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A Busy Creature's Day Eating

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy Creature can't crunch? Mo Willems tells an alphabetical tale of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way from A to P and then to Z.
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Honey

David Ezra Stein · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This sweet companion to David Ezra Stein's award-winning Leaves celebrates the joy of savoring something you love.Bear is ravenous when he wakes up from his winter sleep and has one thing on his mind: honey! Alas, it is too soon for honey, so Bear tries hard to be patient. The world around...
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Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens

JANE O'CONNOR · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Fancy Nancy returns in a purr-fect story about felines, canines, and making new four-legged friends! A hardcover picture book from the dazzling New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. It's raining, and Nancy hears a strange sound coming from outside. Nancy...
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Islandborn

Junot Di?az · Dial Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks...
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This Is the Nest That Robin Built

Denise Fleming · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A robin's animal friends help build her nest in this cumulative collage picture book from Caldecott Honor recipient Denise Fleming.Robin is building a nest, and her friends are ready to help! The squirrel trims the twigs. The dog brings the string. The horse shares his straw. And then a surprise...
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Plant the Tiny Seed

Christie Matheson · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

How do you make a garden grow? In this playful companion to the popular Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. And by tapping, clapping, waving, and more, young readers can join in the action! Christie Matheson masterfully...
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Floaty

JOHN HIMMELMAN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Blah! Mr. Raisin is a bit of a grump. He lives all alone in a little house, and he likes it that way just fine. One day, a mysterious basket appears on Mr. Raisin's doorstep. When he opens it up, it seems there's nothing inside . . . until he notices a floating dog bobbing along...
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When Sophie Thinks She Can't...

Molly Bang · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When Sophie can't solve a math puzzle, she feels upset and inadequate. "I CAN'T DO IT!" she shouts, expressing the frustration all of us feel when we try and fail. Will she ever be "smart" like her sister? Maybe she isn't smart at all.Luckily Sophie's teacher steps in. What...
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This Is It

Daria Peoples-Riley · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Daria Peoples-Riley's debut picture book is a celebration of individuality, self-expression, and dance. Fans of Misty Copeland's Firebird and Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street will want to read it over and over again.When a young dancer is nervous about her upcoming...
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Old Hat

Emily Gravett · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Wolves, Dogs, Tidy, and the Bear and Hare series and twice-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, Emily Gravett comes a fresh, funny, and punchy picture book about the futility of fads and the joy of learning to be yourself.Harbet had a hat. His Nana had knitted it for him when...
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