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Hello in There!: A Big Sister's Book of Waiting

Jo Witek · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 28
Format: Board book

From the author and illustrator of the bestselling In My Heart! This oversized interactive book is a heartfelt look at the wonder and excitement of waiting . . . and waiting . . . and waiting for a new sibling to arrive. The charming protagonist is so eager to step into her role as a big sister...
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An Otis Christmas

Loren Long · Philomel Books
Pages: 36
Format: Board book

A new Christmas classic from the #1 bestselling creator of Otis and the illustrator of The Little Engine That Could It's Christmas eve on the farm where Otis and all of his friends live. The farmer has given Otis his first real Christmas present--a shiny new horn! A tree has been decorated,...
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Sadie and Ori and the Blue Blanket

Jamie Korngold · Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Sadie, Ori and Grandma all love the soft blue 'Together Blanket' that Grandma knit when Sadie was born. They use it for building forts, for snuggling and fun. As Sadie and Ori grow up and as Grandma gets older, too, the blanket continues to bring the family comfort in very special...
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Brownie & Pearl Step Out

Cynthia Rylant · Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Brownie feels shy about going to a birthday party in this charming Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read story, so her cat Pearl is brave for both of them!Brownie and Pearl are heading out on the town for a birthday party. There will be friends and presents and games and treats - it's going to be so much...
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Mickey Mouse and His Spaceship

Jane Werner Watson · Golden Books
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Soar to the moon with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5, as well as collectors of all ages, will love this classic Disney Little Golden Book, which was first published in 1952.
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One Day on Our Blue Planet . . . in the Antarctic

Ella Bailey · Nobrow Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious penguin chick.In the latest volume of Ella Bailey's picture book exploration of the daily lives of baby animals, we head to the ice shelf to meet a young penguin chick. What does she and her family...
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Guess How Much I Love You: Look What I Can Do: A First Concepts Book

Sam McBratney · Candlewick; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

This inviting, beautifully designed introduction to early concepts from the creators of Guess How Much I Love You makes a perfect gift.Would you rather be a yellow thing or a green thing? A caterpillar or a frog? A circle or a square? Play with Little Nutbrown Hare as he learns about nature...
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Spot's Favorite Colors

Eric Hill · Warne; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

In this bright and bold board book, Spot is learning his colors! Familiar, everyday objects of one color are depicted on each page. Such familiarity and simplicity supports a childs learning process--and the rainbow formed at the end of the book makes it all the more fun and exciting to learn...
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Green Pants

Kenneth Kraegel · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

For kids who march to their own drummer - or are especially attached to a comfort object - here is a completely adorable character who wears his singularity in style.Jameson only ever wears green pants. When he wears green pants, he can do anything. But if he wants to be in his cousin's...
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The Very Cranky Bear

Nick Bland · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Four animal friends cheer up a very cranky bear.Nick Bland's expressive, adorable illustrations complement delightful, rhyming, read-aloud text in this lesson about the importance of sharing with others.Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, only...
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Our Planet

Jimi Lee · Minedition
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

A wordless environmental fairy tale for today's imperfect world Children are the future, but will they take better care of our planet than we have? Can they repair the damage before it's too late? Author Jimi Lee believes change is possible. Her powerful images show that when we work...
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The Land of Nod

Robert Louis Stevenson · Nobrow Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ever wondered about the mysterious place we all visit when we fall asleep? Robert Louis Stevenson's classic children's poem about dreamland is given new life in this wonderfully illustrated book. Accompanied by Robert Hunter's bold and beautiful illustrations, this picture book...
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Poor Little Guy

Elanna Allen · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

With the cheeky twist of Jon Klassen's This Is Not My Hat and the graphic appeal of Mo Willems, Poor Little Guy will leave kids giggling ... and begging for rereads! What do you do when you're so tiny that the bigger ocean creatures think you might even taste adorable? An itsy-bitsy,...
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TouchThinkLearn: Fly!

Xavier Deneux · Chronicle Books
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

A bird arrives, alights on a tree, finds a mate, and builds a nest. Soon its eggs will hatch and one brave hatchling will embark on its first flight. A deceptively simple and joyful celebration of the natural cycle of life, this book adds the bonus of removable - and movable - characters...
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