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Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse

Rebecca Janni · Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

In Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse, Nellie Sue does everything with a western flair. Whether it is cleaning up the animal sty (picking up her stuffed animals) or rounding up cattle (getting the neighborhood kids together for her birthday party), she does it like a true cowgirl. All she really...
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Grumpy Monkey

Suzanne Lang · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings...and the danger in suppressing them!Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch,...
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Fire Engine No. 9

Mike Austin · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

This high-action (yet toddler-friendly) beat-by-beat look at an emergency response is now available as a board book! Told almost entirely in sound words, this day-in-the-life look at a fire engine crew will appeal to the youngest vehicle enthusiasts and to parents with a penchant for exuberant...
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The Poesy Ring: A Love Story

BOB GRAHAM · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Cast into the wind, a gold ring makes its way across the world in this heartwarming saga, Bob Graham's ode to romance and love.When a young woman with tears in her eyes throws a gold ring into the wind in 1830, the ring settles in a meadow, and there it stays as the seasons pass - and then...
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Alfie Is Not Afraid

Patricia Carlin · Hyperion Book CH
Format: Hardcover

A boy and his brave puppy are ready to camp out in their backyard! The boy's not scared because if things go bump in the night, he knows Alfie will protect him: from space invaders, boa constrictors, and even alligators! Alfie's not afraid of anything! Right, Alfie? ....Alfie? In ...
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Little Burro

Jim Arnosky · Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of his popular picture books Grandfather Buffalo and Raccoon on His Own, Jim Arnosky’s Little Burro features a lovable new character who finds out that trying new things does not have to be scary.Little Burro’s canyon has everything she needs—it’s breezy...
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Maple

Lori Nichols · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Lori Nichols' enchanting debut features an irresistible, free-spirited, nature-loving little girl who greets the changing seasons and a new sibling with arms wide open.When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree...
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Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy

Denise Fleming · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Baby animals are going to sleep one by one, but the tiny human baby is the most special of all. Denise Fleming's knack for understanding the preschool set shines through in this gentle good-night story, illustrated with her signature pulp paintings. Take a colorful look at all the tired...
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Hungry Johnny

Cheryl Minnema · Minnesota Historical Society Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

I like to eat, eat, eat, choruses young Johnny as he watches Grandma at work in the kitchen. Wild rice, fried potatoes, fruit salad, frosted sweet rollswhat a feast! Johnny can hardly contain his excitement. In no time, hell be digging in with everyone else, filling his belly with all this...
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I Won a What?

Audrey Vernick · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The hilarious and heartwarming story of a boy who tries to win a goldfish and winds up with FAR more than he bargained for . . . A young boy wins a humongous new pet at the carnival, and before long, they become fast friends. But his parents are skeptical. After all, Nuncio doesn't...
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Roar: A Dinosaur Tour

Michael-Paul Terranova · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Discover the different types of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth in this nonfiction picture book with simple text and illustrations.A long, long time ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth.Some were big, and some were little. Some were fast, and some were slow. Some lived alone, and some lived...
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Tractor Mac Harvest Time

Billy Steers · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

When the nights start to get cooler and the corn is ready for picking, it's time for autumn fun at the farm! Tractor Mac loves the fall, but he's just too big for the orchard, where he is stuck harvesting apples that Farmer Bill will make into delicious treats. Across the road,...
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Dinosaur Dance!

Sandra Boynton · Little Simon
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

A brand-new board book about dancing dinosaurs from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton!ZANG! BOP! KIDDLY POW! The DINOSAUR DANCE is starting NOW! Join Boynton's lively prehistoric bunch as they get everyone's tails shaking for a feet-stomping good time. Whether they dance...
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