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Baby's Got the Blues

Carol Diggory Shields · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of an infant is really like? In this bluesy story, sometimes being a baby is enough to make you cry.Oh, baby, wouldn't it be grand to be a baby? No worries, no woes, the whole world doing everything for you. Like floating down easy street. . . . But wait...
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Sweep Up the Sun

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

Illuminated by exquisite photographs of eleven species of birds, a spareand elegantpoem inspires readers to open their wings and soar.Baby robins, open-beaked in their nest. Mallards winging to a new clime. Whether chickadees or cardinals, sparrows or starlings, here are commonly seen birds...
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Crow Made a Friend: An I Like to Read® Book

Margaret Peot · Holiday House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Try, try again is the lesson Crow teaches beginning readers in this vibrant early reader about a lonely crow who works hard to make a friend. Crow is all alone. But like all crows, he is very clever. Using autumn leaves for wings, sticks for the body and a crab apple for the head, Crow...
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Mimi and Bear in the Snow

Janee Trasler · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Wherever Mimi goes, Bear is sure to be there--whether she is ice-skating, having fancy tea with the queen, or making a scary snow monster. But when Bear gets lost, poor Mimi is heartbroken. Luckily, the snow melts and Mimi and Bear are reunited. Janee Trasler's spare text and utterly...
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Dinosaur vs. School

Bob Shea · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 40
Format: Book

Dinosaur is starting preschool today. ROAR There are new friends to meet, dress-up outfits to wear, glitter and googly eyes to paste, musical instruments to play, and snacks to eat. What's not to like? But then, oh, no It's Dinosaur vs. Clean-up Time Fortunately, when friends work together,...
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Families

Shelley Rotner · Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate diversity with a picture book for very young children about the many faces of contemporary families in this companion to Shades of People.Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended...
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I Got the Rhythm

Connie Schofield-Morrison · Bloomsbury, 2014.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter. The little girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her -- from butterflies, to street performers, to ice cream sellers everything is musical! She sniffs, snaps, and shakes her way into the heart of the beat,...
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Pablo in the Snow

Teri Sloat · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

What is soft, fluffy, and white? Pablo's wool, of course. But this little lamb soon discovers that there's something else as well: SNOW! From making trails to sledding with friends, having snowball fights and crafting snowmen, there's tons of fun to be had in the snow. But winter days grow...
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Tony

Ed Galing · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Tony was all white,large, sturdy,with wide gentle eyesand a ton of love . . .Follow this touching tale of a boy and his friendship with a horse, by the late poet Ed Galing and illustrated with remarkable tenderness by Caldecott-winning artist Erin Stead.A Neal Porter Book
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Rufus Goes to School

Kim T Griswell · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

All Rufus Leroy Williams III wants is to go to school so he can learn to read his favorite book. But there's one problem: he's a pig and Principal Lipid says: "NO PIGS IN SCHOOL!" Rufus even gets a backpack, a lunchbox, and a blanket to prove he's ready. But Mr. Lipid...
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How Many Sleeps 'til Christmas?

Mark Sperring · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Pip is so excited for Christmas! One morning he wakes up Daddy Grizzle exclaiming that it is Christmas! But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not Christmas yet. Daddy Grizzle lets Little Pip know that there are four more sleeps until Christmas. Poor Little Pip wonders how he'll...
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Under the Silver Moon: Lullabies, Night Songs & Poems

Pamela Dalton · Chronicle Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Cut-paper artist Pamela Dalton's magically intricate illustrations illuminate a generous collection of lullabies and goodnight poems. Recalling traditional favorites from childhood and embracing a wide range of sources and cultures, this timeless collection makes a lovely addition to any bedroom...
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This Old Van

Kim Norman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover

This old van, she passed one, shining in the rising sun. With a click clack rattle rack,ready for some fun,This old van says,"Goodbye, one!" Take a rollicking ride in This Old Van, a joyful take on the classic children's counting song. As the colorfully painted vintage...
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Our Very Own Dog: Taking Care of Your First Pet

Amanda Mccardie · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

If you have a new dog companion - or want to adopt one - here's a story full of facts that tells you everything you need to know.There's nothing more exciting than getting a dog! Join Sophie's new human family as they prepare their home for her and introduce her to life as a beloved pet....
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Maple

Lori Nichols · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Lori Nichols' enchanting debut features an irresistible, free-spirited, nature-loving little girl who greets the changing seasons and a new sibling with arms wide open.When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree...
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