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Mrs. Katz and Tush

Patricia Polacco · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Book

In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their...
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Leon the Raccoon

Lucie Papineau · Auzou Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Leon's family has decided to spend their holiday visiting their relatives in the country side. But Leon is a city raccoon and this change scares him. As he meets his cousin, will he learn to adapt to his new surroundings? And will this experience leave him unchanged?
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My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

Mo Willems · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 64
Format: Book

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even...
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Let Me Finish!

Minh LeÃŒ? · Disney*Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story. But ruin it they do. And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own Maybe he should have listened to the animals after all. . . . This...
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Nanette's Baguette

Mo Willems · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette Is she set? YOU BET Mo Willems' hilarious new picture book, Nanette's Baguette, follows our plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. But . . . will Nanette get the baguette from baker Juliette? Or will Nanette soon be beset...
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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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Little Frog's Tadpole Trouble

Tatyana Feeney · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Little Frog lives with his mommy and daddy. Its just the three of them, and Little Frog likes it that way. But one day, his parents tell him he is going to be a big brother—to NINE tadpoles!Little Frog is not impressed with his baby siblings. They cant jump. They cant play drums. They...
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What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig

Emma J. Virjan · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log. . . .As a panda in a blouse, a skunk on a trunk, and more hop on board, it becomes clear that what this story really needs is a bigger boat! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride as she discovers...
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Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter) (Look-Look)

Mercer Mayer · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

In this all-time classic illustrated storybook, a small woodland creature goes on his first camping trip with his father. Perfect for boys and girls ages 3 to 7, this humorous and cute story details Little Critter's journey - learning how to catch fish, putting up a tent, and finally, sleeping...
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Flora and the Peacocks

Molly Schaar Idle · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The darling, dancing Flora is back, and this time she's found two new friends: a pair of peacocks But amidst the fanning feathers and mirrored movements, Flora realizes that the push and pull between three friends can be a delicate dance. Will this trio find a way to get back in step? In the third...
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The Perfect Siesta

Pato Mena · NubeOcho
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The perfect book to read before bed. Kids will laugh with exotic animals trying to nap just before they do!It is very hot in the jungle and suddenly a nice breeze arrives.The jaguar wants to take a siesta. Just then he saw a coati and said, "Could you do me a big favor? Could you wake...
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Caring for Your Lion

Tammi Sauer · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

What happens when you expect an itty-bitty kitty . . . but get a lion instead? It's kitten delivery day, but - SURPRISE. Congratulations on your new LION! We know you ordered a kitten, but we ran out of those. Fortunately, the big cat comes with instructions - like, try very hard NOT to look...
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Too Pickley!

Jean Reidy · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Too wrinkly, too squishy, too fruity, too fishy!It's lunchtime, but our fussy little boy does not like a single item on his plate. What is a boy to eat?Reidy's playful rhyming text is once again brought to life by Leloup's stylish bold art. Parents (and children) will love the hilarious...
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Hoot & Honk Just Can't Sleep

LESLIE HELAKOSKI · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Dark sky. Wake or doze?Some eyes open. Some eyes close. Some chicks like day, others like night. Some sleep in the dark, and some in the light. Hoot, an adorable owlet, and Honk, a fuzzy gosling, have just hatched - but their eggs got switched and now they're in the wrong nests. Will...
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Little excavator

Anna Dewdney · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your heart!Here come the BIG RIGS rolling down the street. Thumpa-thumpabumpa-bumpaBEEP! BEEP! BEEP!There's Loader and Dump Truck, Backhoe and Crane. They're ready...
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