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There's a Bear on My Chair

Ross Collins · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favorite chair, and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move pesky Bear, but nothing works. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home. But what's that? Is that a mouse in Bear's house?
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88 Instruments

Chris Barton · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"The rhythmic, onomatopoeic text dances across exuberant watercolors with lots of movement. This celebration of a child's agency in choosing a means of artistic expression strikes just the right note." --Kirkus "A delightful offering for reading aloud, especially during...
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The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read

Curtis Manley · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It's not easy to teach a cat to read, but one boy tries to anyway in this sweet and silly picture book debut that captures the challenges and rewards of learning to read.Nick loves to read books - and he loves to play with his cats, Verne and Stevenson. So naturally Nick decides it's a great...
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I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend

Wendy Henrichs · Peachtree
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Many years ago, a cat went in search of food and shelter. After a long and difficult journey, she came upon a rundown temple at the foot of a majestic, snow-capped mountain. She sat in the doorway and waited with her right hand upheld, as was her custom. A monk with little more than a few grains...
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Wake Up, City!

Erica Silverman · Little Bee Books Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this beautifully illustrated picture book, one little girl and her father are on their way to school as the whole city wakes up around them!The gumdrop sun rises high in the cotton candy sky. A woman stretches. She starts to run. The city morning has begun! The city is still fast asleep...
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10 Little Ninjas

Miranda Paul · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A charming bedtime counting book about ten sneaky little characters who aren't ready to go to sleep... until daddy calls the sensei to send them back to bed. It may be bedtime, but these little ninjas aren't tired. They're sliding, swinging, and slipping out of bed! Can Daddy and the sensei...
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This Is Our Baby, Born Today

Varsha Bajaj · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A baby is born and the world rejoices!With a loving mama, a trumpeting herd, curious cousins, and even some dancing peacocks heralding this little one's arrival, it is apparent that the joy and wonder a new baby brings is shared by all! Varsha Bajaj's lilting prose and Eliza Wheeler's enchanting...
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The Secret Life of Figgy Mustardo

Marsha Wilson Chall · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Figgy loves his family, especially George, but dogs can't go everywhere little boys go, so Figgy stays home and waits. But waiting is hard! When he can't wait any longer, Figgy falls asleep and in his dreams becomes . . . a rock star, a pizza chef, and a champion speed racer! Inspired by his dreamy...
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Poppy Pickle

Emma Yarlett · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Poppy gets into a major pickle when her imagination comes alive!Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination. When she is sent upstairs to clean her room, she just can't help imagining, and suddenly . . . her imagination literally comes alive. Soon her room is jam-packed with all kinds...
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Come Home, Angus

Patrick Downes · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Angus woke up mad and knew today was not his day. His dachshund, Clive, walked too slowly. His canary, Pennycake, was too loud. And to top it off, his breakfast pancakes were way too skinny. Angus was in a bad mood, and he decided to run away. He walked two blocks, three blocks, five blocks,...
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Kenard Pak · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way! Join a young girl as she takes a walk through forest and town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with every flower...
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Cat's Colors

Airlie Anderson · Childs Play Intl Ltd
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this gentle new picture book by Airlie Anderson, a white cat explores her natural environment. As she enjoys each new experience, cat collects a color that reflects her feelings. At the end of her wonderful journey there is an amazing surprise Children will love identifying the colors...
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Unlike Other Monsters

Audrey Vernick · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Zander is a monster. Monsters don't have friends. They prefer to scare children and eat their raisin bread alone. Then one day Zander meets a bird, and the unexpected happens. They start to spend time together, and Zander is reminded of how he's unlike other monsters. But does the fact...
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Dojo Surprise

Chris Tougas · Owlkids Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The six little ninjas of Dojo Daycare and Dojo Daytrip are back for a third adventure - this time, planning a surprise birthday party for their master. Stealthy as ever, the ninja girls and ninja boys tiptoe around without a noise (or so they think) as they prepare for the celebration....
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Return.

Aaron Becker · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Welcome the much-anticipated finale of Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker's wordless trilogy - a spectacular, emotionally satisfying story that brings its adventurer home.Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure....
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Alice & Lucy Will Work for Bunk Beds

Jaime Temairik · Disney * Hyperion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Book

Sisters Alice and Lucy love sharing everything. Well, "almost" everything. Lucy is tired of sharing a bed with Alice. The sisters need bunk beds as soon as possible They have no money, so they get jobs at a bakery. But Alice likes to do things carefully, and Lucy likes to do things...
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Too Many Moose!

Lisa M Bakos · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When Martha gets an unusual pet, she's delighted by all of the fun things they do together!The shared an umbrella, They sipped maple tea. They carved hearts and 'Ms On a mulberry tree.If one moose is this marvelous, then more must be better! So, Martha quite merrily orders one more - and one more...
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Aberdeen

Stacey Previn · Viking
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Aberdeen never meant to leave the yard in the first place. BUT a balloon floated by and.... He is suddenly off on an unexpected adventure! Before long, Aberdeen follows his whims and fancy to unknown territory, a little too far away from home - and from mama.Who doesn't know the feeling...
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The Bear Who Stared

Duncan Beedie · Little Bee Books Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Nobody likes being stared at - as Bear soon finds out! This is a fun book that introduces children to manners.There once was a bear who liked to STARE. Bear doesn't mean to be rude, he's just curious . . . but nobody likes being stared at and it soon gets Bear into trouble. The ladybugs...
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Little home bird

Jo Empson · Childs Play Inc
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

Little Bird loves everything about his home. He's surrounded by his favourite branch, his favourite food, his favourite view and his favourite music. Why on earth would he ever want to change, even when his brother tells him that they must? Discover how Little Bird ends up finding happiness...
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Herbie's Big Adventure

Jennie Poh · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Herbie is a little hedgehog who is perfectly happy at home with his mother. But one day Mommy tells Herbie that it's time to go exploring all by himself Herbie is so not sure, but ready or not, a westerly wind sweeps Herbie into the wide world ... and Herbie's Big Adventure begins Little...
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Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs

Eric Litwin · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

"Groovy Joe was living the dream.He had a spoon and tub of doggy ice cream.And he started to sing: Love my doggy ice cream! Love my doggy ice cream!" Eric Litwin, author of the bestselling and beloved "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes," and bestselling artist Tom Lichtenheld,...
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Some Pets

Angela DiTerlizzi · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The duo that brought you the "bright" and "breezy" (BOOKLIST ) Some Bugs is back with a vibrant companion book that's packed with your favorite pets.Some pets sit. Some pets stay. Some pets fetch, And some pets play. Come one, come all, to the pet show! With dogs...
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Dragon Was Terrible

Kelly DiPucchio · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

We all know dragons are terrible, but this one is especially terrible. He scribbles in books. He steals candy from baby unicorns. He even burps in church. Seriously, who does that? Dragon, that's who. The king, the knights, and the villagers are desperate to take down this beast once...
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Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly?

Dan Richards · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Dan Richards teams up with celebrated artist, Jeff Newman, to share a funny and vibrant picture book about how powerful a child's imagination can be ... with a little encouragement.Evan asks a simple question, "Can one balloon make an elephant fly?" At first, his mother is too busy...
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King Hugo's Huge Ego

Chris Van Dusen · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Book

From a master of visual comedy comes the royally satisfying tale of a head swollen out of proportion and a blowhard brought down to earth.Hugo is a tiny king with a very large ego. But when he mistreats a villager who also happens to be a sorceress, the spell she casts causes his head to literally...
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The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles

Michelle Cuevas · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A message in a bottle holds the promise of surprise and wonder, as told in this enthralling picture book by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, who lives alone atop a hill, has a job of the utmost importance. It is his task to open any bottles found at sea and make...
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Ned the Knitting Pirate

Diana Murray · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The crew of the pirate ship the Rusty Heap are a fearsome bunch! They're tougher than gristle and barnacle grit. They heave and they ho and they swab and they . . . knit? Well, one of them does, at least! Unfortunately for Ned, his knitting doesn't go over well with the captain and crew....
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A Perfect Mess

Steve Breen · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Readers who love Olivia and Little Elliot, Big City will fall head over heels for this sweet little rhino who always makes a big mess Henry McHenry is one messy rhino, but he tries his best to stay clean for a very important day. He jumps over a mud puddle (and splashes his friend) , passes...
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Quit Calling Me a Monster!

Jory John · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The talented creators of I Will Chomp You! brilliantly frame the struggle to buck stereotypes and learn empathy in this monster's hilarious lament. Floyd Patterson is so much more than shaggy purple fur and pointy monster teeth - why can't people just see him for him? Jory John and Bob Shea...
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Busy Builders, Busy Week!

Jean Reidy · Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.Tuesday! Mix day!Pipe and boards...
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Painting Pepette

Linda Lodding · Little Bee Books Inc
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Join one little girl named Josette as she searches 1920s Paris to find the best artist to paint a portrait of her stuffed-animal rabbit, Pepette.After seeing all the fine portraits of her family in her house in Paris, Josette decides that her stuffed-animal rabbit Pepette needs a portrait...
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Let Me Finish!

Minh LeÌ? · Disney*Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story. But ruin it they do. And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own Maybe he should have listened to the animals after all. . . . This...
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The Saddest Toilet in the World

Sam Apple · Aladdin Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In a cheeky and hilarious picture book, author Sam Apple and illustrator Sam Ricks share a silly story about the potty-training experience ... from the toilet's point of view!It's not easy being a potty, and even commodes can feel the sting of rejection. When a little boy named Danny refuses...
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Blue & Bertie

Kristyna Litten · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A charming picture book about a lost giraffe and his new friend who helps him find his way home and see the world from a new perspective.Bertie the giraffe's life is very simple and predictable: every day, he and his herd nibble leaves, sip water, and nap. But one day, Bertie oversleeps...
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A Boy, a Ball, and a Dog

Gianna Marino · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

There was never a ball the boy wouldn't throw.Luckily, there was never a ball that his dog couldn't catch.When a new kind of ball (a balloon) floats into the picture, both boy and dog try to find a way to play with it, and they become separated. Will they find their way back to each...
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Watch the Birdie!

Nancy Cote · Sky Pony Press/Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mousey was watching a baby bird when it fell from its nest. The baby bird is okay, but she can't fly yet! So how will she get back up the tree to safety? Mousey may be too small to get the baby bird back up by himself, but maybe he can find somebody else who can! Maybe a frog can jump high...
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Little Red

Bethan Woollvin · Peachtree
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

On her way to Grandma's house, Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf. Now, that might scare some little girls--but not this little girl! She knows just what the wolf is up to, and she s not going to let him get away with it. In this updated fairy tale with a mischievous twist, talented newcomer...
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Ten Little Fingers, Two Small Hands

Kristy Dempsey · Little Bee Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Count each little finger one by one in this sweet picture book.Ten little fingers, one hand . . . two. Two small hands belong to you! Join a group of toddlers as they enjoy delicious treats, and count one by one as one little finger points to cake, two little fingers tap a plate, three...
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Friend for Mole, A

Nancy Armo · Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

"An accidental encounter throws Mole and Wolf together. One is afraid of the light, the other is afraid of the dark. Together they learn that friends are all they need to conquer their fears"--
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Little Rabbit's New Baby

Harry Horse · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mama is expecting a baby and Little Rabbit is going to be a big brother! He s full of plans; he will teach the baby to play all sorts of games and be the best big brother ever. And when Mama has triplets, it looks like there will be three times the fun. But having babies around might not be as much...
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