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Eye Spy

Ruth Brown

"I spy with my little eye,. Something beginning with M.. It curls its tail around the stalk. and eats the wheat at Harvest.. It rhymes with house . . .". . Come on a playful journey through the day from dawn to dusk, set in a gorgeous countryside landscape. The reader mu
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A Human for Kingsley

Gabriel Evans

Kingsley had decided to own a human. This was not a decision to be taken lightly. After all, owning a human is a responsibility.. But finding the right kind of human is much harder than Kingsley expected. Some are too bossy. Some are too busy. And some just don't seem to appreciat
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Under the Blanket Sky

Tim Fischer - ‎Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

An extraordinary debut picture book about a boy and his unusual friend - a majestic owl - and a long yet fleeting summer that changes them forever.In the spirit of The Velveteen Rabbit and Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," here is a heartfelt and luminously illustrated...

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Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape

Mirka Hokkanen

Bathtime has Cat quite literally bent out of shape in this fresh, funny concept book that's purr-fect for the preschool set.. It's bathtime for Cat, but Cat is nowhere to be found. That is, until you look closely. Young readers will delight in following housemates Kitty and Puppy
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The Big Cheese (The Food Group)

Jory John

Don't miss the seventh picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from Jory John and Pete Oswald!The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. B
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Books Make Good Friends

Jane Mount

This new picture book from beloved author-illustrator Jane Mountcelebrates the avid reader, demonstrates how books make you better, and reassures anyone who has been anxious or uncertain about facing the real world. . Lotti isn't sure she wants to make friends. She's shy, and she
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My Grandfather's Song

Phùng Nguyên Quang - Make Me a World
Format: Hardcover

A stunning picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other--from the creators of My First Day.. Long ago, Grandfather came to a new land. Fish swam in the water, birds chirped in the sky, monkeys played in the trees. And in this wilderness, with his own two hands,...
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Fix and Stitch

Barbara Nass

Squirrel is busy running his tailoring shop, Fix and Stitch: Tailor for all Needs. He can thread a needle and mend a tear in the wink of an eye. But now that the leaves have fallen and the birds have flown south, it's time for Squirrel to close the shop. He must prepare his winter
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Lucky Me

Lawrence Schimel - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Bruno's home is a bit different, but he wouldn't trade it for the world. Bruno's friend Sanjay is lucky: He doesn't have to share his room (well, except with a pet iguana) , and he can leave his toy soldiers all over the house. And Bruno's brother, Mateo, who is visually...
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Brave Little Bear

Steve Small

Being brave when you feel afraid is the very bravest brave of all . . .. It's time for Arlo's family to leave their winter den and journey to Spring Valley, but he isn't so sure about all this change. Arlo likes their home just as it is; and after all, his sister, Eva, is the brav
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Kevin Goes First

Hala Tahboub

From debut author-illustrator Hala Tahboub comes a seriously silly story for fans of Oliver Jeffers, social-emotional adventures, and strawberry donuts.When Kevin and his friends find a mysterious ladder, it sparks a big debate over what it might lead to . . . and who should go fi
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The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary

Chelsea Lin Wallace

A rollicking read-aloud featuring a wide cast of characters coming to the school nurse for help with their hilariously dramatic bumps, runny noses, and many other colorful complaints!. Kids at Bluebell don't feel well - Gus is sad, and Benny fell. Splinters, lice, a paper cut,
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Ode to a Bad Day

Chelsea Lin Wallace

OH BAD DAY! A hilariously dramatic series of odes to the little bumps in our days, perfect for any kid dealing with a not-so-good day.. Oh Too Much Milk in My Cereal! Soggy, squishy! Boggy, mushy! You turned my crispy into gushy!. Sometimes the small disappointments and inconvenie
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The Snow Man: A True Story

Jonah Winter

Meet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter.. When billy barr came to the mountains as a young man, his only c
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