers...
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Mr. Pants: Camping Catastrophe!

Scott McCormick · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 125
Format: Print book

Three goofy cats explore the great outdoors in book four of this hilarious graphic chapter book series, perfect for fans of Squish and Bad Kitty! Mr. Pants really wants to be a Rugged Ranger - or so he thinks. Shooting bows and arrows sounds like tons of fun, but hiking and camping?...
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jennifer Bryant · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille - a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else,...
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The Doll People's Christmas

Ann M Martin · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Christmas is Annabelle Doll's favorite time of year. She loves celebrating with her family, and she especially loves all the beautiful decorations Kate and Grandma Katherine put up in the dollhouse. She can't wait to have Tiffany and the rest of the Funcrafts over for their very first Christmas....
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Yellow Time

Lauren Stringer · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Lauren Stringer celebrates the coming of autumn in this exuberant, joyful ode to that magical time when the leaves are changing color and the animals are preparing for winter.Children and animals alike excitedly anticipate yellow time, when the trees release their colorful leaves to blanket...
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5-Minute Super Hero Stories

SCHOLASTIC INC. · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

This padded POB is a collection of stories featuring every young super hero fan's favorite characters: LEGO(R) Batman, LEGO(R) Wonder Woman, LEGO(R) the Joker(R) , and more! These stories can be read aloud to young fans in five minutes or less, making this book the perfect...
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Alfie:

Thyra Heder · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he's not very soft, he doesn't do tricks, and he's pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets he's even there! That is until the night before Nia's seventh birthday, when nAlfie disappears! Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, we hear Alfie's side...
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Caroline's Comets: A True Story

Emily Arnold McCully · Holiday House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, stunted from typhus and used by her parents...
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Hello Goodbye Dog

Maria Gianferrari · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

For Zara's dog, Moose, nothing is more important than being with her favorite girl. So when Zara has to go to school, WHOOSH, Moose escapes and rushes to her side.Hello, Moose!Unfortunately, dogs aren't allowed at school and Moose has to go back home.Goodbye, Moose. But Moose can't be held...
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