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Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope

Jack Wang · Chronicle Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Share your love of Star Wars with your baby! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, rediscover the iconic moments you know and love. Simple words, sturdy pages, and an epic story make these books the perfect vehicle for early learning at lightspeed. Jedi apprentices...
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Families, Families, Families!

Suzanne Lang · Random House,
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

No matter your size, shape, or pedigree--if you love each other, you are a family!Moms, dads, sisters, brothers - and even Great Aunt Sue - appear in dozens of combinations, demonstrating all kinds of nontraditional families! Silly animals are cleverly depicted in framed portraits,...
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Snow White

Chloe Perkins · Little Simon
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

The classic story of Snow White gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Japanese spin on the beloved fairy tale!Once upon a time, there was a princess called Snow White. She lived in a magnificent castle with her stepmother, a beautiful but wicked queen... The classic tale of Snow White gets...
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Warts and All: A Book of Unconditional Love

Lori Haskins Houran · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Love isn't just for the cute, the sweet, and the cuddly. Whether you're awkward as a baby ostrich, prickly as a tiny hedgehog, or drool like a puppy pug, someone loves you no matter what! This new story from the team that created Next To You features an irresistible array of adorably...
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Richard Scarry's Best Nursery Tales Ever

Richard Scarry · Golden Books
Format: Book

Richard Scarry illustrates a mix of well-known and obscure folk tales, from The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood to The Teeny-Tiny Woman and The Three Wishes. Characters from his Busy World populate these gently told stories, and children will delight in the rich, engaging scenes. 
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Cowy Cow

Chris Raschka · Harry N Abrams Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Theme: Feeling Smart. Cowy Cow has so many ideas! In fact, she has one hundred of them: green is the best color ever; chewed grass tastes like a cookie . . . But has Cowy Cow ever tasted a cookie before? Though her research may be flawed, this single cow's efforts to make silly sense...
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What Happens in Spring?

Alex Appleby · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Paperback

After a cold winter, spring is an exciting season no matter where you live. Young readers learn about the science behind spring in simple, easily accessible text. Readers will explore the growth of new plants, animals coming out of hibernation, and the regrowth of nature that occurs when...
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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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Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend

Karen Stanton · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Henry Cooper and his dog Pomegranate have two houses. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and every other weekend, they live with Mama in her new apartment, but on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and every other weekend, they live with Papa in his new house. Henry and Pomegranate are happy as they dance with...
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Babies Don't Walk, They Ride!

Kathy Henderson · Templar
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

A gorgeous first picture book that's full of babies!Babies don't walk; they ride. Babies don't run; they glide. Little ones will love spotting themselves in this book full of babies - being carried around, tossed in the air, riding in strollers, and whizzing around the supermarket...
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Aberdeen

Stacey Previn · Viking
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Aberdeen never meant to leave the yard in the first place. BUT a balloon floated by and.... He is suddenly off on an unexpected adventure! Before long, Aberdeen follows his whims and fancy to unknown territory, a little too far away from home - and from mama.Who doesn't know the feeling...
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Pre-Reading Skills: Basic Literacy Concepts in Engaging Read-Aloud Stories

Lynn Maslen Kertell · Scholastic Language: English ISBN-10: 0545064929 ISBN-13: 978-0545064927 Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item  Would you like to update product info, give feedback on images, or tell us about a lower price? amznJQ.onReady
Format: Hardcover

"Recognizing shapes trains a child's eye to begin to recognize letters. (Differentiating between a circle and a triangle is the first step in telling an O and an A apart.) Learning that shapes have specific, consistent names and identities helps kids understand that letters have...
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Little Red Gliding Hood

Tara Lazar · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Little Red Riding Hood straps on ice skates in this fractured fairy tale! A figure-skating enthusiast, Little Red has worn out her skates and must win a pairs competition to earn new ones. But who will be her partner? The Dish is already skating with the Spoon, and Hansel has Gretel. You won't...
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The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups

Erika Christakis · Viking, 2016.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

"Teach your children well. It's easier to sing than do. Erika Christakis wants to foment a revolution in early childhood education, and with this deeply insightful, scientifically grounded, and utterly original book, she may just get her way." - Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling...
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Be a Friend

Salina Yoon · Bloomsbury
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in extraordinary ways. Some children do show-and-tell. Dennis mimes his. Some children climb trees. Dennis is happy to BE a tree . . . But being a mime can be lonely. It isn't until Dennis meets a girl named Joy that he discovers the power...
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