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My Dog, Bob

Richard Torrey · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Like all dogs, Bob likes breakfast, riding in the family car, and digging for bones. But unlike other dogs, Bob cooks breakfast for himself and his family, drives the family car and digs for dinosaur bones with a paleontologist. When the girl next door challenges Bob's owner to a contest...
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Yellow

Heather Adamson · Bullfrog Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

In Yellow, early readers will learn about food, animals, and plants that are yellow. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover where they can see colors in the natural world.
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Pirate Treasure

Rosalyn Tucker · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

X marks the spot for pirate gold and hidden jewels. Pirates hid their stolen riches and sometimes even buried their treasure. Young readers can satisfy their curiousity about pirates in this safe, accessible text and join the search to find what pirates valued most.,
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I Will Take A Nap!

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is tired and cranky and wants to take a nap, but Piggie is not helping.
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Thankful

Eileen Spinelli · Zonderkidz
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Thankful, by bestselling and award-winning children's author Eileen Spinelli, combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings. Like the gardener thankful for every green sprout, and the fireman, for putting the fire...
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Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One

Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick
Pages: 85
Format: Hardcover

Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books.Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse - until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love...
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Accident!

ANDREA TSURUMI · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

When a clumsy armadillo named Lola knocks over a glass pitcher, she sets off a silly chain of events, encountering chaos wherever she goes. But accidents happen - just ask the stoat snarled in spaghetti, the airborne sheep, and the bull who has broken a whole shop's worth of china. In the tradition...
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Sail Away

Langston Hughes · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan.The great African-American poet Langston Hughes penned poem after poem about the majesty...
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Be a Good Dragon

Kurt Cyrus · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Enzo the dragon catches a cold, it's no mere sniffle. No indeed! His coughs and sneezes set fields aflame and barns on fire. The villagers are fleeing their farms and the townsfolk are up in arms. What's a poor fire-sneezing dragon to do? As it turns out, a royal magician has just...
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The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem "Pangur Bán"

Jo Ellen Bogart · Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking.The White Cat and the Monk...
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The Cloud Princess

Khoa Le? · Insight Kids
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Cloud Princess lives high in the sky, together with Miss Sun and Miss Moon, but she wants to discover what life on Earth is like. So one day she drifts down to Earth and sees the cars and the flowers and the people that live there. Unfortunately, sinking down to Earth sparks a curious change...
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Teacup

Rebecca Young · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A stunning picture book that addresses life's big journeys with hope, beauty, and reassuranceSchool Library Journal [STARRED REVIEW!] "[A] moving, allegorical tale ... inspiring reflection and empathy" Kirkus Reviews [STARRED REVIEW!] "A potent discussion starter ... Enchanting,...
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Butterflies and Moths

Lisa M. Herrington · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Theyre both insects. They both have wings and antennas and flutter through the sky. So how do you tell the difference between butterflies and moths? One way is to ask yourself if they fly mostly during the day or at night. These identification clues and many more can all be found in Whats...
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Ocean Meets Sky

Terry Fan · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the gorgeous bestseller The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about ... the spot where the ocean meets the sky.It's a good day for sailing. Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives...
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

Jen Bryant · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 42
Format: Print book

2015 Caldecott Honor Book2015 Sibert Medal Winner2015 Orbis Pictus Honor BookFor shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned...
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