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Don't Tell!

Tom Booth · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Once again Tom Booth, author of Don't Blink!, breaks the fourth wall to delight and entice readers young and old in this sweet and funny, experiential picture book. How did you find this book? Don't you know this book is a secret book?Readers will delight in being asked how they found this...
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Rupert Can Dance

Jules Feiffer · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Rupert has a big secret. When his owner, Mandy, is fast asleep, he likes to slip on her dancing shoes and dance the night away. Then one night Mandy catches Rupert in the act. She's not upset; she's thrilled! And she's determined to give Rupert dancing lessons so he can hone his talent....
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The Yoga Game by the Sea

Kathy Beliveau · Simply Read Books
Format: Hardcover

The Yoga Game by the Sea, the first in The Yoga Game Series, invites children of all ages to feel the waves of their breath, to connect with the joy of a diving dolphin and to discover the magic of nature. Play with the words, guess the riddles and enjoy an actual yoga practice, down...
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One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count With Me!

John Micklos · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This playful counting book shares the colorful highlights of the four seasons in charming illustrations. Count your way through the seasons! In spring, the tree's leaves appear, one by one. By summer, there's a glorious canopy. And when autumn winds blow, leaves fly from the tree, one after...
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On the Boat: The Sound of Long O

Cynthia Amoroso · Child's World
Format: Hardcover

Simple text about a toy boat and repetition of the letter 'o' help readers learn how to use the 'long o' sound. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all aid in developing reading skills. An explanatory note to parents and educators, as well as an introduction to the author,...
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The Little Dump Truck

Margery Cuyler · Henry Holt & Co
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Meet Hard Hat Pete and his little dump truck as they haul stones and rocks, carry debris, and unload at the landfill. It's hard work, but the Little Dump Truck is always ready for action! Preschool children will revel in the day-to-day activities of this happy dump truck. The lyrical text...
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Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme

Rhonda Gowler Greene · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Down at the construction site, mama and papa trucks show their youngsters how to build. Push oosh goes a big mama bulldozer and her one little dozer! Dig schlup goes a tough papa excavator and his two little excavators! Count along with every scooping, mashing, and spinning family of trucks...
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I Am Glad: The Sound of Gl

ALICE K FLANAGAN · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Simple text and repetition of the letter blend 'gl' help readers learn how to use this sound. Also included are a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author.
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Ducks Away!

Mem Fox · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Count along with Mother Duck as her ducklings try to waddle across the bridge. When a sudden gust of wind sweeps one of Mother Duck's ducklings into the river, she doesn't know what to do. With four ducklings on the bridge and one below, Mother Duck is torn as to which way to go. Suddenly,...
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Bigger! Bigger!

LESLIE PATRICELLI · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The star of Faster! Faster! and Higher! Higher! dons a construction hat for another soaring (and slightly interrupted) exercise in imagination. A box of blocks. A budding builder. Should she build a doghouse? A bridge? A skyscraper? Yes, all of these and more! Bigger, bigger! BIGGEST!...
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Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! Lap Edition

Laura Numeroff · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

This holiday board book in the bestselling If You Give ... series has a brand-new enlarged format, perfect for sharing.Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he celebrates Valentine's Day with all the friends he loves.
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Listen to Our World

Bill Martin Jr. · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From beloved storytellers Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson and with shimmering illustrations by Caldecott Honor­ artist Melissa Sweet comes a celebration of the animals all around us!Squawk! Hiss! Grr! Roar! Big, small, black, brown - all kinds of animals make their home in our world....
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Who What Where?

Olivier Tallec · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this charming follow-up to 2015's hit Who Done It?, each page asks the reader a question about the lineup of characters featured on the spread. Sharp eyes and keen observation are necessary. There's only one right answer, and it's not always easy! Kids will love learning...
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Beautiful Hands

Bret Baumgarten · Blue Dot Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This colorful concept book reveals an illustrative surprise and reading delight with every turn of the page. Little hands can do so many wonderful things: plant ideas; stretch imaginations; and reach for dreams. Parents and educators will enjoy sharing the word play with young readers....
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Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me

Daniel Beaty · Little
Format: Print book

"A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there"--
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