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Ducks Away!

Mem Fox · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Count along with Mother Duck as her ducklings try to waddle across the bridge. When a sudden gust of wind sweeps one of Mother Duck's ducklings into the river, she doesn't know what to do. With four ducklings on the bridge and one below, Mother Duck is torn as to which way to go. Suddenly,...
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Tricky

Kari Rust · Owlkids
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The Duke and his dog, Tricky, spend their days making trouble. They cheat, steal, and play cruel-hearted pranks on their neighbors, just for fun. But one day, somebody new comes to town and gives Tricky a treat that melts his mischievous heart -- and sets him thinking about the effect...
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Are We Pears Yet?

Miranda Paul · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Two seeds can't wait to be pears, but growing takes time and patience in this funny and informative picture book from Miranda Paul, the author of Water is Water."When will we be pears?" -- "After we find soil." "Hooray! We are going to be pears! Are we pears yet?"...
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Me and Mr. Fluffernutter

Jennifer Gray Olson · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Ninja Bunny comes a new story about a little girl and her beloved cat, who learn that friendship is the best compromise of all. A little girl and her cat, Mr. Fluffernutter, are best friends. They do everything together, all the time. But what happens when Mia wants...
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Good Night, Baby Moon

James Mitchem · DK Children
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

A special bedtime story that follows a family of curious rabbits on their nighttime walks to explain the phases of the moon, with a charming design that includes a light-up LED moon.When we first meet the family of rabbits in Good Night, Baby Moon, the moon is full and shining bright, but as the days...
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Red Again

BARBARA LEHMAN · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When a young boy discovers an abandoned book on the side of the road, it opens a window to another world just as real as his own. But what happens when the two worlds collide? This imaginative companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning The Red Book works in a continuous loop, showing us that...
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Every Color Soup

Jorey Hurley · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies.All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup - Every Color Soup! Learn...
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Winter Dance

Marion Dane Bauer · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Snow is coming, and it's time to get ready! The squirrel gathers nuts, the geese soar south, and the snowshoe hare puts on its new white coat. But what should the fox do? Each animal advises the fox that its own plan is best, but the fox thinks otherwise - yet it's not until he meets a golden-eyed...
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Escargot

Dashka Slater · Farrar
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Bonjour! Escargot is a beautiful French snail who wants only two things: 1. To be your favorite animal. 2. To get to the delicious salad at the end of the book. But when he gets to the salad, he discovers that there's a carrot in it. And Escargot hates carrots. But when he finally...
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Princess Hair

SHAREE MILLER · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Princesses with curls wear pearls.Princesses with head wraps take long naps.And princesses with teeny-weeny Afros wear teeny-weeny bows.Celebrate different hair shapes, textures, and styles in this self-affirming picture book! From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines...
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Can't Catch Me!

TIMOTHY KNAPMAN · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A cheeky tale follows a speedy mouse as he taunts a progression of hungry animals - with a wickedly funny final twist."I'm the fastest mouse in the world!" Jake claims. "I'm like the wind. I am faster than lightning!" But will speed alone keep boastful Jake...
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Monster Trucks

Joy Keller · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

All monsters love the autumn air,just right to sneak and spook and scare.But other seasons of the year,they shift into a different gear.Monsters get to work -- paving roads, plowing snow, hauling muck -- with their monster trucks in this fun, rhyming picture book. With a gentle bedtime...
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All My Friends Are Fast Asleep

David Weinstone · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

After tossing and turning in his bed, a little boy embarks on a nighttime quest to find a cozy place to rest. He visits one animal friend after another, from a lark in its nest to a mole in its hole. But while all the animals he meets are happily dozing off, this tuckered-out wanderer remains...
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I Am Bat

MORAG HOOD · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

I am bat.I love cherries. They are juicy and red and delicious and...My cherries! Some of them are missing. Who took my cherries? Was it YOU?Join the grumpily adorable Bat as he searches for his missing cherries in this vibrant and hilarious picture book.
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A Different Pond

Bao Phi · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son -- and between cultures, old and new. A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple event -- a long-ago fishing trip. As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's...
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The Only Lonely Panda

JONNY LAMBERT · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Panda is lonely. One day, he sees another panda and wants to make friends, but he doesn't know how to do it. He watches the flamingos make friends by dancing together, so he tries dancing-but that doesn't work. Then he sees lemurs bouncing and leaping together, so he tries bouncing...
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Frank the Seven-Legged Spider

MICHAELE RAZI · Little Bigfoot
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A fun-read aloud picture book about a spider who loves to weave amazing artistic webs, only to wake up one day to discover he's missing a leg. Is he still a spider if he only has seven legs? His question is answered as his search for his missing leg takes readers on an adventure that is sure...
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Quiet!

Kate Alizadeh · Child's Play International
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sssh! Listen, what s that noise? Each room in a house has different noises and in this book the text and visual clues help a child experience the home through sound, which will be familiar to those children who are blind or partially sighted. Features: The text and sensory clues in this...
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Chicken in the Kitchen

NNEDI OKORAFOR · Lantana Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: School & Library Binding

What would you do if you woke up to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate, of course!
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The Little Boy Who Lived Down the Drain

CAROLYN HUIZINGA MILLS · Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sally loved taking baths. It wasn't because the water was full of bubbles ... or because she had the bathroom all to herself ... and it was not because she always came out squeaky clean ... Sally loved taking baths because it was the only time she could talk to the little boy who lived...
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