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Dog Wants to Play

Christine McDonnell · Viking Juvenile; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Dog wants to play! When? Today!Oh, no, says the lamb. See how shy I am? The kitten and the hare and the chick refuse as well. Poor dog. Will he have to play all alone?With bright appealing pictures and a rhythmic read-aloud text, this is a perfect board book for the youngest reader.,
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Maisy Plays Soccer

Lucy Cousins · Candlewick
Format: Print book

Wow, look at the crowd! Maisy and friends play a rousing game of soccer in a read-aloud sure to have aspiring little players cheering. Maisy and her friends cant wait to play soccer! Maisy puts on her uniform, laces up her sneakers, and heads to the field. Charlie, Tallulah, and Dotty are on the blue...
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Kipper: Kipper's Christmas Eve

Mick Inkpen · Hachette Children's
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

This festive board book edition of a classic Kipper story makes the perfect gift for Christmas. Which is best, Kipper wonders, Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Presents? Or expecting presents? Kipper's friends are all getting ready for Christmas too and Kipper manages to give little...
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The Best Days Are Dog Days

Aaron Meshon · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A little girl and her pet French bulldog are the perfect playmates in this all-day outdoors adventure!When his family sets out to explore the neighborhood, one puppy is eager to join in the fun! He gets to do everything his sister does - with his own added flair, of course. Together they...
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Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten

Candice F Ransom · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Kindergarten has never been funnier with the launch of this new, strong-willed character, in the style of Ladybug Girl, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, and Bread and Jam for Frances. Amanda Panda has BIG ideas for her first day of school. But when things don't go according to plan, and when...
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The Monkey Goes Bananas

C P Bloom · Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

It's time to go bananas! A determined monkey spies a banana tree across the water. What happens next is an inventive romp, as the resourceful monkey attempts to grab a snack, with some hilarious consequences. Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, this practically...
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Dinosaur Farm

Frann Preston-Gannon · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's hard work being a farmer - and even harder running a DINOSAUR FARM! Children will love spending a day on this vibrant farm, filled with appealing prehistoric creatures of every shape and size. They'll follow the farmer from dawn till dusk, through feedings, cleanings, baby hatchings,...
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Angelina's Big City Ballet

Katharine Holabird · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For the first time ever, Angelina is visiting the most famous city in Mouseland: the Big Cheese! She can't wait to explore the city and perform her fairy ballet. But her cousin Jeanie tells Angelina that tap dancing is much better than ballet. How can the two girls overcome their differences...
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Three Little Words

Clemency Pearce · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for Valentines Day or anytime a hug is required! What are the three little words that make everything better? I Love You! Preschoolers will love snuggling with their families and counting all the ways that the three little words I love you can solve most every childhood concern....
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A Visit to Dr. Duck

Rosemary Wells · Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

"Wells visualizes the introductory visit-to-the-doctor reassurance with her characteristic spirited charm." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Best-selling author and illustrator Rosemary Wells applies her rare ability to tell a funny, heartfelt...
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Gary

Leila Rudge · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world - until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own.Most of the time, Gary is just like the other racing pigeons, eating and sleeping and dreaming of adventure. There's just one thing that separates him from the ordinary...
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Passover Is Coming!

Tracy Newman · Kar-Ben Publishing
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

Readers join a cute family and their dog as they prepare for and celebrate the spring holiday of Passover, cleaning the house, making matzah ball soup, assembling the seder plate, saying the Four Questions, and looking for the afikomen at the end of the seder. This 12-page board book features...
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Abracadabra, It's Spring!

Anne Sibley O'Brien · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Sun shines on a patch of snow.Hocus pocus!Where did it go?
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Here Comes Destructosaurus!

Aaron Reynolds · Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover

Watch the unstoppable destructive force of a raging temper tantrum! Tremble at the enormous mess and disrespectful roaring! Despair as no amount of scolding can stem the heedless fury! Someone is heading for a time-out, Mister! Anyone who has witnessed (or been) a toddler in the throes...
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Nancy Knows

Cybele Young · Tundra Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Nancy knows she's forgotten something. Something important. When she tries to remember, she thinks of all kinds of other things instead. She remembers things she knows and things she doesn't quite know. She remembers things one way, then another. Sometimes she remembers with her ears or her stomach...
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