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New Shoes

CHRIS RASCHKA · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When your shoes are worn out too tightfaded and flat - guess what?It's time to get NEW SHOES!Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka pays homage to a quintessential moment of childhood - a visit to the shoe store - in this book about shoes, growing up, making choices, and sharing with...
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Here, George!

Sandra Boynton · Little Simon
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

Bestselling author Sandra Boynton and iconic cartoonist for The New Yorker George Booth collaborate in this hilarious new board book about George, a lovable dog with a big secret.George is a big dog who likes to just sit around. But there's another side to George that even his family...
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Let's Dance, Little Pookie

Sandra Boynton · Little Simon
Pages: 18
Format: Board book

Let's do the Pookie Shimmy (Oh, yeah!) in this toe-tapping board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton.Say hey, Little Pookie! You're a wonder to see. Come on, my little Pookie, Won't you dance with me? Are you ready to do the piggy-piggy shake? Then put on your...
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All Aboard! National Parks: A Wildlife Primer

Kevin Meyers · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 22
Format: Print book

From the creators of BabyLit®: Every area of the world can be mapped out for adventure, and brilliant babies love the sophistication of traveling by train. This new board book series written by the husband and wife team of Haily and Kevin Meyers and illustrated by Haily, celebrates the unique...
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S Is for School: A Classroom Alphabet

Greg Paprocki · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

An ABC primer that introduces your brilliant baby to what to expect when they're ready to go to school. Lots of kids look forward to going back to school each fall. This collection of 26 illustrations featuring words from A to Z will introduce toddlers to what all the fuss is about...
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Mama Loves You So

Terry Pierce · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

With lilting lullaby text and lovely illustrations, the New Books for Newborns stories are the perfect first books for new parents to share with their little ones right from the start!Start here. If only raising a child was that easy. It can be difficult in the first year to figure out what's...
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PAW Patrol: Make a Splash!

Megan Roth · SFI Readerlink Dist
Pages: 10
Format: Board book

Get ready to spin, swim, and make a splash with the PAW Patrol pups!Your favorite pups are on a soaked to the fur on their latest adventure! With peek-through windows, movable rotating characters, and die-cut surprises, this fun book is perfect for keeping little fingers busy. Set off on a scuba-diving...
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There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark!

Lucille Colandro · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark. I don't know why she swallowed a shark, but it left no mark!Scholastic's bestselling Old Lady is starring in a brand-new adventure series that will make you laugh AND learn! In this new spin-off, the Old Lady turns into an Old Mermaid, travels...
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Pete the Cat: The Petes Go Marching

James Dean · HarperCollins
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller James Dean puts a groovy spin to the classic children's song "The Ants Go Marching" with everyone's favorite cool cat. Join Pete the Cat as he rocks out to this classic tune with a supercool twist in this paper-over-board picture book.Your child, or even...
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Ten Magic Butterflies

Danica McKellar · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused picture book from Danica McKellar, the New York Times bestselling author of Goodnight, Numbers and star of The Wonder Years, positively enchanting! Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with...
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Sweet Shapes

JUANA MEDINA ROSAS · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

From the mastermind behind 1 Big Salad and ABC Pasta comes the latest culinary concept book: sweet shapes--a feast for the eyes!In this delicious forest, the bears are made of rectangular brownies, the goldfinches are triangles of lemon tart, and the butterflies are oval jelly beans. What...
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Be Kind

PAT ZIETLOW MILLER · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash comes a thoughtful picture book about the power of kindness.When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing...
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Fly Guy and the Alienzz

Tedd Arnold · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Buzz is making a movie about aliens from outer space. When the action begins, superheroes Fly Guy and Buzz Boy are protecting a secret fort in the sky when an alien ship captures them! The duo must outsmart the aliens and the space pirates with the help of Dragon Dude and Fly Girl. The fun-zee...
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Dude!

AARON REYNOLDS · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Aaron Reynolds, the author of Nerdy Berdy and Creepy Carrots! teams up with Dan Santat, the Caldecott-winning illustrator behind The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend to create the hilarious, gnarly summer adventure picture book, Dude!Dude! You have to read this book.It's totally...
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Alphabet Boats

Samantha R Vamos · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Set sail and learn the ABCs with a boat for each letter!Discover twenty-six types of vessels, from the more common--canoe and motorboat--to the unusual--umiak and Q-boat. Just like in Alphabet Trucks and Alphabet Trains, colorful art includes the letters of the alphabet hidden (and not-so-hidden)...
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Splish, Splash, Ducky!

LUCY COUSINS · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Revel in the rain with a little duckling and friends in a bright adventure from the creator of Maisy that kids will find just ducky.Oh, goody, hooray!It's raining today.When I'm feeling happy.I say quack, quack, quack.Ducky Duckling has so much fun in the rain! Readers will be happy to splish,...
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Islandborn

Junot Di?az · Dial Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks...
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Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever

JULIE FALATKO · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Snappsy (begrudgingly!) returns in this clever and hilarious follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) . Snappsy the alligator wants nothing more than a quiet evening to himself, but a pesky chicken who insists he's Snappsy's...
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Summer Color!

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

A celebration of the wonder and colors of every child's favorite season--summer!In this celebration of the outdoors, two rambunctious children take off on an adventure from their own backyard. In each new scene they discover the wondrous details--and beautiful colors--of nature. Even...
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Summer Supper

RUBIN PFEFFER · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A bold and graphic farm-to-table story, told entirely in words beginning with the letter "s"!From sowing seeds in spring to savoring succotash, follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm summer evening. Told entirely in words beginning with...
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Hello My Name Is . . .: How Adorabilis Got His Name

Marisa Polansky · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by a true event! In the summer of 2015, an adorable new species of octopus was discovered on the ocean floor -- this picture book story imagines how this cute creature got his name.Deep down in the water lives an octopus small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But he doesn't...
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They Say Blue

Jillian Tamaki · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn't blue like they say. But maybe a blue whale is blue....
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Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat

SUE HENDRA · Aladdin
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell comes a sweet, silly, and sassy picture book about a cat who has a hat that seems magical - but the powers of the hat aren't quite what they seem.Meet Keith - a very cute cat with a magical hat! When Keith wears the hat, it makes...
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