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Merry Christmas, Peanut!

Terry Border · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A sweet (or is it salty?) Christmas story with heart, humor, and plenty of punny holiday cheer. Peanut is going over the river and through the woods to his grandmother's house for Christmas, but getting there is a food-filled adventure for this little nut! First he gets stuck in a traffic...
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Santa Rex

Molly Idle · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Cordelia is celebrating her favorite winter holiday with her Cretaceous buddies. Will Santa Rex bring her everything she asked for? The Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator of "Flora and the Flamingo" comes an ideal stocking stuffer for young fans. Full color.
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Jingle Bells

Susan Jeffers · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Susan Jeffers, the Caldecott Honor and New York Times bestselling artist of The Nutcracker and The Twelve Days of Christmas, takes readers on an enchanted journey set to lyrics from the beloved holiday song. Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleighO'er the fields we go, laughing...
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Blue vs. Yellow

TOM SULLIVAN · Balzer Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From Tom Sullivan, author-illustrator of I Used to Be a Fish, comes a high-concept picture book about a battle between primary colors, for fans of The Day the Crayons Quit, Red: A Crayon's Story, and Mix It Up!Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the Clash of the Colors!BLUE...
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Still Stuck

SHINSUKE YOSHITAKE · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Getting dressed and undressed can be difficult, especially for little ones. While getting ready for a bath one evening, a little boy gets stuck in his clothes. He panics and starts to fear what life would be like if he never got unstuck. How will he play outside? How will he stop the cat from...
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Just Like Me

JOSHUA SEIGAL · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Can you stretch up high? Can you try to fly? These animals can do it, and so can you!Children will love acting out the movements in this fun and interactive picture book from award-winning poet Joshua Seigal and French illustrator Amélie Falière.Joshua Seigal is an award-winning poet,...
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When Mu Meets Min

SHEN SHIXI · Starfish Bay Publishing
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This delightful story explores what happens when a cat is introduced into a family with a dog and the tumultuous relationship between these very different species. The dog and cat learn how to communicate with each other and live peacefully together under the same roof. Patience and self-control...
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Dog on a Frog?

Kes Gray · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"You know the rules," said cat. "Cats sit on mats, frogs sit on logs, and dogs sit on FROGS!""Well, I'm changing the rules," said the frog.In this hilarious sequel to Frog on a Log?, frog decides that he does not want to sit on a log, and he definitely does...
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Peanut Butter & Cupcake

Terry Border · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

For fans of The Day the Crayons Quit, Little Pea, or How Are You Peeling?What's a little piece of bread to do when he's feeling lonely? Find a friend, of course!And that's exactly what Peanut Butter tries to do. But sometimes friends are hard to come by, especially when Hamburger...
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The African Orchestra

WENDY HARTMANN · Crocodile Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A magical journey that celebrates the African sounds of nature. In the beginning, when all things began, these were the sounds which were music to man. Cicadas, crickets, beetles and frogs Seedpods, cocoons, hollowed out logs Crackling fires, the patter of rain Thundering hooves on the African...
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This House, Once

Deborah Freedman · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"Tender, comforting, and complex." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A lovely, ruminative selection." - School Library Journal (starred review) "A...
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The Fog

Kyo Maclear · Tundra Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A clever and whimsical environmental fable about a bird who is a human-watcher from a dynamic author-illustrator duo.Warble is a small yellow warbler who lives on the beautiful island of Icyland, where he pursues his hobby of human watching. But on a warm day, a deep fog rolls in and obscures...
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Swish and Squeak's Noisy Day

Birgitta Sif · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Two sibling mice contend with a variety of sounds - and an active imagination - as they go about their day in this charming book that's just right for preschoolers. A little mouse hears all sorts of noises as she gets ready for school. What is that CRUNCH? Is it an alligator chomping...
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5 Cherries

Vittoria Facchini · Enchanted Lion Books
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

A mother gives her two children five cherries each. One is excited; the other a little disappointed. Only five cherries? But wait, says the first. Let's pretend I eat them all at once. Let's pretend I don't, says the other. Let's pretend I cure my patients with special medicine....
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Lexie the Word Wrangler

Rebecca Van Slyke · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This clever celebration of words and their meanings features a strong cowgirl who wrangles words alongside cattle. Lexie is the best wrangler west of the Mississippi - word wrangler, that is. She watches over baby letters while they grow into words and ties shorter words together into...
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Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo

Jennifer Hamburg · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Billy Bloo is stuck in goo. Who will help him, tell me who? Who'll unstick him from this goo? Would you? With madcap mania, a troupe of merry volunteers attempt to rescue poor Billy Bloo, only to find themselves stuck in goo too! Oh, what to do? This spry, slapstick comedy of errors...
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Splat!

JON BURGERMAN · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

For fans of The Book with No Pictures and Press Here, this hilarious interactive picture book lets kids in on the joke. "A brilliantly playful book that experiments with the physical boundaries of the book as an object, encouraging interaction and imagination." - Oliver Jeffers,...
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How It Feels to Be a Boat

James Kwan · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes being a boat is full of adventures and it's nothing but smooth sailing on the high seas, but sometimes arguing passengers can take you off course. When you run aground, will their teamwork give you the strength to make it through? Offbeat and imaginative, James Kwan gives...
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What Is Chasing Duck?

Jan Thomas · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

What is chasing Duck? Is it something wild and hairy? Does it have big teeth? Who will help protect Duck? Featuring Jan Thomas's wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!
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Renato and the Lion

BARBARA DILORENZO · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

The touching, magical story of a boy in a war-torn country and the stone lion that rescues him. Renato loves his home in Florence, Italy. He loves playing with his friends in the Piazza della Signoria. He loves walking home by the beautiful buildings and fountains with his father in the evenings....
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