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Pete the Cat: Three Bite Rule

NOT AVAILABLE. · HarperFestival
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Based on the Amazon Prime Video original series that was inspired by the classic bestselling picture book series!Pete the Cat is whipping up a delicious dish for his class's potluck. Pete can't wait to share his banana casserole with his classmates. It's his favorite lunch!But...
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An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin & Noah Webster's Spelling Revolution

Beth Anderson · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

"Delightful, relatable, and eye-catchingly illustrated." - School Library Journal "Deelytful and iloominaating for noo and seesuned reeders alyk." - Kirkus Reviews Do you ever wish English was eez-ee-yer to spell? Ben Franklin and Noah Webster did! Debut author Beth...
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Wild Orca: The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World

Brenda Peterson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A picture book homage to Granny, the world's oldest known orca, who lived to be 105 years old! For animal lovers and future environmentalists."Will Granny and her family come again this year?" Dark fins slice through whitecaps, heading straight toward shore.Told from the perspective...
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That's Not Hockey!

Andree Poulin · Annick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The legendary goalie who revolutionized the game of hockey. Young Jacques Plante's way of playing hockey may look different from everyone else's. Instead of a puck, he uses a tennis ball, and his shin pads are made out of potato sacks and wooden slats. But that's not going to stop...
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Now You Know How It Works

Valorie Fisher · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Valorie Fisher takes infographics to a new level with bright, colorful visuals that are perfect for young, inquisitive minds. Her eye-catching mix of photographs and illustrations compels readers to dive in and explore how things work -- from paper airplanes to straws, crayons to kites,...
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Bow-Wow-Meow

Blanca Lacasa · NubeOcho
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A laugh-out-loud funny and charming picture book about being yourself and understanding others.Max and his parents have a dog called Fabio.Fabio doesn't like doing what other dogs do.One day, Max discovers that his dog goes out every night,and he decides to follow him ... Blanca Lacasa:...
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My Wish for You: Lessons from My Six-Year-Old Daughter

Kathryn Hahn · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

My wishes for you are many. But the top of the wishes: I want you to be you. And wherever you go, I hope you will always remember the YOU that you are right now.Inspired by the everyday life lessons of raising her own six-year-old daughter, author and actress Kathryn Hahn creates a heartfelt...
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The Golden Girls: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Francesco Sedita · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate this holiday season with the Golden Girls!'Twas the night before Christmas and out on the lanai...This holiday season, celebrate with Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, and Sophia. This illustrated gift book is a perfect stocking stuffer for fans of the show that won eleven Emmy Awards,...
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When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

MICHAEL MAHIN · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate music icon Carlos Santana in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters. Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world...
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No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas

Tonya Bolden · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Discover the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the "Potato King of the World"!Junius G. Groves came from humble beginnings in the Bluegrass State. Born in Kentucky into slavery,...
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