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Animal Colors

DK · DK Children; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Teach your child colors in a fun and playful way with Animal Colors, a read-together book that helps your child learn about both colors and animals in the same book. Sturdy flaps lift to reveal pictures to encourage baby's interaction and hold up, even with repeat use by your toddler....
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I Play

David McPhail · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

Run, sing, dance, and hop--follow Bear on his energetic romp! From David McPhail comes a board book of early concept words. In I Play, a charming bear demonstrates children's favorite action verbs, allowing children to replicate Bear's movements and learn the words for the things...
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Flora and the Ostrich: An Opposites Book by Molly Idle

Molly Schaar Idle · Chronicle Books
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

Inspired by Caldecott Honor book Flora and the Flamingo, this series of board books is perfect for the very youngest Flora fans. When a new feathered friend seems so different from her, Flora discovers that opposites, in fact, attract! Featuring fold-out pages and Molly Idle's graceful...
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Monster Party!

Annie Bach · Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Monster's invited - and monster's delighted! Come and join the monster bash. There's spinning and pinning, high-fiving and jiving, and munching, crunching, and buggy-food lunching. But when it all ends, Monster must leave his fun-loving friends. There's crying and sighing...
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The Itsy Bitsy Reindeer

Jeffrey Burton · Little Simon
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

A merry Christmas twist on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"!The itsy bitsy reindeer worked up in Santa's shop, helping the elves to do their Christmas job. Building the toys and singing songs of joy, as they wrapped all of the presents for every girl and boy....
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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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They Followed the Star

A. E. Dingee · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 16
Format: Paperback

Join Bo the donkey and all of his friends as they follow the Star that leads them to their destiny in this 8x8 storybook that comes with Christmas ornaments featuring your favorite characters from The Star! Sony Pictures Animation's film The Star - featuring the amazing vocal talents...
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Planet Kindergarten

Sue Ganz-Schmitt · Chronicle Books (CA)
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A genius way to ease kids into the new adventure that is kindergarten."--Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewThis clever picture book will prepare young explorers to boldly go where they have never gone before: Planet Kindergarten. Suit up for a daring adventure as our hero navigates the unknown...
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Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet

Peanuckle, Mrs · Rodale Kids
Pages: 28
Format: Board book

Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet introduces babies and toddlers to a colorful variety of vegetables, from asparagus to zucchini. Perfect to read aloud, this vegetable buffet will delight children and parents alike with its yummy vegetable facts and vibrant illustrations. Learning...
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Dog and Bear: Tricks and Treats

Laura Vaccaro Seeger · Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Ready for a treat? How about a trick or two? Dog and Bear are back in three new Halloween stories that are sure to delight their many fans and win them new ones. Join them as they search for the perfect costume, hand out candy to trick-or-treaters (or not!) , and then go trick-or-treating...
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The Itsy Bitsy Duckling

Jeffrey Burton · Little Simon
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

A fun and playful springtime twist on the popular nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"!The itsy bitsy duckling swam in the waterway. Down came the rain and chased the snow away. Out came the sun as birds began to sing. The cold winter was over. At long last it was spring! The itsy...
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Little Bot and Sparrow

Jake Parker · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A story of friendship that can inspire anyone, even robots, to dream . . .When Little Bot is thrown out with the garbage, he finds himself in a strange new world. Fortunately, Sparrow is there to take him under her wing. Together, they explore the forest, share adventures, and learn what...
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Boo-La-La Witch Spa

Samantha Berger · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Spooky meets silly in this unique Halloween story about a witch's night out at the fa-BOO Witch Spa! Halloween is the most important day of the year for any witch. So when the holiday ends and the witches are tired from tricking and treating, they all head to the fa-boo Witch Spa. Here...
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Lola Gets a Cat

Anna McQuinn · Charlesbridge
Pages: 28
Format: Hardcover

Lola wants a cat, but Mommy says taking care of a pet is a lot of work. So Lola does her homework. At the library she finds books about cats and pet care and she and Mommy learn as much as they can. She pretends her stuffed kitty is real and practices taking care of it. When the time comes,...
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Unretirement: How Baby Boomers are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, and the Good Life

Chris Farrell · Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The budget battles of recent years have amplified the warnings of demographic doomsayers who predicted that a wave of baby boomers would bleed America dry, bankrupting Social Security and Medicare as they faded into an impoverished old age. On the contrary, argues award-winning journalist...
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