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Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye

Claude Ponti - Elsewhere Editions
Format: Kindle Edition

Claude Ponti's nimble wordplay and punning, combined with his phantasmagorical and joyful illustrations, create an endearing gem of a book, bound to be a bedtime story favorite.From one of the world's most beloved children's book authors comes a story of a high-spirited flock...
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Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell

Sue Hendra - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Norman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell - but can he find his match? Find out in this "fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are" (Junior News and Mail) .Norman is a slug who longs to be a snail - if only he could...
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The Stack

Vanessa Roeder - ‎Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of The Box Turtle comes a clever and stunningly illustrated bedtime story about doing (and building!) whatever it takes to reach for the starsLuna begins her stack with a single chair. But it's not quite tall enough. So she adds a stool, then some books . . . and her bed . . . and before...
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Iggy Peck and the mysterious mansion

Andrea Beaty - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book

Iggy is delighted when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a mansion featuring his favorite architectural periods, but unless the Questioneers can find its missing antiques, the house may be lost forever. Includes information about Art Deco and Art Nouveau, facts about unusual cats, a recipe...
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Bear and Friends: Wake Up, Bear! (Highlights Puzzle Readers)

Jody Jensen Shaffer - Highlights Press
Format: Paperback

Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simple sentences.Bear looks for Duck, his friend who visits each spring, but is Bear...
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I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog

Philip Christian Stead - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A comforting and timely new picture book that feels like an instant classic, written and illustrated by Philip Stead, author of the Caldecott Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee and the New York Times bestselling The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine.The limitless possibilities of the world...
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Wondering Around

Meg Fleming - ‎Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

What do you wonder when you wander outside? This lyrical picture book reveals the creativity and curiosity that comes from exploring the outdoors.From mysterious footprints on a forest path to mystifying reflections of water on sand, nature has a way of making us curious. Wondering Around...
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Our Fort

Marie Dorléans - ‎NYR Children's Collection
Format: Hardcover

A charming tale about friends finding joy and wonder in nature when they are caught in a thunderstorm on their way to their fort. It's spring! Warm and green, the great outdoors beckons, especially when you've built a fort to play in with your friends. Our Fort is the story of three...
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Terrific Trains (Amazing Machines)

Tony Mitton - Kingfisher
Format: Paperback

Amazing Machines: Terrific Trains by Tony MittonBig Trains, small trains, old trains, and new, rattling and whistling -- Choo, choo, choo! Preschoolers will chuckle as a wacky animal crew toots the whistle and treats them to the delights only a train journey can offer. Clickety-clack, whizz...
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Juna and Appa

Jane Bahk - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the award-winning picture book Juna's Jar, comes a new magical tale where Juna embarks on a journey to help her biggest hero--her Appa!Juna enjoys helping her father in their dry-cleaning shop on Saturdays. It's their special time together.One day Juna sees...
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