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If You're So Smart, How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi

Barbara Esham · Little Pickle Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses is meant to demonstrate various forms of learning, creativity, and intelligence. Each book introduces a realistic example of triumph over difficulty in a positive, humorous way that readers of all ages will enjoy!Katie always thought her dad was smart...
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Heartbeat

Evan Turk · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

This cinematic picture book from critically acclaimed author and illustrator Evan Turk follows the life of a baby whale from birth, to song, to silence, to a new song of compassion and hope for a brighter future.Two hearts, one song. A young whale and her mother sing together. Heartbeat....
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Nighty Night and Good Night

Michael W. Smith · Zonderkidz
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Nighty Night and Good Night is the first book in a series of bedtime books by multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist Michael W. Smith and VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki. In Nighty Night and Good Night, the stuffed animal band the Nighty Nights are called upon to help...
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I Am Famous

Tara Luebbe · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Kiely knows she is famous! The paparazzi (her parents) follow her every move, documenting with cameras. It's exhausting being famous, but someone has to do it! She even gets to perform a big song at her grandfather's birthday. When she messes it up, she's worried she's lost her audience...
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Johnny

GUIDO VAN GENECHTEN · Clavis
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Johnny is a very sweet spider, but nobody knows it.Because everywhere Johnny goes, the other insects run screaming out the door without giving him a chance. Filled with humor and heart, this book will show young readers the importance of not judging someone by appearances. A book filled...
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Off & Away

Cale Atkinson · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

How would you get mail if you lived in the middle of the sea? It's Jo's dad's job to deliver it, taking bottles wherever they need to go. He always comes home with exciting stories to tell-but Jo is far too afraid to go out on the ocean herself. Until Dad gets a bad sea cold, that is. With...
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Niblet & Ralph

Zachariah OHora · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Two pet cats switch places in this comically sweet story of mistaken identity, from beloved author-illustrator Zachariah OHora.Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming...
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The Horse's Haiku

MICHAEL J ROSEN · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Paired with Stan Fellows's splendid illustrations, Michael J. Rosen's resonant haiku is a gift to anyone who loves horses, nature, or poetry.From field to stable, from rest to riding, poet Michael J. Rosen captures the nature of horses with spare and graceful haiku. Filled with Stan Fellows's...
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How to Catch a Mermaid

Adam Wallace · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

New in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series comes a mermaid tale! Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? How do you catch a mermaid? You must be very clever. With mirrors, crowns, and pearls galore, this quest can't last forever!
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Storytime : Astromouse

STEVE SMALLMAN · QEB Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

When Pip the mouse learns that the moon is made of stinky cheese, he has a big idea - he's going to be an Astromouse!Pip makes himself a rocket out of an old funnel and some cardboard, and prepares for take-off. But blasting to the moon is harder than he thought and things don't go quite...
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Sun

SAM USHER · Templar
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A boy and his grandad set off on a scorching adventure in this companion to Snow and Rain.It's the hottest day of the year, hotter than broccoli soup, hotter than the Atacama Desert, hotter than the surface of the sun. It's just the right kind of day for a boy and his granddad to go for a picnic....
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The Princess and the Pit Stop

Tom Angleberger · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time there was a Princess . . .. . . who made a pit stop.While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up!Give up? Not THIS princess! Instead, she hit the gas! Join Her Royal...
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Sterling, Best Dog Ever

FORK AIDAN CASSIE · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sterling the dog has always wanted a home. But no home has ever wanted him. So when Sterling sees a sign on the side of the Butlery Cutlery Company advertising free "shipping to homes around the world," he is determined to become the most terrific fork ever! For what home doesn't...
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Snow Beast Comes to Play

Phil Gosier · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever met a snow beast?You would know if you had. They are nothing like us.Snow beasts are LOUD.Snow beasts are LARGE.And snow beasts are more than a little clumsy.But there is one thing you might have in common with a snow beast: sometimes they just want to make a friend.
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Grandfather Duck

Kevin O'Malley · Muddy Boots
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Mother Duck calls on Grandfather Duck to entertain her three ducklings, Grandfather Duck obliges with a riotous visit to a nearby pond, where the ducklings tempt fate by taunting a cat, trying to eat a poisonous plant, and attempting to fly off of a very large rock. In each case Grandfather...
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Picnic with Oliver

MIKA SONG · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"Fans of Tea with Oliver will delight in watching this cat-and-mouse friendship grow." - KirkusA beautifully illustrated picture book about friendship, starring the BFF cat-and-mouse duo Oliver and Philbert, from award-winning author-illustrator Mika Song.The two friends are going...
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They Came

MARK TATULLI · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mark Tatulli, a comic artist and the creator of Lio and Heart of the City, uses bold colors and modern art in They Came, a charming tale about acceptance, sharing, and speaking up for what is right.When a spaceship lands on Earth, a small town launches into a frenzy.Why did they come?Everyone...
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How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?

Jane Yolen · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Get ready to laugh at this lighthearted, heartwarming, and funny approach to books! Children sometimes feel the task of learning to read is overwhelming, but the winning combination of rhyme and illustrations here provide a perfect way to present the subject in a comical, engaging, and nonjudgmental...
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Run Wild

DAVID COVELL · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Get back to nature in this gorgeous sunlit filled book that celebrates the joy of being outdoors."Hey, you! Sky's blue!" a girl shouts as she runs by the window of a boy bent over his digital device. Intrigued, the boy runs out after her, leaving his shoes (and phone) behind,...
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Vernon Is On His Way: Small Stories

Philip Christian Stead · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author/artist Philip C. Stead comes Vernon Is On His Way, a beautifully paced companion book to A Home for Bird, in three parts, following the kindly toad Vernon and his two friends Skunk and Porcupine.
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