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Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo

Jennifer Hamburg · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Billy Bloo is stuck in goo. Who will help him, tell me who? Who'll unstick him from this goo? Would you? With madcap mania, a troupe of merry volunteers attempt to rescue poor Billy Bloo, only to find themselves stuck in goo too! Oh, what to do? This spry, slapstick comedy of errors...
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Giraffe Problems

Jory John · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John!Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK?? Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure...
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My Rules for Being a Pretty Princess

Heath McKenzie · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Rules are meant to be broken in this laugh-out-loud picture book about staying true to yourself.One little girl gets her greatest wish of becoming a princess - only to discover that the rules of royalty are no fun. She has to have perfect hair and eat daintily and dance gracefully -- boring!...
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Good Morning, Snowplow!

Deborah Bruss · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

As the rest of the town settles in to bed, one man, his dog, and a trusty snowplow get ready for a night's work. Follow them through slick roads and swirling drifts in this sweet, rhyming book by Deborah Bruss and New York Times bestselling illustrators Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson.
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Me And My Fear

FRANCESCA SANNA · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Introducing a companion picture book to the award-winning picture book, The Journey, from rising star Francesca Sanna.When a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger...
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Night Train, Night Train

Robert Burleigh · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ride the rails of the night train in this beautifully rendered journey conducted by renowned artist Wendell Minor and frequent collaborator Robert Burleigh.Rhyming, lyrical text describes the sights and sounds of a nighttime journey from country to city on a passenger train in the 1940s....
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Up the Mountain Path

Marianne Dubuc · Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Mrs. Badger, an avid collector and naturalist, takes a weekly journey up to Sugarloaf Peak, greeting her friends on the way and sharing her discoveries with them. One day she meets Lulu, a very small cat, who wants to go with her to the top of the mountain. On the way, Lulu learns to take...
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The Absolutely, Positively No Princesses Book

IAN LENDLER · Creston Books
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

Some kids like frills and sparkles and bows and lots of pink. And some don't. The girl who started "The Absolutely, Positively No Princess Book" is sure that she wants a story full of nature and adventure. But when a princess barges into the pages with her own opinions about...
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The Snowy Nap

Jan Brett · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When winter comes, Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn't miss out on all the fun his friends are having.Snow is on the way, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates--Icicles decorating the chicken coop! Lisa...
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Zola's Elephant

Randall De Se?ve · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Illustrated by two-time Caldecott-honor winning artist Pamela Zagarenski, this tender, witty friendship story of imagination gone wild, by New York Times bestselling author Ranall de Sève, shows how assumptions often cause us to misjudge - and miss out. But with a little courage, new opportunities...
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I'm Tough!

KATE MCMULLAN · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the popular creators of I Stink! and I'm Dirty! comes the perfect tough addition to their noisy series: a pick-up truck!I'm not the BIGGEST TRUCK in the parking lot . . . but when my cargo bed's PACKED and STACKEDI've got what it takes to HAUL it ALL! You can count on me - I'll get the job done!...
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We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands

Rafael López · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning illustrator Rafael López brings new life with his adaptation of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," saluting the lives of all young people. The rhythmic verse and repetitive emphasis on "we" and "our" encourages inclusive communities and the celebration...
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There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor

WADE BRADFORD · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The outcome is anything but predictable when an exhausted hotel guest sets out in search of sleep in this kid-pleasing romp full of visual humor.Will Mr. Snore ever get some shut-eye at the busy Sharemore Hotel? The room on the first floor is too noisy. The room on the second floor is too crowded....
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Winter Is Here

KEVIN HENKES · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover(Library Binding)

This item is Non-Returnable.
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Builders and Breakers

STEVE LIGHT · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Experience the bustling energy of an urban construction site with Steve Light's colorful celebration of builders, breakers, and the machines they use.When their dad forgets his lunch box on his way to the construction site, a young brother and sister set out to take it to him, and along...
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Gilda the Giant Sheep

Emilio Urberuaga · NubeOcho
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

When Gilda discovers that the shepherds want to sell her for meat, she decides to escape. In the city she will be confronted with the cars, noise, skyscrapers, and unfriendly people. Will Gilda finally find safety, a new home and someone who appreciates her ''big'' potential?
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Poe Won't Go

Kelly DiPucchio · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When an elephant plants himself in the road and refuses to move, the people of Prickly Valley try all sorts of methods to get him to go-but one thoughtful little girl works up the courage to do what no one else has done: ask him.Balancing both hilarity and sensitivity, Poe Won't Go has the feel...
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I Am Small

Qin Leng · Kids Can Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mimi is so little, ?I might as well be called Mini,? she says. Everyone is taller than her, even the family dog! She can barely reach the bottom of the blackboard at school and isn't tall enough to see all the pretty cakes in the display case at the bakery. Though her friends try to tell...
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If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur

AMY NEWBOLD · Tilbury House Publishers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A new kid-friendly tour of art history from the Newbolds In this sequel to the tour de force children's art-history picture book If Picasso Painted a Snowman, Amy Newbold conveys nineteen artists' styles in a few deft words, while Greg Newbold's chameleon-like artistry shows...
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Mad, Mad Bear!

Kimberly Gee · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Bear is very, very, very MAD! Will he ever feel better? Find out in this sweet and silly picture book about toddler tantrums that little ones - and their caretakers - are sure to relate to.Bear had to leave the park early for his nap. Then he fell and got an owie on the way home. And then...
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The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick

Drew Daywalt · Philomel Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, comes a hilarious buddy-comedy picture book starring a grouchy stuffed bunny and a happy-go-lucky stick.When super cheerful Stick and grumpy stuffed bunny Huggie get thrown from a backpack, the adventure...
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Sometimes Rain

Meg Fleming · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the four seasons of the year and all of the fun that comes with them with this lyrical, rhyming picture book from the author of I Heart You.Sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows, sometimes the sun shines, and sometimes the trees change color. But no matter what the seasons bring,...
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Hansel & Gretel

Bethan Woollvin · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Deep in the forest lives a witch named Willow. She is a good witch, who only uses good magic -- until she meets Hansel and Gretel.Willow never used to worry about messy breadcrumb trails. Or entire portions of her gingerbread house being devoured. Or anyone fiddling with her spells and magic...
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Take a Hike, Miles and Spike!

Travis Foster · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

Take care, GRIZZLY BEAR! Stay loose, MOOSE! Buh-bye, BUTTERFLY! Join Miles and Spike as they take a hike...and a few provisions, as well, much to the vexation of their fellow forest creatures. Travis Foster and Ethan Long offer a hilarious picture book full of silly rhymes, outdoor adventures,...
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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

JESSICA KENSKY · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire.Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog - it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being...
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Sheep 101

Richard T Morris · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A time-honored bedtime ritual gets a new twist in this rollicking mash-up of counting sheep and nursery rhyme characters.One night, a boy counts sheep as he tries to fall asleep.99. 100. 101....Crash!Sheep 101 is stuck in the fence. Will he ever get out and get the little boy to sleep?...
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Hello School!

Priscilla Burris · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Cozy illustrations make this the perfect introduction to the joy of school.A diverse class of excited youngsters are about to start school and experience all its wonders! Small moments like discovering one's own cubby space and big moments like a first nature walk are all brought to life...
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The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect,...
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How to Scare a Ghost

Jean Reagan · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the New York Times bestsellers How to Catch Santa and How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a silly (and not-too-spooky) send-up of Halloween...and ghosts!Who says ghosts get to have all the fun on Halloween? In this humorous new addition to Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish's...
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The Dinosaur Expert

Margaret McNamara · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Dinosaurs, girl power, and science combine in the newest addition to the Mr. Tiffin's Classroom series.Mr. Tiffin and his students are back in another picture book, and this time the focus is on dinosaur-loving Kimmy. During a field trip to the natural history museum, Kimmy is thrilled...
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If a Horse Had Words

Kelly Cooper · Tundra Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

For horse-loving readers of all ages, a lyrical and exquisitely illustrated picture book following the relationship between a boy and a horse, separated then reunited. This is a story about enduring friendships and how language is shaped by our experiences.The foal is born on a spring morning...
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Dad By My Side

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

A heartwarming celebration of the special relationship between a father and daughter from Instagram sensation Soosh. Whether they're playing make-believe, making you smile, or warding off monsters under the bed, dads are always there when you need them. Debut picture book artist Soosh...
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Barkus Dog Dreams: Book 2

Patricia MacLachlan · Chronicle Books
Pages: 52
Format: Hardcover

Barkus is back! With new tricks. New friends. And lots more fun.Praise for Barkus:"Fans will be begging for more."-The Horn Book Magazine "The charm is infectious."--The New York Times"Will appeal to fans of the Henry and Mudge series as well as to the younger picture-book...
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Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

Donna Janell Bowman · Lee & Low Books Inc.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was sent to plantations around the state to care for sick and wounded animals. When the Civil War ended and Doc was freed, he began to dream of breeding a winning racehorse. But those...
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Kindergarrrten Bus

MIKE ORNSTEIN · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Yo ho ho! It's the first day of kindergarten. Just imagine all the fun things to learn and experience! And who better than a pirate captain to drive the bus to school? He's ready to share all the rules one needs to know to ride the bus and to get along with mates at school. But with the anticipation...
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Rapunzel

Bethan Woollvin · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The wicked witch has Rapunzel trapped ... but not for long! Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. Under the threat of a witch's fearsome curse, the poor girl seems doomed to a life in captivity. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she! With irreverent humor and striking...
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Twinkle

KATHARINE HOLABIRD · Little Simon
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the beloved Angelina Ballerina series comes a delightful picture book about a feisty fairy named Twinkle!Twinkle is just starting to learn her spells in fairy school, and she can't seem to understand that what comes naturally for all the other fairies-in-training...
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Silent Night

Lara Hawthorne · Lincoln Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"A standout among books to share on Christmas Eve." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Celebrate the magic of Christmas with this beautifully illustrated book, based on the world's best-loved carol. Rediscover the Nativity...
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