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If I Had a Raptor

George O'Connor · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A spunky and imaginative little girl dreams of the best pet ever — a fuzzy baby raptor to snuggle. Our heroine can’t think of anything better than bringing home a baby raptor — all teensy and tiny, fluffy and funny. It would cuddle and play, stalk birds and dust bunnies,...
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Goodnight Already!

Jory John · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Meet Bear. He's exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Meet Duck, Bear's persistent next-door neighbor. All he wants is to hang out . . . with Bear.Jory John, author of All My Friends Are Dead, and Benji Davies join together to create this standout hilarious picture book that...
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Fire Drill

Paul DuBois Jacobs · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The children in this kindergarten class know what to do when there's a fire drill. They put down their toys and get in line. They file out of the building, slowly and calmly. They listen to the teacher. And when the teacher says "Okay!" the children know everything is safe....
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Time for a Bath

Phillis Gershator · Sterling
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Winter, spring, summer, and fall: In every season kids get dirty, so in every season kids need a bath! Go through the year with little bunny - splashing in puddles, rolling in grass, eating a drippy banana split, and painting pictures. And when there's a mess, it's rub-a-dub-dub...
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Beyond the Pond

Joseph Kuefler · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A stunning picture book about the power of imagination, perfect for fans of Extra Yarn and Journey, from debut author-illustrator Joseph Kuefler.Just behind an ordinary housefilled with too little fun,Ernest D. decides that today will be the day he explores the depths of his pond.Beyond...
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Lola Plants a Garden

Anna McQuinn · Charlesbridge
Pages: 28
Format: Print book

Readers who loved Lola at the Library, Lola Loves Stories, and Lola Reads to Leo are in for a backyard treat. After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant some flowers. She gets books from the library and chooses her plants. Then Lola and her mommy buy the seeds, make the garden,...
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Bear and Squirrel Are Friends . . . Yes, Really!

Deb Pilutti · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Yes, bears sometimes eat squirrels. But can they still be friends? Find out in this clever picture book that's perfect for preschoolers.The other bears said, "Squirrel would make a good midnight snack!" Bear said, "Squirrel's my friend. I would never eat a friend."...
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This Is a Moose

Richard T Morris · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 38
Format: Hardcover

Lights! Camera! Moose!
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The Bear's Sea Escape

Benjamin Chaud · Chronicle Books (CA)
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

More adventures await The Bear's Song's Little Bear and Papa Bear. When the bears seek warmth from their chilly perch atop the Paris Opera House, Little Bear is mistaken for a toy bear and whisked away . . . to a tropical island! Papa Bear sets out on a frenzied journey to find...
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A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack

William Joyce · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

When a king's pinky grows stinky, it is up to a smallish boy and a smallish pea to come up with a GIANT plan to save the kingdom - a fractured fairy tale from William Joyce and Moonbot Studios, the masterminds who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.You might...
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