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Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000

Dav Pilkey · Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

When the Incredible Robo-Plunger defeated the evil Turbo Toilet 2000, George and Harold thought their toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their porcelain problems were only beginning . . .Just when you thought it was safe to flush . . .The Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous...
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Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships

Catherine Thimmesh · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

What makes a camel friends with a Vietnamese pig? Or a wild polar bear pals with a sled dog? In this young preschool book, Catherine Thimmesh makes us wonder at the truth and mystery of unlikely animal friendships. Because the stories behind these friendships are true, not contrived, captured...
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Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! The Good for Nothing Button

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Yellow Bird has a button. It does . . . nothing! It is a good for nothing button. Red Bird and Blue Bird are excited to try the button. But when they press it, they discover that the button makes them happy. Happy is something! A flabbergasted Yellow Bird insists the button does nothing....
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My Father's Arms Are A Boat

Stein Erik Lunde · Enchanted Lion Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

It's quieter than it's ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father's arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss...
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Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever

Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with a new Bink and Gollie adventure.Gollie is quite sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive her friend’s queenly airs — especially if pancakes are not part of the deal? Bink wonders...
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Interrupting Chicken

David Ezra Stein · Scholastic
Format: Print book

Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
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Goodnight Baseball

Michael Dahl · Capstone Picture Window Books
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

From the arrival at the stadium to the last goodnight, Goodnight Baseball is a sweet, nostalgic tale -- told in gentle, fun rhyme -- about the thrill of a baseball game.
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Little Robot Alone

Patricia MacLachlan · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this charming picture book by Newbery winner Patricia MacLachlan, Little Robot is lonely - until he has an inventive and creative solution.Little Robot's life is peaceful - yet maybe it's a little too peaceful. But wait! He has an idea. With a little hard work, perseverance, and resourceful...
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Is That You, Eleanor Sue?

TRICIA TUSA · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Saturdays are dress-up days when Eleanor SueClimbs out the window . . .Tiptoes over to the front door . . .And rings the doorbell. Ding dong.When her mother answers, she doesn't see Eleanor Sue. She sees A cranky old neighbor. Or a hungry witch.Or a white-bearded wizard.Eleanor Sue is a master...
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Dog Man and Cat Kid: From the Creator of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey · Graphix
Pages: 256
Format: Library Binding

Hot diggity dog! Dog Man, the newest hero from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants, is back -- and this time he's not alone. The heroic hound with a real nose for justice now has a furry feline sidekick, and together they have a mystery to sniff out! When a new kitty sitter arrives...
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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

JESSICA KENSKY · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire.Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog - it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being...
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National Geographic Readers: Weird Sea Creatures

Laura Marsh · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Did you know that the deep-sea anglerfish has a glowing fishing rod attached to its body, or that the barreleye fish has a see-through head? See these wacky creatures and more in this brilliantly illustrated book that explores the strangest creatures under the sea. This level two reader...
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Marlo and the Dinosaurs

Christopher Browne · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by the author's rescue pit bull, this follow up to Marlo is another stunning oversized picture book with a playful seek-and-find element for readers to pore over. Perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Caldecott Honor-winning book Journey and parents who loved Jurassic Park. When Marlo...
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Forces: Physical Science for Kids

Andi Diehn · Nomad Press
Pages: 28
Format: Hardcover

Forces: Physical Science for Kids from the Picture Book Science series gets kids excited about science! What keeps us stuck on the ground? What makes magnets come together? What makes one team win during a game of tug of war? Forces! Our world operates the way it does because of forces....
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Treasure Island #6: A Pirate Adventure

Catherine Nichols · Sterling
Format: Paperback

What’s more frightening that a group of greedy pirates eager to grab some gold? A spook!  When Long John Silver and his men capture Jim and force him to march to the buried treasure, what they find terrifies them all: not only is the treasure gone, but a ghost of pirates past...
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