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Duck on a Tractor

David Shannon · Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

David Shannon's wildly popular, award-winning Duck on a Bike left children begging him to tell them another story about Duck after seeing him pictured alongside a shiny red tractor. Now Duck is back and turning the farm upside down! Flushed with the success of his trailblazing bike ride...
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The Little Bear Book

Anthony Browne · Candlewick; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

Back by popular demand! A little white bear and his magic pencil make wonderful things happen in this early work from celebrated author illustrator Anthony Browne. As a bear strolls through the forest, he meets a lonely gorilla, a noisy crocodile, a lion, and even an elephant. They all look...
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Turn On the Night

Geraldo Valerio · Groundwood Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A little girl falls asleep and in her dream becomes a huge gray wolf, like the one in her bedtime story. Out the window she leaps, and a marvelous nighttime adventure unfolds. She visits the rooster in his coop, and invites him to hop upon her back and together they run through the night....
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A Family Is a Family Is a Family

Sara O'Leary · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one way that matters most of all.One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates...
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Ming Goes to School

Deirdre Sullivan · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ming goes to school, where she learns to say hello and good-bye. She meets new friends and introduces them to old friends (including her favorite teddy) . She builds sandcastles and makes snow angels; she traces, glitters, and glues. She is so fearless that when held at sword point, she even...
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Home at Last

Vera B Williams · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Lester hasn't really belonged to anyone or anyplace for a long time. So when Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich adopt him, he is excited about his new life. There are a lot of things to like about his new house and his family:He has a brand-new room.And a brand-new bed.And a new bike.And new toys.And...
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Swim, Duck, Swim!

Susan Lurie · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's time for Duckling to jump in the water and do what ducks do--swim! But he doesn't want to get wet. He'd rather take a nap. And he's really, really mad that everyone keeps telling him what to do! Luckily, Mama and Papa Duck are very, very patient, and soon, Duckling...
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Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel!

Paul Meisel · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this fresh and funny picture book from Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Paul Meisel, a lonely bat thinks he has found a perfect home - until he discovers that it's already inhabited by a persnickety squirrel. Since each is asleep during the other's waking hours, the two begin...
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A Perfect Place for Ted

Leila Rudge · Candlewick Press
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

A little dog named Ted sets out to find his perfect place, but no matter where he goes, he doesn't stand out. Will anyone ever notice Ted?Ted has lived among the dogs at the pet store for as long as he can remember. But there are so many dogs there, nobody ever chooses Ted. So he decides...
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Extraordinary Jane

Hannah E Harrison · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

For anyone with a beloved pet, this delightful and heartwarming story set at the circus shows that quiet qualities like friendship, kindness, and loyalty are important and worthy. Jane is an ordinary dog in an extraordinary circus. She isn't strong, graceful, or brave like her family. When...
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Little Owl's Day

Divya Srinivasan · Viking Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Chikit-chikit-chik!A squirrel is chittering. Bees are buzzing. The sun is high in the sky. And Little Owl is supposed to be asleep, but when he wakes up early, he's just too curious to close his eyes again. The forest he knows so well at nighttime is completely different - and exciting...
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