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The Snurtch

Sean Ferrell · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Some days are Snurtch days. Ruthie is having one of those.Ruthie has a problem at school. It is not the students. It is not the classroom. It is not the reading or the writing or the math. It is something scribbly, scrunchy, grabby, burpy, and rude. It is the Snurtch. From the team behind...
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Bring Me a Rock!

Daniel Miyares · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From the author-illustrator of Pardon Me! and Float comes a funny and fun picture book about a little bug who proves that even the small can be mighty.When a power-hungry grasshopper king wants a throne to loom over his bug subjects, he summons each of them to "bring me a rock!"...
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Wild Feelings

David Milgrim · Henry Holt & Company
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Do you ever feel as stubborn as a mule? Or as chicken as a chicken? Of course you do. Everyone does.In this lighthearted look at feelings, David Milgrim tenderly and humorously sketches the emotional range--from awkward to unnoticed, to really, rrrreally mad. Ultimately reassuring, this...
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How to Find Gold

Viviane Schwarz · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Viviane Schwarz conjures a whimsical tale of friendship and adventure that will spur little voyagers to pursue imaginative quests of their own.Finding gold isn't easy. In fact it's dangerous and difficult. It requires planning. First, Crocodile and Anna practice their secret-keeping faces....
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Samira and the Skeletons

Camilla Kuhn · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 34
Format: Print book

Samira likes school, especially when she gets to sit next to her best friend, Frida. But when they learn about the skeletal system in science class, Samira suddenly begins to imagine everyone in school as a walking skeleton. Soon she starts avoiding her fellow classmates, even Frida, but Samira...
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Ned the Knitting Pirate

Diana Murray · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The crew of the pirate ship the Rusty Heap are a fearsome bunch! They're tougher than gristle and barnacle grit. They heave and they ho and they swab and they . . . knit? Well, one of them does, at least! Unfortunately for Ned, his knitting doesn't go over well with the captain and crew....
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The Bear Report

Thyra Heder · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Sophie does not want to do her homework, a research report on polar bears. Bor-ing. They're big. They eat things. They're mean. What else is there to say about them anyway? As it turns out, plenty. And when a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, she soon learns all about...
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When You Need a Friend

Suzanne Chiew , · Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Badger is home in the old oak tree when his friend Mouse appears. 'Have you heard?' Mouse cries. 'There's a terrible storm coming!' Kindhearted Badger works hard to help his friends keep their homes safe. But now he doesn't have time to reinforce his own home. Will...
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Emerson Barks

Liza Woodruff · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Arf! Arf! Arf!Bird, squirrels, the mailman--Emerson can't help but bark his loudest when he gets excited. But when his bark scares one of his neighborhood friends into hiding, Emerson's girl Eva must forbid him from barking altogether. Can Emerson adjust to a life in silence? Or will...
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Terrible Tim

Katie Haworth · Little Bee Books Inc
Pages: 32

A picture book about a terrible, but truly lovable, toddler!Tim doesn't mean to be terrible, he just likes to draw . . . on the walls of the house. And he likes to roar . . . at the birds in the yard. He likes to dash through the clothes hanging on the laundry line and splash his mom while...
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Before I Wake Up...

Britta Teckentrup · Prestel Publishing
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

Created by the world-renowned children'sauthor and illustrator Britta Teckentrup,this dreamy, colorful nighttime journeywill captivate and soothe young childreneverywhere. A young girl falls asleep and travels in her dreams throughthe sky, down to the ocean's depths, and into a jungle....
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Lion Lessons

Jon Agee · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown's Children Make Terrible Pets and William Steig's Pete's a Pizza, this funny, fierce picture book teaches kids just what it takes to be a great lion There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling...
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Giraffes Ruin Everything

Heidi Schulz · Bloomsbury
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this mischievously funny picture book, friends come in all shapes and sizes.In case you were wondering, here's an incomplete list of things giraffes ruin: - Birthday parties - Going to the movies - Playing at the park - Hide and Seek - Everything...
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Wish

Matthew Cordell · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

As an elephant couple embark on a life together, thoughts of children are far away-at first. But as the desire for a child grows, so do unexpected challenges. And it's only after thwarted plans and bitter disappointment that their deepest wish miraculously comes true.
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Cat on the Bus

Aram Kim · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This nearly wordless book uses onomatopoeia and striking bold illustrations to tell the story of a homeless cat who meets an Asian grandfather on a bus and finally finds a home. A cat enters a grocery store in search of food, but the proprietor shoos her away. A bus approaches offering...
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Princess! Fairy! Ballerina!

Bethanie Deeney Murguia · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When three friends gather for a playdate, they have to decide: Will they play princess, fairy, or ballerina? It's the perfect setup for a royal, magical, graceful, and very cute standoff, with a delightful (and slightly damp) ending. (We'll say only this: Keep your eye on the frog.)...
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How to Put Your Parents to Bed

Mylisa Larsen · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mylisa Larsen's tongue-in-cheek bedtime story about a role reversal between parents and a child pairs perfectly with Babette Cole's hilarious and bright watercolor illustrations.No one likes going to bed. And you're not even tired. You want to stay up and have all sorts of fun adventures!...
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This Old Van

Kim Norman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover

This old van, she passed one, shining in the rising sun. With a click clack rattle rack,ready for some fun,This old van says,"Goodbye, one!" Take a rollicking ride in This Old Van, a joyful take on the classic children's counting song. As the colorfully painted vintage...
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Hiccups!

Holly Sterling · Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A charming and very young picture book about a small child and her pet dog. When the dog gets hiccups the child tries everything to cure them, but nothing works until she brings out her favorite cat costume. And that does the trick . . . Or does it? Turn the page and . . . HIC! Now the child...
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My Dad Used to Be So Cool

Keith Negley · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Keith Negley's playful and emotional art tells this story of a new father who is no longer the cool guy he once was. He looks back wistfully on his crazy times playing in a band, riding a motorcycle, and getting tattoos. Those days may be behind him, but his young son still thinks he's...
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