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Because of Thursday

Patricia Polacco · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Patricia Polacco comes a heartwarming story about a girl named Annie, her lucky Thursdays, and a special cat who comes into her life just in time to make everything right.

Thursdays have always been lucky for Annie Fetlock. She was born on a Thursday....
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Rosa's Very Big Job

Ellen Mayer · Star Bright Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When spunky preschooler Rosa decided to help out her busy Mama, she enlists Grandpa's help to put away the clean laundry. Can little Rosa get this big job done before Mama returns from shopping? Join Rosa and her grandpa on a laundry day romp around the house where their adventures...
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Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly?

Dan Richards · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Dan Richards teams up with celebrated artist, Jeff Newman, to share a funny and vibrant picture book about how powerful a child's imagination can be ... with a little encouragement.

Evan asks a simple question, "Can one balloon make an elephant fly?"

At first, his mother...
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The Bear Who Wasn't There

LeUyen Pham · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This book is about Bear... so what happens when he doesn't show up on his page? Who will find him? Will it be Giraffe, who himself seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time, or Cow, or perhaps even the author herself?

One thing's for sure--it probably won't be Duck....

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Gracie Meets a Ghost

Keiko Sena · Museyon
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Gracie hasn't been able to see very well recently, so she decides to get some glasses. But, after playing on the mountain one day, she realizes that night that her glasses are missing. She heads straight out to look for them on the mountain-where a bored ghost is hiding in the darkness,...
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The Bear Who Couldn't Sleep

Caroline Nastro · North South
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

There's no place like home when it's time for bed. When Bear can't sleep, he goes on an adventure and discovers the wonders of New York City - a parade, Central Park, hot dogs, and more! But when he finally gets tired and looks for a place to rest . . . he learns why it's called the city...
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The Boy & the Bindi

Vivek Shraya · Arsenal Pulp Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this beautiful children's picture book by Vivek Shraya, author of the acclaimed God Loves Hair, a five-year-old South Asian boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, the red dot commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins, and wishes to have...
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A Voyage in the Clouds: The

Matthew Olshan · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an Italian has flown, a Scot has flown, a woman has flown, even a sheep has flown. But no one has flown from one country to another. John Jeffries, an Englishman, and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman,...

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If You Give a Mouse a Brownie

Laura Joffe Numeroff · Harpercollins Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Mouse is back in this ninth picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give... series!

If you give a mouse a brownie, he's going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he'll probably ask you for a spoon. He'll start drumming...

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Give please a chance

Bill O'Reilly · Little
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Bill O'Reilly and James Patterson together present a beautifully illustrated, instantly classic picture book that celebrates the magic of the word "Please" for our children.

In this inspired collaboration, bestselling...
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The Red Prince

Charlie Roscoe · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A dramatic tale of escape and unity set against a frozen landscape.When the young prince of Zapada is imprisoned by invaders, he needs all the help he can get to escape. As he flees dressed in his red pajamas, his captors are hot on his heels. But soon he realizes that he is not alone....
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My Turn!

Laura Rankin · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Pammy and Wyatt are very good friends. They play together every day and they always have fun! They play parade, where Pammy is always the Queen--and Wyatt pulls the float. They play school, where Pammy is always the teacher--and Wyatt has to raise his hand to talk. And when they go on the tree...
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Little Penguins

Cynthia Rylant · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant and Caldecott Honor-winning, bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson pair up to tell this wintry story about five little penguins enjoying a snowy day.

Snowflakes? Many snowflakes. Winter is coming. So begins this ever-so-simple...
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I Promise

David McPhail · Little
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

"What's a promise?"

When Baby Bear asks Mother Bear this important question, she promises her cub that she will feed him, play with him, and do everything she can to keep him safe. But Baby Bear has more questions: What happens if you break a promise? Can his mother...
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A Friend Like You

Andrea Schomburg · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Squirrel and Bird are very different. One likes nuts, and the other likes worms! But both of them are happy to try something new. And together, they make the very best of friends. A beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship, brought to life with sweet illustrations.
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Stack the Cats

Susie Ghahremani · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

One cat sleeps. Two cats play. Three cats stack!Stack the Cats is a charming book about counting and organizing cats in various formations. But when the cats decide to go their own way - as cats often will - it's time to count down until there's only one sweet cat left. Counting...
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Mary Had a Little Glam

Tammi Sauer · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This little Mary has STYLE! In this fun take on Mother Goose, fashion-forward Mary helps some of childhood's most beloved characters go glam. From the kid who lives in a shoe (and dons some fab footwear, too) to Jack, who breaks his crown but gets a great new one, Mary's school friends...
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Swallow the Leader

Danna Smith · Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

An expressive group of cheerful fish play follow the leader in their ocean habitat, unaware that a shark lurks in the background. Count the fish from one to ten as each joins the game, then count back down to one when the leader snacks on a sea spider and sets off an unfortunate chain reaction...
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Max Speed

Stephen Shaskan · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Max, a tiny speed racer, is off on the adventure of a lifetime in this adorable new picture book that proves all you need for a big adventure is a little imagination.As soon as Max has finished cleaning his room, he's off racing his super-secret car at incredible speeds, soaring over...
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Gary

Leila Rudge · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world - until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own.Most of the time, Gary is just like the other racing pigeons, eating and sleeping and dreaming of adventure. There's just one thing that separates him from the ordinary...
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