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Junkyard

Mike Austin - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Man the machines and help clean up the junkyard in this rousing robot story that encourages community building.The yard has junk! Stacks and heaps and piles of junk as far as the eye can see. But the Munching Machine robots are on the job - it's time to get cleaning! And after a whole...
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The Way Home in the Night

Akiko Miyakoshi - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. My mother carries me through the quiet streets, the bunny explains. Most of our neighbors are already home. The bunny can see their lights in the windows, and hear and smell what they might be doing: talking on the phone,...
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I Love You, Funny Bunny

Sean Julian - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover

Together, parents and children will giggle their way through I Love You, Funny Bunny as they discover the fun and loving parts of their own relationship. Illustrated by Sean Julian, I Love You, Funny Bunny is a picture book perfect for sharing at bedtime or any time of day. With read-aloud...
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Return to the Scene of the Burp #19

Nancy Krulik - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book

I scream, you scream, we all scream - for the super burp!George is determined to find a cure for his bothersome burps, so he returns to the place where it all began - Ernie's Ice Cream Emporium - to find a secret ingredient. But when a competing ice cream shop opens right across the street,...
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My First Kitten

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

What is it like to get your first kitten? Find out in this early reader by Biscuit creator Alyssa Satin Capucilli. You will feed your kitten, pet it, pick up after it, and most of all ... love it very much. Young readers will love seeing kids their age take care of a kitten for the first...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Hit the Slope

Cynthia Rylant - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, like winter. But when the snow is deep outside and there's nothing to do inside, even a cozy winter day can be a little slow. Not for long! When Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, pull two sleds out of the garage, the four friends head for the sledding...
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May I Have a Word?

Caron Levis - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A battle of the magnet letters ensues across the refrigerator door in May I Have a Word? when C and K get into a fight about who gets to start the cooler (kooler?) words. When the two letters storm off in opposite directions, everything is turned upside down. SOCKS are now SO, there...
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Who Stole the Hazelnuts?

Marcus Pfister - NorthSouth Books
Format: Hardcover

A new book from the author of the bestselling Rainbow Fish series!The peace and quiet of the forest are shattered by a scream. Someone has stolen the squirrel's three hazelnuts! Who could have committed such a terrible crime? The squirrel begins his investigation, and no one is above suspicion.
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Iraq

Julie Murray - ABDO Publishing Company
Format: Print book

Welcome to Iraq home of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Babylons blue Gate of Ishtar, a large oil industry, and hundreds of years of cultural history. Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Iraqs history, government, major cities,...
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Swarm of Bees

Lemony Snicket - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Dark comes another brilliantly illustrated picture book that takes on an intense childhood emotion--this time, anger--in a rollicking, kid-friendly way.Whether you're a kid or a bee, sometimes you feel so mad, you buzz around looking for people...
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