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Beard Boy

John Flannery · Putnam Pub Group
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Young Ben wants to be just like his awesome dad - bearded.Ben wants a beard. All the most boss people in his town have them. The baker, the barbers, the butcher, they're all bewhiskered - even the old lady who waits at the bus stop has one. Most of all though, Ben wants a beard just...
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Daddy Honk Honk!

Rosalinde Bonnet · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

An arctic fox adopts a baby goose in this heartwarming read-aloud that's perfect for Father's DayWhen Aput the fox finds an abandoned goose egg, he has no idea what's in store for him. He doesn't know anything about babies and he certainly doesn't know what to do when...
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Daniel in the Lions' Den

W C Bauers · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Tiny Bible Tales, a series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes with gentle, rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations.When Daniel is thrown into the lion's den, it will take all of his prayer and faith to save him. This board book combines quiet, rhyming...
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A Horse Named Jack

Linda Vander Heyden · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Jack is a rather silly horse. And when bored, he takes it upon himself to unlatch his stall and go for an adventure through the farm before escaping into the neighbor's garden for a snack. This rhyming story counts up to ten as Jack makes his way across the farm and then back down as he races...
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Peekaboo

Giuliano Ferri · Minedition
Pages: 16
Format: Hardcover

Children will love to play peekaboo with the adorable animals in this interactive board book See who's hiding behind each flap as different animals appear from behind their paws (or wings) . One by one you can uncover these beautifully rendered animals, and at the end you'll...
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How Do You Do?

Larissa Theule · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Water Buffalo and Crane's field is dry, empty, and hot--so hot that they can barely think of anything else. Every day is the same . . . Until one day, they hear something new. "How do you do?"When Goat dances into their lives, Water Buffalo and Crane can't help but join in. Suddenly...
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Near, Far: A Minibombo Book

Silvia Borando · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

From up close and far away, things can look so different. Can you guess what animals you're looking at as they zoom in, then zoom back out?No words are needed in this striking and colorful exploration of animal shapes. Bold graphic forms create a playful exercise in visual perception....
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First Snow

Po-mi Pak · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Look out. Now look up. From the sky one flake falls, then another. And just like that - it's snowing. In this beautiful book from debut creator Bomi Park, a young girl wakes up to the year's first snowy day. From her initial glimpse out the window to her poignant adventures - rolling...
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King Alice

Matthew Cordell · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Matthew Cordell, Caldecott award-winning author and illustrator of Wolf in the Snow, delivers yet another warm and delightful picture book in King Alice. Alice and her family are stuck indoors on a snowy day. Alice loves to read, and when her dad suggests that she make her own book, she snaps...
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In

Nikki McClure · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

I only want to stay in. In my pajamas. Inside. In. In. In. For a boy and his toy giraffe, today is the perfect day to stay in. Snug in his pajamas, he reads books, bakes popovers, and plays with a big wicker basket - that he transforms into a rocket ship to fly in "innerspace."...
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Secret Life of Pets Deluxe Step into Reading #2

Andrea Posner-Sanchez · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. This Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader is perfect for boys and girls ages 4 to 6!
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God Loves Daddy and Me

Bonnie Rickner Jensen · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

God loves Daddy and me, He listens when we pray, When we tell Him "Thank You," it's the best part of our day! Cuddle up cozy-close with an adorable reminder of God's love for daddies and their little ones. Celebrating loving fathers, precious children, and the God who loves...
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Ten Kisses for Sophie

Rosemary Wells · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Another pitch-perfect story about an irrepressible, charming, and endearing two-year-old from the creator of Max & RubyThere's going to be a party! Sophie and her mother are making a very special treat: chocolate kisses with pistachio cream filling. Yum!There will be nine guests plus...
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A Hippy-Hoppy Toad

Peggy Archer · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the illustrator of the award-winning Sophie's Squash comes a rollicking read-aloud featuring a very tiny toad who gets displaced as animals--and humans--brush past him on the road.In the middle of a puddlein the middle of a roadon a teeter-totter twigsat a teeny-tiny toad. Snap! went...
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ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet

Juana Medina Rosas · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A is for angel hair acrobat M is for Macaroni the Magician and T is for tortellini trapeze artist.It's an ABC circus that's good enough to eat!
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