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Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie

Mary Ellen Jordan - Av2 by Weigl
Format: Book

"This is my cow, she's called Daisy. She should eat grass but she's too lazy. Instead she eats jelly on a spoon, all through the morning till late afternoon." This quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly will have children laughing and, eventually,...
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Herbert's First Halloween

Cynthia Rylant - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Herbert is deeply doubtful about his first Halloween - but with a little help from his dad and a special tiger costume, Herbert might just find confidence on Halloween night. Together, father and son practice roaring, carve a pumpkin, and venture out in search of candy. And by the end of the night,...
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Sleep Train

JONATHAN LONDON - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A perfectly pitched bedtime story and counting book for sleepy train lovers, illustrated in dramatic 3D sculptures!A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. "Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack," reads the refrain....
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A Bear Sat on My Porch Today

Jane Yolen - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Told in rhyme, a bear settles on the narrator's porch, and is soon followed by many other woodland friends, until the porch collapses under the weight--but bear and his friends repair the damage and almost everybody is invited to lunch.
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Hooray for Birds!

Lucy Cousins - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In an exuberant display of color, Lucy Cousins invites little ones to imagine themselves as brilliant birds.Birds of all feathers flock together in a fun, rhyme-filled offering by the creator of Maisy. From the rooster's "cock-a-doodle-doo" at dawn to the owl's nighttime...
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The Best Mother

Cynthia Surrisi - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print Length

When Maxine wakes up on the wrong side of the bed one morning, she wonders if the problem might be her mother. What if she could try out a new mom who doesn't make her brush her teeth or comb her hair? Enlisting Mom to help her with the search, Maxine interviews various prospects to be her new mother...
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The Book No One Ever Read

Cornelia Funke - Breathing Books
Format: Hardcover

What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them? This is certainly true of our young hero in THE BOOK NO ONE EVER READ. Morry, a young book, is tired of standing still on a shelf amid dignified first editions, and yearns for the excitement of sharing his story with a child....
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Clara the Cookie Fairy Storybook

Make Believe Ideas - Make Believe Ideas
Format: Paperback

Brilliant new fairy story book that will delight children and adults!
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What Pet Should I Get?

Seuss Dr. - Random House
Format: Print book

A #1 New York Times bestseller! This previously never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale...
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Mrs. Mo's Monster

Paul Beavis - Gecko Press
Format: Hardcover

A monster with a one-track mind meets his match in an elderly lady called Mrs. Mo. With Mrs. Mo's help, the monster is surprised to discover that he can do more than he ever thought.
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