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The Hallo-wiener

Dav Pilkey · Scholastic Inc.; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

From Dav Pilkey creator of Captain Underpants a funny tale of a little dog with a big bullying problemOscar is short like all dachshunds and all the other dogs make fun of him On Halloween he takes more ridicule than ever in his hot-dog costume but one brave act makes him a Grade-A hero...
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I Love My Grandma

Giles Andreae · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From train rides to playtime, this book illustrates the love between grandmother and grandchild, and all the exciting things they can do together! Joyful and heartwarming, it will be a treasured addition to any grandchild's collection.
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Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo

Kevin Lewis · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Kids love trains, and Kevin Lewis and illustrator Daniel Kirk`s Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo will do nothing but encourage the obsession. " Sun`s up! / Morning`s here. / Up and at `em, / engineer," cheerfully begins this rhyming picture book. As the simple large-lettered text chugs...
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The 12 Days of Christmas

Greg Pizzoli · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

Elephant is delighted to get a gift, but as the twelve days of Christmas continue, presents pile higher and higher!
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Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots

Rebecca Janni · Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Nellie Sue is back with brand-new dancing boots and her usual cowgirl flair. She knows that dancing would be more fun with friends, but her new neighbors, the Glitter Girls, would rather pirouette and twirl than hoedown. Nellie decides to throw a Barnyard Bash and invite the whole neighborhood....
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Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle

Mary Newell DePalma · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What begins as a playful game of fetch between a boy and his dog turns into a wild goose chase that springs from one page to the next in this delightful book. Young readers will find themselves caught up in the bright and charming watercolor paintings as they follow the pair on a frolicking...
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7 Ate 9

Tara Lazar · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate 9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered. Lucky for him, Private I is on the case. But the facts just don't add up. It's odd.Will Private I put two and two together and solve the problem . . . or is 6 next...
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The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein · Harper & Row; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

'Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.' So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down...
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Scaredy Kate

Jacob Grant · Barron's Educational Series

Kate has a problem. She's terrified of her aunt's big bulldog. Kate's aunt calls the dog Cookie. Kate calls it a monster! One day, after fleeing the apartment to escape Cookie, Kate takes the strangest elevator ride ever--complete with a mysterious package and floor after floor...
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LEGO DUPLO: My Town

Scholastic · Scholastic Inc.; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Build your childs imagination with this colorful LEGOR Duplo board book all about community helpers!There are so many jobs around town. Theres the doctor, farmer, construction worker, bus driver, and police officer. What do you want to be when you grow up?This playful tabbed book is the perfect...
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The Numberlys

William Joyce · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire!Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers ... Life was ... fine. Orderly. Dull as gray paint. Very ... numberly. But our five jaunty heroes weren't willing...
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Rude Cakes

Rowboat Watkins · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Who knew that cakes were so rude?! In this deliciously entertaining book, a not-so-sweet cake - who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents - gets its just desserts. Mixing hilarious text and pictures, Rowboat Watkins, a former Sendak fellow, has cooked up a laugh-out-...
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Some Dog!

Mary Casanova · Farrar
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

George was once a bouncy pup; now his pace is steady and slow. Still, he feels special. Then - "Ya-yippity, yappity, yeep-yeep-yeep!" - a stray dog bristling with energy lands on George's doorstep and wiggles himself right into George's family. Full of tricks, this new dog, Zippity,...
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Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!

TAD HILLS · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

It's Halloween in the meadow, and the beloved, classic, and New York Times bestselling feathered friends Duck & Goose are ready for trick-or-treating! Duck is going as a spooky ghost. Goose is going as a brave superhero. And Thistle's costume . . . well, that's a secret. But what...
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