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Bear Moves

Ben Bailey Smith · Candlewick Entertainment
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In a high-energy sequel to I Am Bear, the dance-loving star rolls out a variety of dance moves and inspires kids to try some of their own.Get up, get down,hit the ground . . .Bear's in a dancing mood, and his friend Bunny is happy to help out with the boom box. With moves like Furry...
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Flash the Fish

Pa?ul K?or · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

For fans of Rainbow Fish and Leo Lionni, this lively, sweet picture book about newfound friendship features shiny silver foil on every page. Little Flash's family travels as one big group of shimmering silver fish all over the ocean, but Flash likes to strike out on his own to explore....
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Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon!

Melissa Marr · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A dauntless lass and a hyperactive dragon learn to keep pace with each other as they forge a friendship.Baby Dragon loves to swoop and soar through the kingdom, which can cause quite a stir. But one little girl is up for the challenge of spending the day with Baby Dragon, and the two embark...
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Twinkle

KATHARINE HOLABIRD · Little Simon
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the beloved Angelina Ballerina series comes a delightful picture book about a feisty fairy named Twinkle!Twinkle is just starting to learn her spells in fairy school, and she can't seem to understand that what comes naturally for all the other fairies-in-training...
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Ladybug Girl and Her Papa

David Soman · Dial Books
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

Perfect for Father's Day or any day, this board book from the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series celebrates Lulu's bond with her dad and pairs perfectly with Ladybug Girl and her Mama Join Lulu and her papa as they spend a perfect day together. They take a hike complete...
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Toucans, Too

Bethanie Deeney Murguia · Little Bee Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This hilarious follow-up book to Cockatoo, Too features cockatoos, toucans, two-can stew, and gnus!One can. Two cans. Toucans? Toucans, too. Toucan stew???! The cockatoos are back, and the toucans are too! But the toucans think the cockatoos say "toucan stew" and run away in a toucan...
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Colette's Lost Pet

ISABELLE ARSENAULT · RANDOM House
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Colette can't find something to talk about with the new kids in the neighborhood...so she invents a pet! Her fib quickly escalates, and suddenly her parakeet is a larger-than-life world-traveler named Marie Antoinette. Have her new friends figured out her secret? What will they do?This...
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Dear Ballerina

Monica Wellington · Holiday House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A dream comes true for a girl who loves tutus, pointe shoes, and dancing on tiptoe!The girl in this story loves to stretch, to pose, to point her toes, to swirl and twirl and leap! She practices new steps every day. All her efforts are rewarded when one special day, she gets to dance in a performance...
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Maisy's Sailboat

Lucy Cousins · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

Whether driving over land or sailing across the sea, Maisy takes her friends all over the place in two shaped board books.Today is the perfect day to go sailing in Maisy's boat! When Maisy and Charley stop at the blue lagoon for fishing and snorkeling, how many colorful fish will...
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One Is Not a Pair

Britta Teckentrup · Big Picture Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Can you find the one thing that doesn't match?Britta Teckentrup, creator of the best-selling The Odd One Out and Where's the Pair?, returns with another gorgeously illustrated spotting book. In One Is Not a Pair, each patterned page contains a set of pairs . . . but one thing does not match...
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The Christmas Story

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The majestic story of Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Epiphany, has long inspired great artists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection is particularly rich in medieval and Renaissance paintings that depict this timeless story. Gathered here are paintings by Rogier van der Weyden,...
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The Tall Man and the Small Mouse

Mara Bergman · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

He's a tall man who likes to fix things. She's a small mouse who likes to find things. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?On a tall hill, in a tall house, live a tall man and a small mouse. All day the man does tall things, like untangling swings and rescuing cats from...
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Leaf

Sandra Dieckmann · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the animals fear and avoid him, suspecting him to be dangerous - and his habit of collecting leaves only adds to their distrust. Then one day, they watch as he attempts to fly over the water with wings made of colorful leaves...just trying...
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Night Train, Night Train

Robert Burleigh · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ride the rails of the night train in this beautifully rendered journey conducted by renowned artist Wendell Minor and frequent collaborator Robert Burleigh.Rhyming, lyrical text describes the sights and sounds of a nighttime journey from country to city on a passenger train in the 1940s....
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Our Very Own Dog: Taking Care of Your First Pet

Amanda Mccardie · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

If you have a new dog companion - or want to adopt one - here's a story full of facts that tells you everything you need to know.There's nothing more exciting than getting a dog! Join Sophie's new human family as they prepare their home for her and introduce her to life as a beloved pet....
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