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Maisy's Bus

Lucy Cousins · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

Whether driving over land or sailing across the sea, Maisy takes her friends all over the place in two shaped board books.It's a beautiful, sunny day, and Maisy knows just how to spend it - at the beach with her friends! Maisy arrives with her bus to pick up her pals. Cyril has food...
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Stack the Cats

Susie Ghahremani · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

One cat sleeps. Two cats play. Three cats stack!Stack the Cats is a charming book about counting and organizing cats in various formations. But when the cats decide to go their own way - as cats often will - it's time to count down until there's only one sweet cat left. Counting...
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The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

Ashley Spires · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals. But one day, when they re looking for a ship to play pirates in, Lou s friend has an idea: Up there! The tree can be our ship! Ummm ... says Lou. This is something...
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What's Your Favorite Color?

Eric Carle · Henry Holt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Everybody has a favorite color. Some like blue balloons or brown buildings or mint green ice cream cones. Others prefer sunshine yellow, Maine morning gray, or Mexican pink.In this book, fifteen beloved children's book artists draw their favorite colors and explain why they love them....
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Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World

Allan Drummond · Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. PEDAL POWER is the story of the people who led protests...
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Green Green: A Community Gardening Story

Marie Lamba · Farrar
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for digging a garden. But when gray buildings start to rise up and a whole city builds, can there be any room for green space? The neighborhood children think so, and they inspire the community...
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Some Dads

Nick Bland · Running Press
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Dads come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities! Some dads tend to worry. And some dads are in a hurry. Some dads like strolling. And some dads like rock 'n' rolling. But all dads are proud of their kids, and all kids love their dads for their unique qualities. In this silly rhyming...
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Little Red Riding Hood: A Nosy Crow Fairy Tale

NOSY CROW. · NOSY CROW
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Little Red Riding Hood sets out into the forest to take a basket of goodies to her sick grandma. Along the way, she adds to her stores, picking beautiful flowers, gathering fallen acorns, and receiving a gift of some nice, sticky honey. She thinks these treats will cheer up her grandma....
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Firefighter Duckies!

Frank W Dormer · Atheneum
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO! Here come the Firefighter Duckies! Frank Dormer is at it again with this quack-out-loud silly story, full of wacky charm and perfect for little duckies of all dispositions.The Firefighter Duckies are brave and strong. They rescue: Gorillas in chef hats! Whales in trees!...
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Batman Is Fast!

Maggie Testa · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Now very new readers can reach for the stars with Batman in this book that's part of an all-new Ready-to-Read level, Ready-to-Go!Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Batman Is Fast! was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start...
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An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!

MO WILLEMS · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Mo Willems, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, celebrates ten years of Elephant & Piggie in this special bind-up collection: Today I Will Fly!; Watch Me Throw the Ball!; Can I Play Too?; the award-winning Let's Go For a Drive!; and I Really Like Slop!
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The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf (A StoryPlay Book)

MARK TEAGUE · CARTWHEEL Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

StoryPlay Books is the smart way to read and play together! StoryPlay Books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and playtime with prompts and activities everyone will love! Each quality story will delight readers while building early literacy skills for ages 3-5 by helping...
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What Do You Do With an Idea?

Kobi Yamada · Compendium Kids
Pages: 36
Format: Book

A New York Times Best Seller and award-winning book, What Do You Do With an Idea? is for anyone who's ever had a big idea.This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day,...
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Kisses for Kindergarten

Livingstone Crouse · Silver Dolphin Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Stella Isabella Hardencontemplating kindergartendeclared she didn't have to go,because her puppy told her so.School is about to begin, and Stella Isabella Harden decides that kindergarten just isn't for her. Instead, she decides to spend the day learning from her puppy named Buster....
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Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Put on your dancing shoes - Pete is ready to boogie!Join Pete the Cat in a brand-new story from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team James and Kimberly Dean! Pete is learning a new dance - the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy in his feet....
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The Case of the Stinky Stench

Josh Funk · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

"Uncle," Croissant said, "the fridge is in trouble! A mystery stench turned a whole shelf to rubble! I'm the last hope or the fridge will be lost! Help me or else we'll be cooked, served, and sauced." There's a stinky stench in the fridge--and our favorite...
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Peterrific

VICTORIA KANN · HARPERCOLLINS
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times bestselling author-artist of the Pinkalicious series, Victoria Kann, is back with an imagination-sparking new book starring Pinka's brother, Peter. In Peterrific, readers can follow Peter's own adventures as he builds a tower of blocks all the way to the moon.Peter...
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The Book of Mistakes

Corinna Luyken · Dial Books
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

Zoom meets Beautiful Oops! in this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the way in which "mistakes" can blossom into inspirationOne eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake. The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent bush. And the inky...
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Sadie Braves the Wilderness

Yvonne Pearson

"We drove for a hundred hours past a lake called Superior. It was as big as the ocean."Sadie is bold in her description of the view outside her car window, but as her family sets off on a wilderness adventure, she's not entirely sure she's ready to spend some qua
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Good Morning, Superman!

Michael Dahl · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Look, up in the sky! Its a bird. Its a plane. Its the . . . SUN! When morning comes, a young boy must prepare for his day, faster than a speeding bullet. Follow along as he leaps tall buildings (jumps out of bed) in a single bound, dons his heroic uniform (his clothes) , and faces...
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Aa

BELA DAVIS · ABDO KIDS
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

From alpacas to apples, this title has got A words covered Each instance of "A" or "a" is bolded so that readers begin to recognize it in words and the sounds it makes. Complete with big colorful photographs, a More Aa Words page, bolded glossary terms, and a picture...
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MM

BELA DAVIS · ABDO KIDS
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

From muscles to mittens, this title has got M words covered Each instance of "M" or "m" is bolded so that readers begin to recognize it in words and the sounds it makes. Complete with big colorful photographs, a More Mm Words page, bolded glossary terms, and a picture...
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Yy

BELA DAVIS · ABDO KIDS
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

From yaks to yummy snacks, this title has got Y words covered Each instance of "Y" or "y" is bolded so that readers begin to recognize it in words and the sounds it makes. Complete with big colorful photographs, a More Yy Words page, bolded glossary terms, and a picture...
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Go Sleep in Your Own Bed

Candace Fleming · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From bestselling, award-winning author Fleming and beloved illustrator of the Maple books Nichols comes a giggle-inducing read-aloud starring a cast of comically grumpy barnyard animals. Sure to become a bedtime favorite. This funny and irresistible picture book feels like a classic...
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