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Don't Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book

Ross Burach · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Bumble and Bee love to have FUN. But their best friend Froggy just wants some peace and quiet!"Buzz-worthy." --Kirkus ReviewsPick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read...
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I Used to Be Famous

Cattie, Becky

Kiely's been famous her entire life, but when a baby sister appears on the scene, she feels like a has-been. Now Kiely has to figure out how to gain back the attention of her adoring fans (her family) , even if it means sh
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Douglas

Randy Cecil · Candlewick
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover

In his follow-up to Lucy, Randy Cecil again tells a visually arresting tale in four acts - this time about a brave movie-theater mouse on a daring adventure.When Iris Espinosa goes to the cinema, she doesn't expect to meet a small mouse. And she certainly doesn't expect that mouse...
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A Skunk in My Bunk!

Christopher Cerf · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A playful easy reader in the tradition of Dr. Seuss's Hop on Pop that teaches the basics of word construction.From award-winning humorist Christopher Cerf comes a super-simple, delightfully silly Beginner Book in which the rhymed text and the position of the words on the page teach...
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Camilla, Cartographer

Dillemuth, Julie

Camilla loves maps. Old ones, new ones, she loves them all! She often imagines what it must have been like to explore and discover a new path for the first time. One morning, Camilla wakes up to a huge snow storm. Her neighbor Parsley can't find the path to the creek. But Camilla
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Pokko and the Drum

Matthew Forsythe · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes a picture book about a tiny drum, an emerald forest, and a frog who dares to make her own music.

The biggest mistake Pokko's parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet,...
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How to Code a Rollercoaster

Josh Funk · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

Pearl and Pascal take their coding adventures to the amusement park in this follow-up picture book from our Girls Who Code program!

Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, are enjoying a day out at the amusement park. Spinning teacups, ice cream, and of course: rollercoasters!...
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Juniper Kai: Super Spy

Laura Gehl · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Juniper Kai was born to be a spy. And while spies sometimes work alone, Juniper has always been able to count on her mom and dad to fill in as spy partners. Until now. Suddenly, Juniper's parents are too busy and too tired to play with her. And when they start whispering behind Juniper's...

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

Rita Lorraine Hubbard

Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation's oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and a rising star author.

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 1
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Trains Run!

George Ella Lyon · Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

We've already learned that trucks roll, planes fly, and boats float. Now, all aboard for the fourth book in George Ella Lyon's transportation series, and this time learn all about trains!

Train travels
down the track -
all day gone
all night back.
Trains run!

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Little Smokey

Robert Neubecker · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

For a brave firefighting airplane, the sky's the limit! Kids who loved The Little Airplane, The Little Engine That Could, and Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? will cheer for Little Smokey.

When forest fires blaze, the airplanes at Nif-C spring into action!...
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Almost Time

Gary D. Schmidt
Format: Hardcover


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Emergency Kittens!

Jody Jensen Shaffer

Got a problem? Having a tough day? Maybe you need . . . EMERGENCY KITTENS!!!!!

Who needs boring ol' superheroes who leap giant buildings and run faster than locomotives when your day can be saved by the cuddly, super-cute, full-on feline charm of Mimi, Twee-Twee, and
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Lola Dutch I Love You So Much

Kenneth Wright · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This is Lola Dutch, a delightfully creative girl who loves her friends SO much. When they're having a bad day, Lola knows just what to do to make each of them feel better:She sews cozy pajamas for Gator,constructs the perfect reading nook for Crane,and takes Pig to the park!Lola loves...
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The Boring Book

Shinsuke Yoshitake · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Boredom: humankind's age-old adversary. It's a state that is undesirable, uninteresting . . . and just plain boring. But as one particularly bored boy discovers, there's actually more to boredom than meets the eye - more questions, more theories, and heaps of humor. This exploration of boredom...
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