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Edward Built a Rocketship

Michael Rack · Hutton Grove
Pages: 23
Format: Print book

Edward blasts into space on a magical tour of the Milky Way with meteor showers, asteroids, aliens, and even a message for Mom from Mercury.
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Hello: Greetings

Ye-shil Kim · Lerner Publishing Group
Pages: 29
Format: Print book

The Sun greets the butterfly. The butterfly greets the bee. Who is next?
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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.

...

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Hungry Bird

Jeremy Tankard · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Bird is hiking with his friends when his tummy rumbles.

But no one packed him a snack that he likes!

With every step, his hunger mounts until he collapses on the ground.

How will Bird survive if he doesn't eat the perfect something this instant?!


...
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Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose!: A Canadian Wildlife ABC

Geraldo Valerio · Owlkids Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Between the beaver building branch by branch, the loon laughing on the lake, and the powerful, playful polar bear, Canada is home to a spectacular array of animals. This concept book celebrates the country's diverse wildlife by presenting each letter of the alphabet alongside a representative...
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Look-Alikes: The More You Look, the More You See!

Joan Steiner · Little
Pages: 32
Format: Book

In Look-Alike Land, the more you look, the more you see! Using everything from acorns to zippers, artist Joan Steiner has created stunning three-dimensional scenes that will amaze and captivate puzzlers of all ages.
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Aqualicious

Victoria Kann · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fun in the sun becomes an aqualicious adventure when Pinkalicious meets a miniature mermaid in #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann's newest picture book starring Pinkalicious.

Pinkalicious and her family go on a trip to the beach for a day of sun, fun, and sand castles!...

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Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks

James Dean · Harpercollins
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestseller James Dean turns it up in Pete the Cat's cool adaptation of the classic children's song "Five Little Ducks."

Fans of Pete the cat will love rocking out to this classic tune with a groovy twist in this low-price hardcover picture book.

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Richard Scarry's Busiest People Ever!

Richard Scarry · Golden Books
Pages: 45
Format: Hardcover

Back in print after twenty years! Now readers can once again follow all the busy people who keep Busytown running smoothly. Everyone's favorite friends are there: Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, bumbling Mr. Frumble, and more. Preschoolers learning about their communities will...
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Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm

Jerdine Nolen · Lothrop
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Harvey Potter was a very strange fellow indeed. He was a farmer, but he didn't farm like my daddy did. He farmed a genuine, U.S. Government Inspected Balloon Farm.So begins this enchanting original tall tale. Set in the rural south and populated with a truly unforgettable cast of characters--including,...
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Moana: The Mighty Maui Makes a Friend

Kalikolehua Hurley · Disney Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This jacketed picture book focuses on the breakout character, Maui (along with his magical tattoos) , from the upcoming Disney Animation Studios' film, Moana.
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Just in Case You Ever Wonder

Max Lucado · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A timeless children's classic by best-selling author, Max Lucado, that reinforces the love of a parent. There are certain words that every child longs to hear . . . affirmation of unconditional love, promises of support, and words of encouragement. Just in Case You Ever Wonder wraps...
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Mac & Cheese: A Friendship Story That Celebrates Being Different

James Proimos · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Mac and Cheese are the very best of friends, but sometimes they have trouble understanding each other. Cheese is dazzled by Mac's big, big brain, and Mac is baffled by Cheese's artistic talent. But they soon learn that no amount of misunderstanding can get in the way of their...
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Finding Wild

Megan Wagner Lloyd · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"Lloyd's sparkling debut celebrates nature through a whimsical meditation on the idea of wildness. Halpin's lush and delicately detailed mixed-media pictures...dominated by muted greens and blues pull readers into the diverse landscapes the children traverse. A spirit of adventure...
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When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons

Julie Fogliano · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

december 29
and i woke to a morning
that was quiet and white
the first snow
(just like magic) came on tip toes
overnight

Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain. Summer swims move...

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Princess Peepers

Pam Calvert · Two Lions
Pages: 38
Format: Paperback

Princess Peepers loves wearing her glasses - until the other princesses at school make fun of her. What can Princess Peepers do? Take off her glasses! But that leads the princess into all kinds of trouble.Can she prove she doesn't need her glasses and get to the ball in time to dance...
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Princess Peepers Picks a Pet.

Calvert Pam
Format: Paperback

Everyone at the Royal Academy for Perfect Princesses is excited about the upcoming pet show. Everyone, that is, except Princess Peepers. She doesn't have a pet! Will a bug from her collection work? What about a frog from the royal pond? Can the other princesses accept a pet that is as unique...
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The Alligator's Smile: And Other Poems

Jane Yolen · Millbrook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this poetry collection by Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, care for young, and have survived through the ages.
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Normal Norman

Tara Lazar · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

What is "normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly "normal" subject - an orangutan named Norman - turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed,...
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There's a Giraffe in My Soup

Ross Burach · Harpercollins, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

What if you found a giraffe in your soup, an alligator in your entreé, an elephant on the table, or even an ostrich in your dish?

In this debut picture book from author-illustrator Ross Burach, an assortment of hairy, scary animals pop out from under the lid at a restaurant!

Jam-packed...

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Slickety Quick: Poems about Sharks

Skila Brown · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Fourteen shark species, from the utterly terrifying to the surprisingly docile, glide through the pages of this vibrantly illustrated, poetic picture book.

From the enormous whale shark to the legendary great white to the enigmatic goblin shark to the small cookie-cutter shark,...
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Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

Alex T Smith · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Little Red is on her way to visit Auntie Rosie with a basket of goodies and some spot medicine. Along the way she meets the Very Hungry Lion. The Lion is eager to gobble up Little Red. The Lion's plan doesn't work out the way he wanted. "Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion"...
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The Cow Who Climbed a Tree

Gemma Merino · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Tina isn't like the other cows. She believes that the sky is the limit and that everything is possible. But her sisters aren't convinced--and when Tina tells them she has climbed a tree and met a dragon, they decide that her nonsense has gone too far. Off they go into the woods...
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