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Where's the Pair?

Britta Teckentrup (Author, Illustrator) · Big Picture Press
Format: Hardcover

Find the birds of a feather in this book of search-and-find fun.Can you spot the Siamese cats? Where are the fish with matching fins? This fabulous follow-up to stand-out title The Odd One Out features rhyming riddles accompanied by patterned artwork, within which the answer lies. Never...
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Work: An Occupational ABC

Kellen Hatanaka · Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

An alphabetical tour through the coolest jobs you can imagine - and some you might never have heard of! With a sophisticated, minimalist design and visual jokes to interpret on every page, Work: An Occupational ABC introduces children both to the alphabet and to a range of alternative...
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Oliver and his Alligator

Paul Schmid · Disney Hyperion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Oliver is nervous about the first day of school, so he picks up an alligator at the swamp, just in case. And boy, does it come in handy! Whenever anything scares Oliver-be it a teacher, a classmate, or the prospect of learning everything-the alligator makes the problem go away. Quickly,...
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Druthers

Matt Phelan (Author, Illustrator) · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

With warmth and humor, award-winning author-illustrator Matt Phelan follows a child as she leads her daddy on some rainy-day flights of fancy.It's raining and raining and raining, and Penelope is bored. "What would you do if you had your druthers?" asks her daddy. Well, if Penelope...
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I Say, You Say Feelings!

Tad Carpenter · LB Kids
Pages: 18
Format: Hardcover

I say, "Feelings!" You say, "Fun!" Explore the world of emotions with 8 lift-the flaps.These colorful, playful books encourage interactive learning through prediction and repetition; but most importantly, they look really fun. --Dr. Robert Needlman, co-founder of Reach...
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Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book

Britta Teckentrup · Doubleday, 2016. ©2015
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Through a hole in the book's cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the tree - baby bears frolicking in the spring,...
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We're Going to the Farmers' Market

Stefan Page · Chronicle Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

In this story, readers get to visit local farmers, fill baskets with fresh fruits and vegetables, and then head home to cook a feast, all with goodies from the farmers market! Featuring Stefan Pages graphic art, this delightful board book is filled with bold splashes of color and unique...
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Mighty Dads

Joan Holub · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Book

A new constructacular picture book from the New York Times bestselling creator of Pete the Cat, James Dean and bestselling author, Joan Holub.Mighty dads, strong and tall,help their children, young and small.They keep them safe and bolted tightand show them how to build things right.Inventively...
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Boom Snot Twitty

Doreen Cronin · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Boom!Snot ... Twitty?Three unlikely friends,and three different waysof being in the world.This simplest of storiesis a fable for life.
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