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The Museum of Very Bad Smells: A Dare to Scratch "n' Sniff Mystery

Monica Arnaldo - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Calling upon only the BRAVEST detectives with the STRONGEST noses - do you dare to scratch 'n' sniff and help solve this foul mystery?! There's been a robbery at the Museum of Very Bad Smells! Somebody stole the world-famous rotten egg . . . and everybody is a suspect. It's...
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Sister Day

Jyoti Rajan Gopal - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Dawn breaksnew dayhearts lightsisters play.. In this lyrical and spare picture book with beautiful illustrations from Fanny Liem, author Jyoti Rajan Gopal tells the story of two sisters who are excited to go on a backyard adventure. But when their make-believe meets with disaster, the sisters...
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The Island Before No

Christina Uss - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

When a kid who can say NO visits an island of walruses who can only say YES, chaos ensues in this hilarious debut picture book. For fans of NO Is All I Know!. When you're a walrus living on an island where the answer to every question is YES, life is pretty simple, especially when that's...
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Supernatural: An Official Spooky Picture Book

Micol Ostow - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

Join Sam, Dean, and Castiel as they work together to dust a very spooky monster in this officially licensed book inspired by the hit television series.. Sam and Dean Winchester are more than brothers - they are brothers who hunt and fight demons together! They learned from the best and are practically...
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How to Eat a Mango

Paola Santos - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

Abuelita teaches Carmencita that you can't rush mango-eating: it takes five steps to appreciate the gift and feel the love.. Carmencita doesn't want to help Abuelita pick mangoes; she doesn't even like them! They're messy, they get stuck in her teeth, and it's a chore...
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Sinclair, the Velociraptor Who Thought He Was a Chicken

Douglas Rees - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

An action-packed and hilarious picture book about a family of chickens with one member who is a little different from the rest.. Edna the very first chicken is hatching her very first eggs!. With long, sharp teeth and claws, one of her chicks, Sinclair, is an unusual chicken. But when Gorgosaurus...
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Dare to Be Daring

Chelsea Lin Wallace - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From rising star Chelsea Lin Wallace comes a rhyming, rollicking picture book read-aloud about facing your fears, big or small - perfect for fans of I Am Courage and Max the Brave. Today I will dare to be daring. You say this is pea and beef stew? It's green and it's grimy. It moved!...
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We Are a Class

Rob Sanders - Beaming Books
Format: Hardcover

A celebratory declaration of what it means to be part of a diverse class of students.We're movers and shakers. Mammoth change makers. Friends. Learners. Achievement earners.An icebreaker and friend-maker, We Are a Class is an inclusive, aspirational story to be read aloud responsively,...
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The Quacken

Justin Colón - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book about a boy who unwittingly unleashes a ferociously fuzzy beast on his campground!. Lurking in the lake at Cucumonga Campground is a fearsome and frightening creature. Legend says that it swallows...
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The Reindeer Remainders: A Math Story with Plenty of Heart

Katey Howes - Sourcebooks Explore
Format: Hardcover

A delightful rhyming picture book for back-to-school about working together and including others!A class of a dozen reindeer is preparing for the big showcase night event when a new student arrives. This isn't a big deal until it's time to divide in groups, and there's a leftover...
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