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Ghost Cat

Eve Bunting · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Miss Maggie McCullen has been the keeper for the Port Carrick lighthouse for many years. She has never missed a night, keeping the big light going. And while the people in Port Carrick are grateful to her, they worry about her lonely life at the lighthouse. But they don't know that she has her cat,...
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Baby Bear's Not Hibernating

Lynn Plourde · Down East Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Baby Black Bear has had so much fun with his friends moose, owl, and rabbit, that he's decided not to join his parents in hibernation for the winter. So as the weather begins to turn cold and snow starts to fall, Baby Bear just keeps frolicking, all under the watchful but unseen eye of his dad....
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Sarah's Day at Kindergarten

ROBIN WELLS · Rourke Pub Group
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Sarah and Jimmy are partners. They do many things together. At the art class, they draw their best friends. Who is Jimmy drawing and who is SarahÂ’s best friend?
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Bug Blonsky and His Very Long List of Don'ts

E S REDMOND · Candlewick
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Follow one rip-roarious day in the life of an antsy (if lovable) boy named Bug, guided by E. S. Redmond's humor and wit.If seven-year-old Benjamin (aka Bug) Blonsky were a superhero, he'd be "Bug Boy with the Power to Annoy." That's what his big sister says. Mom says he's...
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The Snowbear

Sean Taylor · words & pictures
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Snow comes in the night, and Iggy and Martina make a snowbear. But then a sledge ridge takes them deep into the woods. How will they get back home again? The Snowbear is a spellbinding story about the magic of snow and the power of a child's imagination. With a simple text and beautiful...
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Dear Girl,

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and her daughter Paris Rosenthal comes the heartwarming and inspiring Dear Girl,Dear Girl, is a remarkable love letter written for the special girl in your life. Through Amy and Paris's charming text and Holly...
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My Pillow Keeps Moving

Laura Gehl · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40

A lonely man tries to buy a pillow . . . and ends up with a new best friend in this silly and sweet doggy tale, perfect for fans of Officer Buckle and Gloria. Dogs make good pillows, don't they? A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she'll do anything to stay there. She impersonates...
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The New LiBEARian

ALISON DONALD · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A visit to the library can be full of surprises. When the librarian is late for story time, the children go off to look for her and follow mysterious paw prints to find a bear sitting at her desk. Is the bear a new librarian? Not exactly. The new LiBEARian opens a book about bears and utters...
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My Tail's Not Tired

JANA NOVOTNY-HUNTER · Child's Play International
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

How can any little monster possibly go to bed when their tail isn t even tired? And when their knees still have plenty of bounce in them? And when their arms still want to fly like a jet plane? Bedtime is surely a long way off! Luckily, Big Monster has a strategy to outwit Little Monster,...
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My Family Four Floors Up

Caroline Stutson · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This friendly, rhyming story follows a child and her father--as well as their cute pets, a puppy and a cat--through the day. From morning ritual to bedtime story (and all the fun in between!) , life in the fourth floor walk up and on the city streets and parks below is sweet and filled...
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May I Come In?

Marsha Diane Arnold · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When thunder roars and lightning flashes, Raccoon is afraid to be alone in his home. So he hurries out to see if any of his neighbors in Thistle Hollow have room to spare for a friend in need. When Raccoon knocks on the doors of Possum, Quail, and Woodchuck, he is turned away. But then...
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The Great Dictionary Caper

Judy Sierra · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When all of the words escape from the dictionary, it's up to Noah Webster to restore alphabetical order in this supremely wacky picture book that celebrates language.Words have secret lives. On a quiet afternoon the words escape the dictionary (much to the consternation of Mr. Noah Webster)...
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Willa and the Bear

Philomena O'Neill · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A touching tale about a girl, her lost doll, and a bear who brings them back together. More than anything, Willa adores her ragdoll, Rosie, made just for her by Grandma. Together, through the seasons, they picnic, pick berries, and jump in piles of leaves. But one winter's day, on a bumpy...
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What's Next Door?

NICOLA O'BYRNE · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The crocodile from Open Very Carefully is back, and he's not happy. All he wants to do is find his way home, but he can't get there by himself - he needs your help! In this unique interactive book, children are encouraged to take part in the story and use their imaginations to guide him door-to-door...
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Hooked

TOMMY GREENWALD · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Joe loves fishing. He loves watching the water and looking at the sky, he loves the peacefulness, and he especially loves dreaming about catching the Big One.Joe's dad does not love fishing. He doesn't like the waiting, or the worms, or the fact that nothing much happens. But when Joe needs...
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Trio: The Tale of a Three-legged Cat

Andrea Wisnewski · David R Godine
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Trio is a kitten who was born with three legs. He lives his life as any other kitten would. He loves to play with the chickens, even climbing into their nesting box and finding his new favorite place. One day as he lounges in the hay, an egg hatches beneath him, and he makes a new best...
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Lola Dutch

Kenneth Wright · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Meet Lola Dutch, a delightfully creative girl who is bursting with grand ideas. From the best ways to serve breakfast -- an elegant feast! -- to the ideal sleeping spot -- a majestic blanket fort, of course! -- Lola is inspired all day long.Her dear companion Bear sometimes says she is just...
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Tiny and the Big Dig

Sherri Duskey Rinker · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sniff! Sniff-sniff!I smell a bone. A bone that's BIG.I'll get it out, I'll dig and dig.A big, BIG bone! I know it's there!It will take work, but I don't care!Tiny may be a small dog, but don't let that fool you. He's a pooch with power who knows what he wants. And he's going for it. But oh, those...
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The Littlest Viking

Alexandra Penfold · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious story about what happens to the littlest and loudest Viking when an even littler and louder Viking arrives, perfect for fans of The Princess and the Pony and I Don't Want to Be a Frog.Sven might be the littlest Viking, but he has no trouble making himself known. He has the loudest...
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Rabbit Moon

Jean Kim · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Bedtime wishes take flight on paper airplanes, traveling all the way to the moon. There Rabbit gathers the night's haul, grinds the wishes into stardust, and fills the sky with their starlight. It is a beautiful sight to behold, but lonely work. So one night, Rabbit takes a wish and makes...
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