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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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The Koala Who Could

Rachel Bright · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

You see, high-up was safe since he liked a slow pace,While the ground down below seemed a frightening place.Too fast and too loud and too big and too strange.Nope. Kevin preferred not to move or to change.Kevin the koala loves every day to be the same, where it's snug and safe. But when...
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Hatching Chicks in Room 6

Caroline Arnold · Charlesbridge
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Follow a classroom of kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: hatching chicks. Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch, and raising the chicks until they are old enough to return to the chicken coop.Caroline Arnold's simple...
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Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True

AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager reunite to bring us a sparkly, magical sequel to Uni the Unicorn! The Land of Unicorns is in trouble -- it has been raining and raining for what seems like forever. This is a big problem because there are only three ways that unicorns can get their...
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Dr. Seuss's Book of Colors

Seuss, Dr. · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

An easy-to-read book about color, inspired by Dr. Seuss and illustrated with artwork from his books!This simple rhymed riff about color is illustrated with art from some of the most beloved--and colorful--works by Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish...
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Kings of the Castle

Victoria Turnbull · Templar
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

A new book from Victoria Turnbull, a Waterstones Children's Book Prize short-listed author-illustrator.George didn't want to waste the night moon bathing. He wanted to build a sand castle that would turn any monster green with envy! But when George meets the strangest creature he has ever...
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Goldfish Ghost

Lemony Snicket · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend.He floats over the neighborhood, past the pier, and let the breeze carry him into...
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Duck and Hippo Lost and Found

JONATHAN LONDON · Two Lions

Duck and Hippo have a picnic and a new adventure!Duck and Hippo invite their friends Turtle, Elephant, and Pig to a picnic at their favorite pond. Yippee! It's time to dance and sing, swim and eat. Everyone brings goodies to share ... except Hippo. He didn't bring ANYTHING. So Hippo...
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Home in the Rain

BOB GRAHAM · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Waiting out a storm by the highway inspires a name for an unborn baby sister in a tender, exquisitely observed tale from the incomparable Bob Graham.The rain is pouring down in buckets, and Francie and her mom are on their way home from Grandma's. As the little red car pulls into a picnic...
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The Runaway Egg

Katy Hudson · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the author/illustrator of Too Many Carrots comes a rollicking ready-for-baby story - complete with chickens, pigs, and a very angry bull! A perfect Easter and springtime read-aloud! Chick is getting a new baby brother . . . and he does NOT understand what all the fuss is about. What...
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Where Is My Coat? Farm Animals

Anita Bijsterbosh · Clavis
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

The farm animals in this book need your help. Will you help them find their coats and give them their colors back? Turn the page and discover who they are. Pigs, ducks or cows? Or maybe horses?An animal book with black-and-white and color pictures that stimulate visual development.
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Be Brave, Little Penguin

Giles Andreae · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's just one problem . . . he's scared of water. Can Pip-Pip overcome his fears and finally take the plunge? This irresistible story shows that sometimes all it takes is a little bit of encouragement...
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7 Ate 9

Tara Lazar · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate 9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered. Lucky for him, Private I is on the case. But the facts just don't add up. It's odd.Will Private I put two and two together and solve the problem . . . or is 6 next...
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My Grandpa's Chair

Jiyeon Pak · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young girl tries to help her grandfather find a new chair in this moving picture book about loss and how the love of family can warm even the most broken heart. Julie's grandfather is looking for a new chair. But no matter what kind of chair he tries, he can never seem to find the right...
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Almost Everybody Farts

Marty Kelley · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Grandmas fart. Teachers fart. Terrifying creatures fart. But . . . is there someone who DOESN'T fart? With sly humor, this fun picture book looks at a subject that's sure to make children laugh: farting. With silent farts, farts like horns, and rainbow farts from unicorns, Almost Everybody...
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