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Fairy Tales for Mr. Barker: A Peek-Through Story

Jessica Ahlberg · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Who will Lucy and her dog, Mr. Barker, see on their fairy-tale adventure? Peek through from scene to scene to guess who they might meet next.Lucy is reading a fairy tale to Mr. Barker, but her dog has other ideas. When he jumps out the window - landing in a cottage with a broken chair,...
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World of Reading: Sofia the First Just One of the Princes: Level 1

Disney Book Group · Disney Press

Sofia wants to try out for a spot on Royal Prep's Flying Derby team, but Amber, Prince Hugo, and the rest of her classmates tell Sofia that Flying Derby is not a "princess thing." With some encouragement from her mother and a lot of hard work, Sofia and her small, worry-prone...
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Pixar Animation Studio Artist Showcase Over There

Steve Pilcher · Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Shredder is a little shrew who lives by himself, and while he loves his forest home, he gets a bit lonely. There must be something more, he thinks. So when he sees a "silver line twinkling in the distance," he decides to find out what it is. He discovers a beautiful stream, but then...
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Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite

Cynthia Rylant · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Enjoy a tasty meal with Brownie and her cat Pearl in this delightful Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read story!It's lunchtime, and Brownie and Pearl are ready to grab a bite! The kitchen is filled with tasty treats like apples and crackers and - mmmmm - string cheese. So pull up a chair and join...
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Bear Sees Colors

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore colors with Bear in the first of a new concept picture book series from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear Snores On.Colors, colors everywhere! Can you find colors just like Bear? Karma Wilson's playful text and Jane Chapman's adorable illustrations creatively...
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Wake Up!

Helen Frost · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The world is wide awake - are you? Stunning photos and poetic text usher readers into the early moments of life all around them.Wake up! Come out and explore all the new creatures being born - just-hatched birds in the trees, tadpoles in the pond, a baby fawn in the woods. In their...
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Daniel Goes to School

Becky Friedman · Simon Spotlight

Daniel Tiger is excited to go to school - but he is worried when his dad can't stay with him - in this back-to-school story for fans of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.Daniel Tiger is excited to go to school, but he's not happy that his dad can't stay at school with him. Daniel...
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This book just ate my dog!

Richard Byrne · Henry Holt
Pages: 32
Format: Book

When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right. Cleverly using the physicality of the book, This book just ate my dog! is inventive, ingenious, and just...
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Cozy Classics: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Jack Wang · Simply Read Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Give a kid a classic! Cozy Classics is the popular board book series that presents well-loved stories to children aged 0 through twelve child-friendly words and twelve needle-felted illustrations. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is Mark Twain's timeless tale of childhood about an imaginative...
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Little Owl's Day

Divya Srinivasan · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 34
Format: Print book

Chikit-chikit-chik!A squirrel is chittering. Bees are buzzing. The sun is high in the sky. And Little Owl is supposed to be asleep, but when he wakes up early, he's just too curious to close his eyes again. The forest he knows so well at nighttime is completely different - and exciting...
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Hunters of the Great Forest

Dennis Nolan · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

On a warm night, a band of hunters sets out on a journey. As they travel over hills, through thickets of trees, and around mountains, nothing will keep them from their ultimate goal. What that goal is may surprise you.Dennis Nolan's remarkable, imaginative illustrations lead the way in this...
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Baby Bright

Samantha Meredith · Tiger Tales; Brdbk edition
Format: Hardcover

Children will delight in discovering the shiny objects on each page of this early board book. The bright, shaped pages are easy for little hands to turn featuring high-contrast illustrations of familiar objects, with extra sparkle on every page.
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Gobble You Up!

Gita Wolf · Tara Books
Format: Print book

"Readers familiar with a certain old lady who swallowed a fly will revel in this adaptation of a Rajasthani trickster tale. Beautifully illustrated." - Kirkus Reviews"It’s a surefire tale made splendid by gorgeous illustrations and bookmaking. . . As creatures accumulate...
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You're Fired!

Random House · Random House Childrens Books
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

How could the Krusty Krab's number one fry cook, SpongeBob SquarePants, lose his job? Children ages 3 to 7 will find out in this full-color Pictureback based on the new, super-silly Nickelodeon TV special and DVD, You're Fired!
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