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LEGO City: 3, 2, 1, Liftoff!

Sonia Sander · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 31
Format: Paperback

Build your LEGO library!LEGO City goes into Space! This new reader ties in with one of Lego's major toy themes for Fall 2011, which is sure to be a hit with LEGO fans.
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Ninja Bunny

Jennifer Gray Olson · Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be . . . a ninja! How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA: · Rule #1. You must always work alone. · Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations. · Rule #3. A super awesome ninja...
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The Little Fox Who Lost His Tail

Jedda Robaard · little bee books; Brdbk edition
Format: Hardcover

Little Fox is having a very unusual day. He has lost something very important to him—his tail! Join Little Fox on his adventures as he searches for his missing tail. Little Fox has lost his tail! Can you help him find it? Children can lift the flaps to help Little Fox find his missing...
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Jake at Gymnastics

Rachel Isadora · Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadoras irresistible illustrations of enthusiastic toddlers will have budding gymnasts jumping for joy. Jake and his diverse group of friend love their action-packed gymnastics class, where they stretch, tumble, balance, turn somersaults and so much more....
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How to Lose a Lemur

Frann Preston-Gannon · Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knows that once a lemur takes a fancy to you there is not much that can be done about it. That's just what happens to a little boy when a lemur begins to follow him in the park one day - and more of the adoring animals join in. The boy does everything to ditch the playful creatures,...
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Penguins Don't Wear Sweaters!

Marikka Tamura · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This uplifting, charmingly told story, tells what happens when well-meaning humans knit sweaters for penguins who've encountered an oil spill. You may have seen the cute pictures of penguins wearing sweaters--but did you know why they were wearing them? Debut author Marikka Tamura answers...
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A Bear Sat on My Porch Today

Jane Yolen · Chronicle Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Told in rhyme, a bear settles on the narrator's porch, and is soon followed by many other woodland friends, until the porch collapses under the weight--but bear and his friends repair the damage and almost everybody is invited to lunch.
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Barbie Spring 2017 Movie Pictureback with Stickers

Mary Man-Kong · Random House
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

Children ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color storybook based on the latest Barbie™ movie, releasing in spring 2017. It includes over 50 stickers to add to the fun!
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Penguinaut!

Marcie Colleen · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Orville lives at the zoo, surrounded by animal pals who go on exciting adventures. A hang gliding rhino! A deep-sea diving giraffe! Orville struggles to keep up, until one day he concocts an adventure all his own: build a spaceship and fly to the moon all by himself. Can one tiny penguin...
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First Star: A Bear and Mole Story

Will Hillenbrand · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

WILL HILLENBRAND'S beloved Bear and Mole are back for a fifth adventure!WILL HILLENBRAND'S beloved Bear and Mole return in First Star! It's a beautiful summer afternoon, and Mole wants to stay outside and watch the stars turn on. Bear suggests they hike up to Camp Tiptop and stay the night....
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This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer

Joan Holub · Little Simon
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for trailblazers-in-training!Paving the way to a future that's bright. Helping the world with their skills, smarts, and might. Little trailblazers cause great big changes. In this...
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Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets

Charlotte Voake · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Melissa, Thomas, Betty, and Arthur have one thing in common: extremely unsuitable pets! An exuberant book packed with visual humor.There are certain animals that make suitable pets, like a cat, a dog, or a guinea pig. Then there are others that make, well, unusual pets, like an octopus,...
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Just Like My Brother

Gianna Marino · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining and moving tribute to big brothers by the author/illustrator of Meet Me at the Moon and Following Papa's Song.Continuing her picture book stories about family relationships, Gianna Marino introduces Little Giraffe, who adores her big brother. Set in a stunning African landscape,...
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Pat-a-Cake

Mary Brigid Barrett · Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

LeUyen Pham's adorable, vibrant illustrations bring Mary Brigid Barrett's singsong text to life in a board book for the very young.If you can pat a cake, why not a peach or a cold and bumpy pickle? How about a fuzzy caterpillar crawling on your knee? A well-known rhyme expands into...
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