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The Sky is Falling!

Mark Teague
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Chicken Little thinks that the sky is falling -- and inspires a dance craze!Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "Chicken Little" with a zany twist!When an acorn hits Chicken Little on the head, she panics and screeches, "The sky is falling!...
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Poof! A Bot!

David Milgrim · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Zip the unlucky magician gets into another hilarious (and sticky) situation in the second book in the Adventures of Zip Ready-to-Go! series from author-illustrator David Milgrim, who was awarded a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his Ready-to-Read, Go, Otto, Go!Zip has zapped a bot. Zip tells...
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Penguin's Big Adventure

Salina Yoon · Bloomsbury, 2015.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Penguin embarks on his next journey-becoming the first penguin to explore the North Pole! Along the way, he says hello to all of his old friends. But when he finally reaches his destination, he realizes he's all alone in a strange, foreign place.... How will Penguin overcome his fears of the unknown...
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Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth

Eric Carle · Philomel Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Slowly, slowly, slowly . . . thats how the sloth lives. He hangs upside-down from the branch of a tree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the other animals of the rain forest rush past him. Why are you so slow? Why are you so quiet? Why are you so lazy? the others ask the sloth....
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Max the Brave

Ed Vere · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!Max is a fearless kitten. Max is a brave kitten. Max is a kitten who chases mice. There's only one problem-Max doesn't know what a mouse looks like! With a little bit of bad advice, Max finds himself facing a much bigger challenge. Maybe Max doesn't...
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Duck & Goose, Let's Dance!

Tad Hills · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

Honk, quack, dance, and sing with New York Times bestselling friends Duck & Goose in this fun new board book, which includes a link to an original Duck & Goose song. Want to learn the Duck & Goose song and dance? Join Duck & Goose at their dance party! With easy-to-follow...
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I Love You Near and Far

Marjorie Blain Parker · Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

I love you long distance, across all those miles. Sometimes parents divorce. Sometimes mom or dad is sent overseas to fight. And sometimes cherished members of the family - grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins - live too far away to see every day. This sweet rhyming story, written from...
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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

Phil Bildner · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded...
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The Farmer and the Clown

Marla Frazee

Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee.A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off the
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The Itsy Bitsy Bunny

Jeffrey Burton · Little Simon, 2016.
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

A fun and playful holiday twist on "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" makes this favorite nursery rhyme perfect for Easter!The itsy bitsy bunny was hopping up the trail Down fell the baskets past his tiny tail Out came his friends to help him on his way. For the itsy bitsy bunny was planning...
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The Full Moon at the Napping House

Audrey Wood · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In the wide-awake bed in the full-moon house, everyone is restless! The moonlight is pouring in and no one can get to sleep: not Granny, her grandchild, the dog, the cat, or even a mouse. It's not until a tiny musical visitor offers up a soothing song does the menagerie settle down, and finally...
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Bunny's Lessons

Harriet Ziefert · Blue Apple Books
Format: Hardcover

A stuffed toy learns many of life’s lessons from his owner and constant companion, Charlie. When Charlie plays the tuba, Bunny learns about “loud.” When Charlie plays doctor, Bunny learns about “ouch.” Harriet Ziefert and Barroux charmingly tell the tale of an inseparable...
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Happy New Year!

Amy Ackelsberg · Grosset & Dunlap; Nov edition
Format: Book

Ring in the New Year with Strawberry Shortcake and all her friends in this New Year's Eve-themed 8x8 with a sheet of festive stickers for only $4.99.
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Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise

Sean Taylor · Candlewick; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Watch out! Hoot Owl is hungry in an offbeat story with deadpan humor and bold, striking illustrations.Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl. He is a master of disguise! In the blackness of night, he's preparing to swoop on his prey before it can realize his dastardly tricks. Look there - a tasty...
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The Animals' Santa

Jan Brett · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Big Snowshoe tells Little Snow that the animals' Santa is coming with presents for everyone, Little Snow wants to know who he is. The animals say they have never seen him. Maybe he's a badger, a moose, a polar bear, or a wolf, they tell him. But this spunky little rabbit...
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