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ABC Rainforest

American Museum of Natural History · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

A is for Amazon, B is for Blue Arrow Poison Frog, and C is for Canopy: Welcome to the rainforest! This stunning alphabet book from the famed American Museum of Natural History presents one of Earth's most exquisite and endangered environments. Through magnificent images, kids will encounter...
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Minnie: Minnie's Costume Contest

Sheila Sweeny Higginson · Disney Press; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Boo! It's Halloween! And that means it's time for Minnie's Annual Halloween Costume Contest! Who will win the prize for Best Costume?
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My First Kwanzaa (My First Holiday)

Karen Katz
Format: Book

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Three Bears in a Boat

David Soman · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a high seas adventure inspired by the classic picture books Little Bear and Where the Wild Things Are. Three bear siblings break their mother's favorite blue seashell, and rather than tell her, they decide...
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Good Night, Baby Moon

James Mitchem · DK Children
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

A special bedtime story that follows a family of curious rabbits on their nighttime walks to explain the phases of the moon, with a charming design that includes a light-up LED moon.When we first meet the family of rabbits in Good Night, Baby Moon, the moon is full and shining bright, but as the days...
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The Very Busy Spider

Eric Carle · Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity."-The Horn Book, starred review."Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually...
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Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground

Kenny Harrison · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 20
Format: Hardcover

Harry the hippo continues to play his favorite game - but luckily for his friends, it's hard to hide a hippo!At the playground, Harry's friends search high and low. Whether he's under the seesaw, behind the park bench, or hanging precariously from the swing set, it's hard...
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Bo and Friends

Simon Spotlight (Firm) · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Get to know Bo the donkey and all of his friends in this delightful board book inspired by The Star. Sony Pictures Animation's film The Star - featuring the amazing vocal talents of Anthony Anderson, Steven Yeun, Aidy Bryant, and many more - soars into theaters on November 10, 2017!Bo...
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I Saw Anaconda

JANE CLARKE · Nosy Crow
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

This romping, rhyming novelty book is full of odd animals and yucky flap reveals. One little boy watches as all sorts of animals are swallowed up by a very hungry anaconda. But if that anaconda swallows a boy, an alligator, a stork, a piranha, a frog, a skink, and a tick, the question is . . . will...
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Bunny Roo, I Love You

Melissa Marr · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

A warm and tender welcome to the world! In a gorgeous picture book that's playfully sweet and visually captivating, New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr and talented new illustrator Teagan White celebrate the many ways parents make their new babies feel at home. The world...
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A Hop Is Up

Kristy Dempsey · Bloomsbury
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Wiggly, giggly preschoolers will love the action in this picture book with its catchy sequence of movements and directions -- hop up, bend down, spin round, jump over -- that are endlessly fun! A young boy and his energetic puppy take a walk in their neighborhood, where they encounter and interact...
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I Love You, Mom

Maggie Testa · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

Daniel Tiger wants to show his mom how much he loves her in this sweet padded board book based on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.Daniel wants to tell Mom how much he loves her, and there are so many ways to say "I love you!" Little ones and their mothers will love exploring all the different...
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Where Is Baby's Turkey?

Karen Katz · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Little ones will love this new lift-the-flap board book from Karen Katz that's perfect for Thanksgiving!Gobble, gobble! It's time for Thanksgiving! In this interactive book from bestselling author Karen Katz, little ones can lift the sturdy, easy-to-lift flaps on each page to look...
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ABC Dream

Kim Krans · Random House
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

This stunning and innovative alphabet picture book will dazzle little ones and engage the adults who share it with them! Each page is dedicated to a letter, and clever alliterations are packed into each ink-and-watercolor spread. This gem comes to us from Kim Krans, the creator of The Wild...
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Global Baby Bedtimes

Maya Ajmera · Charlesbridge
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

The fifth book in the adorable series about babies around the world, celebrates (very quietly) the pure innocence of sleeping babies. Babies everywhere - from the USA to Afghanistan, and all points in between - go to sleep in different ways, but they are all cuddled, snuggled, and loved....
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