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A House That Once Was

JULIE FOGLIANO · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The dynamic duo of Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Lane Smith team up to tell a delightful story about a boy and a girl who explore an abandoned house and imagine who might have lived there in A House That Once Was.Deep in the woodsis...
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Steppin' Out: Playful Rhymes for Toddler Times

Lin Oliver · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Capturing the magic and fun of early childhood, this lively collection of poems, from the creators of Little Poems for Tiny Ears, is a book to be treasured. Being a preschooler means days full of discovery every time you step out of your door. It's a time filled with wonder, at all the sights...
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Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten

Marc Brown · Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Marc Brown, creator of the beloved Arthur books and TV show, offers a charming new character - and a fun and reassuring story about preparing for the first day of school. Kindergarten is only a week away . . . but Monkey is NOT ready. What if he gets on the wrong bus? What if they don't...
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Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters

Oliver Jeffers · Philomel Books
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

THE alphabet book to top all others, from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit! If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters.The...
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Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate

David Soman · Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This latest hardcover picture book from the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series proves that true friendship is better than any toy Lulu is excited about her playdate with Finny - and especially excited about Finny's Rolly-Roo. In fact, Lulu loves the toy so much that she . . . kind...
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Ready, Set, Kindergarten

Paula Ayer · Annick Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Counting and painting and sharing with friends - this girl's ready for school! Preparing for kindergarten is a huge step for young children. This encouraging tale of a little girl's experience touches on the many milestones towards this big goal. The girl can count out plates when she helps...
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Calm with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle · World of Eric Carle
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful little gift book featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar provides a simple, easy-to-follow journey to relaxation, perfect for children and adults.Just stop and breathe . . . How do you feel?Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a soothing story featuring classic art from the World...
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Time Together: Me and Mom

Maria Catherine · Picture Window Books
Format: Hardcover

Snapshots of a mother and child enjoying every day moments together. From reading a book to playing outside, these small moments are the ones that create big memories.,
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TouchThinkLearn: Numbers

Xavier Deneux · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 22
Format: Hardcover

Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic...
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Up in the Air!/Under the Waves!

MARY TILLWORTH · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol stars in two stories in one all-new Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader--plus a poster!Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step into Reading leveled reader, which features Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol in two amazing adventures. In the first tale, Skye...
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Make It Splash!

Anna Claybourne · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to the world of Whiz Kid Science! Find out all there is to know about the science of sound with these fun and easy-to-do experiments. Make noise travel through a table, measure the speed of a boom, and make a cup squawk like a parrotall in the name of science!
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I Will Chomp You!

Jory John · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

STOP RIGHT THERE. Don't move a muscle, buster. Stay out of this book or I WILL CHOMP YOU! So says the not-so-fierce inhabitant of I Will Chomp You!, a tale of deception, greed . . . and cake! In their funny read-aloud, Jory John and Bob Shea bring a fresh twist to a time-tested...
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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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How to Babysit a Grandpa

Jean Reagan · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

A New York Times bestselling HOW TO picture book that celebrates the connection between grandpas and grandchildren! A New York Times bestselling picture book--from the creators of the hilarious HOW TO... series--about a child spending time with his grandpa. Written in a how-to style, the narrator...
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Orion and the Dark

Emma Yarlett · Templar Books an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2015. ©2014
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Orion is very scared of the dark - until Dark decides to pay him a visit!Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he's scared of the dark. So one night the Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure. Emma Yarlett's second picture book combines her incredible storytelling and artwork...
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