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The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea

Brenda Z. Guiberson - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Which sea creature is the greatest? Is it the one with the most venom, the greatest diver, the one with blue blood, or the best rotating eyes? Or is it the master of disguise, the one with the best light, the most slime, or the most eggs? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations...
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Fix This Mess!

Tedd Arnold - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Robug tries to obey when Jake instructs it to "Fix this mess" but somehow manages to make things worse. Finally Robug comes up with a solution: Jake can fix his own mess.
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The Heart and the Bottle

Oliver Jeffers - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We dont realize it at the time, of course . . . yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play. But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic...
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Pete the cat.

Eric Litwin - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series! Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other...
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Girl Wonder : A Baseball Story in Nine Innings

Deborah Hopkinson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Did you ever hear the story of the Girl Wonder? Alta Weiss was born to play baseball, simple as that. From the age of two, when she hurls a corncob at a pesky tomcat, folks in her small Ohio town know one thing for sure: She may be a girl, but she's got some arm. When she's seventeen,...
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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

Christy Hale - Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.
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The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian.You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page...
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Meet the Dullards

Sara Pennypacker - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Stupids, Meet the Dullards is a clever and irreverent picture book about a comically boring family, from bestselling author Sara Pennypacker and illustrator Daniel Salmieri.Their home is boring. Their food is plain. Their lives are monotonous. And Mr. and Mrs. Dullard...
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Line 135

Germano Zullo - Chronicle Books; Tra edition
Format: Hardcover

Journeys can be life-changing, whether they are literal—traveling from one place to another—or personal, like the quest for self-discovery. This meditative picture book explores both, following a young child on a train ride from the city to the country. As the landscape transforms...
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Super Simple Indoor Gardens:: A Kid's Guide to Gardening

Alex Kuskowski - Super Sandcastle
Format: Hardcover

This book covers basic information about indoor gardens and provides instructions for several indoor gardening projects.
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page

Cynthia Rylant - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, love reading their favorite books over and over. So when Mr. Putter sees a sign at the library that says "Read Aloud with Your Pet at Story Time," he signs up! But then Mr. Putter's friend and neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, wants to join. If Mrs....
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Me & Dog

Gene Weingarten - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This endearing friendship story about a boy and his dog from a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer gently explores a timeless question: who's really in charge?Meet Sid. He's an ordinary kid. He's far from perfect. But to Murphy, Sid's faithful dog, Sid is the whole world. Murphy...
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The Lonely Lake Monster

Suzanne Selfors - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Pearl Petal and Ben Silverstein cant wait for their first official day as apprentices of Dr. Woo, veterinarian for imaginary creatures. That is, until they are tasked with clipping the sasquatchs toenails. Gross!Then Pearl spots a monster in the lake behind the hospital. Even though they...
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I Yam a Donkey!

Cece Bell - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's-on-first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey!" Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating...
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Rules of Summer

Shaun Tan - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The ArrivalNever be late for a parade.Never forget the password.Never ruin a perfect plan.Its all about the rules. But what if the rules feel completely arbitrary? What if your older brother is the only one who gets to make them up all summer...
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Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Doreen Cronin - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Santa comes to the barnyard in this holiday addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott winning team who brought you Click, Clack, Moo and Click, Clack, Peep!It's the night before Christmas and all through the farm, not a creature...
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Bulldozer's Big Day

Candace Fleming - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Big trucks and a birthday surprise make this construction site treat an irresistible read-aloud, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist!It's Bulldozer's big day - his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around asking...
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Woodpecker Wham!

April Pulley Sayre - Henry Holt & Company
Format: Hardcover

Swoop and land. Hitch and hop. Shred a tree stump. Chop, chip, chop! Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build homes. Woodpeckers are nature's home builders, creating...
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Stick Man

Julia Donaldson - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

From superstars Donaldson and Scheffler, a heartwarming holiday tale.Stick Man lives in the family treeWith his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.But one day, Stick Man is carried off by a mischievous dog who wants to play fetch! Things go from bad to worse as Stick Man is carried...
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April and Esme Tooth Fairies

Bob Graham - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Two young tooth fairies make their first lost-tooth collection in Bob Grahams warm, whimsical tale.A Junior Library Guild Selection. April Underhill, seven-year-old tooth fairy, gets a call on her cell phone. This is it! Her first tooth collection. April and her little sister, Esme, must...
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The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius

Jan Greenberg - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

When George Ohrs trove of pottery was discovered in 1967, years after his death, his true genius was discovered with it. The world could finally see how unique this artist really was!Born in 1856 in Biloxi, Mississippi, George grew up to the sounds of the civil war and political unrest....
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The Kindness Quilt

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace - Marshall Cavendish
Format: Print book

Random acts of kindness pictured on a paper quiltMinna and her classmates have been asked by their teacher, Mrs. Bloom, to work on a Kindness Project. Mrs. Bloom wants them to do and draw and share an act of kindness. Minna and her family do lots of kind things, but Minna can't decide...
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The Great Big Green

Peggy Gifford - Boyds Mills Press; SEW edition
Format: Hardcover

Just what exactly is the thing? It is greengreat and gorgeous green, dark and dangerous green, real mean green. And its got green thingsbroccoli and praying mantises, watermelons and waves of mountains. Its green, green, green all over . . . except where its blue. The Great Big Green is, of course,...
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Superworm

Julia Donaldson - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

A wacky and fun new adventure from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, starring a truly unforgettable hero!Toad in trouble? Beetle in a jam? Never fear -- Superworm is here! And he's wiggling to the rescue!But when Superworm is captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard, will his friends find a way to help...
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How I Learn: : A Kid's Guide to Learning Disability

Brenda S. Miles - Magination Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Gold Medal, 2014 Mom's Choice AwardsWhen a child struggles in school, it is difficult to find the words to help. Once a child is diagnosed with a learning disability, another journey begins. How do you explain learning problems to a child? What strategies may support academic success?...
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Papa's Mechanical Fish

Candace Fleming - Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Clink! Clankety-bang! Thump-whirr! That's the sound of Papa at work. Although he is an inventor, he has never made anything that works perfectly, and that's because he hasn't yet found a truly fantastic idea. But when he takes his family fishing on Lake Michigan, his daughter Virena...
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Gravity

Jason Chin - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand?What if your feet drifted away from the ground?What stops everything from floating into space?Gravity.As in his previous books, Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island, Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible...
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Love, Splat

Rob Scotton - HarperCollins; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling author Rob ScottonIts Valentines Day and Splat has a special valentine for a certain someone in his class. Her name is Kitten, and Splat likes her even more than fish sticks and ice cream. But Kitten doesnt seem to like him at all. And then theres Splats rival, Spike, who also...
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The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyestand Most SurprisingAnimals on Earth

Steve Jenkins - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, hop and waddle through the two hundred plus pages of the Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins's most impressive nonfiction offering yet. Sections such as "Animal Senses," "Animal Extremes," and "The Story of Life"...
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Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House (Geronimo Stilton, No. 3)

Geronimo Stilton
Format: Book

Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.Who Is Geronimo Stilton?That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales...
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Runny Babbit Returns

SHEL SILVERSTEIN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Runny Babbit, the lovable star of Shel Silverstein's New York Times bestselling poetry book, is back! Runny Babbit Returns, a collection of 41 never-before-published poems and drawings, features Runny and other woodland characters who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own.This carefully...
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How Big Were Dinosaurs?

Lita Judge - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY? With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next...
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Heidi Heckelbeck Gets the Sniffles

Wanda Coven - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's favorite witch has the sniffles! Will she be able to sneeze out a spell to cure herself in time for the fall harvest festival?Heidi Heckelbeck is all excited about Brewster's fall festival. She can't wait to go through the haunted barn with her friend Lucy. But when...
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Mocha Dick: The Legend and Fury

Brian Heinz - Creative Editions
Format: Hardcover

A tour de force of design, story and illustration. - Kirkus Starred ReviewIn 1839, Herman Melville was among the New Yorkers who thrilled to a magazine account of a white sperm whales attacks on whaling ships. That whale was named Mocha Dick, but 12 years later, he would be immortalized...
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If You Give a Mouse a Brownie

Laura Joffe Numeroff - Harpercollins Publishers
Format: Book

Mouse is back in this ninth picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give... series! If you give a mouse a brownie, he's going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he'll probably ask you for a spoon. He'll start drumming on the table....
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Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants

Barbara Park - Random House
Format: Paperback

Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing - and reading - for more than twenty years. Over 60 million copies in print and now with a bright new look for a new generation! Meet the World's...
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Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House
Format: Paperback

Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House!Where did the tree house come from?Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home....
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Pirates Past Noon

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade seriesthe Magic Tree House! Its a treasure trove of trouble!Jack and Annie are in for a high-seas adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of deserted islands, secret mapsand...
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Emily's Blue Period

Cathleen Daly - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up.Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. "When Picasso was sad for a while,"...
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In the Rainforest

Kate Duke - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from...
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The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken: The Next Misadventure

Kevin Cornell - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Chicken Squad is back for their second (mis) adventure, and this time they're solving the mystery of a kidnapped ... HOUSE? A hilarious chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.Dirt, Sugar, Sweetie, and Poppy are the four members...
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See What a Seal Can Do

Chris Butterworth - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Follow a gray seal on a journey from sand to sea in an engaging richly illustrated story with surefire kid appealOn the shore a seal looks like a slow dozy creature that spends its time lazing around or flumping along the sand But underwater its a different story Splash Seal dives deep...
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Classic Starts: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Series)

Kathleen Olmstead - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children)...
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Completely Clementine

Sara Pennypacker - Disney Hyperion, 2015.
Format: Print book

Summer is coming, and Clementine is not ready. She is not ready to start speaking to her father again, because she's still mad at him for eating meat. Instead, she has to express her sadness by giving him drawings of animals she knows would not want to be somebody's dinner. Then...
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Oh, Harry!

Maxine Kumin - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Harry isn't the most handsome or graceful horse in the barn, but he has a knack for calming even the most excitable filly. All's well until the arrival of six-year-old Algernon Adams the Third--a boy with a talent for mayhem. When Algernon finds himself in a pinch, will reliably...
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Nate the Great

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat - Delacorte Press
Format: Book

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries Nate the Great has a new case His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find...
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Do You Really Want to Visit a Rainforest?

Bridget Heos - Amicus
Format: Book

"A child astronaut takes an imaginary trip to Saturn, learns about the harsh conditions on the gas planet, and decides that Earth is a good home after all. Includes solar system diagram, Saturn vs. Earth fact chart, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
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Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Susan Hood - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.Ada Ros grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill....
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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

JESSICA KENSKY - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire.Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog - it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being...
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Ball

Mary Sullivan - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious...
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Remy and Lulu

Kevin Hawkes - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Ooh la la! From New York Times bestseller Kevin Hawkes, illustrator of Library Lion and Weslandia, comes the charming story of a dog and her owner who become the toast of Paris. Lulu and her master, Remy, a passionate but struggling portrait painter, wander the French countryside looking...
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Michelle Markel - Balzer Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed author Michelle Markel and Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes this true story of Clara Lemlich, a young Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography includes a bibliography and an author's note on the garment...
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Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books.Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse - until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's...
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First Snow

Peter McCarty - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

First Snow is the newest picture book from acclaimed Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Peter McCarty, which extends the winning world of animal characters established in Chloe, a Kids' Indie Next List Pick and Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book, and Henry in Love, a New York...
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If You Want to See a Whale

Julie Fogliano - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans, possible pirates . . . If you want to see a whale, you have to keep your eyes on the sea, and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait . . . In this quiet and beautiful picture book by Julie Fogliano...
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Clap, Clap!

Madalena Matoso - Flying Eye Books
Format: Print book

A book of sounds where your hands make the noise!Flap, flap, flap and a butterfly flaps its wings.Knock, knock, knock - who is at the door?Boom, boom, boom... a boy plays a drum with all his energy!Help tell a story of noise and sound - no batteries required, just your hands on each side...
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Before We Eat: From Farm to Table

Pat Brisson - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Milk doesn't just appear in your refrigerator, or apples on your kitchen counter. Before we eat, many people must work very hard planting grain, catching fish, tending animals, and filling crates. In this book, vibrantly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian, readers find out what...
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What's Your Favorite Animal?

Eric Carle - Henry Holt
Format: Print book

Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite...
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Junie B Jones Is a Party Animal

Barbara Park - Random House
Format: Paperback

"Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun." - Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park's #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing - and reading - for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet...
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Looking Closely along the Shore

Frank Serafini - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Look closely. Look very closely. Is it ? a string of beads? Stars in the sky? Give up? Just turn the page and, lo and behold, it's an ochre sea star! See what looks like a bird's beak revealed as a gooseneck barnacle, blades of grass as a blue mussel, and many more surprises when...
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Home

Carson Ellis - Candlewick Press, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book

Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home.Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the city, or even a shoe. Home may be on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artist's own studio....
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Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses

James Dean - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

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Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy

Scott Menchin - Candlewick; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

From celebrated illustrator Scott Menchin comes a wise and witty meditation on the true secret to happiness."I miss your smile today, Sweet Pea. What would make you happy?"What do you do when it seems as if nothing will make you happy? For one little girl, it’s a good time...
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Little Rhino #3: Dugout Hero

Ryan Howard - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard!The score was 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs, and two strikes. The Mustangs were on a hot winning streak and every victory was important. Little Rhino's whole team was cheering for him....
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Planes Fly!

George Ella Lyon - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Trucks Roll!, an up-in-the-clouds exploration of all things airplane.World's mighty bigbut there's just one skyand it's yours to travel.Planes fly! Take to the skies with this fun, rhyming book about all that planes do! From jet planes...
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When the Rain Comes

Alma Fullerton - Pajama Press Inc.
Format: Print book

It is time to plant the rice crop in Malini's Sri Lankan community, and the little girl is both excited and nervous to help for the first time. What if she does it wrong? Will she be responsible if the crop fails? When the oxcart rumbles in loaded with seedlings, she reluctantly agrees...
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Dragon Was Terrible

Kelly DiPucchio - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

We all know dragons are terrible, but this one is especially terrible. He scribbles in books. He steals candy from baby unicorns. He even burps in church. Seriously, who does that? Dragon, thats who. The king, the knights, and the villagers are desperate to take down this beast once and for all....
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Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story

Margot Theis Raven - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

During World War I, while stationed overseas in France with the United States Army, Private James Donovan literally stumbles upon a small dog cowering on the streets of Paris. Named Rags for his disheveled appearance, the little stray quickly finds a home with Donovan and a place in his heart....
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Anne Isaacs - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Hardcover

When Widow Tulip Jones of Bore, England, inherits a ranch in By-Golly Gully, Texas, and moves in with two trunks of tea, twelve pet tortoises, and three servants, hilarity ensues. The peaceful life suits the wealthy widow fine until word gets out and every unmarried man in Texas lines up to marry...
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Babe Ruth Saves Baseball! (Step into Reading 3)

Frank Murphy - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Batter up! It’s 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America’s national pastime. It’s up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it, or will he strike out?
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Starting with Alice

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Atheneum; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

This is where it all started! Eight-year-old Alice McKinley wants pierced ears, really long hair, a pet, and, most of all, a mother. Oh, and some friends would be nice. As the new girl in third grade, Alice doesn't know a single person in Takoma Park, Maryland, except for her next-door...
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I Am Jazz

Jessica Herthel - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere"This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I wish I had had a book...
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Nana in the City

Lauren Castillo - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
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Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Paul B. Janeczko - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated poet and anthologist Paul B. Janeczko pairs with Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet for a collection of short poems to sample and savor. . It only takes a few words, if theyre the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently,...
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Once Upon a Northern Night

Jean E. Pendziwol - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.As the young child sleeps,...
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Quest

Aaron Becker - Candlewick Pr
Format: Hardcover

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy.A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands...
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Heidi Heckelbeck Gets the Sniffles

Wanda Coven - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Everyones favorite witch has the sniffles! Will she be able to sneeze out a spell to cure herself in time for the fall harvest festival? Heidi Heckelbeck is all excited about Brewsters fall festival. She cant wait to go through the haunted barn with her friend Lucy. But when Heidi starts...
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Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories

Dr. Seuss - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss! A new Dr. Seuss book! This follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features familiar Seussian faces and places - including Horton the Elephant, Marco, Mulberry Street, and a Grinch - as well as an introduction...
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Not a Box

Antoinette Portis - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A box is just a box . . . unless it's not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows.Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill when pretend feels so real...
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The Princess in Black

Shannon Hale - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm!...
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Dog Man Unleashed

Dav Pilkey - GRAPHIX
Format: Hardcover

Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save...
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Mad about Madeline

Ludwig Bemelmans - Viking
Format: Print book

Here, collected in one volume for the first time ever, are all of the adventures of the irrepressible Madeline, a little girl full of mischief and vitality who is one of the world's most popular and cherished fictional characters. "Madeline," which was published in 1939, and its five...
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The New Small Person

Lauren Child - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Lauren Child tells the familiar tale of a less-than-welcome sibling with subtlety, insight, affection, and humor.Elmore Green starts life as an only child, as many children do. He has a room to himself, where he can line up his precious things and nobody will move them one inch. But one day everything...
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Sing

Joe Raposo - Holt & Company
Format: Hardcover

"Sing! Sing a song. Sing out loud, sing out strong." So begins a song first made popular on Sesame Street, then interpreted by singers of every style, from Gloria Estefan to the Dixie Chicks to R.E.M., as well as famous personalities such as Conan O'Brien, Katie Couric, Nathan...
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookWith perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they...
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My New Friend Is So Fun!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

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 New Friend Is So Fun!, Piggie has found a new friend! But is Gerald ready to share?
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Hotel Bruce

Ryan T Higgins - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

When Bruce gets home from a southern migration trip with his goslings, he is tired. He is grumpy. And he is definitely not in the mood to share his home with the trio of mice who have turned his den into a hotel. There's a possum pillow fight wreaking havoc in one room, a fox luring guests...
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What If... ?

Anthony Browne - Candlewick Pr
Format: Hardcover

Young worriers will relate to - and be comforted by - this tale of a boy's anxiety as he heads to his first big party.What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening...
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Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

Gary Golio - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But first, he was a boy named Jimmy who loved to draw and paint and listen to records. A boy who played air guitar with a broomstick and longed for a real guitar of his own. A boy who asked himself a question: Could...
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Harry goes to the hospital : a story for children about what it's like to be in the hospital

Howard J Bennett - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

Book Description: Harry gets sick and he has to go to the hospital. But he's never been there and he's scared! There are lots of new people, he gets poked with needles, and he has to stay the night in a strange place. But with his parents' comfort and the help of lots of doctors, nurses,...
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Possum and the Peeper

Anne Hunter - HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Peep! Peep! Peep! Possum opened one small eye. What was that noise? Snug and warm in the midst of his winter's nap, Possum is roused by a small peep, peep, peep. In cranky morning fashion he is determined to find out who has so rudely awakened him. He and his friends, a bear, a muskrat,...
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Noodle Magic

Roseanne Greenfield Thong - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Everyone has the magic within!Grandpa Tu is famous for his special noodles, and as the emperor's birthday approaches, he teaches his granddaughter, Mei, the family trade. Mei struggles to find the magic needed to make noodles. Ultimately, she finds the magic--and the ability to succeed--within....
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Red: A Crayon's Story

Michael Hall - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in this picture book by the New York Times-bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall, is about being true...
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Littlebat's Halloween Story

Diane Mayr - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Library Binding

Littlebat, who lives with his mother in the attic of the public library, loves to poke his head through a hole in the attic floor and listen to the librarian read stories to the children. One day, while listening to a story about a butterfly, he gets so excited by the picture in the book...
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My Car

Byron Barton - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

With prose as clean as Sam's the narrator's shiny engine, Byron Barton, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and Building a House, explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community,...
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Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest...
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As an Oak Tree Grows

G. Brian Karas - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

This inventive picture book relays the events of two hundred years from the unique perspective of a magnificent oak tree, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. From 1775 to the present day, this fascinating framing device lets readers watch as human and animal...
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Classic Starts: Black Beauty (Classic Starts Series)

Anna Sewell - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children)...
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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

Joyce Sidman - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (Song of the Water Boatman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night) , discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow....
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Helen Ward - Templar; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated and poetically written classic, set in a 1930s-era city at ChristmastimeRediscover the tale of the simple country mouse, magically retold by Helen Ward. Beguiled by his cousin's amazing tales, the country mouse visits the electric city. Unfortunately the town...
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Du Iz Tak?

Carson Ellis - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

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A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse: TOON Level 1

Frank Viva - TOON Books
Format: Hardcover

2012 Cybils Award Winner.There's so much to see at the bottom of the world! Young readers won't stop grinning as they're swept away by this strange and magical story. Frank Viva, the best-selling author of Along a Long Road, created this "outstanding" book (School...
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Two Little Birds

Mary Newell DePalma - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Two little birds hatch and grow until one day, they see an amazing sight hundreds of birds, all flying together in one direction. They decide to join in, and so begins an amazing and sometimes dangerous journey that they never could have imagined. Eventually they return home mdash and the cycle...
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The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie

Chris Van Allsburg - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

From two-time Caldecott winner Chris Van Allsburg, creator of Jumanji and The Polar Express, comes a poignant story of one hamsters struggle with destiny.Being a pet store hamster isnt much fun for Sweetie Pie, but life in human homes proves downright perilous. As Sweetie Pie longingly...
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Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

Katherine Applegate - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Who could care for a bear?When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training for World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his companys home town, and he brought...
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Frog and Toad Together

Arnold Lobel - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

The beloved classic about friendship - a Newbery Honor Book!Frog and Toad are best friends - they do everything together. When Toad admires the flowers in Frog's garden, Frog gives him seeds to grow a garden of his own. When Toad bakes cookies, Frog helps him eat them. And when both...
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Tiptop Cat

Roger Mader - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A curious cat plus a big fall leads to squashed confidence. How this cat bounces back will encourage readers everywhere to try, try again. Eye-catching art and crisp graphic paneling invite even the youngest of children to get back on their feet to explore the city alongside TipTop Cat.
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Bad Bye, Good Bye

Deborah Underwood - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

"Bad truck, bad guy; bad wave, bad bye . . ." A boy and his family are packing up their old home, and the morning feels scary and sad. But when he arrives at his new home, an evening of good byes awaits: bye to new friends, bye to glowing fireflies, bye to climbing trees. The New York...
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Pattern Bugs

Anne Canevari Green - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

K-Gr 4-Here is an intelligent math tool that can be used by an individual child or with groups. Each section of the book consists of a repetitious rhyme about a bug on a two-page spread full of bright pastels and friendly dark colors, followed by a second spread that shows a close-up of the insect...
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The Skunk

Mac Barnett - Roaring Brook Press
Format: eBook

When a skunk first appears in the tuxedoed man's doorway, it's a strange but possibly harmless occurrence. But then the man finds the skunk following him, and the unlikely pair embark on an increasingly frantic chase through the city, from the streets to the opera house to the fairground....
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Nobody!: A Story About Overcoming Bullying in Schools

Erin Frankel - Free Spirit Publishing
Format: Print book

Thomas feels like no matter what he does, he can't escape Kyle's persistent bullying. At school, at soccer - nowhere feels safe! "Mom said Kyle would grow over the summer and stop picking on me, but he didn't grow up, he just grew." With support from friends, classmates,...
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Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure

Anna Walker - Clarion Books
Format: Book

Peggy the hen is contented with her quiet existence and daily routine. When a powerful gust of wind sweeps her up and deposits her in the midst of a busy city, she explores her new surroundings, makes new friends, and cleverly figures out how to get home - with a newly kindled appetite...
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Papa Is a Poet: A Story About Robert Frost

Natalie S Bober - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Print book

When Robert Frost was a child, his family thought he would grow up to be a baseball player. Instead, he became a poet. His life on a farm in New Hampshire inspired him to write "poetry that talked," and today he is famous for his vivid descriptions of the rural life he loved so much....
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The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse

Patricia MacLachlan - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the worlds most famous and influential artists...
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Biscuit

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - HarperCollins; 10 Anv edition
Format: Hardcover

Time for bed, Biscuit!Biscuit is a little yellow puppy. And like most puppies, he would rather play than go to bed. Will Biscuit ever go to sleep? It's Biscuit's bedtime, but this lively little puppy doesn't want to go to sleep! Before he gets into bed, Biscuit plays out the familiar...
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Ballet Cat The Totally Secret Secret

Bob Shea - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Audiobook

Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that Sparkles suggests--making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade--goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. When Sparkles's leaps, spins, and twirls seem...
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The World of Mamoko in the Time of Dragons

Aleksandra Mizielinska - Big Picture Pr
Format: Hardcover

Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland, in 2007. In 2010 they were nominated for the Bologna Ragazzi Award and have since been nominated for the IBBY Honor List.What antics were going on in the land of Mamoko back in the times...
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The Slippers' Keeper

Ian Wallace - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

Born in 1914, Joe Purdon was one of North America's early conservationists. After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of Showy Lady's Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book, award-winning author and illustrator Ian Wallace...
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The Trouble with Magic

Ruth Chew - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

When Barbara and Rick Benton find a wizard named Harrison Peabody in an old bottle, they quickly discover that magic isn't as simple as it looks. But even tricky magic is better than no magic, and soon the Bentons are flying around Prospect Park with a large black umbrella and befriending...
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The Mystery of the Missing Lion: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers

Alexander McCall Smith - Anchor
Format: Book

A detective in the wild. Young Precious gets a very special treat.  She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp.  While there she makes a new friend, a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-lion named Teddy, who is starring in a film.  When Teddy disappears,...
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White Fur Flying

Patricia MacLachlan - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

A young boy tries to find his voice with the help of some four-legged friends in this novel from the Newbery-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.Zoe's family rescues dogs in need. There is always the sweet smell of dog and a warm body looking to cuddle or play. There is always...
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Weasels

Elys Dolan - NOSY

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Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their Parents

Lita Judge - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

What do grizzly bear cubs eat? Where do baby raccoons sleep? And how does a baby otter learn to swim?Every baby mammal, from a tiny harvest mouse "pinky" to a fierce lion cub, needs food, shelter, love, and a family. Filled with illustrations of some of the most adorable babies...
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Maya Makes a Mess: Toon Books Level 2

Rutu Modan - Toon Books
Format: Hardcover

In the midst of a family dinner with her scolding parents, Maya receives an unexpected invitation to dine with the Queen. Suddenly, her messy manners are put to the ultimate test and she begins to improvise her very own set of rules, with uproarious results.
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Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: Danger in the Darkest Hour

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Introducing the first Magic Tree House Super Edition - and Jack and Annie's most dangerous mission ever! With a longer story and additional facts and photographs, this thrilling, first Super Edition in the Magic Tree House series is an adventure no reader will want to miss! The magic...
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The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure

Kevin Cornell - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

They're darling. They're daring. They know their shapes! They're chicks on a mission - and on this, their first (mis) adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition.Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard...
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Over and Under the Pond

Kate Messner - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected...
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Two Mice

Sergio Ruzzier - Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

One house, two mice, three cookies . . . and the adventure begins. In gorgeously illustrated spreads and two-word phrases, this picture book takes two mice through their exciting and eventful day. Funny, lively, and easy to follow, the book offers the youngest readers the chance to count...
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The Mayflower

Mark Greenwood - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully illustrated picture book narrates the historic journey of the one hundred and two passengers aboard the Mayflower and their settlement at Plymouth Harbor. The three-thousand-mile trip was crowded and dangerous, with families cramped next to animals and stormy seas along...
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Same, Same But Different

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school. Their worlds might look different, but they are actually similar. Same, same. But different!Through an inviting...
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Rescue on the Oregon Trail

Kate Messner - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day!Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious...
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Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands

Katherine Roy - Roaring Brook
Format: Hardcover

Up close with the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them--just thirty miles from the Golden Gate Bridge!
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Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

Lynne Cox - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Book

World-renowned swimmer and bestselling author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home...
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Family Huddle

Peyton Manning - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

HUDDLE UP WITH THE MOST FAMOUS FAMILY IN FOOTBALL - THE MANNINGS!!!Pile into the car with Eli, Peyton and their older brother, Cooper in Family Huddle for a trip to visit their grandparents. Their dad, former NFL star Archie Manning, is at the wheel with Olivia at his side. Eli, Peyton...
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones, No. 1)

Barbara Park - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Meet the Worlds Funniest Kindergartner - Junie B. Jones!. Remember when it was scary to go to school? With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Parks New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing - and reading...
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Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle

Miranda Paul - Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

Drip. Sip. Pour me a cup. Water is water unless...it heats up.Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Steam is steam unless...it cools high.This spare, poetic picture book follows a group of kids as they move through all the different phases of the water cycle. From rain to fog to snow...
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Miss Brooks' Story Nook

Barbara Bottner - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious companion to the New York Times bestselling Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't) about the power of stories and storytelling. Missy loves her librarian, Miss Brooks. And she loves to go to Miss Brooks' before-school story time. But to get to Story Nook, she has to pass...
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Once There Was a Tree

Gennady Spirin - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

An old stump attracts many living creatures, even man, and when it is gone, a new tree attracts the same creatures, who need it for a variety of reasons.
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Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Pete the Cat, coolest kitty ever, is ready for another adventure!In Pete the Cat Pete at the Beach, Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks...
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P. Zonka Lays An Egg

Julie Paschkis - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Audiobook

Extraordinary hen P. Zonka spends her time taking in the beauty around her: the shiny green of the grass, the buttery yellows of the dandelions, the deep blue of the sky. The other hens can't understand why she never lays eggs like they do. Finally, P. Zonka gives in and lays an egg....
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Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook

Barbara Park - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner - Junie B. Jones! With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing - and reading - for over 20 years! In the 9th Junie...
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Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book that The New York Times calls "both classic and ultracontemporary," Leave Me Alone! is an epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting.One day, a grandmother shouts, "LEAVE ME ALONE!"...
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