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Llama Llama Mess Mess Mess

Anna Dewdney · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mama Llama teaches Llama Llama a humorous lesson in cleaning up in Anna Dewdney's bestselling Llama Llama series.Time to pick up all your toys!Why is Mama making noise?Mama says it's cleaning day.Llama only wants to play.Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama is growing up, but he still loves to play...
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Hats Are Not for Cats!

Jacqueline K. Rayner · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Are hats for cats? A big, bossy dog and a determined cat disagree. This funny rhyming romp - with a large cast of cats and hats - leads readers to the perfect conclusion: hats are for everyone!A big, severe, plaid-hat-wearing dog insists that the small black cat in the red fez shouldn't...
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Sweet Dreams, Zaza

Mylo Freeman · Clavis
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

"A wonderful depiction of a daily bedtime ritual for a family that happens to be black." - Kirkus ReviewsZaza is almost ready to go to sleep . . .But first, she wishes all of her animal friends good night.A perfect story to read at bedtime, or anytime!
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Here and There

Tamara Ellis Smith · Barefoot Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young boy, Ivan, experiences the early stages of his parents' separation and finds hope in the beauty and music of nature. This tale of personal growth will provide a much-needed mirror for children in times of change -- and an important reminder for all that there's beauty everywhere...
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Playgrounds of Babel

JonArno Lawson · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman telling a tale to a group of children in a playground. One of the boys can't understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman's tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone...
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Going Down Home with Daddy

Kelly Starling Lyons · Peachtree Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil' Alan and his parents and sister will join great-grandparents,...
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Paper Mice

Megan Wagner Lloyd · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

It's the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventure - and each other - as they explore their new home in this beautifully written, stunningly illustrated story of friendship.With a snip and a clip, two paper mice are made. They are given names: Della and Ralph. Each alone,...
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