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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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The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling

Timothy Basil Ering · Candlewick Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Expect something unexpected when a duckling lost at sea adopts a musical new friend in a whimsical, heart-lifting story from Timothy Basil Ering.Captain Alfred is sailing home with new ducks for his farm when his little boat is caught in an unexpected and mighty storm. Everything aboard...
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Sleep Tight, Charlie

Michaël Escoffier · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

It's been a busy day, and Charlie, like any tired rabbit, is ready for bed. He arranges his slippers and glass of water, finds his teddy bear, and checks to make sure there are no monsters under the bed. But just as he drifts off to sleep, TAP TAP TAP, a loud noise outside the window, wakes...
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Sleepover Duck!

Carin Bramsen · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Join Duck and Cat - from Hey, Duck! and Just a Duck? - for an adventurous barn sleepover in their third picture book together! Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series.It's Duck's very first sleepover . . . and it's in Cat's barn! But a "Hooot,...
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Good Morning, Good Night Billy and Abigail

Don Hoffman · Peek-A-Boo Publishing Group
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Before Billy and Abigail go out to play, they brush their teeth, comb their hair, get dressed, and even set their own places for breakfast! At the end of a busy day, they enjoy being tucked in and hearing a bedtime story.
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Mom, Dad, Our Books, and Me

Danielle Marcotte · Owlkids Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Reading takes many forms. Some of us read novels, while others read cookbooks, sheet music, tarot cards, or even the stars in the sky. We read clocks, train schedules, and facial expressions. In this ode to reading, each form is lovely and worth celebrating. Mom, Dad, Our Books, and Me follows...
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Ming Goes to School

Deirdre Sullivan · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ming goes to school, where she learns to say hello and good-bye. She meets new friends and introduces them to old friends (including her favorite teddy) . She builds sandcastles and makes snow angels; she traces, glitters, and glues. She is so fearless that when held at sword point, she even...
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Birdie's Happiest Halloween

Sujean Rim · Little
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Birdie searches for a just-right Halloween costume in book five of this popular seriesBirdie loves the fall. She can't wait to go apple picking with Mommy and her dog, Monster, wear big fuzzy sweaters, and play touch football with her friends. But Birdie can't stop thinking about Halloween!...
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Wordy Birdy

Tammi Sauer · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Wordy Birdy, a very chatty bird who talks WAY more than she listens! A hilarious new story from Tammi Sauer, beloved author of Nugget & Fang, Chicken Dance, and My Alien. Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk. "Hello, sunrise. Hello, pink sky. Hello, orange sky. . . ." But does she love...
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Extraordinary Jane

Hannah E Harrison · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

For anyone with a beloved pet, this delightful and heartwarming story set at the circus shows that quiet qualities like friendship, kindness, and loyalty are important and worthy. Jane is an ordinary dog in an extraordinary circus. She isn't strong, graceful, or brave like her family. When...
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Later, Gator!

Erik Brooks · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

After awhile, Crocodile. See you soon, Baboon. LATER, GATOR. Gator's moving, and he's so sad to say goodbye to his friends. Worst of all, he doesn't know anyone in his new neighborhood! But with a little help - and some encouraging letters - from the good pals he left behind,...
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A Book of Babies

Il Sung Na · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When the flowers begin to bloom and the world starts turning green, animals everywhere are born . . .including the noisy ducklings! From the creator of A Book of Sleep and Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit comes a beautiful book of baby animals. Travel with the curious duck and visit babies...
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Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?

Brianna Caplan Sayres · Random House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The same team who brought you Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? have engineered another rollicking bedtime story - for train lovers everywhere! Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it's time for bed? The same things you do! Freight trains, passenger trains, subways, trolleys...
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Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson · Puffin Books
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom. But is there...
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Your Alien Returns

Tammi Sauer · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When you least expect it, something special will get your attention.Your alien will be back.He will invite you over for a play date. Come along on an out-of-this-world experience! In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it's the human boy's turn to visit the extraterrestrial's...
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