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Magnolia Mudd and the Super Jumptastic Launcher Deluxe

Katey Howes · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Meet Magnolia Mudd: an inventive girl who'd rather tighten a nut and a bolt than tie a ribbon or bow. For Magnolia Mudd, her Uncle Jamie is the very best grown-up. He always invents cool things with her . . . until the day he and Miss Emily announce their engagement. That's bad enough...
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How to Grow a Dinosaur

Jill Esbaum · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Big brother dinosaur can't wait to teach the new baby everything he knows in this funny, sweet, surprisingly practical "guide" for big siblings, from the celebrated artist of I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Good news: Your mom's hatching a baby! Bad news: Babies take their...
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My Easter Egg: A Sparkly Peek-Through Story

Megan E. Bryant · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 10
Format: Board book

A charming new peek-through egg-shaped board book just in time for Easter! This shaped board book looks just like an Easter egg with a see-through acetate window and shimmery glitter on every colorful die-cut layered page. Kids won't be able to resist turning the pages, reading the lyrical...
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Caillou Meets Sophie: A Story About Autism

Kim Thompson · Caillou
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

While playing at the park, Caillou meets Sophie, an autistic girl. She doesn't speak, doesn't like loud noises, but sees many beautiful things that other children usually don't notice. In her very own way, she communicates with Caillou. At her side, Caillou learns about the peculiarities...
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The Goose Egg

Liz Wong · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Jumpstart's Read for the Record pick Quackers comes the story of Henrietta the Elephant, whose life goes from calm to chaotic when a baby goose comes to stay.

Henrietta likes her quiet life. A morning swim, a cup of tea--all is serene.

But everything...
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DK Readers L1: THE LEGO® NINJAGO MOVIE

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Join the heroic knights as they clash with fearsome monsters in DK Readers L1: LEGO(r) NEXO KNIGHTS: Stop the Monsters! Enter the futuristic world of Knighton where the brave NEXO KNIGHTS heroes, Clay, Lance, Axl, Aaron, and Macy, use powerful weapons and magic to battle an evil jester.Perfect...
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Hug It Out!

Louis Thomas · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A fresh, funny take on sibling rivalry and conflict resolution, as two sparring siblings are forced to "hug it out."

Mom has had enough of Woody and Annie's incessant fighting. When her pleas for sharing and apologizing are ignored, she demands they "hug it out."...

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Too Big, Too Small

CATHERINE LEBLANC · minedition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Why is it that Little Bear seems to be too small or too big for everything? Little Bear is excited to do so many things! He rushes into the kitchen to have his breakfast, but he finds he is too small to cut his food without Mama Bear's help. He is too big to nap in his little bed, but too small...
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Boo!

Ben Newman · FLYING EYE Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Scared you! This little mouse thinks he's the bravest animal around, but it seems that he's not the only one. . .All the animals are keen to show off their bravery - from the crocodile with his mighty jaws, to the tiger with her scary claws! But who will be the bravest of them all?Ben...
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Lovely

Jess Hong · Creston Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!
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Whose Tail?

Sue Tarsky · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Babies can spot the differences between animals and people in this pure fun book with a built-in guessing game and underlying educational aspect. Straightforward words and appealing, large illustrations bring smiles and chortles, a perfect opportunity for parents to cuddle up with little...
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The Runaway Egg

NAOMI KLEINBERG · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

A hilarious Sesame Street story about a runaway Easter egg - with stickers, an Easter card game, and a poster!It's Easter on Sesame Street and Elmo and his friends are decorating a float for the parade when they find a very pretty, very BIG egg - a perfect centerpiece for the float....
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The Sad Little Fact

Jonah Winter · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In these days of fake news and lies masquerading as truth, a New York Times bestselling author and the illustrator of The Bad Seed deliver a perfectly timed, humorous read-aloud to prove that the truth is out there, just waiting to be discovered.In this spare, ingenious story that reads...
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Once Upon a Goat

Dan Richards · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

A twisted fairy tale about a king and queen who wish for a child of their own . . . and end up with a baby goat. Perfect for readers of Children Make Terrible Pets and Wolfie the Bunny.Once upon a time, a very prim and proper king and queen begged their fairy godmother for a child. They'd...
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Red and Lulu

MATT TAVARES · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a new Christmas classic.

Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy...
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