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In the Sea

David Elliott · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator explore life in the ocean with clever poems and bold, expressive woodcuts.The briny deep is home to an enormous variety of fascinating creatures, from the dainty sea horse to the fearsome shark, from the spiny...
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail Board Book

Random House · Random House Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Children ages 2 to 5 will love this egg-tra special full-color board book based on the classic Peter Cottontail Claymation TV special from 1971.,
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Snake Who Said Shh...

Jodie Parachini · QEB Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Seth slithers out of his hole and tries to say his first word, but all that comes out is 'Shhh'. His mother encourages Seth to try again, but no luck. All he can say is 'Shhh'! The jungle animals who have gathered to hear Seth's first word erupt into giggles and fits...
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Flashlight

Lizi Boyd · Chronicle Books (CA)
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Inside a tent it's cozy. But what is going on outside? Is it dark? Is it scary? Not if you have your trusty flashlight! Told solely through images and using a spare yet dramatic palette, artist Lizi Boyd has crafted a masterful exploration of night, nature, and art. Both lyrical and humorous,...
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Ten Eggs in a Nest

Marilyn Sadler · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadlers latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyones guess. For now, shes quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch....
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Blanket & Bear, a Remarkable Pair

L.J.R. Kelly · Putnam Juvenile; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From debut picture book author L.J.R. Kelly, and acclaimed illustrator Yoko Tanaka, comes a poignant ode to well-loved toys in the vein of picture book favorites such as The Velveteen Rabbit, The Giving Tree, and Knuffle Bunny. Blanket and Bear have always gone everywhere with their boy—but...
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The Sky is Falling!

Mark Teague
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Chicken Little thinks that the sky is falling -- and inspires a dance craze!Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "Chicken Little" with a zany twist!When an acorn hits Chicken Little on the head, she panics and screeches, "The sky is falling!...
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The Lost Dinosaur Bone

Mercer Mayer · Turtleback
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Little Critter learns on a trip to the Critterville Museum of Natural History that the dinosaur exhibit is closed because of a missing Triceratops bone, he sets out on an exciting journey through the museum to solve the mystery of the lost bone....
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If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws!

Kim Norman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

If it's snowy and you know it,roll a snowball up and throw it,if it's snowy and you know it, clap your paws.
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Hickory Dickory Dog

Alison Murray · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Charming illustrations highlight a child's day at school - with a surprise canine visitor - in this twist on a nursery rhyme about the hours of the day. Hickory, dickory, dare, Dogs aren't allowed in there. A sneaky peek through . . . Then a hullabaloo! Hickory, dickory, dare....
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How Many Sleeps 'til Christmas?

Mark Sperring · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Pip is so excited for Christmas! One morning he wakes up Daddy Grizzle exclaiming that it is Christmas! But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not Christmas yet. Daddy Grizzle lets Little Pip know that there are four more sleeps until Christmas. Poor Little Pip wonders how he'll...
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Llama Llama I Love You

Anna Dewdney · Viking
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

With short and simple rhyming text, the Llama Llama board books introduce Llama Llama to babies and toddlers before they're ready for longer full-length stories. And their small size and durable pages are perfect for little hands.In Llama Llama I Love You, little llama shows his friends...
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Following Papa's Song

Gianna Marino · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Papa?asked Little Blue.Are we going very far?Yes, Little Blue. We will travel fartherthan we have ever gone before.As two whales swim together through the big ocean, Little Blue has many questions for Papa, especially ones about the long migration. How will they know the way? Will he be able...
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I Speak Dinosaur

Jed Henry · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Little boys will roar for I Speak Dinosaur!, in which an energetic kid with a big imagination prefers to “speak Dinosaur.” Speaking Dinosaur means he doesn’t have to use his manners and instead can roar and growl at his friends and family! But speaking Dinosaur gets the boy into...
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