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Second Grade Holdout

Audrey Vernick · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Second grade? Pfff! No, thanks. The comically anxious narrator in this book thought that first grade had its problems, but overall it was pretty awesome. He'll take grade one over grade two any day, thank you very much! Especially because he and Tyler, his best friend, will not be in the same...
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Little i

MICHAEL HALL · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A charming, suspenseful, and wholly original picture book about the adventure of growing up, from the acclaimed and bestselling creator of Red: A Crayon's Story and Wonderfall.When Little i's dot falls off, rolls down a hill, over a cliff, and into the sea, Little i sets out on a journey...
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Going to Town: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Book

The third title in the My Little House Books series of picture books adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved storybooks. Laura and Mary get ready for their very first trip from the little house in the Big Woods into town, where a visit to the general store and a picnic by the lake...
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The Locked-In Friend: Featuring Morris the Mouse

Jane L. Fryar · Concordia Pub House
Format: Hardcover

When Broderick is locked in his Sunday school classsroom his fears are set aside by a tiny mouse named Morris, who reminds him that Jesus will always help him in a time of need.
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Splashdance

Liz Starin · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition, where the prize is a million dollars! But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Hit the Slope

Cynthia Rylant · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, like winter. But when the snow is deep outside and there's nothing to do inside, even a cozy winter day can be a little slow. Not for long! When Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, pull two sleds out of the garage, the four friends head for the sledding...
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The First Noel: A Christmas Carousel

Jan Pien?kowski · Candlewick
Pages: 5
Format: Hardcover

Part carousel, part shadow box, this elegant, stand-alone Nativity book, designed by a master paper engineer, reflects all the wonder of Christmas and will be treasured for seasons to come.Part carousel, part shadow box, this elegant stand-alone Nativity book designed by a master paper...
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Noodleheads See the Future

Tedd Arnold · Holiday House
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Tedd Arnold, the guy who does Fly Guy, and renowned storytellers, Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, have done it again: the wacky Noodlehead brothers, who first appeared in Noodlehead Nightmares, are back for a second adventure that brings folktale tomfoolery into the 21st century! Although...
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The Three Gifts: A Story About Three Angels and the Baby Jesus

Kathie Lee Gifford · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

"One day in Heaven, a long time ago God summoned three angels before Him. He told them to sing of the birth of His son And to take Him three gifts to adore Him."So starts The Three Gifts, a gentle narrative poem that tells the story of the Angel messengers sent by the Lord to deliver...
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The Knight at Dawn

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House! A castle with a secret passage!That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great...
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Just the Two of Us

Will Smith
Format: Print book

Will Smith lends the lyrics of his hit single to a remarkable new picture book. Gorgeous pencil and oil illustrations by Kadir Nelson follow a father and son relationship through three stages of life: from newborn, to young child, to young man. Will Smith¹s song is a call to all fathers...
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There Is a Tribe of Kids

Lane Smith · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When a young boy embarks on a journey alone . . .he trails a colony of penguins, undulates in a smack of jellyfish,clasps hands with a constellation of stars, naps for a night in a bed of clams,and follows a trail of shells, home to his tribe of friends.If Lane Smith's Caldecott Honor...
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The Graphic Alphabet

David Pelletier · Orchard
Pages: 32
Format: Book

A graphical representation of the alphabet gives a new view of the letters, from the A that crumbles as an avalanche approaches to the D that glows with the light of the devil.
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Clara: The

Emily Arnold McCully · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

This fascinating, informative, and touching picture book by a Caldecott Medalist is based on the true story of an eighteenth-century rhino who toured Europe and started a sensation! Clara is a book sure to fascinate young animal lovers, history buffs in the making, and kids interested in geography,...
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Star Darlings Vega and the Fashion Disaster

Shana Muldoon Zappa · Disney Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

There are lots of strange things going on at Starling Academy these days: Leona is devastated about her Wish Pendant failure. Ophelia, the newest Star Darling, is completely clueless. Vega's roommate, Piper, is getting on her last nerve. And Scarlet? Who knows? She's nowhere to be found!
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