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Bob and Flo Play Hide-and-Seek

Rebecca Ashdown - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Penguins Bob and Flo love to play hide-and-seek with their new friend Sam at preschool. But Bob isn't very good at hiding! Every time, Flo and Sam find him right away. After several funny failed attempts, Bob finally gets the hang of the game - and then enjoys the cake his friends baked...
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Bookscape Board Books: A Forest's Seasons

Ingela P. Arrhenius
Format: Board Book


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Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Debbi Michiko Florence - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback

The first book in a new chapter book series featuring a spunky Japanese-American heroine!Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is a flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch mess-maker! She's also tired of her big sister, Sophie, always getting to do things first. For once, Jasmine wishes...
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Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf

NANCY CHURNIN - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that...
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#2: Attack of the Stinky Fish Monster!

Jaden Kent - Little Bee Books
Format: Print book

In this second book in the Ella and Owen series, the dragon siblings find themselves face-to-face with a stinky fish monster!Ella and Owen return home to discover something horrible: They forgot their mom's birthday! They set out on a new adventure to collect the ingredients to make...
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Most People

Michael Leannah - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The world can be a scary place. Anxious adults want children to be aware of dangers, but shouldn't kids be aware of kindness too?Michael Leannah wrote Most People as an antidote to the scary words and images kids hear and see every day. Jennifer Morris's emotive, diverting characters provide...
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Dino-Football

Lisa Wheeler - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Print book

The Greenblades and the Redscales face off in the Mega-Bowl! Sacks and hand-offs. Touchdowns and interceptions. When dinos don shoulder pads, the action is sure to be epic. But as the clock ticks down, will the Scales make a goal-line stand or will the Blades break through for the winning...
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Penguin's christmas wish

Salina Yoon - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Christmas with beloved character Penguin in this new book from award-winning author and illustrator Salina Yoon!Penguin can't wait to celebrate Christmas with his family and friends. But when things don't go exactly as planned, Penguin learns to find holiday magic in the most...
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Panda Cubs (Baby Animals)

Julie Murray - Abdo Kids Junior
Format: Library Binding

Panda Cubs explores the life of a panda from birth to adulthood. The title will show readers what baby pandas like to eat, how long they rely on their mothers, and at what ages they start learning new things. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids...
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Don't Call Me Grandma

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Print book

Great-grandmother Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn't hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called grandma. Her great-granddaughter isn't sure what to think about her. As she slowly learns more about Nell's life and experiences, the girl finds ways to connect with her prickly great-grandmother.
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