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Ojiichan's Gift

Chieri Uegaki · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she knew. It had no flowers or vegetables. Instead, Ojiichan made it out of stones: ?big ones, little ones and ones in-between.? Every summer, Mayumi visits her grandfather in Japan, and they...
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Finding Tinker Bell #4: Up the Misty Peak

Kiki Thorpe · RH/Disney
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestselling Disney: The Never Girls series continues with a new adventure in which the Never Girls embark on a quest to find Tinker Bell!When Tinker Bell sets out on a trip beyond Never Land and disappears, it's up to the Never Girls--Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby--to...
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Mary Wears What She Wants

Keith Negley · Balzer Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning creator of My Dad Used to Be So Cool and Tough Guys Have Feelings Too comes a charming picture book inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing 19th-century doctor who was arrested many times for wearing pants.Once upon a time (but not that long...
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You Are New

Lucy Knisley · Chronicle Books
Pages: 52
Format: Hardcover

A world of being new is waiting for little ones and the grown-ups who love them in this warm and funny book perfect for baby showers. From napping to crying, cuddling to playing, this book introduces the world with humor, honesty, and unmitigated sweetness. Award-winning author and artist...
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Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler

Elizabeth Brown · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

They said only men could paint powerful pictures, but Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) splashed her way through the modern art world. Channeling deep emotion, Helen poured paint onto her canvas and danced with the colors to make art unlike anything anyone had ever seen. She used unique...
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Anya's Secret Society

Yevgenia Nayberg · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Left-handed Anya draws with great passion . . . but only when she's alone.In Russia, right-handedness is demanded--it is the right way. This cultural expectation stifles young Anya's creativity and artistic spirit as she draws the world around her in secret.Hiding away from family,...
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Beware of the Crocodile

Martin Jenkins · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore an informative, playfully illustrated story about one of the world's most dangerous animals: the crocodile.You probably know a little about crocodiles already. They're reptiles, they have an awful lot of teeth, and they're pretty scary - at least, the big ones are!...
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King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

Dori Hillestad Butler · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.King, Kayla, and Grandma find a dog who has lost his human family. What does Kayla know? -- This dog doesn't have a collar or any tags. He can sit, lie down, and shake hands. No one around here knows who he is. What does King know?...
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If I Was the Sunshine

Julie Fogliano · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A breathtaking picture book about the relationships we share from New York Times bestselling storytellers Julie Fogliano and Loren Long in the tradition of The Runaway Bunny and Guess How Much I Love You.if i was the sunshine and you were the day i'd call you hello! and you'd call...
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Captain Marvel What Makes a Hero

Pamela Bobowicz · Marvel Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Introduce the young reader in your life to the inimitable, expectation-destroying, glass ceiling-shattering, world-saving female Super Heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Captain Marvel and Shuri to Gamora, Black Widow, Nebula, and more, in this beautifully-illustrated picture...
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