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Please, Mr. Panda

Steve Antony · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What is the proper way to ask Mr. Panda for doughnuts? Patiently and politely, Mr. Panda asks the animals he comes across if they would like a doughnut. A penguin, a skunk, and a whale all say yes, but they do not remember to say "please" and "thank you." Is anyone worthy...
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Barnacle Is Bored

Jonathan Fenske · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Barnacle is stuck on the underside of a pier, wishing he had something to do. Every day is exactly the same. The tide comes in and Barnacle gets wet. The tide goes out and Barnacle dries off. Boring! Barnacle wants something EXCITING to happen. Then a colorful fish swims by. Barnacle bets...
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The Lion and the Mouse: Turn-and-Tell Tales

Jenny Broom · Candlewick Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Book

You make the action happen in this die-cut picture book!One of Aesop's best-loved fables gets a contemporary twist in this retelling with bright, graphic artwork. Ingenious die-cut holes let you make the story happen with every turn of the page; release the mouse by lifting the lion's paw,...
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The Grasshopper & the Ants

Jerry Pinkney · Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this stunning companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and the highly acclaimed The Tortoise & the Hare, a playful grasshopper wonders why the busy ants around him won't join in his merrymaking as the seasons pass by. But when winter arrives, he soon...
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The Big Blue Thing on the Hill

Yuval Zommer · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This crazy animal caper will have you cheering for the little guys!When the Big Blue Thing (a camper van to us humans) arrives on Howling Hill, the local wildlife all agree it has to go. First the wolves try to scare it away, then the bears, boars, and foxes have a turn. Finally the wise...
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'Twas Nochebuena

Roseanne Greenfield Thong , · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa...Its Christmas Eve, and youre invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos...
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Doggy Dog

Chris Raschka · Abrams Appleseed
Format: Hardcover

Theme Labeling and classifying. Doggy Dog is a dog, for sure. But is he a potato? A piece of cheese? This seemingly nonsensical line of questioning is actually an exercise in categorization and identification . . . and a funny one, at that! Chris Raschkas award-winning brushstrokes add just...
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My Family Tree and Me

Dusan Petricic · Kids Can Press
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

This one-of-a-kind picture book provides a beautifully simple introduction to the concept of family ancestry. It uses two stories in one to explore a small boy's family tree: the boy tells the family story of his father's side starting from the front of the book, and that of his mother's...
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The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House

Eric Litwin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's bedtime at the Nut House, but little Wally and Hazel Nut aren't ready to go to sleep.
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Construction

Sally Sutton · Candlewick Pr
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away.There's lots of noise and excitement involved in building a library! Preschoolers will clamor to take a close look. Award-winning...
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