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Big and Small, Room for All

JO ELLEN BOGART · Tundra Books
Pages: 30
Format: Board book

From the immensity of the cosmos to the miraculous world of things too small to see, this stunning board book is a celebration of how we are all connected to the universe and to each other.For the first time in board book format, this concept book by award-winning author Jo Ellen Bogart...
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Indestructibles: Hey, Diddle Diddle

Jonas Sickler · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 10
Format: Paperback

Here is a book babies can really sink their gums into. Built for the way babies read, Indestructibles are printed on an amazing paperlike material that can’t be ripped, torn, or punctured. Indestructibles are 100 percent safe and nontoxic, and if they get too funky, just throw them...
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The Night Before the New Pet

Natasha Wing · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

There's a new pet on the way - the moment every kid dreams of!It's the night before the adoption of a puppy and the whole family can hardly wait. Everyone helps prepare: they buy treats, set up a crate, and discuss what they should name the pet. When they get to the shelter, they...
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Grandma's tiny house

JaNay Brown-Wood · Charlesbridge

In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.
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Lionheart

Richard Collingridge · David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Richard hears something in his room before bedtime. Is it a monster? He doesn't wait to find out and sets off running through the streets, over the hills, through the forest, and into the fields until he finds himself in a magical jungle. With the help of his stuffed lion Lionheart,...
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Valensteins

Ethan Long · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Something strange is in the air on this dark, cold night. The members of Fright Club are always ready to scare, but tonight Fran K. Stein has something else on his mind. He's busy making something, and the other monsters want to know what it is.Could it be a mask with fangs? A big pink...
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Not a Stick

Antoinette Portis · HarperCollinsPublishers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Antoinette Portis again captures the thrill of when pretend feels so real that it becomes real. With a stick in hand, the options are endless - whether it's conducting an orchestra, painting a masterpiece, or slaying a dragon - give a child a stick and let imagination take over and the magic...
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Llama Llama Gives Thanks

Anna Dewdney · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

From beloved storyteller Anna Dewdney comes the perfect way to give thanks: a Llama Llama Thanksgiving board book! In Llama Llama Gives Thanks, it's Thanksgiving time for Llama Llama and his family! That means yummy foods and autumn leaves and being thankful for everything from pumpkin...
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Little Big Girl

Claire Keane · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A touching picture book about an older sister's unconditional love for her new baby brotherMatisse is a little girl in a big world. Despite her size, she gets to have all sorts of grand adventures, like seeing the big sights of the city, making big messes, and taking big naps when her little...
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Hey Diddle Diddle: Classic Nursery Rhymes Retold

Joe Rhatigan · MoonDance Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Find out what happens after the dish runs away with the spoon in this classic nursery rhyme retold for today's kids. Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon . . . So begins the new and expanded version of this 500-year-old classic nursery rhyme. What happens...
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I Don't Want to Be Big

Dev Petty · Doubleday
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Fans of the hit picture book I Don't Want to Be a Frog will love this silly, stubborn-as-ever companion book. "Reminiscent of Mo Willems's 'Elephant and Piggie' series" - Publishers Weekly Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesn't need to be tall. Doesn't want to be able to jump...
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We Wish for a Monster Christmas

Sue Fliess · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

We wish for a furry monster,A big, hairy, scary monster,Our own stomping, chomping monster, for Christmas this year! Dear Santa: please bring us a MONSTER for Christmas! This hilarious parody of the traditional carol stars two siblings who want something just a little more special than...
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When Your Llama Needs a Haircut

Susanna Leonard Hill · Little Simon
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

When it's picture day and you realize your llama needs a haircut, you'll need a good comb and some luck! This charming and hilarious board book features one shaggy llama and a whole lot of hairstyles!Uh-oh. It's picture day and someone's a mess! Does your llama need a haircut?...
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100 Things I Love to Do with You

Amy Schwartz · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Amy Schwartz, author of 100 Things That Make Me Happy, returns with 100 Things I Love to Do with You. From making faces and running races to snapping beans and wearing jeans, here is a warm picture of a collection ofthings to do with the one you love.
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Poppy, Buttercup, Bluebell, and Dandy

FIONA WOODCOCK · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Watch a gorgeous garden bloom and grow in this enchanting new picture book from rising star Fiona Woodcock!A group of beautiful and feisty young wildflowers on skateboards and scooters zoom through the pages of this stunning book, spreading flower seeds as they go. Together they transform...
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