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Scribble Stones

Diane Alber · Diane Alber Art LLC
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A heartwarming story about a little stone who was able to spread kindness to the world! This story starts off with a little stone who thinks he will be become something amazing but then soon realizes he had become a dull paper weight. He's on a mission to become something greater and in the process...
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Vroom!

Barbara McClintock · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join a little girl as she zooms -- past fields and forests, up mountains, over rivers, through deserts, home again, and into bed in this playful picture book about the power of imagination, from award-winning author and artist Barbara McClintock.
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Peppa's Valentine's Day

Courtney Carbone · Turtleback Books
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Peppa Pig gets a pretty card in the mail from Zoe Zebra. It's a Valentine's Day card! Peppa learns about the meaning of Valentine's Day and decides to show all of her friends just how special they are to her.
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What If Everybody Said That?

ELLEN JAVERNICK · Two Lions
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

What if everybody chose to be kind?If you tell someone that they can't play with you, there's no harm done, right? But what if everybody said that? What if everybody forgot to be kind ... and made fun of other kids' artwork at school, or told a fib, or refused to share with a person in need?...
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What If Everybody Did That?

Ellen Javernick · Marshall Cavendish Children
Pages: 32
Format: Book

If you drop just one soda can out the window, it's no big deal ... right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules ... and spoke during story time, didn't wash up, or splashed too much at the pool? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everybody obeyed the rules...
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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Stacy McAnulty · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"Hi, I'm Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth's life, from her childhood...
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Lovely Beasts: The Surprising Truth

KATE GARDNER · Balzer Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A stunning debut picture book that encourages kids to look beyond first impressions by sharing unexpected details about seemingly scary wild animals like gorillas, rhinoceroses, and more. Spiders are creepy. Porcupines are scary. Bats are ugly. Or are they...?This captivating book invites...
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Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero

PATRICIA MCCORMICK · Balzer Bray
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring true story of Reckless, the brave little mare that became a marine. This is the first picture book from award-winning novelist Patricia McCormick, sumptuously illustrated by acclaimed artist Iacopo Bruno.When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled...
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles

Patricia Valdez · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist--who loved reptiles!Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly ones, who turned over teacups...
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Song of the Wild: A First Book of Animals

NICOLA DAVIES · Candlewick
Pages: 108
Format: Hardcover

Renowned picture book creators Nicola Davies and Petr Horácek team up for a captivating first look at animals around the world.Polar bears playing on the ice, tigers hunting in the jungle, and nightingales singing in the heart of the woods - animals are everywhere. In a remarkable collection...
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Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

BARB ROSENSTOCK · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into the deep ocean.On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention called the Bathysphere.They knew dozens of things...
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Camp Tiger

Susan Choi · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Imagination meets reality in this poetic and tender ode to childhood, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner, John Rocco.Every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks...
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The Great Indoors

Julie Falatko · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When the humans head out to go camping, the animals settle in for a relaxing holiday of their own! Teen bear takes over the bathroom with her curling iron, the beavers prepare their fanciest recipes, and the deer kick up their feet for a dance party. What starts as a little unwinding soon...
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A History of Pictures for Children: From Cave Paintings to Computer Drawings

David Hockney · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A History of Pictures takes young readers on an adventure through art history. From cave paintings to video games, this book shows how and why pictures have been made, linking art to the human experience. Hockney and Gayford explain each piece of art in the book, helping young minds to grasp...
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Jasper & Ollie

Alex Willan · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Two funny, unlikely friends - a thoughtful, deliberate sloth and an impulsive, impatient fox - make their big debut in this hilarious new picture book celebrating friendship and the wonderful ways in which we're all different.Best friends Jasper and Ollie decide to go to the pool. On your...
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Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever

Beatrice Alemagna · HarperCollins
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the internationally admired, award-winning creator of many celebrated picture books, including On a Magical Do-Nothing Day, A Lion in Paris, and The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy, comes a story about lonely Harold Snipperpot, a seven-year-old boy who has never had a real birthday...
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Poetree

Shauna LaVoy Reynolds · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A girl writes a poem to a tree, but then is surprised when the tree writes back in this wondrous and warm picture book about friendship, nature, and the power of poetry.The snow has melted, the buttercups are blooming, and Sylvia celebrates winter's end by writing a poem. She ties her poem...
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All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism

Jennifer Zivoin · Magination Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Gold Medal, Moms Choice AwardsThis is the story of Zane, a zebra with autism, who worries that his differences make him stand out from his peers. With careful guidance from his mother, Zane learns that autism is only one of many qualities that make him special. Contains a Note to Parents...
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Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh

Gary Golio · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist take a creative look at the early life of comedic genius Charlie Chaplin.Once there was a little slip of a boy who roamed the streets of London, hungry for life (and maybe a bit of bread) . His dad long gone and his actress mother ailing,...
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Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born

Miranda Paul · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here.A soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict what the family is experiencing...
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Linus The Little Yellow Pencil

Scott Magoon · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don't always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near, these two will have to sharpen their collaboration to make something neither one could do on their own!This ode to art by the illustrator of Spoon and Chopsticks points out the power of sharing...
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Home Is a Window

Stephanie Ledyard · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A family learns what home really means, as they leave one beloved residence and make a new home in another.Home can be many things--a window, a doorway, a rug . . . or a hug. At home, everything always feels the same: comfortable and safe. But sometimes things change, and a home must be left...
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Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story

Lesléa Newman · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin's address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers...
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The Magic of Letters

Tony Johnston · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Letters are MAGIC. When you know their secrets, like a bright bird, you take flight. Hop along with a playful rabbit emcee and see for yourself!Letters are everywhere in this delightful book that embraces the power of words and what they can do, how they can make you feel, and what they...
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The Hideout

Susanna Mattiangeli · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

It's time to go, but no one can find Hannah! That's because she's in the park with much to do. She needs to collect caterpillars and sticks, make a bow and arrow, and build a bed out of leaves. Deep in the shrubs, she sets up a secret hideout for herself and her companion, an Odd Furry...
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Hum and Swish

Matt Myers · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Jamie's day at the beach turns into the perfect place for an artistic adventure.All Jamie wants is to spend some time alone at the beach and finish her art project in the sand. But everyone around keeps asking her pesky questions she doesn't know how to answer: what are you making? Aren't...
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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

Mac Barnett · Balzer Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

What is important about Margaret Wise Brown?In 42 inspired pages, this biography by award-winning writer Mac Barnett vividly depicts one of the greatest children's book creators who ever lived: Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and The Little Fur Family....
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Elvis Is King!

Jonah Winter · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Elvis Presley--the King of Rock 'n' Roll, still beloved by millions of Americans--comes to vibrant, gyrating life in this extraordinary picture-book biography from an award-winning author and the winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.Here's the perfect book for anyone who wants...
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Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep

Eric Barclay · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An accidental-friendship story packed with humor from author-illustrator Eric BarclaySheep is an expert at protecting sheep - or so she thinks until one happy afternoon when she bumps into a very hairy someone on the farm."Who are you?" she asks."I'm the sheep dog!"...
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Where Are You From?

Yamile Saied Méndez · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom - a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo.When a girl is asked...
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I Am a Tiger

Karl Newson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse with BIG ideas. Mouse believes he is a tiger, and he convinces Fox, Raccoon, Snake, and Bird he's one, too! After all, Mouse can climb a tree like a tiger and hunt for his lunch, too. And not all tigers are big and have stripes. But when a real tiger shows...
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I Am Just Right

David McPhail · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The boy in this book is growing and changing--just like you! Self-acceptance and change are celebrated when a child gives up babyish ways and becomes a "big boy"!The boy in this book is too big for his crib, his shoes, and his tricycle. And he is too big for Grandpa to pick up. But he is just...
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Music for Mister Moon

Philip C. Stead · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What if you threw your teacup out your window...and what if it accidentally knocked the moon out of the sky?A girl named Harriet longs to play her cello alone in her room. But when a noisy owl disrupts her solitude, Harriet throws her teacup out the window and accidentally knocks the moon...
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Carl and the Meaning of Life

Deborah Freedman · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes...
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Planes Fly!

George Ella Lyon · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Trucks Roll!, an up-in-the-clouds exploration of all things airplane.World's mighty bigbut there's just one skyand it's yours to travel.Planes fly! Take to the skies with this fun, rhyming book about all that planes do! From jet planes to puddle jumpers, from the cockpit...
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Nope. Never. Not For Me!

Samantha Cotterill · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This deceptively simple story guides sensitive kids through trying a new food, with support and encouragement aplenty.Children are often picky eaters, but for kids on the autism spectrum or with sensory issues, trying new foods can be especially challenging. In Nope! Never! Not for Me! a young...
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The Undefeated

Kwame Alexander · Versify
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable...
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Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story

MARC TYLER NOBLEMAN · Clarion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII - the only enemy ever to do so - and comes back 20 years later to apologize. The devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,...
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The Bell Rang

James Ransome · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom in this brilliantly conceived picture book by Coretta Scott King Award winner James E. Ransome.Every single morning, the overseer of the plantation...
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Hello, I'm Here!

Helen Frost · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A poetic text and wonderfully intimate photographs follow a newborn sandhill crane as it takes its first steps into the world.Will my legs hold me?What if I fall?Peek in as a sandhill crane hatchling makes its first wobbly stand and takes its first steps alongside its brother. With their...
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Quiet

Tomie DePaola · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In a gorgeous and contemplative new picture book, legendary author-illustrator Tomie dePaola reminds us that mindfulness - being quiet, still, and present with one another - is a very special thing.Everything is in such a hurry, busy as busy can be. The birds are flying so fast, the dragonfly...
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Lena's Slippers

Ioana Hobai · Page Street Kids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Lena can't wait to twirl and leap onstage at her school dance recital, but her family does not have the money to pay for new ballet slippers. As the day of the recital draws closer, Lena struggles to come up with a creative solution to reach her shining moment on stage, learning along the way that...
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