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Look & Find at School

Thierry Laval · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Hardcover

Readers can take an imaginary journey to the classroom, the playground, the lunchroom, and more in this colorful collection of look-and-find illustrations. Can you find a coloring book? A jump rope? A puppet show?
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My First 100 Neighborhood Words

MAGGIE TESTA · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood! Now the youngest Daniel Tiger fans can learn 100 first words, like "Trolley," "trumpet," and "ball," with their favorite tiger,...
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Sam and Jump

Jennifer K Mann · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A charmingly simple tale about friends, old and new, that will resonate with anyone who's ever loved - and lost - a special toy.Sam and his stuffed bunny, Jump, are best friends, and they do everything together. One day, on a trip to the beach, Sam meets Thomas. Sam and Thomas play...
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Hello Ninjas!

JOAN HOLUB · Little Simon
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

New from beloved author Joan Holub, Hello Ninjas! is a fun, playful board book about sneaky ninjas!Hello mask Hello boots Hello ninjas wearing suits Ninjas ten point to the sky A challenge from the samurai! Perfect for reading out loud, Joan Holub's hilarious text and Chris Dickason's lively...
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A is for Activist

Innosanto Nagara · Seven Stories Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike. "Occupy Wall Street" "A is for Activist"is...
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Maisy Goes to London

Lucy Cousins · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Little armchair travelers will be happy to join Maisy and friends on a whirlwind tour of the big city of London.It's Maisy's first trip to London! There are so many places to see, and so many ways to travel. Maisy and her friends visit lots of important places, like Big Ben, Buckingham...
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The Peace Book

Todd Parr · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Like Parr's bestseller "It's Okay to Be Different," this primer about peace gives parents and teachers a valuable tool in talking about this challenging subject to younger children. Full color.
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The Sister Book

Todd Parr · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling and beloved creator Todd Parr brings his trademark wit and wisdom to this celebration of all different kinds of sisters!Some sisters are big. Some sisters are little.Some sisters want to be scientists. Some sister want to be mermaids.All sisters are a special part of your family!Following...
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Douglas, You Need Glasses!

Ged Adamson · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Meet Douglas, a dog with a big problem: he needs eyeglasses but doesn't know it, and his bad eyesight tends to land him in some pretty hairy situations. Readers will laugh along with the new picture book character Douglas as he chases a leaf that he mistakes for a squirrel, walks through...
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Quit Calling Me a Monster!

Jory John · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The talented creators of I Will Chomp You! brilliantly frame the struggle to buck stereotypes and learn empathy in this monster's hilarious lament. Floyd Patterson is so much more than shaggy purple fur and pointy monster teeth - why can't people just see him for him? Jory John and Bob Shea...
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Diwali Lights

Rina Singh · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Every year in October or November people come together to celebrate Diwali. It is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. The stories woven into the festival of Diwali celebrate the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, and people celebrate this festival of lights...
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Oliver Jeffers · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Oliver Jeffers, arguably the most influential creator of picture books today, offers a rare personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--and in doing so gifts children and parents everywhere with a gently sweet and humorous missive about our world and those who call it home....
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Knock, Knock! Who's There?: A Book of Animal Sounds

Pamela Chanko · Childrens Pr
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

All kinds of animals come to visit in this silly twist on the classic riddle. Moo!
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Alphaprints: Dinoshapes

Roger Priddy · Priddy Books
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

Learning about shapes is roarsome fun with this irresistible book of dinoshapes! From triangles to circles, rectangles to squares, each dinosaur on its prehistoric background introduces a new shape for babies and toddlers to learn. The innovative illustrations are all created by adding...
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Tractor Mac Teamwork

Billy Steers · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

All the vehicles and animals on Stonybrook Farm are enlisted to help build a new swimming hole for their town's residents. It is a big job, but Tractor Mac and his pals are willing to lend a hand. But a tractor named Deke thinks he can do it all by himself--and do it better than everyone...
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