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Tony DiTerlizzi · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

GREETINGS, EARTHLINGS! MENO AND FRIEND YAMAGOO WANT FRIEND TRIO. YES, WE DO! Tony DiTerlizzi is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Spiderwick Chronicles, Kenny & the Dragon, and the 2003 Caldecott Honor Book The Spider and the Fly. He is also a #1 husband...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Jane Ray · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

With luminous artwork full of elaborate detail, the acclaimed Jane Ray brings new life to a classic holiday song.In this lushly illustrated interpretation of the familiar Christmas carol, each spread offers surprises for the eye as nostalgic city scenes depict a multiethnic cast of characters...
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Dinosaur vs. School

Bob Shea · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 40
Format: Book

Dinosaur is starting preschool today. ROAR There are new friends to meet, dress-up outfits to wear, glitter and googly eyes to paste, musical instruments to play, and snacks to eat. What's not to like? But then, oh, no It's Dinosaur vs. Clean-up Time Fortunately, when friends work together,...
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why

Amy Shields · Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
Format: Book

Linking to a popular feature in the super successful National Geographic Little Kids magazine, this book brings the browsable fun of the bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac, to a new audience: preschoolers! Using an interactive question-and-answer format and content grounded in a child's...
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I am Blop!

Hervé Tullet · Phaidon Press; BRDBK edition
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to the world of Blop! A Blop is a simple shape, somewhere between a flower and a butterfly, a sponge and a drawing of a little man -- above all Blop is whatever you want it to be. Using very few woods and handwritten text I AM BLOP! explore many concepts encountered for the first...
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The Grasshopper & the Ants

Jerry Pinkney · Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In this stunning companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and the highly acclaimed The Tortoise & the Hare, a playful grasshopper wonders why the busy ants around him won't join in his merrymaking as the seasons pass by. But when winter arrives, he soon...
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Swim, Duck, Swim!

Susan Lurie · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's time for Duckling to jump in the water and do what ducks do--swim! But he doesn't want to get wet. He'd rather take a nap. And he's really, really mad that everyone keeps telling him what to do! Luckily, Mama and Papa Duck are very, very patient, and soon, Duckling...
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Hey, Duck!

Carin Bramsen · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

An adorable little duckling is trying to befriend another "duck." However, he is oblivious to the fact that his potential pal is, in fact, a cat. Though resistant and stubborn at first, the cat soon realizes labels don't matter in the least—and before you know it, meowing...
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Higher, Daddy!

Mack · Clavis; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Book

The baby animals in this book are playing with their daddies. Higher, Daddy! they call happily. Lift the flaps and see how high the animals dare to fly, tumble and jump! A colorful board book with photographs and cute drawings of animals and their little ones. For toddlers 18 months and up, with...
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Shivery Shades of Halloween

Mary McKenna Siddals · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A rollicking, rhyming Halloween romp - in every color! What color is Halloween? Why, it's as green as an "eerie glow, evil grin, vile brew, clammy skin," as white as "cobwebs clinging, a misty trail, a skull, a spook, a face gone pale . . ." Children will learn...
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Black? White! Day? Night! - A Book of Opposites (Ala Notable Children's Books (Awards)) (Neal Porter Books)

Laura Vaccaro Seeger · Roaring Brook Press; First Edition edition
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Having explored the alphabet (The Hidden Alphabet), colors (Lemons Are Not Red), and emotions (Walter Was Worried), Laura Vaccaro Seeger turns her extraordinary talents to opposites in this bright, colorful and imaginative book. Through a  series of ingenious die-cut pages, the reader...
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Does a Seal Smile?

Harriet Ziefert · Blue Apple Books
Format: Hardcover

How does a chimp say, "Glad to meet you!"?Does a coyote give a high five?Who hugs?The methods and meanings of how humans and animals communicate via facial expressions and body language are examined.Each title in the twelve-book Think About . . . series opens with a helpful letter...
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