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All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends...
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Bubbles

Kit Chase · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Kangaroo and Koala might be very different, but they sure work well together when there's trouble.One day, Kangaroo follows a trail of bubbles that lead her to--Koala! But Koala is shy, and doesn't seem interested when Kangaroo tries to play. But after a while, Koala blows happy bubbles...
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First Laugh-Welcome, Baby!

Rose Tahe · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story?The First Laugh Ceremony is a celebration held to welcome a new member of the community. As everyone--from Baby's nima (mom) to nadi (big...
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Two Problems for Sophia

Jim Averbeck · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this enterprising sequel to One Word from Sophia, which was named one of the best picture books of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews.Sophia and Noodle, her One True Desire, are together at last. But Noodle comes with two gigantic...
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest

Moira Rose Donohue · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Coloful birds! Jaguars! Tree frogs! National Geographic presents a delightful, age-appropriate introduction to tropical rain forest creatures big and small in this new title in the popular Little Kids First Big Book series.This adorable animal book about all things jungle features favorite...
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Bully

Jennifer Gordon Sattler · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Bully the bullfrog lives in a pond full of lilies. The flowers are beautiful, fragrant, and enjoyed by the many other creatures that also inhabit the pond. The pond is a very pleasant place to live. Or it should be. Instead, Bully decides that only he should be able to enjoy the beautiful...
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Letters from New York: Making Pictures with the A-B-C

Maree Coote · Melbournestyle Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Readers spell their way through the pictures of the city and its features and inhabitants, and every image is made from the letters that spell its name. This is a unique typographic device. Colors are bold and bright, and the portraits, buildings and animals are great fun. A playful verse...
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Do Not Lick This Book

IDAN BEN-BARAK · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Min is a microbe. She is small.Very small.In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before -- like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle...
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Explore My World: Kangaroos

Jill Esbaum · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

In this colorful, photo-packed picture book for preschoolers, curious kids learn all about kangaroos and watch a kangaroo joey as it grows from a tiny baby in its mother's pouch into a big, fast-hopping marsupial.Readers learn all about these marvelous marsupials, including where they...
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Deep Underwater

IRENE LUXBACHER · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sophia bravely dives down to discover the secrets under the sea. She encounters beautiful fish and floating forests. Farther down, the dark water is full of tentacles and treasures. Deep underwater, she is never alone. Do you dare dive down after her? The ocean is full of endless possibilities...
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Knock Knock

TAMMI SAUER · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Knock Knock is a fresh and innovative method of humorous storytelling that uses knock-knock jokes to tell the story of Bear and his woodland friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Turtle, and others. With each new visitor, Bear grows increasingly frustrated at his lack of peace and quiet. Little does...
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Rock 'n' Roll Soul

Susan Verde · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

With the school talent show coming up, a young music lover spends most of her time daydreaming about the perfect act. She notices the sounds around her, like the brrrrring of the school bell or the rappa-tappa-tap of rain on the windowpane. But the talent show is the place to reveal her own voice....
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I Am a Bird

Dana Walrath · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the bonds between fathers, sons, and nature with this lovely, sun-drenched debut picture book.I am a bird. I glide into arms open wide. I'm the hands that hold and the eyes that shine ... when it's you and it's me and the sea. A boy and his father spend their day at the beach,...
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The Three Little Superpigs

Claire Evans · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

After defeating the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Superpigs spend their days fighting crime and enjoying their newfound fame. But one day, the Big Bad Wolf escapes from prison and plunges Fairyland into fear. Our curly-tailed friends soon discover that bricks are missing all over town....
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