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This Is Christmas

TOM BOOTH · Aladdin
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the author and illustrator of Night at the Stadium and Day at the Beach comes a modern holiday classic about a chipmunk who has to learn the true meaning of Christmas.It is Christmas Eve and Little Chipmunk asks his mother, "What is Christmas, Mama?" His Mama tells him that...
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Dino-christmas

Lisa Wheeler · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have yourself a merry Dino-Christmas! Dinos big and small deck the halls and enjoy snowball fights, hot cocoa, a parade, and more. Share in the dinosaurs' delight as they eagerly await the arrival of everyone's favorite . . . Santa Claws!
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Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story

Edward Hemingway · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When a cookie discovers he does NOT taste delicious, he has to find a new identity in this clever picture book twist on a holiday classic.Once upon a time, while Fox was visiting the land of Holiday Treats, a little cookie -- still warm from the bakery oven -- burst out the front door looking...
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't!

Elise Parsley · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The fourth book in the New York Times-bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series that started with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do...when you visit Santa.If your dad says you're going to meet a bearded guy with...
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Oliver Elephant

Lou Peacock · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Noah goes Christmas shopping with his mom and baby sister, he's glad to have his toy elephant, Oliver, along in the boring shops. They play peekaboo and hide in a dolls' house, and Noah even dances Oliver across the displays. But just as Mom has checked off the last thing on her list,...
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The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel

Tracey Corderoy · Tiger Tales
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

Bear is looking forward to a quiet, low-key Christmas. But as he's enjoying a book, an excited frog shows up at his doorstep. "Hello!" says Frog showing Bear a brochure. I'm ready for my Christmas extravaganza!" Bear realizes that Frog is miles away from the hotel he's looking...
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A Whisper In the Snow

Kate Westerlund · minedition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Can one lost teddy bear make it home for Christmas? The little rabbits and mice who find him in the snow certainly hope so. A lost bear means a sad Christmas for him and for the poor child missing their friend. Together the animals, with a little love, spruce up this shoddy teddy just in time...
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Plum

Sean Hayes · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From Will & Grace star Sean Hayes and composer Scott Icenogle comes a modern classic inspired by The Nutcracker about how the Sugar Plum Fairy got her wings.Plum will not stay glum. For as long as she can remember, Plum has lived at the Mary Fitzgerald Orphanage, wishing and hoping...
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Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A brand-new Pete the Cat Christmas picture book! Pete and his friends are rockin' and groovin' while counting down the days to Christmas! Who needs five golden rings, when you can have five onion rings?Join Pete and the gang for one-of-a-kind holiday cheer. He adds a cool-cat spin on a well-known...
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Merry Christmas, Little Elliot

MIKE CURATO · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Best friends Little Elliot and Mouse go looking for Christmas spirit in this winter holiday picture book.
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Santa Bruce

Ryan T Higgins · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Bruce is a lot of things. He is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother.One thing Bruce is not?Santa Claus.But that doesn't stop the whole forest from lining up to give him their Christmas wishes when he becomes the victim of mistaken identity-again.Kids will...
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The Broken Ornament

Tony DiTerlizzi · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

When a beloved ornament breaks, will it ruin the holidays or save them? New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi offers a brand-new Christmas story that is sure to be a holiday classic.Jack wants this to be the best Christmas ever, and he knows...
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The Holiday Heroes Save Christmas

Adam Wallace · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This just in -- breaking news from the North Pole!Santa Claus can't deliver presents on Christmas Eve and he needs backup. But not just anybody can help him -- he needs the Holiday Heroes! This Christmas, it's up to the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, a Witch and a Leprechaun to fill in for Santa...
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The Little Drummer Boy

Bernadette Watts · NorthSouth Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This classic Christmas story about a shy boy who plays his trusted drum for the newborn king will charm children and parents alike. A brand new story from Bernadette Watts, never before published.
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The Lost Christmas

B. B. Cronin · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A Christmas confection from the brilliant creator of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic!It's time to decorate the tree for Christmas--but Grandad can't find any of his ornaments! The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad's bric-a-brac-filled house and out into...
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Mustafa

MARIE-LOUISE GAY · Groundwood Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing where he is. Then his mother takes him out to the balcony to see the moon -- the same moon as in their old country. In the park,...
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Frankenbunny

Jill Esbaum · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"You know monsters aren't real, right?"Brave is easy in the sunshine. Brave is easy near Papa. But can Spencer the Bunny learn to be brave ALL the time - even when his big brothers try their best to scare him? Spencer the Bunny's big brothers ALWAYS frighten him with scary...
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This Is the Nest That Robin Built

Denise Fleming · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A robin's animal friends help build her nest in this cumulative collage picture book from Caldecott Honor recipient Denise Fleming.Robin is building a nest, and her friends are ready to help! The squirrel trims the twigs. The dog brings the string. The horse shares his straw. And then a surprise...
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Jack B. Ninja

Tim McCanna · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight.In this imaginative ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble," cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden...
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The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight

ELLI WOOLLARD · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A case of mistaken identity allows two sworn enemies -- a young dragon and knight -- to become friends. But what will they do when they discover the truth? A funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book illustrated by Benji Davies, of The Storm Whale.- GODWIN BOOKS -
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100 Bugs!: A Counting Book

Kate Narita · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

How many bugs can you count? From walking sticks to spittlebugs, dragonflies to katydids, discovering 10 bugs at a time, you just might see 100 bugs! Little explorers will learn 10 different ways to count to 10, using 10 different kinds of bugs, and get all the way to 100 by the end of their...
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Kit & Kaboodle

ROSEMARY WELLS · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of Max and Ruby, Rosemary Wells launches a new preschool picture book series starring brother-and-sister twin cat duo Kit and Kaboodle, and the mischievous mouse Spinka!Kit and Kaboodle are twin Siamese cats. The brother and sister are very good kittens -- they are always...
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Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale

ALYSSA SATIN CAPUCILLI · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Three little witches meet a bunch of spooky characters and come together to prepare a batch of Bone Soup in this Halloween tale based on the beloved fable, Stone Soup. This just-scary-enough picture book comes with a recipe for Bone Soup - perfect for Halloween eating.One Halloween morning...
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I Yam a Donkey!

Cece Bell · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's-on-first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey!" Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating...
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Don't Touch My Hair!

Sharee Miller · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls;...
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I Am Human: A Book of Empathy

Susan Verde · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

I am human I am a work in progress Striving to be the best version of ME From the picture book dream team behind I Am Yoga and I Am Peace comes the third book in their wellness series: I Am Human. A hopeful meditation on all the great (and challenging) parts of being human, I Am Human...
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I Do Not Like Books Anymore!

DAISY HIRST · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Lovable monster siblings Natalie and Alphonse are back with big plans in a second surprisingly touching tale in which Natalie is ready to learn how to read.Natalie and Alphonse REALLY like books. Picture books with Dad, scary stories with Mom, and especially stories they remember or make...
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Found

Jeff Newman · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A wordless picture book about what we lose, what we find, and what we give back.Jenn's beloved dog was lost sometime ago. Long enough that she has given up the search. But she still misses her friend. One day she finds a lost dog. She takes him in and despite a rocky start, she grows to love...
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We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Ryan T Higgins · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all. . . . Readers...
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Jingle-Jingle

Nicola Smee · Sterling Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The beloved characters from Clip-Clop are back, and what a ride they're taking this time! Mr. Horse has invited all the barnyard animals into his sleigh, and Cat, Dog, Pig, and Duck couldn't be more excited. Soon, they're holding on tight and dashing through the snow with bells jingle-jingling...
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Moo!

David LaRochelle · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country. Moooo! But a bump in the road brings this joy ride to a troublesome end. Moo-moo. . . Has Cow learned her lesson about living life in the fast lane? Moo?Pairing two talented creators who managed...
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Little Owl's Snow

Divya Srinivasan · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Little Owl experiences his first snow and first winter in this perfect follow-up to Little Owl's Night and Little Owl's Day!"Winter's almost here!" says Little Owl, as he observes leaves falling, animal friends hibernating, and a chill from his feathers to his feet. And just as he and his friend...
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Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Jenny Cooper · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Do Your Ears Hang Low?
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Is That You, Eleanor Sue?

TRICIA TUSA · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Saturdays are dress-up days when Eleanor SueClimbs out the window . . .Tiptoes over to the front door . . .And rings the doorbell. Ding dong.When her mother answers, she doesn't see Eleanor Sue. She sees A cranky old neighbor. Or a hungry witch.Or a white-bearded wizard.Eleanor Sue is a master...
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