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Oscar, Cat-About-Town

James Herriot · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

When a little girl finds a stray cat and leaves him with the country vet, Herriot and his wife fall in love with him and name him Oscar. But the cat keeps sneaking away, and they don't know why--until he begins turning up at social events all over the village. It seems Oscar is just...
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Carmela Full of Wishes

Matt de la Pen?a · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already...
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Moo Moo in a Tutu

Tim Miller · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the classic tradition of George and Martha, Elephant and Piggie, and Frog and Toad comes Moo Moo and Mr. Quackers in their debut, Moo Moo in a Tutu.A cow who wants to be a ballerina? Are you for real? This is a hilarious, one-of-a-kind friendship story between an adventurous cow and a very...
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Did You Eat the Parakeet?

Mark Iacolina · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A little girl can't find her parakeet -- her kitty must have eaten it! Right? Where else would it have gone? It was just here! She shouts, she accuses, and she laments her loss. But her cat might be trying to tell her something . . . With rhyming text and adorable art, Did You Eat the Parakeet?...
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Death Wears A Beauty Mask And Other Stories

Mary Higgins Clark · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 461
Format: Large Print Hardcover

A collection of short stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark, including the never-before-published novella Death Wears a Beauty Mask.From Clark's first-ever published story (1956's "Stowaway") , to classic tales...
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Oceanos / Oceans

Claire Romaine · Gareth Stevens Pub
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

The ocean is certainly a mysterious place, and this volume takes readers on a grand tour of the deep. They'll meet ocean animals, such as sea turtles and blue whales, learn about ocean plants, and discover they can encounter marine creatures for themselves at low tide. This informative...
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Before the bell

Kiki Thorpe · Random House
Pages: 109
Format: Print book

Four real girls in a fairy's world.It's the first day of school, and Gabby can't wait to tell the fairies all about it. She even met a new friend who loves fairies as much as she does! But what will the Never Girls do when a fairy goes missing in Gabby's new classroom? Tinker Bell and the Disney...
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Dinosaurs and their relatives in action

Tanner Ottley Gay · Aladdin Books

Describes how dinosaurs lived and where they left fossil remains
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School's First Day of School

Adam Rex · A Neal Porter Book
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him?The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon...
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Anna & Elsa #5: The Polar Bear Piper

Erica David · RH/Disney
Format: Print book

Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney Frozen are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9. Even though Arendelle is a cold, snowy place, polar bears are still a very rare sight--until now! A family of polar...
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Amelia Bedelia by the Yard

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. Amelia Bedelia by the Yard is a funny story about community, family, and helping out, and it stars Amelia Bedelia as a young girl. More than 35 million...
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Charlie the Ranch Dog: Stuck in the Mud

Ree Drummond · Harpercollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Charlie is the lovable basset hound of the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, and the star of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book Charlie the Ranch Dog. Now our favorite bacon-loving dog is back in this new I Can Read story! It's not easy being a cattle dog, but Charlie knows...
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Charlie & Mouse

Laurel Snyder · Chronicle Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible book! Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes paint a lively picture of brotherhood...
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Crankee Doodle

Tom Angleberger · Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Yankee Doodle went to town a-riding on a pony stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni. Many know the song Yankee Doodle Dandy, but few understand it. This unapologetically silly picture book reveals that the legendary ride to town and the whole macaroni thing was all suggested...
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