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Woo Who?

Smriti Prasadam-Halls · Sterling Children's Books, 2015.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Woo hoo hoots the owl - but who is he woo-ing to? To the animals, to the town, to the sun, to the moon, to the child going to sleep. To YOU! Children can fly with little owl through his busy day in this irresistible, charmingly illustrated bedtime book. Filled with catchy, rhythmic rhyme,...
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Digger Man

Andrea Zimmerman · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A picture book for the very young that celebrates a childs excitement for construction vehiclesHonk the horn! Flash the lights!Scoop the rocks!Push the mud!A little boy imagines driving a great big digger-scooping and pushing mud to make a playground for his baby brother.Children are fascinated...
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The Many Mice of Mr. Brice

Dr. Seuss · Random House Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

A new board-book edition of a beloved Seuss classic! This sturdy board-book adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Many Mice of Mr. Brice shows twenty-six mice in action, introducing the youngest readers to fun words and word play, from dancing and singing, to trombone playing and whisker growing....
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This Is Sadie

Sara O'Leary · Tundra Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that...
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Dormouse Dreams

Karma Wilson · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

As Dormouse dreams--and snores--his way from winter to spring, he imagines going on fantastical adventures with his best dormouse friend. Whimsical illustrations feature other animals entertaining themselves with dart games, cross-country skiing, flying airplanes, and more while Dormouse...
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Tractor Mac Teamwork

Billy Steers · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

All the vehicles and animals on Stonybrook Farm are enlisted to help build a new swimming hole for their town's residents. It is a big job, but Tractor Mac and his pals are willing to lend a hand. But a tractor named Deke thinks he can do it all by himself--and do it better than everyone...
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David Smells!: A Diaper David Book

David Shannon · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon is back with a third original board book that features the star of the bestselling No, David! books as a troublemaking toddler and introduces the five senses.Hey! What's that smell?! Join David as he discovers the five senses: touch, hear, see, smell,...
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The Hidden Alphabet (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))

Laura Vaccaro Seeger · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Open this unusual book and you'll be greeted by a striking image of an arrowhead, surrounded by a simple black frame. Lift the frame and the arrowhead will be magically transformed into the letter A. And so it goes, from Balloons, Cloud, and Door, through Leaf and Mice, to Yolk and Zipper....
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My Big Brother

Valorie Fisher · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Meet my big brother. He's AMAZING! STUPENDOUS! ENORMOUS! I should know, I watch him all day long.
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Glamourpuss

Sarah Weeks · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A sassy, delicious picture-book gem from award-winning author Sarah Weeks and Caldecott Medal winner David Small. Glamourpuss has it all. She has style. She has charm. And she knows how to strike a pose. Glamourpuss loves being the center of attention. So when an unwelcome guest (a dog,...
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Dinosaur Thunder

Marion Dane Bauer · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

An imaginative story of a little boy who conquers his fear of thunderWhen lightning flares in the faraway sky and clouds growl like lions waking big brother Chad is thrilled by the coming storm But not little Brannon He looks for a place to hide Each adult tries to calm Brannon in turn...
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YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!

Peter Brown · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend But she finds its harder than she had thought--she accidentally ruins the giraffes breakfast and is much too big for the frogs pond Just when shes about to give up an unexpected friend finds her and loves her just the way she isThis...
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Chik Chak Shabbat

Mara Rockliff · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When Goldie gets sick and can't make the cholent, her neighbors bring dishes they made to share with each other.
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