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A Perfect Day

Lane Smith · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Today is a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel.Cat is lounging among the daffodils. Dog is sitting in the wading pool, deep in the cool water. Chickadee is eating fresh seed from the birdfeeder. Squirrel is munching on his very own corncob. Today is a perfect day in Bert's...
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I Heart You

Meg Fleming · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This tender, rhyming picture book is a lively celebration of love.Little ones adore being independent and trying new things. But they also need Mom and Dad's reassurance and snuggles. With her spare, lyrical text, debut author Meg Fleming captures the exuberance, the affection, and the tender...
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Mama, Look!

Patricia J Murphy · Little Bee Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this picture book written by award-winning author Patricia J. Murphy and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Diaz, curious baby creatures and their mamas discover the world around them.When a child notices a grasshopper on a plant while outside with his mother, he exclaims, "Mama,...
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The Runaway Egg

Katy Hudson · Random House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From the author/illustrator of Too Many Carrots comes a rollicking ready-for-baby story - complete with chickens, pigs, and a very angry bull! Chick is getting a new baby brother . . . and he does NOT understand what all the fuss is about. What is so exciting about an egg that just sits...
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NOPE

Drew Sheneman · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A nurturing mama bird, a fearful baby, and a nest in a tall, tall tree. Ready, set, soar? Nope!Sweetly and humorously told, here is a sparkling debut about the joys that come from embracing new experiences, written and illustrated by nationally-syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.
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Psst! I Love You

Marjorie Blain Parker · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Barn cats PURRR up in the hayloft. Between the rafters, pigeons COO. Do you want to hear their secret? PSST! Guess what? It's I LOVE YOU! This sweet addition to our successful Snuggle Time Stories series celebrates the love between parents and children of every species. In lilting...
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When You're Feeling Sick

Coy Bowles · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This laugh-out-loud picture book from Coy Bowles, guitarist for the Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band, will have sick kids feeling better in no time! Sneezing? Coughing? Taking a sick day? Don't worry, you'll be feeling better soon thanks to this hilarious picture book from Coy Bowles,...
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Parragon Books · Parragon Books
Format: Hardcover

This Parragon fairy tale classic picture book features revised text ideal for beginning readers along with vibrant new illustrations. Children will love to follow along with their favorite characters!
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Winter Dreams

LINDSAY KARAS · Mascot Books
Pages: 38
Format: Hardcover

When winter breathes out its first cold blast of snow, the world as we know it is transformed. It becomes a glittery, sparkly, soft, fluffy playground in which the possibilities of joy seem endless.
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Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks

James Dean · Harpercollins
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestseller James Dean turns it up in Pete the Cat's cool adaptation of the classic children's song "Five Little Ducks."Fans of Pete the cat will love rocking out to this classic tune with a groovy twist in this low-price hardcover picture book.
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Mr. Fuzzbuster Knows He's the Favorite

STACY MCANULTY · TWO LIONS
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Mr. Fuzzbuster knew he was Lily's favorite. They did everything together. Naps. Story time. Walks. And more naps. But now four more animals lived in the house. ... To prove he's still Lily's favorite, Mr. Fuzzbuster will have to ask her, but will her answer surprise him? This funny, heartwarming...
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Can You Canoe? And Other Adventure Songs

The Okee Dokee Brothers · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

I'm wondering if you'd go wandering with meThrough the wilderness and woodsTo where the winds are blowin' free. The Grammy® Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers - Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing - celebrate the beauty of nature and the joys of being outdoors and unplugged....
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Dream Big

Kat Kronenberg · Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

#1 New Release, and Amazon Bestseller One by one, Caterpillar, Tadpole, and Flamingo gaze up at the night sky and wish upon a star for their wildest dreams. Baboon, who can't help but overhear, insists these dreams could never come true. But when he sees Caterpillar turn into a winged...
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Watersong

Tim McCanna · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"McCanna's carefully chosen words are nearly all onomatopoeia, a cacophony of water sounds that resonates on tongue and ear, demanding to be read aloud ... Beautiful." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review In glorious onomatopoeia, Tim McCanna takes the reader on a dazzling journey...
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Reach for the Moon, Little Lion

HILDEGARD MULLER · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Size is just a matter of perspective in this charming story about a little lion who is much, much smaller than the rest. The other animals laugh at him and tell him that real lions are so very big, they can touch the moon with a paw. When a friendly raven discovers the little lion atop...
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Tony

Ed Galing · Roaring Brook
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead are author and illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the Caldecott Medal. It is their first book together. Philip is also the author and illustrator of Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast. They divide their time between Ann Arbor, Michigan,...
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Sloppy Wants a Hug

Sean Julian · North-South Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Sloppy the tree dragon wants a hug, but Dewdrop the sprite isn't going to give him one, for a very good reason.Find out why you should never hug a tree dragon -- especially a sloppy one.
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Dormouse Dreams

Karma Wilson · Disney/Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

As Dormouse dreams--and snores--his way from winter to spring, he imagines going on fantastical adventures with his best dormouse friend. Whimsical illustrations feature other animals entertaining themselves with dart games, cross-country skiing, flying airplanes, and more while Dormouse...
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Things to Do

Elaine Magliaro · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

With playful prose and vivid art, Things to Do brings to life the small moments and secret joys of a child's day. There are wonders everywhere. In the sky and on the ground - blooming in a flower bed, dangling from a silken thread, buzzing through the summer air - waiting ...waiting...
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If I Had a Little Dream

Nina Laden · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Nina Laden's warm and lyrical picture book sees and appreciates through a child's eyes how fortunate we are to live in the world we do.Celebrate the wonder of the world in this reassuring picture book about the joy, love, and beauty that is part of each and every day. Our world...
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Everywhere, Wonder

Matthew Swanson · Imprint
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

In this heartfelt picture book, readers are taken on a stunning journey into the imagination of a young boy -- who explores everything from the pyramids of Egypt to a dusty footprint on the moon -- and then back out again to the wonderful world right in front of him. From a lost balloon...
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Bunny's Book Club

Annie Silvestro · Doubleday
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Join Bunny for a top-secret trip to the library in a story that celebrates the love of reading. Bunny loves to sit outside the library with the kids and listen to summer story time. But when the weather gets cold and everyone moves inside, his daily dose of joy is gone. Desperate, Bunny...
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Mouse and Hippo

Mike Twohy · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mouse creates a painting for his new friend Hippo - and Hippo returns the kindness in an unlikely way - in this delightful story about doing your best to make a friend happy!Mouse offers to paint a portrait of his new friend Hippo, but Hippo doesn't quite fit on Mouse's canvas. Still Hippo...
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Laundry Day

Jessixa Bagley · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

"I'm bored," said Tic."Me too," said Tac.What do two bored badgers do when they've done everything, including driving their mother around the bend?Laundry, of course.What could possibly go wrong?In this spirited picture book, Tic and Tac, two adorable badgers, get a little...
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Ready, Set . . . Baby!

Elizabeth Rusch · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Big kids Anna and Oliver give young readers the inside scoop on what to expect when a new baby is expected. In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set . . . Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister - with solid information, kid-friendly humor,...
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

Carmen Agra Deedy · Scholastic Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle!But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos...
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