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Night Night, Groot

BRENDAN DEENAN - Marvel Press
Format: Hardcover

It's been a long day for baby Groot and he's ready to be tucked in for bed. Just as his eyes start to close, Rocket Raccoon bursts onto the scene! Groot can't go to sleep yet, there's a whole galaxy that needs to be defended and they must work together to save the day! Then maybe, just...
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Ming and Her Poppy

DEIRDRE SULLIVAN - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

The stunning companion story to Ming Goes to School. Ming and Poppy's journey takes them over sidewalk cracks and dancing shadows, past honking horns and crowded crosswalks. They greet old friends and make new ones, while sharing stories, secrets, and the sting of painful words. And sometimes,...
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Hippo Says "Excuse Me"

Michael Dahl - Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Hippo uses his manners to help a little chick.
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The Mixed-Up Truck

Stephen Savage - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help the other trucks on the construction site? By mixing some powdery white cement, of course!He mixes it up, adds a little water, and presto . . . a cake?! He must have mixed flour instead...
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This Is Not a Picture Book

Sergio Ruzzier - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In this quirky yet sweet picture book about the joy and power of reading, Duck learns that even books without pictures can be fun. While he and his friend Bug may struggle at first to decipher their book, they stick with it, and before long they discover that not only can they read it, but it deserves...
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Fun in the Sun

David Catrow - Holiday House
Format: Print book

A hapless dog frolics in the sun and sand on a perfect beach day. It's fun in the sand, but now there's sand in his lunch and sand in his suit. Time for a dip in the water! The dog splishes, splashes, and rides the waves; it's fun in the water too. As the sun goes down, he flies...
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The Not So Quiet Library

Zachariah OHora - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A hilarious story that celebrates the power of books and libraries in the vein of It's a Book It's Saturday, which means Oskar and Theodore get to go to the library with their dad! It means donuts for breakfast! And it means endless quiet hours lost in stories. But on this not so quiet...
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Eat, Leo! Eat!

Caroline Adderson - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Leo wants no part of sitting down with his family to eat Nonna's big, delizioso lunch every Sunday. "I'm not hungry," he insists. Not hungry? Hmm. Clever Nonna gets an idea. She'll use a story to lure Leo to her table. And since the pasta in her soup, called stelline...
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Happy!

Pharrell Williams - Putnam Books
Format: Hardcover

Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams's super-hit song "Happy" is now a picture bookNominated for an Academy Award in 2014, "Happy" hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell...
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Betty Bunny Wants a Goal

Michael Kaplan - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Ladybug Girl and Charlie & Lola, check out the loveable handful nobunny can resist! Betty Bunny puts her own funny preschool spin on soccer (and practice) . From the creator of Disney's T.V. series Dog with a Blog.Soccer is the first sport most kids play, and Betty...
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Peek-A Who?

Nina Laden - Chronicle Books
Format: Board book

Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in these two fun board books. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the suprise...
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Number One Sam

Greg Pizzoli - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

They're off! Sam is the best race-car driver in history-he is number one at every race! But when his best friend, Maggie, shows that she has racing talent of her own, Sam doesn't know how to handle coming in second place. Will he learn what it truly means to be a winner?
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Oliver and his Egg

Paul Schmid - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In this follow-up to Oliver and his Alligator, Oliver spots a rock on the playground. But it's not just any rock-he's sure it's a dinosaur egg. And once it hatches, he has the best new friend he could ask for. They sail to a deserted island and even launch into outer space....
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Hardscrabble Harvest

Dahlov Ipcar - Islandport Press
Format: Hardcover

Hardscrabble Harvest uses rollicking verse and Ipcar's distinctive illustrations to tell a charming story about the running battle between a farm family and the mischievous animals that plunder their fields. Crows peck at freshly sown seeds, ducks eat new strawberry plants, rabbits...
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Puppy Takes a Bath

Christine Ricci - Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Format: Paperback

Dora wants to give her puppy a bath. But first she has to find him!
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Santa Rex

Molly Idle - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Cordelia is celebrating her favorite winter holiday with her Cretaceous buddies. Will Santa Rex bring her everything she asked for? The Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator of "Flora and the Flamingo" comes an ideal stocking stuffer for young fans. Full color.
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Crowds of Creatures

Kate Riggs - Creative Editions
Format: Board book

In rhyming couplets, Crowds of Creatures offers up a fun, foundational introduction to the family groups of six types of animals that are sure to fascinate every preschool learner. Simple, rhythmical text identifies a common name used in defining what a group of each creature is called....
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Hug Me, Please!

PRZEMYSLAW WECHTEROWICZ - words & pictures
Format: Hardcover

When Daddy Bear tells Little Bear that the best thing is to hug someone, Little Bear has an idea: let's give Mr Beaver a hug! And Miss Weasel! And the Hares! And the Big Bad Wolf! Before long, they've hugged nearly everyone in the forest. But aren't they forgetting someone?Hug Me, Please!...
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A Is for Awesome

Dallas Clayton - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Inspirational artist Dallas Clayton infuses his trademark whimsical art and positive message into an absolutely awesome alphabet book. Alliterative and rhyming words of wisdom surrounded by all new art fill this energetic alphabet book by Dallas Clayton. Bursting with color and life, each...
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Bluebird

Bob Staake - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

"Like nothing you have seen before," raves Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and the importance of friendship. In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated...
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How Do Dinosaurs Go to Sleep?

Jane Yolen - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Print book

With more than 14 million books in print, the How Do Dinosaurs... series is a huge hit all over the world. Humorous paintings of oversized dinosaurs with human parents make this an irresistible book for sharing. And we all know that when parents are ready to say good night, it turns out that...
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The Best Nest

P.D. Eastman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Illus. in full color. Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.
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Cuckoo!

Fiona Roberton - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Hilarious and heartwarming read-aloud from IRA Children's Book Award winner Cuckoo hatches. And all is well. But when his brothers and sisters sing out Too-too-weet! Too-too-weet! Cuckoo instead chirps Cuckoo! and no one can understand him.When he leaves his nest,...
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Matildas Cat

Emily Gravett - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This delightful picture book with Emily Gravetts signature twist ending sweetly depicts the relationship between a child and her beloved pet.Matilda is desperate to figure out what her cat will enjoy. She tries everything she can think of: climbing trees, playing with wool, even tea parties...
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Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School

Simon Puttock - Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

"A reassuring look at feeling shy on the first day in the classroom." - ?The Independent (U.K.) It's Mouse's first night at Miss Moon's Moonlight School but she is shy, too shy to even say hello. Luckily, with help from Miss Moon and her new friends Bat, Cat, and Owl,...
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If My Love Were a Fire Truck: A Daddy's Love Song

Luke Reynolds - Doubleday
Format: Print book

A father's love for his son goes zoom, swoosh, vroom, boom! in this energetic, adventurous, and action-packed tribute to fathers and sons. Great for Father's Day or any day with Dad. The bond between a father and his son is as powerful as a rocket ship blasting into space, a giant...
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I Dont Want to Be Big

Marco A Zarbin - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the hit picture book I Dont Want to Be a Frog will love this silly companion featuring a frog thats still as stubborn as ever and his surprisingly patient father."Reminiscent of Mo Willemss Elephant and Piggie series" - Publishers Weekly Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesnt...
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Beach House

Deanna Caswell - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

A long, long drive.It's been a yearof dreaming, waiting.Now, summer's here.In a funny and heartfelt celebration of family, vacations, and the joy of the sea, Deanna Caswell and Amy June Bates capture the essence of summer - building sand castles, jumping the waves, and watching...
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Some Birds

Matt Spink - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Hardcover

Some birds are big, some birds are small, and some birds are just incredibly tall. Some birds are caged, but most birds are FREE. A much better life, I'm sure you'll agree! Swooping and squawking, flapping and fluttering, there are many different kinds of birds in the world, all with...
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Share

Sally Anne Garland - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to sharing, children often have a tough time. But, as we know, some of the best-learned lessons come from challenging situations. When Bunny's little cousin visits, her mother tells her over and over that she must share. But her cousin wants to do everything Bunny does. He wants...
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Lucky Lazlo

Steve Light - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

It's curtains up on a delightful new production from Steve Light, whose intricate pen-and-ink style sets the stage for a romantic gesture gone comically awry.Lazlo is in love. He selects the perfect red rose and sets off to the theater to present it to his beloved, an actress currently...
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Piggy

Trevor Lai - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

An irresistibly adorable debut about a lonely little piglet who makes his first friend--perfect for anyone who has felt the joy of new friendships.Piggy loves books so much that he never has time for friends. But his favorite story has always been about two friends and the special times...
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The Forgetful Knight

Michelle Robinson - Dial Books
Format: Audiobook

This hilarious, Monty Python-style sendup of the classic knight-and-dragon story comes with jaunty rhymes and a fabulous twist ending Mischief! Mishaps! Dragons! Heres the story of an intrepid knight, only our narrator cant quite remember the details. Did that knight carry a sandwich, or a sword?...
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Magic Little Words

Angèle Delaunois - Owlkids Books
Format: Hardcover

Thank you. Sorry. Goodbye. I love you. These basic words and phrases are among the early ones we learn, but they also represent big concepts whose larger meanings can be difficult to grasp. Magic Little Words tackles the challenge, presenting one "little word" on each spread alongside...
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Underpants for Ants (Usborne Phonics Readers)

Russell Punter - Usborne Books
Format: Paperback

This funny story is told with rhythmic text and phonic repetition, and is suitable for reading aloud or beginner readers.A humorously illustrated picture book for beginner readers - great fun to read aloud together. The ants are feeling a bit chilly - can Mouse help with her knitting skills?...
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One Happy Tiger

Catherine Rayner - Tiger Tales
Format: Board book

One tiger sits all alone, feeling sad. Then he finds two bright bugs, three colorful birds, and more, and soon he isnt sad anymore. Children will learn to count from 1 to 10 as they travel with the tiger to each new adventure in this beautiful book of friendship.
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Birds & Other Animals with Pablo Picasso

PABLO PICASSO - Phaidon Press
Format: Board book

A groundbreaking study of animals as captured in rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo PicassoThe masterful drawings of Pablo Picasso are used to teach animal recognition in this artful, read-aloud board book. Birds & Other Animals takes children through Picasso's series...
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Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown

ERIC LITWIN - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Groovy Joe is totally fun.He's a tail-wagging, song singing party of one!And he rocks like this:Disco party bow wow!#1 New York Times bestsellers Eric Litwin (Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes) and Tom Lichtenheld (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site) are back...
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Feminist Baby

Loryn Brantz - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Board book

Feminist Baby likes pink and blue.Sometimes she'll throw up on you! Feminist Baby chooses what to wearand if you don't like it she doesn't care! Meet the irrepressible Feminist Baby in this refreshing, clever board book about a girl who's not afraid to do her own thing,...
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Princess Patty Meets Her Match

Charise Mericle Harper - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

One day your prince will come . . .. . . or so Princess Patty was told.But he's taking too long, and she's tired of waiting; so with Miss Loverpuff (her pet starfish) in tow, Patty sets off to find her own happily-ever-after. Along the way, she meets a prince who places leftover...
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Here Comes the Easter Cat

Deborah Underwood - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A cat with flair to spare, an Easter Bunny with a job to do, and a hilarious break from sticky-sweet Easter fare for fans of Patrick McDonnell and the Pigeon books by Mo Willems.Why should the Easter Bunny get all the love Thats what Cat would like to know. So he decides to take over He dons...
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Plenty of Love To Go Around

Emma Chichester Clark - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Theres a new pet in town! Based on the adventures of Emma Chichester Clarks real-life dog, Plum, this delightful romp gently tackles feelings of jealousy and the difficulties of sharing, in endearing, dynamic illustrations that readers will love. Plum the dog loves being her familys...
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Moo

Matthew Van Fleet - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Ina Ltf Mu edition
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of the New York Times bestsellers Heads and Dog. Oink, cluck, squeak, moo . . . cock-a-doodle-doo! Ingeniously designed flaps and pull tabs, accompanied by pettable textures, offer a flock of interactive fun in this innovative introduction to seven species of barnyard residents....
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Who Goes There?

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Cozy up to this tender tale about overcoming fears and finding friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Bear Snores On.Lewis Mouse is preparing his nest for winter. It is cozy and it is warm, and yet something is missing. All of a sudden— SCRITCH, SCRATCH, TAP, TAP,...
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Way Back Then

Neil Christopher - Inhabit Media, Inc.,
Format: Print book

A sweet and simple bedtime story, written in both English and Inuktitut, introduces readers to several short myths from Inuit mythology Kudlu's children will not go to sleep until he tells them a story of long ago. Before they will shut their eyes, they want to hear about a time...
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Froggy Goes to the Library

Jonathan London - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Froggy loves the library! When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor...
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Coaches

Rebecca Pettiford - Bullfrog Books
Format: Hardcover

In Coaches, beginning readers will learn how coaches teach kids the skills they need to play sports. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover what coaches do on the job.
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Roadwork

Sally Sutton - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Every preschooler who is mad for machines will revel in this bright, boisterous picture book about the exciting process of building a road."Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop!"There are many big machines and busy...
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How to Catch a Mouse

Philippa Leathers - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A confident but inexperienced cat is certain she has scared all the mice out of her house, but things are not always as they seem.Clemmie the cat knows everything about how to catch a mouse, and she would prove it, too - except that she's never actually seen a mouse. Perhaps, she thinks,...
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My First Machines

Jennifer Sutoski - Capstone Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Maple Leaf Learners will delight parents and children alike. Bright images and simple text will help youngsters learn their first machines.
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Little Miss Muffet

Iza Trapani - Sky Pony Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Poor little Miss Muffet. She just can't seem to catch a break! All she wants to do is eat her curds and whey in peace. But, when a rather terrifying spider appears, she desperately scurries away. Frantically searching for some much-needed solace, she ventures outside, only to be startled...
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My Mother Goose: A Collection of Favorite Rhymes, Songs, and Concepts

David McPhail - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

All your favorite nursery rhymes, songs, and concepts illustrated by popular artist David McPhail--the perfect shower, birthday, or Christmas gift for babies and toddlers. Enter the beloved world of Mother Goose with the whimsical illustrations of David McPhail. Here classic rhymes come...
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Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs

unlisted - EDC Publishing

This delightful book answers all kinds of dinosaur questions that young children ask. Lift the flaps to discover when, where, how, what, which, why, yes or no.,
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Carl's Halloween

Alexandra Day - Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

Mom has to go help Grandma, but it's Halloween, and Carl and Madeleine don't want to miss out on the fun. So after Mom leaves, they make their own costumes and go out trick-or-treating by themselves. They even stop in at a party to bob for apples before they return safely to their...
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Bus Drivers

Rebecca Pettiford - Bullfrog Books

In Bus Drivers, beginning readers will learn how bus drivers help people get to where they need to go. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover how bus drivers can take passengers across town, to the airport, or to different cities.
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What's an Apple?

Marilyn Singer - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Print book

What can you do with an apple? You can pick it, kick it, wash it, squash it - but don't forget to eat it. This charming new series will show readers how to find magic and joy in the beauty of everyday life. Also available: What's a Banana?
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Penguin in Love

Salina Yoon - Walker Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

One day, Penguin was looking for love, But instead he found . . .A mitten. When Penguin finds a lost mitten on the ice one day, he wonders who it belongs to--after all, every mitten has a mate! Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations...
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Where My Feet Go

Birgitta Sif - Knopf
Format: Print book

A young panda's feet walk, run, swing, and splash through the day in this charming story for preschoolers that is also an ode to imaginative play, perfect for fans of the Chu's Day books. Meet Little Panda. He's awake and ready for adventure. Where will his feet take him? Do they...
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Clare Beaton's Action Rhymes

Clare Beaton - Barefoot Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Small children love to act out simple rhymes. This collection is ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers. These seven easy-to-follow action rhymes will help build movement, co-ordination and language skills. Sturdy board book format for small hands - no torn pages! Beautiful hand-sewn...
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Bear Counts

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Numbers and counting are so much fun with Bear in the second of a concept picture book series from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear's New Friend.Numbers, numbers everywhere.Can you count along with Bear? Karma Wilson's spirited text and Jane Chapman's inviting...
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Be a Friend

Salina Yoon - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in extraordinary ways. Some children do show-and-tell. Dennis mimes his. Some children climb trees. Dennis is happy to BE a tree . . . But being a mime can be lonely. It isn't until Dennis meets a girl named Joy that he discovers the power...
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Families Around the World

Margriet Ruurs - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

A successor to the popular Children Around the World written and illustrated by Donata Montanari, this book allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Based on real children, each one's story fills a two-page spread...
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Go, Dog Go

P.D. Eastman - Random House/Beginner Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. From big dogs and little dogs to red, green, and blue dogs, dogs going up and dogs going fast . . . who knew dogs were so busy? And laughter will ensue at the repeated question “Do you like my hat?”...
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Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up

Mollie Katzen
Format: Hardcover

offers children and families easy recipes for healthy, fun, and delicious food. Mollie Katzen, renowned author of The Moosewood Cookbook, and educator Ann Henderson bring the grown-up world of real cooking to a child's level. Children as young as three years old and as old as eight...
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Baby Goes Baaaaa!

Lynne Chapman - Egmont UK
Format: Paperback

An engaging ABC book that encourages adults and children to have fun exploring sounds and voices together Baby goes . . . da-da! Baby goes . . . Grrrrr! Baby goes . . . vroom vroom!  Made for both parents and their children, this book encourages speech...
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Steam Train, Dream Train Counting

Sherri Duskey Rinker - Chronicle Books
Format: Board book

Cuddle up with the beloved animal friends from the bestselling Steam Train, Dream Train and count on lots of fun! Little train enthusiasts will love counting from one to ten along with the dreamy train cars!
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Papa Seahorse's Search

Anita Bijsterbosch - Clavis Publishing Inc.
Format: Print book

Daddy Sea horse lost one of his ten baby sea horses. He looks behind the coral, in the shell and underneath the rocks. But he mostly finds other animals. Can you count them? And can you find the tenth baby sea horse? A funny search and count (and lift-the-flap) book about daddy Sea horse...
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Pumpkin Day!

Candice Ransom - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In this Step 1 Step into Reading early reader, a boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds - just in time for Halloween! Buoyant rhymes and joyful art evoke the excitement of the season. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know...
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The Missing Chick

Valeri Gorbachev - Candlewick Press
Format: Book

Little chicks will be reassured when the town turns out for a search in this amusing, gently suspenseful tale with a sweet, satisfying ending.One of Mother Hen's little chicks is missing. Did they leave him in the house? Is he hiding in his bed? Under a bush? A frantic Mother Hen enlists...
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Puddle Jumpers

Anne Margaret Lewis - Sky Publishing
Format: Print book

It's a rainy day in the month of May and Sam spots a rainbow, and then a puddle. A perfect spring puddle. His mother warns, "No! No jumping in puddles! You must keep clean today!" but Sam can't stop himself from testing the water with his galoshes. And then the puddle invites...
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Aberdeen

Stacey Previn - Viking
Format: Print book

Aberdeen never meant to leave the yard in the first place. BUT a balloon floated by and.... He is suddenly off on an unexpected adventure! Before long, Aberdeen follows his whims and fancy to unknown territory, a little too far away from home - and from mama.Who doesn't know the feeling...
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Boats Go

Steve Light - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

All aboard! Sail away with 8 noisy boats, as they toot, chug, clang, and splash their way across the water! The sturdy pages feature a fireboat, tugboat, cruise ship, paddleboat, speedboat, sailboat, submarine, and gondola, and encourage young readers to chime in with all the noises each...
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Big Cat, Little Cat

Elisha Cooper - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

There was a cat who lived alone.Until the daya new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship begins, following two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn't come back.Big Cat, Little Cat is a poignant story, told in measured...
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The Young World

Chris Weitz - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Chris Weitz has made a beautiful transition from writing and directing films to novels. The Young World is populated with characters you won't forget and a story as fresh and urgent as Divergent."--James Patterson, #1 NY Times bestselling author of Maximum Ride.
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Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!

Todd Tarpley - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A playful robot bedtime story, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco! Quiet at last. Not a peep. Three little robots are... BEEP! BEEP!When his three rambunctious robots give every possible excuse not to go to sleep, what's a little boy to do? With a fun refrain...
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I Just Want to Say Good Night

Rachel Isadora - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Print book

Caldecott Honor-winner Rachel Isadora's stunning oil paintings illustrate this delightful bedtime tale, set on the African plains. The sun has set and the moon is rising, and that means it's bedtime. But not if Lala has a say - because she's not ready to go to sleep! First...
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Find the Duck

Stephen Cartwright - Usborne Books
Format: Book

-- Specially devised to encourage young children to find and name objects hidden in a familiar environment --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together

Marc Brown - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fingers ready?Fingers set?Fingers play!Its time for Playtime Rhymes-a treasury of twenty favorite finger rhymes compiled and illustrated by the bestselling and beloved artist Marc Brown for the enjoyment of young and old. From the clever Whoops! Johnny and funny Do Your Ears Hang Low? to the irrepressible...
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Eric!

Chris Wormell - Red Fox; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Can clumsy Eric be a hero? Discover that bravery comes in all shapes and sizes.Eric is a little boy who sometimes gets things wrong. But Eric learns that while you can't be good at everything, sometimes it takes a little time to find out what you are good at. And when a huge monster...
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Tell Me a Tattoo Story

Alison McGhee - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

A bestselling author-illustrator duo join forces to create a modern father-son love story. The father tells his little son the story behind each of his tattoos, and together they go on a beautiful journey through family history. There's a tattoo from a favorite book his mother used to read...
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Bedtime 123

Eric Walters - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Board book

Lull your little one to sleep while counting the animals also nestling in for the night. Count the stars coming out, fox cubs snuggling, puppies piling and chicks cuddling as baby rocks gently to sleep in this gorgeously illustrated board book from bestselling author Eric Walters and award-winning...
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What a Hoot!

Frann Preston-Gannon - POW!; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

A companion to the best-selling Hot Dog, Cold Dog, Frann Preston-Gannon's new lap-sized boardbook, What a Hoot! explores opposites through the antics of adorable owls. Wide-eyed and plump, Frann's colorful little owls cavort happily through these pages--sloshing through the mud in a pair...
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Welcome Home, Bear: A Book of Animal Habitats

Il Sung Na - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Follow Bear as he visits animal habitats around the world - and comes to appreciate his own home - in this new offering from the creator of A Book of Sleep and A Book of Babies. Bear is tired of waking up every morning in the same green forest, so he decides to search for a new place...
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Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball

Emily Jenkins - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic - the toys from the beloved chapter books Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home - are back in a glorious full-color picture book, perfect for gift-giving this holiday season. Acclaimed author Emily Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning...
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Duck & Goose Go to the Beach

Tad Hills - Random House Children's Books
Format: Print book

In this delightful follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose, Duck wants to go on an adventure. Goose doesn't. He doesn't see the point. After all, why would they go anywhere when they're happy right where they are? But then Goose sees...
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Hello, Hippo! Goodbye, Bird!

Kristyn Crow - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about a grumpy hippo, a persistent bird, and a delightful friendship! Bird wants to be Hippo's friend! Hippo wants to be left alone. Bird makes a great hat for Hippo. He tells hilarious hippo jokes. He keeps the bugs away (can you say lunch!?) . Hippo...
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The Story of Fish and Snail

Deborah Freedman - Viking
Format: Hardcover

Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story.Today, Fish's story (about pirates!) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to show Snail. But that would mean leaving the familiar world of their book - a scary prospect for Snail, who would rather stay safely at home...
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Laundry Day

Jessixa Bagley - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

"I'm bored," said Tic."Me too," said Tac.What do two bored badgers do when they've done everything, including driving their mother around the bend?Laundry, of course.What could possibly go wrong?In this spirited picture book, Tic and Tac, two adorable badgers, get a little...
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Hello Spring!

Shelley Rotner - Holiday House
Format: Print book

When winter ends, spring begins! The days get longer and the air gets warmer. Trees and flowers bloom and animals have their babies. Spring is the perfect time to have fun! Preschoolers will love this lyrical yet simple introduction to the wondrous surprises brought by spring. Featuring...
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Step Gently Out

Helen Frost - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

Stunning close-up photography and a lyrical text implore children to look more closely at the world around them.Be still, and watch a single blade of grass.An ant climbs up to look around.A honeybee flies past.What would happen if you walked very, very quietly and looked ever so carefully...
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Baby Loves Fall!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Book

Karen Katz - Little Simon; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Baby experiences the thrills of fall in this seasonal lift-the-flap board book from Karen Katz!It's fall! What will baby see?What is in the basket?Here are a soft, fluffy hat and scarf! Little ones will love lifting the flaps in this book to reveal a yummy apple pie, some crunchy acorns,...
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Bear's Big Day

Salina Yoon - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's beloved duo Bear and Floppy head to school in Bear's Big Day--a charming picture book about embracing new experiences.It's Bear's very first day of school! He wants to be grown up, so he leaves his stuffed bunny Floppy at home...
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Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Elizabeth Hammill - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

A spectacular treasury of 150 classic nursery rhymes and new discoveries, featuring a star-studded roster of seventy-seven illustrators.Nursery rhymes have entertained and comforted children for centuries. Over the Hills and Far Away is a unique collection of rhymes and verse from...
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How to Pee: Potty Training for Boys

Todd Spector - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

Out with the old and in with the new! Family physician Dr. Todd Spector presents a fresh and outrageously fun way to encourage little boys to give up their diapers. They can try it freestyle (in the backyard!) , or give the potty a try with the help of a few props and plenty of imagination....
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15 Things Not to Do with a Baby

Margaret McAllister - Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Format: Print book

Congratulations! You now have a baby in your family. Follow our top tips and you'll all be very happy! Don't lend your baby to a kangaroo, plant your baby in the garden, or take to school with you - and definitely don't send your baby to play with an elephant! DO cuddle your baby, read...
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Princess! Fairy! Ballerina!

Bethanie Deeney Murguia - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

What do you want to play today? A princess, a fairy, and a ballerina face off in this sweet, funny story of three best friends on one uproarious playdate.When three friends gather for a playdate, they have to decide: Will they play princess, fairy, or ballerina? Its the perfect setup for a royal,...
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Bugs, Bees, and Other Buzzy Creatures

Dk Publishing. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

What's the buzz? Learn all about the insect world with fun activities and amazing facts in Bugs, Bees, and Other Buzzy Creatures. Discover why bees buzz and why ladybugs are red as you complete different fun craft activities. Each page has clear, engaging photographs with clear text...
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Little school bus.

Margery Cuyler - Henry Holt
Format: Book

Join Driver Bob the school bus driver and his little school bus as they wake early, pick up the children, and drop them off at school. Then it's off to the garage to fix a tail light. All in a day's work for this trusty team. The lyrical text, catchy rhyme, and bright pictures make this...
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My Cousin Momo

Zachariah OHora - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Zachariah OHoras distinctive retro art and kid-friendly humor take the stage in this story about accepting and celebrating differences.Momo is coming to visit, and his cousins are SO excited! But even though Momo is a flying squirrel, he wont fly for his cousins friends. Plus, his games...
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Blizzard

John Rocco - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Blizzard is based on John Rocco's childhood experience during the now infamous Blizzard of 1978, which brought fifty-three inches of snow to his town in Rhode Island. Told with a brief text and dynamic illustrations, the book opens with a boy's excitement upon seeing...
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Just One More

Jennifer Hansen Rolli - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes Ruby needsjust one more minute of sleep,one more thingy for her hair,one more push on the swing,and one more scoop on her cone,(and one more, and one more, and one more . . .) until one more is justtoo much.Maybe it's time for just one?If you know a someone like...
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They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel - Chronicle Books
Format: Audiobook

A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times bestseller"An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." - Shelf Awareness, starred review"Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." - The Huffington PostThe cat walked through the world,...
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Always

Emma Dodd - Templar
Format: Hardcover

One little elephant learns that a parent’s love is unconditional.There is always love between parent and child, which is the heartwarming message in an exquisite new title from Emma Dodd. Featuring stunning illustrations of an elephant family and with interior pages embellished with...
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Tad and Dad

David Ezra Stein - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein's expressive tale about familial love is full of funny, tender family dynamics that will evoke nods of recognition and lots of laughs. Tad the tadpole loves spending every minute with his awesome dad, whether they're swimming together, catching flies,...
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Let's Paint!

Gabriel Alborozo - Allen & Unwin
Format: Hardcover

Warm, vibrant, and amusing,a joyous picture book exploration of the messy and marvelous world of art, encouraging all children to pick up a paint brushWhetherone drips, dots, daubsor carefully dabsthere is awonderful world of art waiting to be explored, and this exuberantbookreassures all childrenthat...
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Following Papa's Song

Gianna Marino - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Papa?"asked Little Blue."Are we going very far?""Yes, Little Blue. We will travel fartherthan we have ever gone before."As two whales swim together through the big ocean, Little Blue has many questions for Papa, especially ones...
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Mix It Up!

Herve Tullet - Handprint Books
Format: Print book

PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP! and coming soon: LET'S PLAY!Accept Herv Tullet's irresistible invitation to mix it up in a dazzling adventure of whimsy and wonder. Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's...
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Get Out of My Bath!

Britta Teckentrup - Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

Ellie the elephant loves to have fun in the bath, but she's not the only one. Her fun is interrupted when a crocodile decides to join her, followed by a flamingo, then a mouse and even a tiger! Poor Ellie's bath is ruined. What can she do? She sucks all the water into her trunk, of course!...
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Little Kunoichi, The Ninja Girl

Sanae Ishida - Little Bigfoot
Format: Hardcover

Little Kunoichi, a young ninja in training, is frustrated. Inspired by tiny Chibi Samurai's practice and skills, she works harder than ever and makes a friend. Together, they show the power of perseverance, hard work, and cooperation when they wow the crowd at the Island Festival. Ninja...
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I'll Wait, Mr. Panda

Steve Antony - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Panda from Steve Antony's bestselling, funny manners book Please, Mr. Panda is back!This time, Mr. Panda's black-and-white animal friends are curious what he's making, but only one has the patience to stick around. An alpaca, an aardvark, rabbits, and a bird all wind up missing...
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Dads First Day

Mike Wohnoutka - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

All summer Oliver and his dad played together, laughed together, sang together, and read together.Now its time for Oliver to start school!On the first day, Olivers dad isnt quite ready. . . . Suddenly he feels nervous. His tummy hurts, and he would rather stay home.But Oliver isnt convinced....
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Little Santa

Jon Agee - Dial Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Ever wonder what Santa was like as a child? Award-winning author/illustrator Jon Agee brings us the funny, playful answer in this Christmas picture book destined to become a classic.Little Santa loves the North Pole. The rest of his family? Not so much. So, when they decide to move to Florida,...
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So Many Feet

Nichole Mara - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Print book

High feet, slow feet, fast feet, snow feet! So Many Feet introduces young children to the great diversity in the natural world, using feet as an accessible point of entry. The playful, rhyming main text offers some information, but is mostly fun to read aloud. The secondary text offers...
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I Promise

David McPhail - Little
Format: Print book

"What's a promise?"When Baby Bear asks Mother Bear this important question, she promises her cub that she will feed him, play with him, and do everything she can to keep him safe. But Baby Bear has more questions: What happens if you break a promise? Can his mother promise...
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Hands Say Love

George Shannon - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; gift edition
Format: Hardcover

Hands touch, hold, and hug. Hands feed, give, and share. Hands create, mend, and heal. Hands say love! Every day, our hands show the most important people in our lives how we care about them, from parents helping children learn to walk to families playing and working together to friends...
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The Fun Book of Scary Stuff

Emily Jenkins - Frances Foster Books
Format: Print book

There are lots of frightening things out there. Witches. Trolls. Sharks. The DARK!But nothing seems as scary once you turn on the light. In this hilarious picture book, a boy and his two dogs go through a list of all the things, both real and imagined, that make the hair on the backs of their...
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The Going-To-Bed Book

Sandra Boynton - Little Simon
Format: Board book

Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic.The sun has set not long ago. Now everybody goes belowto take a bath in one big tubwith soap all over - SCRUB SCRUB SCRUB! This classic bedtime story is just right for winding down the day as a joyful,...
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Luke & the Little Seed

Giuliano Ferri - Minedition
Format: Hardcover

This celebration of the magic of nature teaches a gentle life lesson about the value of patience On his birthday, Luke, the little mouse, has so many wonderful presents. So when his grandfather gives him a seed, he is rather disappointed. But as Luke learns about patience, he begins...
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When?

Leo Lionni - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From sunup to sundown, winter through fall, Leo Lionni's signature illustration style and a toddler-friendly text ask a simple question: When is time of day/season? One of four board books that celebrates the art and imagination of Leo Lionni, this book is a perfect introduction to the concepts...
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Your Alien

Tammi Sauer - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Print book

One day, you'll be looking out your window when something wonderful comes your way ... and you will want to keep him. When a little boy meets a stranded alien child, the two instantly strike up a fabulous friendship. They go to school, explore the neighborhood, and have lots of fun....
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Please, Puppy, Please

Spike Lee - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Away from the gate, puppy puppy, please, puppy. Oh wait, puppy, wait, please, please, please, please.... In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Beacon Award-winning producer Tonya Lewis Lee, take a close-up look at what happens...
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There's a Lion in My Cornflakes

Michelle Robinson - Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Sainsbury's Children's Book Award winner for Best Picture Book; A Guardian Best New Children's Book; The Sunday Times' Children's Book of the WeekIf you ever see a box of cornflakes offering a free lion, ignore it!This is the hair-raising story of two brothers who didn't...
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Penguin Problems

Jory John - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year selection "Well-paced, bursting with humor, and charmingly misanthropic."-- Kirkus Reviews starred reviewA penguin levels with human readers about what penguin life is really like--and it isn't all fun and games. A hilarious first...
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When Elephant Met Giraffe

Paul Gude - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

From the instant she sees him at the water hole, Elephant is curious about Giraffe. And while Giraffe doesnt have much to say, Elephant is more than happy to make the first move. From inviting herself to bake pretzels with Giraffe to ordering him around while playing pirates, Elephant...
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Frog on a log

Kes Gray - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A read-aloud story that will have kids rhyming around the house!"It's very simple, really. Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools, gophers sit on sofas, and frogs sit on logs."Each animal's designated seat rhymes with that animal's name. "It's not about...
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What's a Banana?

Marilyn Singer - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Print book

What can you do with a banana? You can grip it, unzip it, squeeze it, freeze it - you can even play it like a flute! With a little imagination and a sense of humor, you can transform it into anything! Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary with these charming picture books that encourage...
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Hens for Friends

Sandy De Lisle - The Gryphon Press
Format: Hardcover

Hens are smart, savvy, and like to cuddle, as Aaron describes in this picture book about his relationship with his best friend, a Rhode Island Red hen he names Margaret.Award-winning artist Amelia Hansen's delightful illustrations and author Sandy De Lisle's charming text engage...
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching

Laura Gehl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Egg is not hatching. No way. No how. It is too scary out there. Peep wants Egg to hatch so they can do fun things together, like watch the sunrise, splash in puddles, and play hide-and-seek.But Egg is not cracking... Joyce Wan's bright and bold illustrations will have young...
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The Mitten String

Jennifer Rosner - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An original Jewish folktale about a girl who knits, a deaf woman, and a piece of blue yarn. When her family invites a deaf woman and her baby to stay, Ruthie, a talented knitter of mittens, wonders how the mother will know if her child wakes in the night. The surprising answer inspires...
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Dan Santat - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

. Dan Santats Caldecott Medal-winning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend is a humorous and thoughtful celebration of friends.This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when...
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One Special Christmas

M Christina Butler - Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Its Christmas Eve, and Santa is sick! He cant deliver the presents, so he asks Little Hedgehog to do it for him. Little Hedgehog eagerly sets out with Santas sled, but there are too many presents for one small hedgehog to handle. How will Little Hedgehog ever deliver them in time...
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Whose Hat is That?

Anita Bijsterbosch - Clavis
Format: Hardcover

Oppenheim Toy Portfolios Gold Seal Award Winner for Best Book! Whoosh! The wind blows a hat up in the air. Does the hat belong to the cat? Or to the rooster? Maybe it belongs to the snake or the cow? Or the peacock, the horse or the polar bear? All the animals look good wearing the hat....
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Go, Wonder Pets!

Josh Selig - Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Format: Board book

The Wonder Pets find ways to help baby animals and save the day.
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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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Museum 123

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

In this simple and elegant counting book from the world's most renowned museum, numbers are introduced to children through masterpieces of art. Each number from one to ten has four pages devoted to it. First, readers are invited to search for how many of a certain object they can find...
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Muddle and Match: Imagine

Autumn Publishing - Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Format: Board book

Imagine your own funny stories and create crazy characters as you flip through the split pages and muddle things up!
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What Do You Wear?

Tarō Gomi - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print book

When it comes to getting toddlers dressed, the struggle is real. Enter: Taro Gomi! The bestselling author/illustrator offers a creative and colorful look at animals, reimagining their fur, feathers, and fins as...clothes! A sheep wears a fluffy jacket, a zebra sports striped PJs, a snake...
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Bedtime Math: This Time It's Personal

Laura Overdeck - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine Our mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. In, Bedtime Math: This Time It's Personal, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems...
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See Under the Sea

Kate Davies - Usborne ; Tulsa
Format: Print book

Explore the world beneath the sea, from coral reefs teeming with jewel-bright fish to the icy waters of the Arctic. Lift the flaps to peer inside shipwrecks and gaze into the dizzying depth of dark trenches at the very bottom of the ocean.
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Please Bring Balloons

Lindsay Ward - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Every day can be an adventure. Especially if you bring balloons.Ever wondered what it would be like to ride a carousel right off its platform? As Emma discovers, all it takes is a handful of balloons and a very kind polar bear to show you the way. This soaring story of friendship, between...
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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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Vegetables in Underwear

Jared Chapman - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Board book

A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties--big, small, clean, dirty, serious and funny--demonstrating the silliness and necessity of our undies. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles, but the pride with which this...
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Ninja Bunny

Jennifer Gray Olson - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be . . . a ninja! How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA: Rule #1. You must always work alone. Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations. Rule #3. A super awesome ninja must:...
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Gray Rabbit's 1,2,3

Alan Baker - Kingfisher
Format: Hardcover

One inquisitive hop, and splash! goes White Rabbit into a bucket of yellowpaint. Soon the little rabbit is jumping from bucket to bucket and learning all about colors and how they mix. Quivering with excitement, Brown Rabbit nudges open a square gift box and finds five balloons which take...
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Friendshape

Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling creators of EXCLAMATION MARK! introduce a triangle, circle, square, and rectangle who celebrate the gift of friendship.Friends shape who we are. They make us laugh. They fill us with fun. They stand by us during life's up and downs. And even when we disagree with our friends,...
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Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Anna Dewdney - Scholastic
Format: Book

Llama Llama likes to sing.Gilroy laughs at everything.Llama sings out just the same.Gilroy says a not-nice name.Teacher has some things to say:calling names is not OK.Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends....
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Usborne Very 1st Nursery Rhymes

Rosaline Bonnet - Educational Development Corporation
Format: Hardcover

Nice board book with nursery rhymes and pictures. Great for little children!
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Animal Babies on the Mountain!

Julia Groves - Child's Play (International) Ltd
Format: Print book

What's a baby goat called? Or a baby panda? In this collection of mountain creatures and their young, Julia Groves' distinctive art style captures each animal's unique beauty.
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Its Raining Bats & Frogs

Rebecca Colby - scholastic
Format: Hardcover

Key Features Description Delia has been looking forward all year to flying in the annual Witch Parade. When the rumors of rain come true and the other witches start complaining, Delia takes action. Using her best magic, Delia changes the rain to cats and dogs. At first this goes over quite...
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Extraordinary Jane

Hannah E Harrison - Dial Books for Young Readers
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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It is an orange aardvark!

Michael Hall - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Print book

Acclaimed New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Michael Hall delivers a funny and suspenseful story about colors, ants, aardvarks, and rainbows that will appeal to Lois Ehlert fans and fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Another winner from the author of My Heart...
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Duck, Duck, Moose!

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Duck and Duck are preparing for a party, and each step of the way, Moose inadvertently messes things up. When he disappears in shame, Duck and Duck must go find him so he can join in the party-which was for him! The slapstick physical humor of Duck, Duck, Moose will have kids overcome with...
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Bird, Balloon, Bear

Il Sung Na - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A fresh and heartwarming new story from Il Sung Na about finding the courage to make a friend. Bird is new to the forest, and he's looking for a friend. Bear could use a friend, too. But Bird is too shy to introduce himself. Just as he musters the courage to say hello . . . it's too late!...
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The Typewriter

Bill Thomson - Two Lions
Format: Print book

Using just nine words, the award-winning creator of Chalk takes readers on another unforgettable journey. When three children discover a typewriter on a carousel, they are transported on an adventure of their own creation - complete with a giant beach ball and a threatening crab....
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Families

Shelley Rotner - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate diversity with a picture book for very young children about the many faces of contemporary families in this companion to Shades of People.Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended...
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8: An Animal Alphabet

Elisha Cooper - Orchard Books
Format: Print book

Explore the animal world, from aardvark to zebu! Discover hundreds of animals, great and small. Lion and lizard, whale and wombat. Learn one wild fact about each animal. (Did you know that gorillas yawn when they are nervous?) Look carefully, because for each letter of the alphabet,...
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Baby Penguins Love their Mama

Melissa Guion - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day . . . or any day!When you're a mama penguin with lots (and lots) of little ones to take care of, the days can melt together in a blur. Monday: swimming lessons. Tuesday: sliding. Wednesday: waddling. And on and on. Mama loves her babies...
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Music Class Today!

David Weinstone - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Hooray!Music class is underway!As soon as the teacher starts to play his guitar and sing, the kids are whirling and twirling and having a blast. But for one hesitant little music maker, it is all a bit overwhelming at first. With energetic and bright illustrations, this reassuring story...
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The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin - Random House
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when...
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The Only Fish in the Sea

Philip Christian Stead - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Did you hear about little Amy Scott? She got a goldfish for her birthday and then just threw it in the ocean! That doesn't seem right.I guess Sherman and Sadie will have to go save little Ellsworth (every fish deserves a proper name) on their own. They'll need: A boatFishing gearTwenty-one...
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Are You My Mother?

P.D. Eastman - Random House
Format: Paperback

Illus. in color. A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mother?"
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Interstellar Cinderella

Deborah Underwood - Chronicle Books
Format: Book

Once upon a planetoid,amid her tools and sprockets,a girl named Cinderella dreamedof fixing fancy rockets.With a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella is going to the ball. But when the prince's ship has mechanical trouble, someone will have to zoom to the rescue! Readers will...
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Maple & Willow's Christmas Tree

Lori Nichols - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Lori Nichols's delightful book celebrates the bond of two nature-loving sisters, and their ability to find fantastic kid-powered solutions to any problem - and it will give allergy sufferers an extra reason to celebrate. Maple and Willow love trees - and now they are getting their...
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Cat Nap

Toni Yuly - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Board book

It's naptime, and Cat is ready for Kitten to settle down. But Kitten has other ideas!In this book filled with opposites (big and little, black and white, sleepy and awake) Toni Yuly proves once again -- as she did with Early Bird and Night Owl -- that simple concepts come alive for the youngest...
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