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Penguins Love Their ABC's

Sarah Aspinall · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Six of the most appealing penguins ever (featured in Sarah Aspinall's Penguins Love Colors, 2016) set off on an exciting Alphabet Hunt, a fun adventure where Mama has hidden all the alphabet letters in the snow. Each letter is marked by a clue (an "apple" leads to "a")...
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There's a Monster in Your Book

Tom Fletcher · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Shake, wiggle, and tickle the monster out of this book - an interactive bedtime read-aloud by a YouTube star, musician, and children's book author!With the irresistible pull of Hervé Tullet's Press Here and the charm of The Monster at the End of This Book, Tom Fletcher's inviting...
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When's My Birthday?

Julie Fogliano · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.when's my birthday?...
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That's My Blanket, Baby!

ANGIE MORGAN · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Bella has had her special blanket, named Blanket, since she was a baby. She and Blanket did everything together-painting, singing, and playing in mud puddles. Now Bella has a new baby brother who has his own brand-new blanket. But he prefers Bella's old, muddy, smelly blanket! What's...
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Terrific

Jon Agee · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Grouchy Eugene knew this trip to Bermuda was a bad idea - now he's stranded on a desert island! Luckily, a feathered fellow castaway helps him see that life is pretty terrific in this New York Times Best Illustrated picture book, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers. When...
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My First Busy Book

Eric Carle · Little Simon
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

From beloved author-illustrator Eric Carle, this brand-new busy book is filled with touch-and-feels, lift-the-flaps, mirrors, and more - sure to endlessly entertain your little ones!This brand-new busy book featuring Eric Carle's bright, colorful artwork is jam-packed with interactive activities...
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Room on the Broom Board Book

Julia Donaldson · Dial; Brdbk Rep edition
Format: Board book

The New York Times bestselling Halloween picture book is now a board book!This rollicking, rhyming tale from master storyteller Julia Donaldson is the perfect Halloween read-aloud for the youngest listeners. A friendly witch, hungry dragon, and muddy monster learn about friendship, and readers...
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Trick-or-Treating

Laura Gehl · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

Peep is so excited to go trick-or-treating with her friend Egg. She wants to visit the duck pond and the cow pasture to get treats. But Egg thinks Halloween is too scary, with frightening monsters possibly lurking everywhere! Peep tells her jokes because laughing helps you feel...
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Disney Baby My First Halloween

DISNEY BOOK GROUP. · Disney Press
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

Filled with seasonal fun for little ones, this engaging board book with touch-and-feel elements introduces Baby to all the wonderful delights of Halloween.
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Boo! / Bu!

Leslie Patricelli · Candlewick Press
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

"A pitch-perfect introduction to Halloween for first-time trick-or-treaters." - Shelf AwarenessIt's almost Halloween! How should Daddy carve the pumpkin? What should Baby be - a princess or pirate, ballerina or clown? When the jack-o'-lantern's ready, it's...
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Trace Race: One Spooky Night

Megan Roth · Silver Dolphin Books
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

Follow the trail for an eerie adventure with black cats, ghosts, and goblins! This storybook includes unique cutout paths for toddlers to follow with their fingers as they encounter haunted Halloween critters. With adorable illustrations and rhyming text, this sweet and spooky book is a fun Halloween...
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Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak

Steve Wilson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

Horace and Hattie are hedgehogs and the very best of friends. Together they make shadow puppets, follow slimy snail trails, and search for spider webs. One autumn day they are watching the leaves fall from the trees when they hear a squeak . . . Could it be a new friend to play with?
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Ghost Cat

Eve Bunting · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Miss Maggie McCullen has been the keeper for the Port Carrick lighthouse for many years. She has never missed a night, keeping the big light going. And while the people in Port Carrick are grateful to her, they worry about her lonely life at the lighthouse. But they don't know that...
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Catch My Breath

Paul Briggs · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Breath . . . it inspires so many silly sayings.Let me catch my breath.
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Why Am I Me?

Paige Britt · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Presented as a thoughtful, poetic exchange between two characters -- who don't realize they are thinking and asking the very same questions -- this beautiful celebration of our humanity and diversity invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where there is no you or me, only we. If the first...
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Superbat

Matt Carr · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same superpowers as him, Pat is ready...
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Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids

Kristen Fischer · Sounds True
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

You Can Count on Animals to Make Yoga Fun! What could be more fun for kids than to hop like a frog, slither like a snake, and roar like a lion - all while learning an empowering, healthy life skill? Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids is a delightful pose-along adventure for children ages...
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Seamus's Short Story

Heather Hartt-Sussman · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Seamus would give anything to be taller! One day, while playing dress-up in his mother's closet, he finds a way to reach new heights. With his mother's high-heeled shoes on, Seamus can suddenly reach everything that was once too high: the top-floor elevator button, the chocolate...
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In the Middle of Fall

Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

"Introduces concepts and vocabulary of fall--autumn colors, changes in plants and animals . . . and wind, which soon leads to the next season"--
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Monkey With a Tool Belt and the Silly School Mystery

Chris Monroe · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

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There's Nothing to Do!

Dev Petty · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the next book in the I Don't Want to be a Frog series, young Frog learns an unexpected lesson about how NOT to be bored. Frog is bored. He can't find ANYTHING to do - even when his animal friends make good suggestions, like sleeping all day, licking between his toes, or hopping around...
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Creepy Pair of Underwear!

Aaron Reynolds · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the celebrated team behind Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds and Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown, comes a hilarious (and just a little creepy) story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear.Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's...
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The Scariest Book Ever

BOB SHEA · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Reader beware! This is the scariest book ever! Or so claims its melodramatic ghost narrator. You can go ahead and turn the page, but don't expect him to come with you. Anything might pop out of that black hole in the middle of the forest. What do you mean it's just a bunny? Well, it's probably...
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Hooray for Books!

BRIAN WON · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Turtle has looked everywhere for his favorite book, but it's nowhere to be found! Maybe his book was borrowed by Zebra, Owl, Giraffe, Elephant, or Lion. As Turtle searches, his friends offer to share their own favorite stories, but other books just won't do. Or is it time for Turtle to try something...
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Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown

ERIC LITWIN · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Groovy Joe is totally fun.He's a tail-wagging, song singing party of one!And he rocks like this:Disco party bow wow!#1 New York Times bestsellers Eric Litwin (Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes) and Tom Lichtenheld (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site) are back in another groovy...
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Scooby-Doo and the Kitty Cat Caper

Maria S Barbo · Spotlight
Pages: 22
Format: Print book

When Cupcake the cat goes missing, Scooby and the gang are on the job. More surprises are in store than one dog could have imagined. It's a case only Scooby can solve to save the day!
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Scooby-Doo and the Monster in the Woods

Michelle H Nagler · Spotlight - (Beginning Readers)
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Scooby and the gang are on vacation at the lake. But a big, hair monster seems to be lurking around their cabin. Is he after their Scooby-Snacks? It's a case only the Mystery Inc. gang can solve!
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Scooby-Doo and the Magic Pumpkins

Michelle H Nagler · Spotlight -
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Scooby and the gang are decorating a haunted house for Halloween. But when something spooky happens to the pumpkins, they wonder if the house is really haunted. It's a case only the Mystery Inc. gang can solve.
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The Amazing Book of My Little Pony

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Children
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Meet the ponies and their friends!Children will love discovering more about the land of Equestria in this early years reference book. Large pictures, fun fold-out pages with extra-large images, and short, simple sentences bring the characters to life for children ages 5 and older. Favorite...
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Claire Winteringham's Alphabet Parade

Claire Winteringham · Pomegranate
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

There's fun to be found in these ABCs! How often does one see a cat riding a crocodile or a dinosaur dawdling along behind a duck? And why on earth is the elephant carrying an enormous egg? Claire Winteringham's elegant, light-hearted alphabetical scenes will help little ones learn...
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Rock-a-bye Baby

Jane Cabrera · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this lovely rendition of the favorite nursery rhyme, different animals living in and around an old oak tree rock their babies to sleep. Cabrera's charming lyrics and sweet illustrations familiarize children with the places common animals live -- owls in a tree hole, mice underground,...
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It Takes a Village: Picture Book Edition

Hillary Rodham Clinton · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton's first book for young readers, inspired by her New York Times bestselling book It Takes a Village, illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee.Inspired by the themes of her classic bestselling...
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Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten

DEBORAH UNDERWOOD · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Arnold has a plan.
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