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I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home

KATHRYN CRISTALDI · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

I will love you
till the cows come home
from a trip to Mars
through skies unknown
in a rocket ship
made of glass and stone.
I will love you
till the cows come home.

Love knows no bounds in this lyrical, gentle lullaby, a tender tribute to the depths of family...

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A Busy Creature's Day Eating

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy Creature can't crunch? Mo Willems tells an alphabetical tale of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way from A to P and then to Z.

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Melvin's Valentine

Jon Scieszka · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Melvin worries his way around Trucktown trying to find out who gave him a valentine. After everyone he asks says no, little Rita beeps her way to Melvin's attention. Did she give Melvin the valentine?
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Ellis Island

Bob Temple · Child's World
Format: Print book

Describes the history of the Ellis Island immigration center and its restoration as a national treasure.
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Indiana: The Hoosier State

Pat Ryan · Bellwether Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Book by Ryan, Pat
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Easter

Rebecca Pettiford · Jump!
Format: Hardcover

In Easter, early readers will learn about the Christian holiday of Easter and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday.,
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Aldamuy Denise · Square Fish
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback

"Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you." -- Socrates (the Greek philosopher) , circa 470-399 B.C.

Mr. Rabbit's new neighbors are Otters.
OTTERS!
But he doesn't know anything about otters. Will they get along? Will they be friends?
Just...

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Lion and Mouse

Jairo Buitrago · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Funny, fresh and very modern, this update on the fable of the lion and the mouse is a marvelous tale of a relationship between two unlikely friends.

One day, the mouse marches into the lion's den without an invitation. Before the lion can eat him for breakfast, the mouse begs...

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Scout's Heaven

Bibi Dumon Tak · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

A sensitive book about mourning the loss of a petIn this poignant story, a family grieves the loss of their beloved dog, Scout. There's pouring rain when Scout dies, and the sky looks like it's never seen the sun. Even so, Scout's family begins the terrible task of burying her....
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Cones

Nancy Furstinger · Child's World
Format: Book

Introduces cones to young readers, including what they look like, how they work, and examples of different conical shapes in the world.
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Calendar Mysteries #11: November Night

Ronald Roy · Random House Books for Young Readers; Dgs edition
Format: Paperback

It's a mystery every month from A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! It's November, and the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives have a new mystery to solve. ''The twins' new neighbors are up to something! It's Thanksgiving, and a mysterious couple has moved...
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Love, Z

Jessie Sima · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes the story of a young robot trying to find the meaning of "love."

When a small robot named Z discovers a message in a bottle signed "Love, Beatrice," they decide to find out what "love" means....
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Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament

Anne Renaud · Kids Can Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When Filbert P. Horsefeathers walks into George Crum's restaurant, he tells the waitress, ?I have a hankering for a heaping helping of potatoes.? Fine cook that he is, George prepares a serving of his most scrumptious, succulent and sublime potato wedges, only to have Filbert send them...
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Move It, Miss Macintosh!

Peggy Janousky · Annick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It's the first day of school and Miss Macintosh is certain about one thing: she isn't going! As she snuggles back under the covers, the doorbell rings. In comes Mr. Bellweather, the school principal who assures her that all kindergarten teachers have first day jitters. Soon, other...
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Meghan Markle

Kenny Abdo · Fly!
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

This title focuses on actress turned British Royalty Meghan Markle. Uncover information related to her early life, her time in the spotlight, from her TV show Suits to marrying Prince Harry and becoming a Duchess, and the legacy she will leave behind. This hi-lo title is complete with dazzling...
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