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Giraffes Ruin Everything

Heidi Schulz · Bloomsbury
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this mischievously funny picture book, friends come in all shapes and sizes.In case you were wondering, here's an incomplete list of things giraffes ruin: - Birthday parties - Going to the movies - Playing at the park - Hide and Seek - Everything...
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How Many Sleeps 'til My Birthday?

Mark Sperring · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Little Pip is so excited for his birthday! "WAKE UP!" he exclaims to Daddy Grizzle. Today is a very special day because today is my birthday!" But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not his special day yet. "There are still THREE whole sleeps 'til your birthday."...
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Oh No, Astro!

Matt Roeser · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Asteroids! Planets! Astronauts! In this charming debut picture book, a grumpy asteroid named Astro is thrown out of orbit and takes an unexpected journey through space!Astro is a cranky asteroid who just wants everyone to respect his personal boundaries. But when a satellite knocks Astro...
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Odd Socks

Michelle Robinson · Holiday House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

A charming sock duo does their best to stick together in this rhyming picture book with bright, bold illustrations. The love story of two socks goes awry in this sweet picture book with cheerful illustrations. Suki and Sosh are a happy sock couple. They have a warm home, a pair of feet...
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Memoirs of a Parrot

Devin Scillian · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Join a brilliant, but stubborn, parrot as he endures the banality of the pet store before being purchased by an equally insufferable young man. But while things between parrot and owner get off to a rocky start, the delights of having a pet (or human) bring them both around in the end....
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One Hundred Bones

Yuval Zommer · Templar Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A little dog makes a big discovery . . .Scruff the dog is a stray who just loves to dig. It doesn't make him the most popular dog in town. But when he sniffs out a pile of old bones, he gets all the neighborhood dogs to help him. They uncover not one, not two, not three . . . but 100 bones...
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Mr. McGinty's Monarchs

Linda Vander Heyden · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love checking in on the monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their summer walks. But one day Mr. McGinty is shocked to find that all the milkweed in town has been mowed down! And monarch caterpillars, he explains, can't survive without milkweed. Can Mr. McGinty...
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Giddy-up Buckaroos!

Shanda Trent · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Two young buckaroos wake up, sneak past the sheriff (Mom) , and head outside, using Spanish words as they go. "ndale! Hurry!" they cry. They enjoy chases, lasso games, and lots of dirt--but will the sheriff be able to round them up at the end of the day? Includes a glossary...
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They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Print book

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . .In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see?
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I Love Dad

Joanna Walsh · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A dinosaur father and child share their day, from morning yawns to fantastic bedtime stories, in a celebration of the many wonderful things about fathers.
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A Piece of Home

Jeri Watts · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close.When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates', and he can't...
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You Must Be This Tall

Steven Weinberg · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Two friends - one short and one tall - must come up with a plan to overcome a serious height restriction so they can ride a roller coaster together in this delightfully cheeky and bright picture book from the author of Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg!Best friends Frank and Harold do everything...
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Hooray for Today!

Brian Won · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When the moon is up, Owl is wide awake and ready for fun: "Hooray for today! Would you like to play?" But everyone says, "Not now! I'm sleepy!" Owl's playday gets lonely fast as each friend turns her away - until sunrise, when Owl discovers a friendly surprise. Perfect...
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Croc? What Croc?

Sam Williams · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Watch out, Little Fluff! Danger lurks along the river where he walks - and although all the other animals try to warn him, the duckling just doesn't see the hungry, snapping crocodile eyeing him for lunch. He even thinks the croc's a rock and walks right on top of him. But it turns out the sneaky...
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Warning! : do not touch!

Tim Warnes · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mole's best friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, has found a hat. On it there's a label that reads Warning! Do Not Touch! The Lumpy-Bumpy Thing picks up the hat and puts it on his head. But Mole is worried. "Quick! Take it off!" he cries. "It could be dangerous!" Suddenly,...
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Wonderfall

Michael Hall · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this book you will discover1 colorful tree,2 scurrying squirrels,and 15 blended wordscreated to celebrate the wonder of fall!
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How This Book Was Made

Mac Barnett · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

You may think you know how this book was made, but you don't. Sure, the author wrote many drafts, and the illustrator took a long time creating the art, but then what? How'd it get into your hands? Well, open the cover and read through these pages to find out. Just beware of the pirates...
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I Am a Story

Dan Yaccarino · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino presents a powerful picture book that celebrates storytelling - from the past to the present and beyond.From cave drawings to the invention of the printing press to our digital age, discover how a story has been told in many different...
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In Plain Sight: A Game

Richard Jackson · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Sophie lives with Mama and Daddy and Grandpa, who spends his days by the window. Every day after school, it's Grandpa whom Sophie runs to."Here I am, Grandpa!""Ah, Sophie, how was your day?"As Sophie and her grandpa talk, he asks her to find items he's "lost"...
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Too Many Moose!

Lisa M Bakos · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When Martha gets an unusual pet, she's delighted by all of the fun things they do together!The shared an umbrella, They sipped maple tea. They carved hearts and 'Ms On a mulberry tree.If one moose is this marvelous, then more must be better! So, Martha quite merrily orders one more - and one more...
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