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Blue Penguin

Petr Horacek · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A moving fable about friendship and belonging from award-winning illustrator Petr Horácek.Far away, near the South Pole, a blue penguin is born. It is not something you see every day. "I feel like a penguin," says Blue Penguin. "But you're not like us," the others...
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Leaps and Bounce

Susan Hood · Disney*HYPERION, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Change comes to all who grow. Even tiny tadpoles. Follow them as they start out as small, rounded eggs, and then sprout wiggly tails, before leaping their way into the big wide world!
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Adele in Sand Land: TOON Level 1

Claude Ponti · TOON Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Where can young readers experience boundless imagination? In the sandbox, of course, as they follow Adele on her discovery of a barefoot king, a cloud of fluffy chicks, and a dessert island (YUM!) . With this wild playground adventure, it's easy to see why star French cartoonist Claude...
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Busy Builders, Busy Week!

Jean Reidy · Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.Tuesday! Mix day!Pipe and boards...
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They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Audiobook

A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times bestseller★"An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." - Shelf Awareness, starred review"Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." - The Huffington PostThe cat walked through the world,...
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Together

Emma Dodd · Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

This little sea otter loves spending time with his parent - learning new things, playing together, or even just holding each other. In fact, every day this little sea otter spends with his parent is special, just because they are together.
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Steamboat School

Deborah Hopkinson · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Missouri, 1847When James first started school, his sister practically had to drag him there. The classroom was dark and dreary, and James knew everything outside was more exciting than anything he'd find inside.But his teacher taught him otherwise. "We make our own light here,"...
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No Kimchi For Me!

Aram Kim · Holiday House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi -- the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her. Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn't work....
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Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm

JONATHAN LONDON · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for a rainy-day adventure with Duck and Hippo!Duck and Hippo may be completely different, but they are best friends. When playful Duck invites careful Hippo to go for a walk in the rain, they have trouble sharing Duck's umbrella. But Duck and Hippo won't let that stop them. Soon...
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Dino-Baby

Mark Sperring · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; 1 edition
Format: Book

It's not easy being a big sister, especially when your new baby brother is a dino-baby! There's a lot to remember:Be quiet in the morning, when you first get up.Because crashes, bangs, and thuds will wake our dino-pup. Shh!Don't play rough and tumble with a little thing like...
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Let Me Finish!

Minh LeÌ? · Disney*Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story. But ruin it they do. And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own Maybe he should have listened to the animals after all. . . . This...
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Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby

Lee Bennett Hopkins · Harry N. Abrams; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Beloved children's poet and anthologizer Lee Bennett Hopkins has produced more than 100 volumes of poetry throughout his illustrious career, but Lullaby and Kisses Sweet is his first collection geared toward babies and toddlers. Featuring 30 original poems by esteemed children's...
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