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Little Bear's Big House

Benjamin Chaud · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This follow-up to Benjamin Chaud's critically acclaimed The Bear's Song and its sequels is graced with richly detailed art, immersive scenes, and an irresistibly sweet story! Little Bear is embarking on his biggest adventure yet. After discovering an empty house, his wish is granted: He can play...
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Octopants

Suzy Senior · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young octopus is embarrassed that he doesn't have any pants to wear! He goes to several stores in the sea, but none of them has what he needs. Then one day he discovers the Under-Sea Emporium that seems to have the perfect items for everyone. Will he finally find something that's just...
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Luna and the Moon Rabbit

CAMILLE WHITCHER · Scribblers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A dreamy fairy tale about a rabbit who lives on the moon . . . and comes down to visit a little girl. Inspired by Asian folklore (Moon Rabbit) and the films of Studio Ghibli, this magical tale follows a young girl who befriends the "moon rabbit" and accompanies him on a nighttime...
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Our Kid

TONY ROSS · Andersen Press
Pages: 32
Format: School & Library Binding

"Go straight to school, Our Kid," said Dad. But unless a fish-driven submarine, dinopirates, and an elephant ride are the fastest way to school, Our Kid is not doing too well.
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Say Hello Like This

Mary Murphy · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The creator of a Kiss Like This offers an exuberant concept book about the irresistible sounds that animals make. The perfect baby gift!Different kinds of animals say hello in their own way. And who better than Mary Murphy to introduce their voices to the youngest of listeners? Full of funny...
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Animalicious: A Quirky ABC Book

Anna Dewdney · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A seriously silly ABC book packed with imaginary animals from the creator of the Llama Llama books, Anna Dewdney, and Reed Duncan.From A is for Anonymouse and I is for Incredibull, to K is for Kangarude and R is for Rocktopus, this ABC book will have readers laughing out loud as they learn...
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Toucans, Too

Bethanie Deeney Murguia · Little Bee Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This hilarious follow-up book to Cockatoo, Too features cockatoos, toucans, two-can stew, and gnus!One can. Two cans. Toucans? Toucans, too. Toucan stew???! The cockatoos are back, and the toucans are too! But the toucans think the cockatoos say "toucan stew" and run away in a toucan...
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Lubna and Pebble

Wendy Meddour · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In an unforgettable story that subtly addresses the refugee crisis, a young girl must decide if friendship means giving up the one item that gives her comfort during a time of utter uncertainty.Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when...
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Mousie, I Will Read to You

Rachael Cole · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Like Rosemary Wells's Read to Your Bunny and with the charm of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this gorgeous book will surely appeal to families who want their children to become lifelong readers.Long before the words make sense, Mousie,I will read to youThe simplest story,about an acorn...
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Baby Goes to Market

ATINUKE. · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.Market is very crowded.Mama is very busy.Baby is very curious.When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller...
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We Love Dinosaurs

Lucy Volpin · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Whether they're big, small, fast, slow, striped, spotted, or anything in between, dinosaurs are just so lovable! With rhyming text and bright watercolor illustrations, this joyful read is perfect for little ones who love dinosaurs.
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Tallulah's Ice Skates

Marilyn Singer · Clarion Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Tallulah heads out into a winter wonderland to go ice skating and finds out that having fun is sometimes more important than being the best, in this new, snowy addition to the popular Tallulah series. Tallulah is an accomplished ballerina, but she also loves to skate. After all, skating's...
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Grandad's Island

Benji Davies · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

With subtlety and grace, Benji Davies paints a poignant and ultimately uplifting picture of loss.At the bottom of Syd's garden, through the gate and past the tree, is Grandad's house. Syd can let himself in any time he likes. But one day when Syd comes to call, Grandad isn't...
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Archie the Daredevil Penguin

Andy Rash · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Gadzooks! Archie the Daredevil Penguin is hiding a dark secret: he's afraid of the water and the creatures who lurk in the briny deep! And it's keeping him from attending the fish fry on Iceberg Nine.But penguins aren't supposed to be afraid of water, especially not daredevil...
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Sloth at the Zoom

HELAINE BECKER · Owlkids
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

One day, a sloth accidentally gets delivered to the Zoom! She was supposed to be dropped off at the Zzzzzoo, a much more laid-back, slow-paced place. She had been looking forward to long, languorous naps while the sun gently warmed her belly. But at the Zoom, the zebras gallop so fast they...
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I Love You Like a Pig

Mac Barnett · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Mac Barnett, and award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli comes a new classic picture book that celebrates the tender and silly moments of our lives. I like you like a tree.You're funny like a fossil.I love you like...
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This is My Rock

David Lucas · Nobrow Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"This is my rock!" proclaims a young goat. "It's not yours," he bleats at Eagle. "Or yours," he grumbles at Bear. "Nor yours!" he shouts at the other goats. But standing atop a mountain all day and night can be lonely, especially when you have...
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Maybe Tomorrow?

Charlotte Agell · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Elba has a big block. She's been dragging it around for a long time.Norris dances everywhere he goes, even uphill. He is always surrounded by a happy cloud of butterflies.Can Norris and his butterflies help ease Elba's sadness and convince her to join them on a trip to the ocean?This tender...
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The Thank You Book

Mary Lyn Ray · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Deborah Underwood's The Quiet Book, The Thank You Book explores the many ways of being thankful that can fill a child's day. Timely, wise, and accessible, the poetic text and tender illustrations celebrate the powerful impact gratitude can have...
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Anne Arrives: Inspired by Anne of Green Gables

K George · Tundra Books
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover

The charming first book in a new early-reader series, starring the spirited -- and outspoken -- Anne Shirley as she first arrives at Green Gables.Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert need help on their farm, so they've adopted what they hope will be a sturdy, helpful boy. Instead, Matthew finds...
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GOOD NIGHT, PLANET: TOON Level 2

Liniers · TOON Books
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

When you go off to sleep, your toys go out to play! After a long day of jumping in leaves and reading her favorite books, this little girl is wornout -- but her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, is just getting started. Planet befriends a dog, gobbles a cookie, and takes a leap into the unknown....
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The Alphabet Thief

Bill Richardson · Groundwood Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The alphabet thief stole all of the B's, and all of the bowls became owls ... When night falls, along comes a peculiar thief who steals each letter of the alphabet, creating a topsy-turvy world as she goes. It seems that no one can stop her, until the Z's finally send her to sleep...
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Bruno: Some of the More Interesting Days in My Life So Far

CATHARINA VALCKX · Gecko Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Bruno, the cat in the checkered cap, takes life as it comes. When it's too rainy to go outside, he rustles up an inside picnic with his friends. When he meets a fish swimming in the air, he follows it. Why not! When the canary forgets how to sing and can only speak gibberish, Bruno...
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Alpha Beta Chowder

Jeanne Steig · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2016.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

This ode to the alphabet is wickedly funny, smart, and saucy and will have kids saying ABC, again please, you brigand!This wry and winsome picture book is a spicy alphabet soup indeed! With each letter-centric verse introducing you to characters like noisome Naomi (nervy as a newt) , King...
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The Brownstone

Paula Scher · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Living in harmony with your neighbor isn't always easy, but it's doubly difficult if you're a bear living in a New York City brownstone, getting ready to hibernate, and the kangaroos' tap dancing upstairs and Miss Cat's piano playing reverberate through the walls and floors....
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The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go to Sleep

Willy Claflin · August House; Har/Com edition
Format: Hardcover

If you love Maynard Moose tales from the Northern Piney Woods, then be forewarned, this book might just be the funniest yet. The fourth installment in the Maynard Moose series, provides the back story for the Maynard Moose tales. In this whimsical telling of how Little Moose struggled...
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I Love You, Bunny

Alina Surnaite · Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful debut about being afraid of the dark, illustrated in a classic, nostalgic style. Suzy is afraid to go to sleep, because a monster might come when she's sleeping. Mummy tells her not to worry, as Bunny will chase the monsters away. But at the break of dawn, a shadow creeps...
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Dear Substitute

Elizabeth Garton Scanlon · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When a substitute teacher named Miss Pelly comes to class, one student bristles at the change in routine-Miss Pelly doesn't follow the rules like Mrs. Giordano. But in time, our student learns that even though the substitute may do things a little differently, and she may be a bit silly,...
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The Rabbit Listened

Cori Doerrfeld · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathyWith its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer....
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My Pillow Keeps Moving

Laura Gehl · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40

A lonely man tries to buy a pillow . . . and ends up with a new best friend in this silly and sweet doggy tale, perfect for fans of Officer Buckle and Gloria. Dogs make good pillows, don't they? A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she'll do anything to stay there. She impersonates...
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Petra

Marianna Coppo · Tundra Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The humorous adventures of an irresistible little rock who finds herself in constantly changing circumstances, Petra is a picture book that celebrates the power of perspective and believing in yourself.Petra is a little rock who believes she is a mighty mountain . . . until a dog fetches...
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When Pigs Fly

James Burks · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Henry is ready to do what no pig has done before. "But pigs can't fly," says his sister, Henrietta. Nothing will stop Henry from trying, until it looks as though gravity might finally get the better of him. Fortunately, Henrietta has an idea that gives both of them a lift....
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Knock Knock

TAMMI SAUER · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Knock Knock is a fresh and innovative method of humorous storytelling that uses knock-knock jokes to tell the story of Bear and his woodland friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Turtle, and others. With each new visitor, Bear grows increasingly frustrated at his lack of peace and quiet. Little does...
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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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Walrus in the Bathtub

Deborah Underwood · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A first, worst impression leads to a lasting friendship in this hilarious picture book romp from the author of the New York Times bestselling Cat series and The Quiet Book.Things you'd expect to find in the bathtub:1. Soap bubbles2. Rubber duckies3. ShampooThings you don't expect...
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Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy: Book 2

Laurel Snyder · Chronicle Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming sequel to Laurel Snyder's beginning chapter book Charlie & Mouse, the two brothers enjoy a special visit from their grandpa, Grumpy. Follow along as they discuss being medium, pounce each other, sing the wrong songs, build blanket forts, and more. Paired with effervescent...
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Pig the Pug

Aaron Blabey · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pig is a greedy and selfish Pug. He has all the bouncy balls, bones, and chew toys a dog could ever want yet he refuses to share with his poor friend, Trevor. Little does he know, however, that being greedy has its consquences. Join Pig as he learns to share - the hard way!. Young readers...
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Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!

Jan Thomas · Beach Lane Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The dust bunnies are back to play the rhyming game with a big, mean dust bully. But this hilarious story still ends with...smiles!
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Bedtime for Little Bulldozer

Elise Broach · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Little Bulldozer struggles to fall asleep in this sweet and clever bedtime picture book by a New York Times-bestselling author.Falling asleep isn't always easy, especially for a loud and rumbling little bulldozer. Once he finally gets into bed, he can't fall asleep no matter what he tries...
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Bonkers

CATH JONES · Maverick Arts Pub
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sunset Safari Park could be in danger of shutting down! Zebra and his friends try to think of how to save their home, but they might have to go a little bonkers!
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This Little Piggy

James Serafino · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie meets Stuck in this clever laugh-riot that honors an underrated superstar in kid-cuisine -- cereal -- and the girl who just can't eat enough of it . . . no matter how large a mess she leaves in her wake!"[A] buoyant tale of togetherness." --KirkusOnce...
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Grandpa's Stories

Joseph Coelho · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

One young girl reflects on a year with her beloved grandpa. She remembers the fields and parks they explored in the springtime and the old toys they fixed up in the summer. She remembers the handmade gifts they exchanged in the fall and the stories Grandpa told by the fi re each winter....
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The Book About Nothing

Mike Bender · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Book with No Pictures and A Perfectly Messed-Up Story will enjoy this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud from the adult humor bestselling authors of Awkward Family Photos and T-Rex Trying. This book has nothing to do with rainbows, rocket ships, meatballs, or wizards....
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A Twin Is to Hug

Boni Ashburn · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Hand in hand, side by side, a twin is your friend. Every step of the way, from beginning to end. Having a twin can be great! With a twin, you have a lifelong bond, a partner in crime, and a food-I-don't-want-to-eat eater. But with a twin, you also have to share, and take turns, and compare....
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Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Celebrate love with #1 New York Times Best-Selling Title! "You are the cherry on my cake; you make the sun shine brighter; you make my heart flutter." Using a range of images from the World of Eric Carle, and featuring the Very Hungry Caterpillar, this special gift book gives...
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The Little Guys

Vera Brosgol · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An adorable cautionary tale from Caldecott Honoree Vera BrosgolWe are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us.Together we are strong, and we can get all we need.The Little Guys might be small, but they aim to be mighty.As they head off to find breakfast, they can conquer...
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Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies

Christian Trimmer · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From Christian Trimmer and bestselling illustrator Jessie Sima comes an adorable and imaginative twist on the tale of Snow White ... with lots more ponies!Sweet Snow Pony is loved by all for her beautiful coat as white as snow and her mane as black as ebony. Children come to her farm from...
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So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

GARY D SCHMIDT · ROARING BROOK
Format: Hardcover

From celebrated author Gary D. Schmidt comes a picture book biography of a giant in the struggle for civil rights, perfectly pitched for readers today. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful...
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Lucy Fell Down the Mountain

Kevin Cornell · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Lucy is having a terrible day. She's falling down a mountain. As she passes various characters -- a mountain man, a bungeeing duck, and a pile of shuffling bears -- she tries to ask for help. But everyone misinterprets her requests. As Lucy gains velocity, the story grows in silliness....
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Ebenezer Has a Word for Everything

Chelsea Rowe · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ebenezer collects words. But it's hard to find someone who shares his passion.No one seems to understand Ebenezer's word collections, but his efforts are finally appreciated when he meets Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald doesn't have a word collection -- but he does have lots of ideas....
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Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story

Paul Fleischman · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, combining many different cultural traditions to create one narrative.
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