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Wake Up!

Helen Frost · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The world is wide awake - are you? Stunning photos and poetic text usher readers into the early moments of life all around them.Wake up! Come out and explore all the new creatures being born - just-hatched birds in the trees, tadpoles in the pond, a baby fawn in the woods. In their...
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Fire Engine No. 9

Mike Austin · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Follows a fire engine and its crew through a very busy day, using mainly sound words.
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My Daddy

Eone · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

Just in time for Father's Day, read all the things Peppa loves about Daddy Pig. From cuddling up for bedtime stories to playing in the sand at the beach, Peppa and George love spending time with Daddy Pig no matter where they are!
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A Number Slumber

Suzanne Bloom · Boyds Mill Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this book, beloved author-illustrator Suzanne Bloom asks readers how they prepare for bed - from putting on jammies to asking for one more hug - then counts down to bedtime from ten terribly tired tigers to one really weary wombat. Each animal demonstrates a different bedtime ritual...
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OLIVIA Claus

Kama Einhorn · Simon Spotlight; Brdbk edition
Format: Hardcover

It was the night before Christmas, and Olivia discovers that her favorite stuffed monkey, Mathilda, is missing. Not only is Mathilda missing, but other favorites keep disappearing around the house too. In the true spirit of Christmas, Olivia figures out how to not only give but to give...
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Good Night, Little Monsters

KARA LAREAU · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

Kids will never see monsters the same way after this heartwarmingly sweet bedtime story that proves little monsters' bedtime routines aren't so different from everyone else's. Good night, Frankenbaby.Lay down your green head.Let's loosen your bolts and tuck you in bed.Good...
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Cinderella: A Nosy Crow Fairy Tale

Nosy Crow. · Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

Based on the award-winning apps, this series of Nosy Crow Fairy Tales is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to these classic stories. With simple child-friendly text and bright, modern artwork with lots of fun details, makes for a perfect read-aloud.Cinderella works hard to clean...
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The House That's Your Home

Sally Lloyd-Jones · Schwartz & Wade
Format: Print book

Like the bestselling title On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman, this picture book is sure to touch the hearts of parents, grandparents, and children. The tender rhythmic text follows a young girl as she moves through her world, while utterly charming watercolors bring that world...
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Goodnight, Good Dog

Mary Lyn Ray · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 30
Format: Board book

Say goodnight to a good dog, in this padded board book with a touchable, flocked dog on the cover. For one restless pup the waking world is too full of wonder to leave behind at bedtime, until he closes his eyes and finds comfort in his dreams. In the tradition of Goodnight Moon, Mary Lyn Ray's...
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Snoopy Takes Off!

Tina Gallo · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Take off into the wacky and wonderful imagination of everyone's favorite beagle, in this 8x8 storybook adaptation of some classic Peanuts adventures!Every Peanuts fan knows that our world is really Snoopy's world - we just live in it! Enter the Peanuts universe and see everything from Snoopy's...
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Tessa Takes Wing

RICHARD JACKSON · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In Richard Jackson's and Julie Downing's illustrated whimsical tale, Tessa Takes Wing, baby Tessa knows just what she wants: to play with all her sister's toys. But how will she get to them? Flying, of course...
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The Bus Ride

Marianne Dubuc · Kids Can Press; Tra edition
Format: Hardcover

"This is the first time I'm taking the bus by myself. Mom packed me a snack -- and had me bring my sweater in case I get cold." But Mom likely didn't imagine the adventure her little girl would have as she rides to her grandmother's house in this sweet picture book....
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Rescue Squad No. 9

Mike Austin · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this companion book to Fire Engine No. 9, Rescue Squad No. 9 must spring into action when a young sailor and her dog are stranded during a storm! Follow the crew as they scramble aboard their helicopter and speedboat, racing to the rescue through the waves and winds. The high action...
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Troll and the Oliver

Adam Stower · Templar
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Meet a little boy named Oliver . . . and the troll who desperately wants to eat him!Every day when Oliver goes out, Troll tries to eat him. But catching Oliver is very tricky - he's fast, sneaky, and just too clever! It is only when it looks like Troll has given up and Oliver celebrates...
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Love You Head to Toe

Ashley Barron · Owlkids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pairing creative rhyming similes with cut-paper collage art, Love You Head to Toe is an adorable book that compares newborn babies to baby animals on every page. Bright, playful illustrations show a different baby and a different species of animal, both engaged in similar behavior: babies...
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