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Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug

Evan Kuhlman · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for reading aloud, this spare, charming picture book about a day in the life of a pill bug in suburbia is also about an unusual friendship. Hank is a pill bug with a busy life - for a pill bug, that is. His daily routine involves nibbling a dead leaf, climbing up a long stick, avoiding...
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A Dog With Nice Ears: Featuring Charlie and Lola

LAUREN CHILD · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Beloved siblings Charlie and Lola are back - on a quest to find Lola's version of the perfect dog, which seems suspiciously un-doglike.At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could think of. "More than a squirrel or an actual...
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Chicago ABC: A Larry Gets Lost Book

John Skewes · Little Bigfoot
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Discover Chicago from A (The Art Institute of Chicago) to Z (Lincoln Park Zoo) , and everything in between! D is for Deep-Dish Pizza, G is for Grant Park, and R is for the Chicago River. Kids will have fun learning about the city as they learn their ABCs. In this companion to the best-selling...
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Dinosaurs Don't Have Bedtimes!

Timothy Knapman · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A mom indulges her son's fantasy play while gently steering him toward bedtime in a raucous ode to imagination."Dinnertime!" calls Mommy. Well, dinosaurs don't have dinnertimes! They eat whatever they like (gobble, crunch!) , make a dreadful mess, and hate to take baths and wear...
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Mickey & Friends Mickey's Thanksgiving

Disney Book Group · Disney Press
Pages: 12
Format: Board book

Mickey is hosting Thanksgiving. But the only food he remembered to get is turkey. Find out what happens in this interactive touch-and-feel board book!
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Hello, World! Birds

Jill Mcdonald · Doubleday
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

Hello, World! is a series designed to help parents introduce simple nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Now even the youngest children can enjoy learning about the world around them. Every young child loves to look up at birds in the sky. Now they can learn all about a variety...
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King Alice

Matthew Cordell · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Matthew Cordell, Caldecott award-winning author and illustrator of Wolf in the Snow, delivers yet another warm and delightful picture book in King Alice. Alice and her family are stuck indoors on a snowy day. Alice loves to read, and when her dad suggests that she make her own book, she snaps...
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The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head

Daisy Hirst · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From a remarkable new talent comes an honest and endearing story about losing a best friend, daring to make a new one, and the power of imagination.Isabel has a best friend named Simon, who is very good with newts. But one day Simon moves away in a truck and never comes back. For a while...
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Step by Step

Loreen Leedy · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A guessing-game introduction to animal tracks from a prolific children's book author!Who walks in the snow? A penguin chick! Who crawls to the ocean? A sea turtle hatchling! In this adorable introduction to animal tracks and habitats, young readers must guess which baby animals have made...
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Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Adam Rubin · Dial Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious sequel to the smokin' hot New York Times best seller, perfect for story time News alert! It has just been discovered that there are NO MORE TACOS left anywhere in the world. This is a huge problem because, as you know, dragons love tacos. If only there was a way for the dragons...
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She'll Be Coming Up the Mountain

Kim Norman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When she gets here, she'll discoverjust how much we really love her . . . Welcome back the ten spirited pals from Ten on the Sled and If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! Author Kim Norman and illustrator Liza Woodruff have whipped up more frosty fun in a THIRD rollicking,...
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Geof Smith · Golden Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

The epic space saga, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, is finally retold in the iconic Little Golden Book format! After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped - with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Featuring stunning retro illustrations, this book...
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What Will Olivia Make?

A E DINGEE · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Olivia likes to make tasty treats in the kitchen. What will she make next? Find out in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read starring Olivia!Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, What Will Olivia Make? was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready...
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Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List

Kate Klise · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Eli the dog has been with Astrid since her parents brought her home from the hospital as a baby. Now Astrid is getting older, and so is Eli. Before he slows down too much, Astrid wants to make fun memories with him. So she makes a bucket list for Eli, which includes experiences such as eating...
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This Zoo Is Not for You

ROSS COLLINS · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When a platypus stops by the zoo one day, all the animals assume he wants to join their zoo, and he is swiftly taken through a rigorous interview process. But the platypus is far too bland for the chameleons, he's not nearly graceful enough for the flamingos, and his tricks will never...
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