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Daniel Plays Ball

Maggie Testa (Adapter), · Simon Spotlight

Daniel Tiger learns that practice makes perfect in this sweet Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read based on a popular episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!Daniel, Prince Wednesday, and Miss Elaina are playing at the park with Prince Tuesday. The group decides to play a game of animal ball, but Daniel...
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The Dark

Lemony Snicket · Little, Brown
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does.This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark. With emotional insight and poetic...
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Where Is Baby's Belly Button? A Lift-the-Flap Book

Karen Katz · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share."Where are Baby's hands? Under the bubbles!" "Where are baby's eyes? Under her hat!"
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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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100 Things That Make Me Happy

Amy Schwartz · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the grand tradition of "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschool­er's world - from slippery floors to dinosaurs, from goldfish to a birthday...
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Minnie Wishing on a Bow

Disney Book Group · Disney Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Business is booming at Minnie's Bow-tique, and Minnie finds herself struggling to keep up! A special delivery comes to the Bow-tique just in time: a magical genie in a lamp named Teeny who will grant three wishes. Minnie and Daisy think they have found the answer to all their problems,...
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Hug a Bull: An Ode to Animal Dads

Aaron Zenz · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Take a look, my dad's a Gander.Take a nap, our dads are Boars.From baby geese to kangaroos to humans, every mom and dad is known by his or her own special name. Bouncing texts full of fun wordplay and adorable illustrations feature animal parents of every shape and size, and encourage...
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Skippyjon Jones Shape Up

Judith Byron Schachner · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

Skippyjon has an overactive imagination. And he is pretty active himself. Here he shapes up with shapes: he runs in a circle, tap-dances on a square, orbits an oval. And then the great sword fighter shows his muscles.
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Go Turbo!

Maggie Testa · Simon & Schuster Children's
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Fasten your seat belts and take a ride with Turbo in this exciting storybook retelling of the DreamWorks Animation movie! The DreamWorks movie Turbo revs up in theaters on July 17, 2013!Turbo is a little snail with big dreams - of winning the Indy 500! His brother thinks he's crazy,...
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