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Want to Play Trucks?

ANN STOTT · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Jack likes trucks. Alex likes dolls. What will they play together? Their new favorite game, of course!Jack and Alex meet almost every morning in the sandbox at the playground. Jack likes trucks - big ones, the kind that can wreck things. Alex likes dolls - pink ones, with sparkles....
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Trevor

JIM AVERBECK · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Jim Averbeck's and Amy Hevron's illustrated Trevor is the charming, simple tale of an unlikely friendship between a lonely caged canary and the lemon that hangs from the tree outside his window...
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What's Your Favorite Bug?

ERIC CARLE · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this companion to What's Your Favorite Animal? and What's Your Favorite Color?, Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them.Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft...
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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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The Three Little Superpigs

Claire Evans · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

After defeating the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Superpigs spend their days fighting crime and enjoying their newfound fame. But one day, the Big Bad Wolf escapes from prison and plunges Fairyland into fear. Our curly-tailed friends soon discover that bricks are missing all over town....
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I Feel Teal

Lauren Rille · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A little girl has a rainbow of emotions in this gentle debut picture book that encourages little ones to express their feelings through color.You're pink, you're teal, you're gray, you're jade. You're every golden, warmy shade ... All of us have lots of feelings, and this...
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The Wall in the Middle of the Book

Jon Agee · Dial Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this clever, amusingly meta picture book by the acclaimed creator of It's Only StanleyThere's a wall in the middle of the book, and our hero--a young knight--is sure that the wall protects his side of the book from...
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Fruits in Suits

Jared Chapman · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Have you ever seen a banana in a bikini? Or a tangerine in trunks? What about grapes in goggles? In this uproarious follow-up to Vegetables in Underwear, kids will learn that there are many kinds of suits - including suits for swimming, surfing, sunbathing, and scuba diving. But can you wear...
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T. Rex Time Machine

Jared Chapman · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

When two hungry dinosaurs jump into a time machine, they're transported to an unbelievable, magical, surreal future: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! On the T. Rexes' madcap voyage into the unknown, they encounter the many wonders of the modern world: Police cars! Phones! Microwaves! They don't know...
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Mission Defrostable

JOSH FUNK · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Our favorite breakfast food friends are back and all bready for their next adventure! Can they save the fridge before all the food is iced? It's mission . . . defrostable."And now with the two of you out of the fold,I've got my revenge and I'm serving it cold!" Brrr!...
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Giraffe Problems

Jory John · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John!Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK?? Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure...
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Duck and Hippo Give Thanks

JONATHAN LONDON · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Duck and Hippo are thankful for good friends!It's the day before Thanksgiving, and Hippo has his heart set on having a good old-fashioned feast with Duck and their friends. Together, Duck and Hippo go shopping for food and invite Turtle, Elephant, and Pig to share the special day with...
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There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake

Loren Long · Philomel Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Built for giggles and fun read-alouds, this classic children's song has been adapted by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love and Otis, Loren Long!There's a log on the bottom of the lakeThere's a log on the bottom of the lakeThere's a log?There's a log!There's a log on the bottom...
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Elmer's Walk

DAVID MCKEE · Andersen Press USA
Pages: 32
Format: Print Length

As Elmer strolls through the jungle, appreciating the beautiful smell of the flowers or watching the butterflies dance, his friends rush past, far too busy to stop and enjoy it with him. Can Elmer find anyone to share the moment with?
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One Snowy Day

Diana Murray · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The snow coats the treetops and covers the grass as THREE happy faces peer out through the glass.When millions of snowflakes blanket the town in white, ONE energetic puppy and TWO children set out for some snowy day fun -- full of friends, sledding, snowballs, puppy hijinks, and more. The lyrical,...
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Eat Pete

Michael Rex · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Goodnight Goon, a laugh-out-loud friendship story that perfectly captures the high and low moments of a typical playdate!Pete couldn't be more thrilled when a monster shows up in his bedroom. Now Pete has someone to play with! And the hungry monster couldn't be more...
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Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise

DAVID EZRA STEIN · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Surprise! The little red chicken is back - and as endearingly silly as ever - in David Ezra Stein's follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Interrupting Chicken.It's homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant...
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Hansel & Gretel

Bethan Woollvin · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Deep in the forest lives a witch named Willow. She is a good witch, who only uses good magic -- until she meets Hansel and Gretel.Willow never used to worry about messy breadcrumb trails. Or entire portions of her gingerbread house being devoured. Or anyone fiddling with her spells and magic...
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Worries Are Not Forever

Elizabeth Verdick · Free Spirit Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

It's normal for toddlers to worry and feel anxious - they have enough experience with the world to know that things may go wrong. With warmth and empathy, this board book helps little ones understand what it means to worry and that "Everybody worries, even grown-ups. But worries...
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But Not the Armadillo

Sandra Boynton · Little Simon
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

For more than thirty-five years, readers have wondered what happens to the mystery armadillo on the last page of Sandra Boynton's classic board book, But Not the Hippopotamus. Now, at last, comes the long-awaited sequel.Behold the armadillo, a cute and curious creature who follows his nose...
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Merry Christmas, Little Pookie

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

Pookie and Mom get ready to welcome Christmas, in this gentle and captivating board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton.It's Christmas Eve! Join Mom and her little Pookie as they prepare for the merriest of holidays. Together they happily walk through the falling snow,...
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8 Little Planets

Chris Ferrie · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 18
Format: Board book

A delightfully fun, fact-filled planetary tale from the creator of the Baby University series! Travel around the solar system and celebrate what makes each planet unique! From Neptune to Mercury and all the planets in between, each one is different and each one is happy to be what they...
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Autumn Babies

Kathryn Osebold Galbraith · Peachtree Petite
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

An endearing board book with adorable babies on the go during the fall season Spirited, rhyming text and colorful, graphic art reveal an energetic cast of babies having an action-packed day of play in the park on a cheerful fall day. Featuring diverse characters and highlighting early concepts...
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Hello Knights!

Joan Holub · Little Simon
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

New from beloved author Joan Holub, Hello Knights! is a fun, playful board book about unexpected friendship! Knights run up. Knights run down. Take the queen her royal crown. Knights march here. Knights march there. Take the king his underwear. Perfect for reading out loud, Joan Holub's...
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Chilly Penguin

Constanze V Kitzing · Barefoot Books
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

When a little penguin is unable to get warm by himself, he turns to a friend for help.
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My Mom Is Magical

Sabrina Moyle · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

My Mom Is Magical, featuring a magical unicorn, and My Dad Is Amazing, featuring a mythical yeti, are joyful tributes to just how amazing parents (and their kids!) are.
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Meet Catboy!

R. J. Cregg · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Get to know Catboy in this sweet board book based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!By his cat's whiskers ... When there's trouble, Connor becomes Catboy! You can help Catboy, Gekko, and Owlette to go into the night to save the day with this playful...
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Meet Owlette!

R. J. Cregg (Adapted by) · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Get to know Owlette in this sweet board book based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!When there's trouble, Amaya becomes Owlette! You can join Catboy, Gekko, and Owlette as they go into the night to save the day and see how Owlette helps her super team in this...
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