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Stretchy McHandsome

Judy Schachner - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A handsome and totally fetching street cat with a penchant for trouble stars in the new picture book by Judy Schachner, creator of the inimitable, irrepressible Skippyjon JonesStretchy McHandsome is not only good looking with his ginger fur, but he has personality that shines as well. Leaving...
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Batman Shapes

Benjamin Bird - Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

The Bat-Signal is a circle. A tall building is a rectangle. A safe in the bank is a square. BATMAN is the perfect super hero to guide young learners through his nightly patrol and help them identify familiar shapes along the way!
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How Many Sleeps 'til Christmas?

Mark Sperring - Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Little Pip is so excited for Christmas! One morning he wakes up Daddy Grizzle exclaiming that it is Christmas! But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not Christmas yet. Daddy Grizzle lets Little Pip know that there are four more sleeps until Christmas. Poor Little Pip wonders how he'll...
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Goldfish Ghost

Lemony Snicket - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend.He floats over the neighborhood, past the pier, and let the breeze carry him into...
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The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

Justin Roberts - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Hardly anyone noticed young Sally McCabe.She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade. But Sally notices everything - from the twenty-seven keys on the janitor's ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. And when...
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Inside Out

Rh Disney. - Disney Books For Young Re, 2016.
Format: Print book

Disney/Pixar's Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows but no one has ever seen: inside the human mind. Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this full-color Little Golden Book retelling the hit Disney/Pixar film, Inside Out.
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On Duck Pond

Jane Yolen - Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's author of more than 350 books, Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, On Duck Pond is the first sequel to the acclaimed On Bird Hill, which launched the children's picture book series written for the esteemed...
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Where Monsters Live

Steve Behling - Random House
Format: Print book

Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana is a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors' quest. In the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, Moana, a born navigator, sets sail in search of a fabled island. During...
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Merry Moosey Christmas

Lynn Plourde - Islandport Pr Inc
Format: Hardcover

Another year, another Christmas Eve. This year, Rudolph just wants to enjoy the holiday without having to work. So he convinces Santa to accept a substitute. The search for the perfect replacement results in an eager and resourceful moose, who knows just how to use a headlamp and a GPS....
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I Am the Storm

Jane Yolen - Rise x Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover

A tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane are met, in turn, with resilience and awe in this depiction of nature's power and our own.In the face of our shifting climate, young children everywhere are finding themselves subject to unfamiliar and often frightening extreme weather....
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