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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

Jen Bryant · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 42
Format: Print book

2015 Caldecott Honor Book2015 Sibert Medal Winner2015 Orbis Pictus Honor BookFor shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned...
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Trolls #3

Dave Scheidt · Papercutz
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

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Curious George goes fishing

H A Rey · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Curious George's interest in helping a fisherman catch more fish ends in disaster, but he is able to redeem himself later.
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Pippa and Percival, Pancake and Poppy: Four Peppy Puppies

Deborah Diesen · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A puppy named Poppy hears a rustling behind her fence and does what any curious puppy would--digs a hole under! There she finds another puppy! The puppies find two more floppy puppy friends and go on a galloping, gamboling adventure...until they catch a fright and go racing back to their...
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In the Middle of Fall

Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Everything is yellow, red, orange.Everything is chilly, frisky, gusty.Everything is changing, turning.It's the middle of Fall.Can you see it?Can you taste it?Can you smell it?Can you imagine it?
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Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid

KARA LAREAU · Candlewick
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

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All the Way to Havana

Margarita Engle · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

So we purr, cara cara, and we glide, taka taka, and we zoom, zoom, ZOOM! Together, a boy and his parents drive to the city of Havana, Cuba, in their old family car. Along the way, they experience the sights and sounds of the streets -- neighbors talking, musicians performing, and beautiful,...
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Bedtime for Batman

Michael Dahl · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When a dark night comes to the big city, one little super hero prepares for a great adventure . . . bedtime! He dons his pajama uniform, speeds upstairs, cleans up the nightly grime, and keeps watch from his towering bunk bed. Written by award-winning author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball,...
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Buddy and Earl Go to School

Maureen Fergus · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Buddy and Earl know that with the right education they can become anything - even a dentist or a hot-dog vendor! So they eagerly gather their silly, smelly supplies and head to school. Soon after they arrive, their teacher, Miss Meredith, is called away and Professor Earl takes charge...
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Nativity

CYNTHIA RYLANT · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of her acclaimed Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant illustrates the nativity story in her powerful folk art style.Cynthia Rylant takes the beloved text of the nativity story, as told in the King James Bible, and lovingly illustrates it in her simple...
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Pete the Kitty and the Sharing Catastrophe

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This groovy series from New York Times bestselling team James and Kimberly Dean introduces Pete the Cat before he was Pete the Cat...when he was little Pete the Kitty! Pete the Kitty is super excited to visit his friend Grumpy Toad's house for a playdate! Grumpy Toad has all the best toys:...
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My Kite is Stuck! and Other Stories

Salina Yoon · Bloomsbury
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Continuing in this exciting paper over board reader format, award-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's early readers are perfect for fans of bestselling series like Elephant & Piggie, Ballet Cat, and Pig in a Wig.Loud and in-charge Big Duck, quiet and clever Little Duck,...
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Blobfish Throws a Party

Miranda Paul · little bee books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Introducing Blobfish Throws a Party, a wild and hilarious story from award-winning author Miranda Paul!Blobfish lives at the bottom of the ocean with no lights, no friends, and no delicious treats. The only two ways he can think to change this would be to 1) throw a party, or 2) save...
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Pablo Finds a Treasure

Andre?e Poulin · Annick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Pablo and his sister spend every day at "Treasure Mountain," the local dump. There, they rummage through the mounds of garbage looking for items that their mother can sell in order to provide food for the family. Occasionally, they find a "real" treasure like some still-edible...
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Cake & I Scream!: ...being bossy isn't sweet

Michael Genhart · Magination Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Cake & I Scream! is a story about a friend who tries to get his way by being bossy and loud. Cake and Ice Cream are best friends, but Cake starts to notice that when Ice Cream wants something, he wants it right now! It becomes annoying to everyone else, and Ice Cream soon realizes that...
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