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Presents Through the Window: A Taro Gomi Christmas Book

Tarō Gomi · Chronicle Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

Pink suit. Moustache. Helicopter. This may not be your ordinary Santa, but it's still a daunting Christmas Eve challenge! There are so many presents to deliver, and so little time. It's a good thing Santa has a plan. He'll just peek into every window and toss in a gift. Done! The trouble...
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Barbie in the Pink Shoes Little Golden Book

Mary Tillworth · Golden Books
Format: Hardcover

Girls ages 2-5 will love this exciting full-color Little Golden Book retelling of the new Barbie spring 2013 direct-to-DVD movie. 
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Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue

Naoko Stoop · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

'I hope it's not too far away,' says Red Knit Cap Girl. 'Follow the light of the Moon,' calls Owl. In this heartwarming follow-up to Naoko Stoop's debut Red Knit Cap Girl, Red Knit Cap Girl meets a lost Polar Bear Cub. Determined to help him find his way home, to an Arctic...
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The Fly

Petr Horacek · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

There's never a dull moment in this funny, beautifully illustrated tale depicting a pesky fly in a whole new light.The housefly in this story doesn't understand why people won't share their food with him or play with him . . . and why do they keep trying to give him a swat?...
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Truck Stop

Anne Rockwell · Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Early each morning,before the sun is even up,the Truck Stop opens for breakfast,and the trucks start pulling in.Eighteen wheeler,milk tank,moving van,and flatbed!Their drivers order eggs and bacon,pancakes with syrup,and a blueberry muffin.For the boy who helps his parents at the counter,...
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Don't Splash the Sasquatch!

Kent Redeker · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Book

When Senor Sasquatch decides to spend the day by the pool, he hopes that he doesn't get splashed. Water can make his fur all squizzilefied, and Senor Sasquatch does not like to be squizzilefied! But when the other swimmers take the plunge, Senor Sasquatch finds that staying dry is not so easy.
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Happy Halloween, Daniel Tiger!: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Angela C. Santomero · Simon Spotlight; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Put on your costume and join your friends from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood for a Halloween celebration in this board book with flaps!It’s Halloween in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, and Daniel Tiger and his friends can’t wait to celebrate! Come along with Daniel, Katerina...
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Mom, Dad, Our Books, and Me

Danielle Marcotte · Owlkids Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Reading takes many forms. Some of us read novels, while others read cookbooks, sheet music, tarot cards, or even the stars in the sky. We read clocks, train schedules, and facial expressions. In this ode to reading, each form is lovely and worth celebrating. Mom, Dad, Our Books, and Me follows...
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Tuck-in Time

Carole Gerber · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

When I tuck you in,what do I see?Two little eyes shining at me.I see two little earsthat I want you to tweakand a round little nose.Can you push it? Beep! Beep!So begins this naptime or bedtime romp that eventually has the child all tuckered out and ready for sleep--until Mama remembers...
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How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad!

Jane Yolen · The Blue Sky Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

R-O-A-R! What happens when little dinosaurs get mad? And how do they calm down?Brimming with humor, this sparkling new book handles a timeless children's topic with wit and wisdom. Romp and stomp! Roar and slam! Almost everyone gets angry. But how can young dinosaurs also learn to calm...
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True or False? Colors

Daniel Nunn · NA-r
Format: Book

This book uses a selection of fun true or false questions to get readers thinking all about colors. Readers turn the page to reveal the answer to each question and learn fascinating color facts.
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The Book No One Ever Read

Cornelia Funke · BREATHING Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them? This is certainly true of our young hero in THE BOOK NO ONE EVER READ. Morry, a young book, is tired of standing still on a shelf amid dignified first editions, and yearns for the excitement of sharing his story with a child....
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City Cat

Kate Banks · Farrar
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A plucky stray cat takes a Grand Tour in Kate Banks' story of a family on a European vacation. As the family travels from one city to the next, the cat finds its own means--by bus, boat, train, truck, and bike--to tag along on the trip, visiting historic landmarks like Buckingham Palace...
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You Make Me Smile

Layn Marlow · Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Today has something special in store—the first snow! The day begins with gray skies and a chill in the air, but soon soft blankets of white cover everything in sight. Hooray! With a warm hat and scarf, it's time to get out of the house and into the bright, white world.Soft illustrations...
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How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?

Wendell Minor · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

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