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Oh! If Only...

Michael Foreman · Andersen Press USA

Sometimes big things have very small beginnings. "Oh! If only . . . I had stayed home that day . . . If only . . . I hadn't met that dog . . . If only . . . he didn't want to play . . . " And so begins a remarkably funny chain of events as one young boy and a dog unwittingly...
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I Used to Be Afraid

Laura Vaccaro Seeger · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

There are a lot of things to be afraid of in this world: spiders, the dark, being alone. In this simple, beautifully-crafted picture book, acclaimed author/illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger shows that what seems scary at first, can become magical. It all depends on perspective. Using...
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Animal Migration

Jeanie Mebane · Capstone Press

Why do wildebeests travel 1,800 miles each year? How do salmon find their way back to the stream where they hatched? Migrating animals move in some unique ways. Discover the amazing ways migrating animals get around.,
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Sick Simon

Dan Krall · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Are germs gross, or great? Sick Simon learns how to be health-conscious during cold and flu season in this clever picture book from the author-illustrator of The Great Lollipop Caper.Simon is going to have the best week ever. Who cares if he has a cold? He goes to school anyway, and sneezes...
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Follow Me!

Ellie Sandall · Margaret Mcelderry Bks
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Lemurs follow the leader into - and out of - trouble in this simple, engaging picture book that children will love playing along with!Wide-eyed lemurs follow, follow, follow their king across a colorful landscape, as they find things to chew, things to munch, and things to have for their...
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Journey

Aaron Becker · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination - and unexpected friendship.A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure,...
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Steam Train, Dream Train

Sherri Duskey Rinker · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker...
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Magic Friends

Chelsea Eberly · Random House Books for Young Readers; Mti edition

Girls ages 4 to 6 will love learning to read on their own with this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader based on Barbies latest film, releasing in fall 2014.,
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Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make

Andria Lisle · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition

Kids everywhere discovering the wonder and joy found in simple needle and thread. And while sewing offers lots of benefits for children — it nurtures creativity, cognitive ability, coordination, and confidence and is a skill theyll use their whole lives — kids know that its just plain...
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Minnesota: The North Star State

Amy Rechner · Bellwether Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Book by Rechner, Amy
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