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Puppy Dog Pals Adopt-a-palooza

Disney Book Group · Disney Press
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

When Bob tells the pups they're going to help out at the local pet adoption event, Adopt-a-palooza, Bingo and Rolly can't wait to go. But when an energetic little puppy runs away, Bingo and Rolly make it their mission to bring him back....and then help him find the perfect pet owner to call...
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What Does An Anteater Eat?

Ross Collins · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Anteater is hungry, but he has completely forgotten what anteaters eat. Baffled, and with his tummy rumbling, he consults the other animals. Sloth is too busy, Toucan is clueless, and Crocodile has his own mouth full. Whatever will Anteater do? It isn't until the ants all run for their...
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Mighty Reader and the Big Freeze

Will Hillenbrand · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A new superhero is on the scene to inspire reluctant readers in a comic book style picture book. Hugo, a beagle puppy, transforms himself into Mighty Reader when his canine classmates run into reading disasters. In his first adventure Hugo's his new friend Barkley freezes up he must read...
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Let's Scare Bear

Yuko Katakawa · Holiday House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"Let's scare bear!" says the tiny mouse. But the pint-size bully's plan backfires in this takeoff of a Japanese tale. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.Mouse, Fox, Spider, and Snake want to scare Bear. But nothing scares bear. Except for one thing. Bear says that he's scared...
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Colors

Shelley Rotner · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A stunning photographic picture book that invites young children to explore their colorful world.A red fire truck races, orange pumpkins glow, and purple flowers bloom in vivid pictures of familiar things that inspire children to look more carefully at their environment. The creator of the award-winning...
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Pick a Pumpkin

Patricia Toht · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The creators of Pick a Pine Tree are back with a joyful, energetic celebration of a Halloween tradition.Pick a pumpkin from the patch. Tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right.Pairing a wonderfully rhythmic read-aloud text with...
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Hold Hands

Sara Varon · First Second
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Hold hands each time you cross the street.Hold hands on the bus if you don't have a seat.Hold hands when you say goodbye.And also when you're jumping high.Everybody holds hands. You can hold hands with your little brother or your best friend. You can hold hands with your classmate or even...
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The Lion King

Jennifer Liberts · Golden/Disney
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

This Big Golden Book features a full-color retelling of the animated classic Disney The Lion King--just in time for the live-action movie, which will be in theaters July 2019!Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love revisiting the Pride Lands with Simba, Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa! This Big Golden...
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Where I Fly: A Hockey Story

K. M. Allen · Curious Cat Books
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback

The first book in the Play Wild! series cheers for hockey played on the lake surrounded by forest and lit by northern lights. A child imagines a future of cheering crowds and successful trick shots as animals peer from the edges. Appealing to hockey players of all ages, this book is likely...
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Rocket Says Look Up!

Nathan Bryon · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Rocket--a plucky aspiring astronaut intent on getting her community to LOOK UP! from what they're doing and reach for the stars in this auspicious debut picture book.A comet will be visible tonight, and Rocket wants everyone to see it with her--even her big brother, Jamal, whose attention...
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Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving

Nick Bruel · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Nick Bruel's naughty feline is back in the holiday adventure Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving...
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Not Quite Snow White

Ashley Franklin · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A picture book for magical yet imperfect girls everywhere, written by debut author Ashley Franklin and perfect for fans of such titles as Mary Had a Little Glam by Tammi Sauer and the classic Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman.Tameika is a girl who belongs on the stage. She loves to act, sing,...
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Rabbit Ninja

Jared T. Williams · David R Godine
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if it were a little more ... exciting? Perhaps, Jared Williams suggests, it would help if you were a ninja. Inspired by the author's conversations with his son, Rabbit Ninja alternates between the quotidian boredom of a young school-aged rabbit...
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Ultrabot's First Playdate

Josh Schneider · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Boy + Bot meets School's First Day of School in this hilarious and reassuring take on first experiences and making new friends, from a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner.Ultrabot is a big robot with a big problem. Its professor is planning a playdate with Becky Tingle, the little girl from...
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The King of Kindergarten

Derrick Barnes · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten, by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Crown.The morning sun blares through your window like a million brass trumpets.It sits and shines behind your head--like a crown. Mommy says that today, you are going to be the King...
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Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!

Cori Doerrfeld · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of The Rabbit Listened comes a gentle story about the difficulty of change . . . and the wonder that new beginnings can bring.Change and transitions are hard, but Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! demonstrates how, when one experience ends, it opens the door for another to begin....
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Lena's Slippers

Ioana Hobai · Page Street Kids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Lena can't wait to twirl and leap onstage at her school dance recital, but her family does not have the money to pay for new ballet slippers. As the day of the recital draws closer, Lena struggles to come up with a creative solution to reach her shining moment on stage, learning along the way that...
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Can Cat and Bird Be Friends?

Coll Muir · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Cats and birds can't be friends! They have absolutely nothing in common. After all, cats are supposed to eat birds, not play with them!But there's something special about this prey-and-predator pair ... and they may just find that it's our differences that bring us closer together.In a delightful...
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A Boy Like You

Frank Murphy · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

There's more to being a boy than sports, feats of daring, and keeping a stiff upper lip. A Boy Like You encourages every boy to embrace all the things that make him unique, to be brave and ask for help, to tell his own story and listen to the stories of those around him. In an age when...
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Where Are You From?

Yamile Saied Méndez · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom - a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo.When a girl is asked...
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Give Me Back My Bones!

Kim Norman · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A silly pirate skeleton seeks to put its bones back together in this rhyming romp beneath the waves.Cast a spyglass 'round herewhile breakers curl and pound here.There's treasure to be found here - I feel it in my bones!A stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises....
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Sun

Alison Oliver · Clarion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sun, a sporty boy, reconnects with his artistic side in this gorgeous, joyful celebration of creativity that offers an expanded and appealing model for boyhood. Sun loves everything about playing soccer: the cheers, the competition, the winning. But he feels as though something is missing....
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One Red Sock

Jennifer Sattler · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A little purple hippo faces a dilemma. While getting dressed one day, she realizes that she is missing a red sock. But as she searches throughout her sock drawer, she cannot find a suitable replacement. From blue to green and gray to white, nothing she finds will match. But does that really...
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Even Monsters Go to School

Lisa Wheeler · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs ... ? series, this follow-up to Even Monsters Need to Sleep is a fresh and humorous back-to-school picture book.What's a school day like for you? Bigfoot rides a yellow bus.Frankenstein shows off his new shoes.Troll loves playing tag at recess.And...
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A Kite for Moon

Jane Yolen · Zonderkidz
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A Kite for Moon, written by New York Times bestselling author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen and her daughter, Heidi E. Y. Stemple, tells a heartfelt story about a young boy's fascination and unlikely friendship with the moon. With whimsical illustrations by award-winning...
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Ginny Goblin Cannot Have a Monster for a Pet

David Goodner · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Ginny Goblin may be a monster, but she CANNOT have a monster for a pet in this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, Peter Brown, and Vera Brogsol.Perhaps a pet will teach clever Ginny Goblin some responsibility. Fish make good pets. So do hermit crabs....
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Zoe and the Fawn

Catherine Jameson · Theytus Books
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

An adventure begins when Zoe finds a lone fawn in the forest and helps search for its mother. But who could the mother be? A bunny? A fish? Join Zoe and her father as they encounter many woodland animals and learn their Native names along the way.
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Police Officer Blaze! (Blaze and the Monster Machines)

Mary Tillworth · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Blaze and AJ are on patrol in this exciting storybook, which features the characters from Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines--plus cards and stickers!Blaze, AJ, and all their fast friends from Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines are the stars of this fun-filled storybook!...
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Mama Travels for Work

Jill Cozza-Turner · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 16
Format: Paperback

A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood! Daniel helps his friend Jodi Platypus when her mama has to go on a trip in this adorable 8x8 storybook based on an episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.Daniel Tiger's...
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I Am a Tiger

Karl Newson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse with BIG ideas. Mouse believes he is a tiger, and he convinces Fox, Raccoon, Snake, and Bird he's one, too! After all, Mouse can climb a tree like a tiger and hunt for his lunch, too. And not all tigers are big and have stripes. But when a real tiger shows...
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I Got Next

Daria Peoples-Riley · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

It's game day! In this action-packed picture book from Daria Peoples-Riley, the creator of the acclaimed This Is It, a young basketball player gets ready for a neighborhood pickup game.I Got Next encourages hard work and determination and celebrates the imagination and the joy of basketball....
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Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO

Tamara Pizzoli · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Hilarious and smart, Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO is a modern take on the classic tooth fairy story by Tamara Pizzoli with illustrations by Federico Fabianiis that is perfect for powerful little leaders ready to take on the world -- one tooth at a time.Meet Tallulah. She's the Tooth Fairy...
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PJ Masks Save the School!

Lisa Lauria · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

When the school supplies go missing, it's up to Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko to find them in this 8x8 storybook based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!The school supplies have gone missing, and because of Romeo's wacky invention, Catboy and Gekko now have Owlette's...
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Puppy Dance Party!

Hollis James · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

A full-color storybook featuring Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol--plus an eye-catching lenticular cover that brings the action to life!Are you ready to party with Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol? DJ Rubble is hosting a celebration, but when the guest of honor, Chickaletta, goes missing, it's up to the pups...
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Penny and Penelope

Dan Richards · Imprint
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Two girls on a play date learn there's more to each other than meets the eye with a little help from their dolls in this exciting picture book adventure.Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride...
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Turtle and Tortoise Are Not Friends

Mike Reiss · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Two sworn enemies learn that they have more in common than meets the eye, and it's never too late to make a new friend - even if it takes decades!Ever since they were little hatchlings, Turtle and Tortoise decided that they'd forever be separated due to their different shells.As years and years...
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Stop! Bot!

James Yang · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Rear Window meets Wes Anderson meets Richard Scarry in this fun picture book follow-up to Bus! Stop!In this very young picture book mystery, a little boy out for a walk with his family stops to show a building doorman his new "bot": "I have a bot!" Only he doesn't have...
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