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Swim, Duck, Swim!

Susan Lurie · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's time for Duckling to jump in the water and do what ducks do--swim! But he doesn't want to get wet. He'd rather take a nap. And he's really, really mad that everyone keeps telling him what to do! Luckily, Mama and Papa Duck are very, very patient, and soon, Duckling...
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If I Had a Raptor

George O'Connor · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A spunky and imaginative little girl dreams of the best pet ever — a fuzzy baby raptor to snuggle. Our heroine can’t think of anything better than bringing home a baby raptor — all teensy and tiny, fluffy and funny. It would cuddle and play, stalk birds and dust bunnies,...
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The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

Justin Roberts · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Hardly anyone noticed young Sally McCabe.She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade. But Sally notices everything - from the twenty-seven keys on the janitor's ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. And when...
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Olivia's ABC

Ian Falconer · Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Everyones favorite pig takes on the ABCs in this adorable board book that explores the alphabet with Olivias—and Caldecott Honoree Ian Falconers—signature creativity. A is for accessories,B is for books,and O is for...OLIVIA, of course! Come along from A to Z in this unique and raucous...
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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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I Love You, Baby

Giles Andreae · Disney * Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

With delightful verse and cuddly pictures, this book captures the joy and excitement of welcoming a new baby to the family from a toddler's point of view. Sweet and loving, it's the perfect introduction for older siblings as they wait to meet their new brother or sister.
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Magic Numbers

PatrickGeorge · Boxer Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ten flies buzzing on the page; flip over the acetate and one's trapped in a web! Now there are nine. This fun counting story - with a little magic thrown in - follows the flies as bats, birds, plants, and even a hand with a swatter bring them down from ten to zero. An entertaining and imaginative...
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Tap to Play!

Salina Yoon · Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 38
Format: Print book

In this interactive video-game-inspired picture book perfect for fans of Press Here and Tap the Magic Tree, Blip needs to reach the bar to win his game - but he needs the reader's help. If he wins, he gets a surprise!Tap, tickle, and shake Blip.Tilt, turn, and bounce Blip.Help Blip win the game...
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The Bear's Sea Escape

Benjamin Chaud · Chronicle Books (CA)
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

More adventures await The Bear's Song's Little Bear and Papa Bear. When the bears seek warmth from their chilly perch atop the Paris Opera House, Little Bear is mistaken for a toy bear and whisked away . . . to a tropical island! Papa Bear sets out on a frenzied journey to find...
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Flora and the Penguin

Molly Schaar Idle · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Having mastered ballet in Flora and the Flamingo, Flora takes to the ice and forms an unexpected friendship with a penguin. Twirling, leaping, spinning, and gliding, on skates and flippers, the duo mirror each other's graceful dance above and below the ice. But when Flora gives the penguin...
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