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Babies Can Sleep Anywhere

Lisa Wheeler · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What better way to encourage a little one to sleep than with a soothing rhyme and image after image of sleeping animals! This gentle picture book introduces the sleeping habits of many animals - from puppies to whales - and compares them to the sometimes-unusual habits of human babies....
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Sammy's Spooktacular Halloween

MIKE PETRIK · Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Sammy loves Halloween: the candy, the pumpkins, the scares. So when he gets the chance to be in charge of the family's next haunted house, he gets right to work - even though it's only November. Suddenly Sammy's inventions are scare-ifying his family day and night, even on Christmas and Easter!...
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Sweet Dreaming

Julia Rawlinson · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"I can't sleep!" said Molly."You can," said her Mom. "Just think of a story and sleep will soon come..."When Molly can't fall asleep, her Mom has the perfect remedy: a soothing bedtime story! Mom dreams up a variety of sleep-inducing scenarios, but Molly manages...
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Thunder Boy Jr.

Sherman Alexie · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full...
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How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?

Jane Yolen · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Get ready to laugh at this lighthearted, heartwarming, and funny approach to books! Children sometimes feel the task of learning to read is overwhelming, but the winning combination of rhyme and illustrations here provide a perfect way to present the subject in a comical, engaging, and nonjudgmental...
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Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night

DEE LEONE · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Night falls, and the world sings a lullaby in this beautifully imagined picture book. The lush illustrations and gentle, rhyming text will lull young readers to sleep. Shh - listen. Can you hear the quiet, loving sounds of the nighttime world? From moths fluttering their powdery wings,...
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Rock Away Granny

Dandi Daley Mackall · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Getting dropped off at Grandma's house could be a total snooze. Hours of sitting in the rocking chairs. But not this Grandma. Up she hops to wheel out the record player. And then, with kitty as the DJ - a dance party! The twist, the swing, the Monster Mash - they rock, rock, rock,...
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Push-Pull-Turn! Fire Truck to the Rescue!

Peter Bently · Silver Dolphin Books
Pages: 20
Format: Hardcover

Push-Pull-Turn: Fire Truck to the Rescue!, illustrated by Joe Bucco, gives a fascinating introduction to the world of fire stations, the vehicles, and the fire fighters. With flaps and tabs on every page, the book also features four special spreads that give an in-depth insight into the fire...
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Princess Puffybottom . . . and Darryl

Susin Nielsen · Tundra Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What's a pampered cat to do now that she has to compete for attention with an ill-mannered puppy? Award-winning author Susin Nielsen delights in this laugh-a-minute twist on the classic sibling rivalry story.Princess Puffybottom has the perfect life -- her subjects serve her delicious meals,...
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Froggy's Sleepover

Jonathan London · Puffin Books
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Froggy is sleeping over at Max's house for the first time! He packs his sleeping bag, his pillow, his pajamas, and even his toothbrush. Now, he's ready to flop flop flop off to Max's house. But then Froggy decides it would be a good idea to go back to his own house. So off they...
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Snuggle Up with Mother Goose

Iona Opie · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

Lap reading with babies means sharing sweet verses like these beloved Mother Goose rhymes.Books and vibrant language are vitally important early learning tools. With that in mind, selected poems from Iona Opie's classic Mother Goose nursery-rhyme compilations are gathered here in a sturdy,...
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Maurice the unbeastly

Amy Dixon · Sterling Children's Books

No ordinary beast, Maurice is neat, polite, photogenic, and his roar is delightful to the ear, which leads his parents to enroll him at the Abominable Academy for Brutish Beasts, where he realizes he has a few things he can teach his fellow beasts.
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Thirsty, Thirsty Elephants

Sandra Markle · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Elephants never forget During a drought in Tanzania, Grandma Elephant is in search of water for her herd. Little Calf follows along and mimics her grandmother at each stop on their journey. When Grandma leads them to a watering hole she recalls from years before, the elephants are overjoyed...
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This is My Rock

David Lucas · Nobrow Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"This is my rock!" proclaims a young goat. "It's not yours," he bleats at Eagle. "Or yours," he grumbles at Bear. "Nor yours!" he shouts at the other goats. But standing atop a mountain all day and night can be lonely, especially when you have...
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Fisher-Price Little People: Trick or Treat!

Fisher-Price · Studio Fun International
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

Celebrate Halloween and all its fun traditions in this little book packed with fun flaps to open!Halloween is here and the Little People friends can't wait to celebrate! Join them as they choose costumes to wear, carve funny jack-o'-lanterns, and trick-or-treat through town. With...
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