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The 78-Story Treehouse

ANDY GRIFFITHS - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 78-Story Treehouse -- the sixth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 78-story...
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Away

EMIL SHER - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

Love shines through in the sticky notes shared between a mother and daughter in this picture book about making time for family in the midst of our busy lives.Between work and school, homework and housework, a mother and daughter don't always get to spend as much time together as they'd...
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Feeling Worried

Kay Barnham - Free Spirit Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Anna is there to help her friends and her little brother with their worries, showing them how to talk it out, ask for support, and face new challenges. When she faces a visit to the dentist, though, Anna feels what it's like to be worried herself. Will she take her own advice and help...
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Hunt for the Devil's Dragon

Wayne Thomas Batson - Focus on the Family
Format: Print book

If you’re brave, follow cousins Beth and Patrick to Libya in the 13th century. The town of Silene is being terrorized by a vicious animal that is eating livestock. The townspeople believe it’s a dragon sent by the devil. In order to appease the beast, the people believe they...
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My Creature Teacher

Laura Leuck - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Being a creature teacher isn't easy. The classroom needs to be kept spotlessly grim, spooky spelling tests must be given, and, of course, fire-breathing classroom pets must be kept in line! But at the end of the day, little critter students learn to appreciate their own creature teacher....
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Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression

Carole Boston Weatherford - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback

STARRED REVIEW! "Weatherford never talks down to her audience ... using figurative language and rich vocabulary to tell her story ... Greens debut as a picture-book illustrator is brilliant ... A fine introduction to an important American artist." -- Kirkus Reviews starred reviewDorothea...
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Winnie the Pooh's Bedtime Stories

Bruce Talkington - Disney Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

In search of a good night's sleep, Pooh asks seven of his friends to tell him a bedtime story, until Kanga finally has him snoring away. Children's BOMC Main.
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About Habitats: Seashores

Cathryn P Sill - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

This beginner's guide explores the major attributes of Seashores and showcases their remarkable diversity using examples from around the globe. In this addition to the About Habitats series, award-winning author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children...
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A Windy Day in Spring

Charles Ghigna - Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Feel that springtime breeze? Lyrical, rhyming text takes young readers on a journey with adorable animals frolicking in the springtime wind.
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Snail Mail

SAMANTHA BERGER - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

A long, long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way-it was called Snail Mail (because some thought it was delivered by a snail) . Although it took much longer, everyone agreed that letters were a little more special when they were delivered by Snail...
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Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Bubble Blast

KALLIE GEORGE - HARPERCOLLINS
Format: Print book

It's bath time for two little ducklings and one big dinosaur! Spike loves soap, but Feather and Flap don't want to scrub. What will Spike do to make getting clean fun for everyone? This short, sweet, and very bubbly story will help show kids how much fun bath time can be.Duck, Duck,...
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5-Minute Super Hero Stories

SCHOLASTIC INC. - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

This padded POB is a collection of stories featuring every young super hero fan's favorite characters: LEGO(R) Batman, LEGO(R) Wonder Woman, LEGO(R) the Joker(R) , and more! These stories can be read aloud to young fans in five minutes or less, making this book the perfect...
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Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market

Michelle Schaub - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book

This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown - it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like "Farmer Greg's Free-Range...
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Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak

Steve Wilson - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Horace and Hattie are hedgehogs and the very best of friends. Together they make shadow puppets, follow slimy snail trails, and search for spider webs. One autumn day they are watching the leaves fall from the trees when they hear a squeak . . . Could it be a new friend to play with?
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Princess Hair

SHAREE MILLER - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Princesses with curls wear pearls.Princesses with head wraps take long naps.And princesses with teeny-weeny Afros wear teeny-weeny bows.Celebrate different hair shapes, textures, and styles in this self-affirming picture book! From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines...
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Arthur's Back to School Day

Lillian Hoban - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Hardcover

While hurrying to get on the school bus, Arthur and his friend unknowingly switch their lunchboxes; later Arthur finds out what surprise his sister had put into hers.
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Who Lives Here? Polar Animals

Deborah Hodge - Kids Can Press
Format: Paperback

The polar regions are home to amazing animals whose bodies are built for living in the extreme cold. Emperor penguins, snowy owls and beluga whales all have special ways of staying warm, finding food and raising their young in a polar habitat of thick ice and snow. The Who Lives Here? series...
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Fly High, Katie

Fran Manushkin - Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint,
Format: Paperback

Katie's going to Florida to her grandma, and she gets to take an airplane to get there! She's never flown before, but JoJo says it is fun. But after waiting in long lines, losing her teddy bear, and having juice spill on her lap, Katie wonders if flying isn't just for the birds!
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The Cheese

Margie Palatini - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Why the cheese stand alone? In this hilarious riff on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell," readers will discover what really happened to that hunk of cheddar.
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Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer! / Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés!

Larissa M. Mercado-López - Arte Publico Press
Format: Hardcover

Esteban wears his green cape every day. He wears it to breakfast. He wears it to the park. He even wears it to the grocery store. The only problem is that it doesnt do anything. It doesnt help him fly or become invisible. So he decides to sell it.. Just then his mother tells him that theyre...
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Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: Going Places

Ellen Potter - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Move over, Junie B. Jones! Piper Green is back in her fourth chapter-book adventure, and it could take her all the way to China. Suitcase? Check. Passport? Check. Magic X-ray vision glasses from the Fairy Tree? Check, check, check! Piper Green's class is taking a school trip to China...
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The Story of Silk: From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves

Richard Sobol - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

What does worm spit have to do with the world’s most luxurious fabric? Travel to Thailand for a close-up look at wrigglers, weavers, and wearers of silk.Join author and photographer Richard Sobol as he picks up his camera once more and travels to a small village in Thailand for an in-depth...
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The water princess

Susan Verde - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel's childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African villageWith its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might,...
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Mrs. Cooney is Loony!

Dan Gutman - HarperTrophy
Format: Paperback

Something weird is going on!Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, is a knockout - and A.J. has a crush on her! But are her charms just a cover for her secret identity as an international spy? Will A.J.'s love for Mrs. Cooney win out over his love for the good old USA?
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Rain Romp: Stomping Away a Grouchy Day

Jane Kurtz - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

On a gray day the heroine of this book feels every bit as grouchy as the cloudy, rainy, windy sky outside her bedroom window. There is no way that her all-too-cheerful Mom and Dad are going to convince her to get out of bed. Or is there?How do you transform a stormy mood into a sunny one?...
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My great-aunt Arizona

Gloria Houston - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Book

Reminiscent of the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder, My Great-Aunt Arizona is an inspiring tale rich with history, family, and artistry. Based on a true story, author Gloria Houston's joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona's quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the special place a great...
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The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation

Shannon Hale - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Even monster-battling princesses get tired sometimes! But a peaceful time away is hard to find as the humorous New York Times best-selling series continues.After battling monsters all night, a sleepy Princess in Black decides that she needs a vacation. After all, the Goat Avenger,...
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Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken

Kate DiCamillo - Joanna Cotler Books
Format: Book

She longed for adventure. So she left her home and ventured out into the wide world.The pleasures and perils she met proved plentiful: marauding pirates on the majestic seas, a ferocious lion under the bright lights of the big top, a mysterious stranger in an exotic and bustling bazaar.Yet...
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Prince & Knight

Daniel Haack - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

In this modern fairy tale, a noble prince and a brave knight come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place.Thank you," he told his parents."I appreciate that you tried,but I'm looking for something specialin...
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The Twin Giants

Dick King-Smith - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When twin giants set out in search of happiness the result is a comedy of errors that is doubly clever and enormously funnyquotIsnt he e-nor-mousquot says the giant father when his first twin son is born quotTheres a-lot-uv-imquot notes the giant mother when the second twin boy arrives...
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In a Small Kingdom

Tomie DePaola - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This enthralling modern fairy tale from Caldecott and Newbery Honor winner Tomie dePaola and debut illustrator Doug Salati celebrates the greatest power of all: love.In a small kingdom along an ancient road, a bell rings out. The beloved king has died, leaving his magnificent and powerful...
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Who Would Win?: Battle Royale

Jerry Pallotta - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Wolverine vs. Tasmanian...
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The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

MAC BARNETT - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about a duck and mouse who get swallowed by a wolf, and then decide to live in his belly.Early one morning a mouse met a wolfand was quickly gobbled up. When a woeful mouse is swallowed by a wolf, he quickly learns he is not alone: a duck has already set up digs,...
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From There to Here

Laurel Croza - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

A little girl and her family have just moved across the country by train. Their new neighborhood in the city of Toronto is very different from their home in the Saskatchewan bush, and at first everything about “there” seems better than “here.” The little girl’s...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Gennady Spirin - Two Lions
Format: Paperback

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is sung in churches, houses, and concert halls throughout the Christmas season. It would be hard to imagine a Christmas celebration without it. From the partridge in the pear tree to the five golden rings to the twelve drummers drumming, carolers...
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Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach

Mélanie Watt - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

We know by now that Scaredy Squirrel only feels safe when he's at home in his nut tree, with his defenses, his emergency kit and his back?up plans at the ready. So even though the sun is shining and it's time for a vacation, Scaredy does not want to go to the beach -- that vast,...
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In the Wild

David Elliott - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The stellar team who brought us On the Farm present a companion book evoking creatures of the wild in simple, clever poems and vibrant woodcuts.From the lion standing alone on the African savannah to the panda in a bamboo forest, from the rhinoceros with its boot-like face to the Arctic...
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Ruthie's Big Old Coat

Julie Lacome - Candlewick; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 2-Ruthie has a coat-a big, red, hand-me-down from her cousin Frances. Although her mother assures her that she'll grow into it, the little bunny is not so certain. Luckily, her friend Fiona notices that it's big enough for two. So, they dance and play and pretend...
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Kindergarrrten Bus

MIKE ORNSTEIN - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Yo ho ho! It's the first day of kindergarten. Just imagine all the fun things to learn and experience! And who better than a pirate captain to drive the bus to school? He's ready to share all the rules one needs to know to ride the bus and to get along with mates at school. But with the anticipation...
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The Queen of France

Tim Wadham - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Dressed up as a queen, a little girl has some endearing and funny audiences with two most obliging subjects — her mother and father.When Rose wakes up one morning feeling royal, she dons her necklaces, bracelets, and crown. Soon the Queen of France emerges to survey her domain,...
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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald

Roxane Orgill - Candlewick; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushed through the toughest of times to become one of America’s most beloved jazz singers.When Ella Fitzgerald danced the Lindy Hop on the streets of 1930s Yonkers, passersby said good-bye to their loose change. But for a girl who was orphaned...
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Rosetta, Rosetta, Sit By Me!

Linda Walvoord - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Frederick Douglasss daughter tells her own story of segregation and triumph."Rosetta, Rosetta, Sit by me!"Thats what the white girls at Miss Tracys Female Seminary yell when Rosetta, Frederick Douglasss nine-year-old daughter, shows up on the first day of school. But things dont...
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Bears

Ruth Krauss - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

With just 27 words, the inimitable Ruth Krauss created a charming little universe.Now Maurice Sendak has turned her bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit.
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The King of Little Things

Bil Lepp - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Long ago in a faraway realm, the King of Little Things ruled happily over all things small?from buttons to beetles, from marbles to macaroni. When King Normous thinks he has finally become the ruler of all the world, he is enraged to learn that the King of Little Things still reigns happily...
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Wonderful Pussy Willows

Jerome Wexler - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Book

Detailed photographs and prose elucidate the life cycle of the pussy willow to provide a botany lesson that teaches the intricacies of male and female flowers, pollination, fertilization, and leaf patterns.
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Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo

Jennifer Hamburg - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Billy Bloo is stuck in goo.Who will help him, tell me who?Who'll unstick him from this goo?Would you?With madcap mania, a troupe of merry volunteersattempt to rescue poor Billy Bloo,only to find themselves stuck in goo too!Oh, what to do?This spry, slapstick comedy of errorswill...
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Winter Dance

Marion Dane Bauer - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Snow is coming, and it's time to get ready! The squirrel gathers nuts, the geese soar south, and the snowshoe hare puts on its new white coat. But what should the fox do? Each animal advises the fox that its own plan is best, but the fox thinks otherwise - yet it's not until he meets a golden-eyed...
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The Curse of Deadwood Hill

Lea Taddonio - Spellbound
Format: Library Binding

It's Makayla and Liam's first day at their new school. Makayla hears whispers that their house is cursed. The twins later learn that a girl their age disappeared from there just one year ago. Does the Magic 8 Ball have something to do with it? Most Likely! Aligned to Common Core...
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Scary Storybook Collection

Disney Storybook Art Team - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

The third edition of this top-selling Scary Storybook Collection has been updated with new stories and illustrations. With eighteen stories, gilded pages, and over 250 boo-tiful illustrations, this gently spooky storybook collection is perfect for Halloween!
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Wild Cats: Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx

Deborah Hodge - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Kids are curious about animals. In this book, straightforward, simple text introduces young children to wild cats, revealing where and how they live, and how they give birth and raise their young. Beautifully detailed illustrations give kids a close-up look and a realistic picture of how each...
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The Babe Ruth Ballet School

Tim Shortt - Firefly Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A humorous story of childhood friendship between a dedicated, professional, nine-year-old Issy Archer, and her home-run-hitting buddy Babe describes a lost chapter in baseball lore, about the time in 1923 when the Babe and the spitball pitcher Issy danced the ballet in Yankee Stadium.
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Ava and the Rainbow

GED ADAMSON - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the author-illustrator of Shark Dog!, Ged Adamson, comes this beautiful story about the power of friendship between a young girl and a very special rainbow.The rain had stopped and the sun was coming out. And Ava knew that meant one thing ... A RAINBOW!And not just any rainbow - this...
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I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

Laura Gehl - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover

What a birthday girl wants more than anything from her Abuela are tickets to the amusement park. Instead she gets a chicken. But this chicken is no ordinary chicken; it has plans! With a lot of hard work, and help from lots of other animals, this chicken may just end up building the girl...
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A Dog's Best Friend: An Activity Book for Kids and Their Dogs

Lisa Rosenthal - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

Owning a pet can teach a child responsibility, patience, confidence, and the satisfaction of a job well done—and best of all, it’s fun! Over 60 inventive activities and crafts such as Can Do Canine Show and Dog Day Story teach kids about taking care of their pooch pal while promoting...
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When Andy met Sandy

Tomie DePaola - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree, Tomie dePaola, and Emmy Award-winning writer for the Muppets Jim Lewis comes the first book in a brand-new easy-to-read picture book series about friendship.Andy is small. Sandy is tall. Andy is quiet. Sandy is LOUD. But when these two seemingly opposites...
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Cinnamon

Neil Gaiman - HarperCollins
Format: Audiobook

A perfect read-aloud picture book by the Newbery Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author of American Gods and Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman, and illustrated in bold colors by Divya Srinivasan.A talking tiger is the only one who may be able to get a princess to speak in this beautiful...
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The Gingerbread Pirates

Kristin Kladstrup - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure and all the magic of Christmas morning.Its Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jims favorite is Captain...
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K is for Kindergarten

Erin Dealey - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Here comes kindergarten! Whether your little reader is gearing up for the first day or making her way through the school year, K is for Kindergarten will help guide them with silly rhymes and fun activities from A to Z.
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The Great Dictionary Caper

Judy Sierra - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

When all of the words escape from the dictionary, it's up to Noah Webster to restore alphabetical order in this supremely wacky picture book that celebrates language.Words have secret lives. On a quiet afternoon the words escape the dictionary (much to the consternation of Mr. Noah Webster)...
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Goodnight, Mr. Clutterbuck

MAURI KUNNAS - Elsewhere Editions
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning Mauri Kunnas, Finland's most celebrated children's author, a hilarious picture book which follows the adventures of a sleepwalking goat. Mr. Clutterbuck, a mild-mannered goat, sleepwalks his way into unimaginable adventures: one night the lead singer of a rock band,...
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Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives

Lola M. Schaefer - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In one lifetime a caribou will shed sets of antlers a woodpecker will drill roosting holes a giraffe will wear spots a seahorse will birth babiesCount each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime This extraordinary book collects...
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My Journey to the Stars

Scott Kelly - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was the first to spend an entire year in space! Discover his awe-inspiring journey in this fascinating picture book memoir (the perfect companion to his adult book Endurance) that takes readers from Scotts childhood as an average student to his record-breaking...
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Away in a Manger

Thomas Kinkade - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A child, a manger, and a warm glow of light -- this classic image represents the real spirit of Christmas. And now this traditional scene is brought to life with all the luminous charm ofthe Kinkade style. Join the Thomas Kinkade Studios in celebrating one of the most recognizable Christmas...
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The Story of Diva and Flea

Mo Willems - Disney Hyperion Books
Format: Print book

Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise cat, develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable tale of discovery.For as long as she could remember, Diva lived at 11 avenue Le Play in Paris, France. For as long as he could remember, Flea also lived in Paris, France-but...
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We Found a Hat

Jon Klassen - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Click Here For the Autographed Copy Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising new twist. Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles....
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When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings

Petra Mathers - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Lottie the Chicken deals with the loss of Aunt Mattie in this gently sad and sweetly funny picture book that explores the death of a loved one, in the tradition of Judith Viorst's The Tenth Good Thing about Barney.Aunt Mattie has died. But before she went, she got to say good-bye to Lottie....
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Cartwheel Katie

Fran Manushkin - Picture Window Books; Nov edition
Format: Print book

When Katie sees gymnasts on TV, she thinks the girls are so cool! So she jumps at the chance to take a gymnastics class. But it turns out that somersaults and cartwheels arent as easy as they look. Will Katie ever learn to land on her feet?,
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I Will Take A Nap!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In I Will Take a Nap! Gerald is tired and cranky. Will Piggie be in his dreams? Or will she keep Gerald from dreaming at all?
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If I Never Forever Endeavor

Holly Meade - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

A fledgling teeters at the edge of his nest in a gorgeously illustrated tale sure to resonate with anyone facing a rite of passage, change, or challenge.Safe inside his cozy nest, a young bird considers whether or not to give his new wings a try. What if he tries and the wings don't work,...
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Fright Night Flight

Laura Krauss Melmed - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

First stop, off we pop to a craggy mountaintop. Spooky castle, creaky floor -- who is opening the door?Is it a lurking, smirking Vampire? Or a howling, growling Werewolf? One by one, a ghoulish gang climbs onto this super jet-fueled broomstick for a frightfully fun flight on Halloween night.Want...
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Chill of the Ice Dragon: A Branches Book

Tracey West - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Library Binding

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Ice-Cream Larry

Jill Pinkwater - Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Format: Hardcover

After he eats an eighth of a ton of ice cream at Cohen's Cones, Larry the polar bear happily becomes the spokesbear for the Iceberg Ice-Cream Company under the slogan, "I do not feel sick."
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Meet the Parents

Peter Bently - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Yes, parents are bossybut they also have their perks. Discover the best of them in this lively picture book from two Roald Dahl Funny Prize favorites! It might seem like parents spend an awful lot of time telling kids what to do. And, well, thats true! But theres so much more to them Parents...
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When Whales Cross the Sea: The Gray Whale Migration

Sharon Katz Cooper - Picture Window Books
Format: Hardcover

Swim alongside one particular gray whale as she makes the longest migration journey of any mammal on Earth. A heart-warming story and realistic illustrations captivate and educate.
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More Than Meets The Eye : Seeing Art With All Five Senses

Bob Raczka - Millbrook Press
Format: Book

This book lets you do more than look at beautiful art. It shows you how to feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, and touch it! Looking at art with the right attitude can let you hear a cannon boom or know what it feels like to stroke an ermine. You can smell a stinky pig or enjoy the tastes...
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Araminta Spookie 2: The Sword in the Grotto

Angie Sage - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Sir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted house - and it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap...
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Hello, Door

Alastair Heim - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

In Hello, Door, kids can follow a thieving fox as he greets everything he sees in a home that isn't his.Hello, door. Hello, house. Hello, mat. Hello, mouse! In this ode to the classic "Goldilocks...
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Ruby's Chinese New Year

Vickie Lee - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In this picture book celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother.Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother's house to deliver it? Will it be clever...
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Star Tree, The

Gisela C÷lle - North-South
Format: Paperback

In a little house, in a big city, there lived a very old man. He had watched the city grow up around him, seen towering skyscrapers and miles of asphalt swallow the woods and fields, parks and gardens, of his youth. The people who lived in the skyscrapers knew nothing of the old man -- most...
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Somewhere A Bell Is Ringing

BARBARA NYE - Penny Candy Books
Format: Hardcover

With its attention-grabbing, hand-painted paper collages and rhyming couplets, Barbara Nye's bedtime story asks readers to see themselves as part of the global ecosystem and urges us to remember that we're all connected on our one-and-only planet.
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Super Turbo Protects the World

LEE KIRBY - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

When evil Whiskerface sees the perfect chance to test his plan to take over the world, it's up to the superpets to stop him in this fourth Super Turbo book.You know Turbo as the hamster sidekick from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school...
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Edward Gets Messy

Rita Meade - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A very particular little pig discovers the joys that come with getting messy in this sweet and silly debut picture book.Edward the pig never pets friendly dogs on the street. He never, ever eats food that spills or splatters. And he never, ever, EVER uses markers or glue sticks or paint....
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If You Give #9

Laura Joffe Numeroff - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond comes the ninth picture book in the blockbuster If You Give . . . series, one of the most beloved children's series of all time. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Brownie...
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Laura Numeroff Felicia Bond
Format: Hardcover

If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix. In this hilarious sequel to If You Give...
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King Baby

Kate Beaton - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Print book

All hail King Baby! He greets his adoring public with giggles and wiggles and coos, posing for photos and allowing hugs and kisses. But this royal ruler also has many demands, and when his subjects can't quite keep up, King Baby takes matters into his own tiny hands. Created by Kate Beaton,...
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jennifer Bryant - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille - a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else,...
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The Runaway Bunny

Margaret Wise Brown - Live Oak Media
Format: Paperback

Clement Hurd redrew some of his pictures for this new edition of the profoundly comforting story of a bunny's imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time.
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Stoo Hample's Book of Bad Manners

Stuart E Hample - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

From the sultan of silly comes a comical, kid-friendly guide to avoiding naughty behavior.The Toy Hog. The Blabbermouth. The Food Face, the Belcher, and (shudder) the Nose Picker. They're all here, and more - a veritable rogues' gallery of the rudest, crudest, meanest manners found...
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A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White

Barbara Herkert - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by Barbara Herkert and illustrated by Caldecott honoree Lauren Castillo.When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came...
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Deadwood Hill Strikes Back

LEA TADDONIO - Spellbound
Format: Library Binding

Makayla and Liam have discovered the missing girl is named Jo Ann. She is trapped in another dimension. The twins want to save her. Through the Magic 8 Ball, she tells them how to get there. It looks dangerous, but can they resist? Very Doubtful! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated...
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Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with a new Bink and Gollie adventure.Gollie is quite sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive her friend’s queenly airs — especially if pancakes are not part of the deal? Bink wonders...
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Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright

Richard Wright - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding

A selection of haiku poems by the acclaimed 20th-century African-American writer stands as an accessible introduction to his work and reflects the timeless and ubiquitous realities of African-American youth. Illustrated by award-winning artist of The Neighborhood Mother Goose.
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I Have Asthma

Jennifer Moore-Mallinos - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

The child in this story suffers from asthma, a chronic condition that sometimes produces frightening attacks. But kids learn that with proper medical supervision and treatment, asthma can be kept under control, and kids who are affected by it can live happy, active, and normal lives. As preschool...
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The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

Carole Boston Weatherford - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. Lena Horne was born...
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Horses: Wild and Tame

IRIS VOLANT - Flying Eye Books
Format: Hardcover

Since horses were first domesticated thousands of years ago, these iconic animals have been a part of human history--they've plowed our fields, pulled our carts, fought in our wars and been our beloved companions.Journey through the history of human and horse interaction in this beautifully...
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The Boy and the Blue Moon

SARA O'LEARY - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

On the night of a blue moon, a boy and his cat set out for a walk and find themselves on a magical adventure. Together they travel through fields of flowers, forests of towering trees, and lakes of deep dark blue. Flying through starry blue skies, they reach the blue moon. But the blue...
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This Chicken is a T-Rex!: The Great Big Book of Animal Evolution

Roman Garcia Mora - White Star Kids
Format: Hardcover

Did you know that today's humble chicken is related to the legendary T-Rex? Find out how, in this lively look at evolution! Now even the youngest readers will be able to understand the process of evolution and how Earth's creatures gradually transformed over millennia. Using fabulous,...
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Come Back, Cat

Joan L. Nodset - HarperCollins
Format: Book

How to love a cat:Hold him gently in your lap. But don't panic if he bites - he's only playing. Be careful not to scare him away. Listen for his motor. He's telling you he loves you, too!After being out of print for many years, the beloved story about a persistent little girl,...
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Circles, Stars, and Squares: Looking for Shapes

Jane Brocket - 21st Century
Format: Book

Diamonds, cubes, rings, and cylinders--shapes are all around us. How many shapes can you find pictured in this book?
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Anna & Elsa #9: Princess in Charge

Erica David - Disney Books For Young Re
Format: Print book

When Elsa has to leave Arendelle for a day, Anna is left in charge! Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the characters from Disney Frozen star in this magical chapter-book series perfect for newly independent readers ages 6 to 9.
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Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's Dream

Ainsley Earhardt - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be and Nancy Tillman's On The Night You Were Born, popular FOX news anchor Ainsley Earhardt's lyrical lullaby inspires children to follow their dreams and passions.FOX and Friends cohost Ainsley...
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Blacksmith's Song

Elizabeth Van Steenwyk - Golden Coast
Format: Hardcover

The son of an enslaved blacksmith learns that his father is using the rhythm of his hammering to communicate with travelers on the Underground Railroad. When Pa falls ill, it is up to him to help others along the journey and also lead his family's escape. Pa works hard as a blacksmith....
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Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming!

Patricia Hubbell - Marshall Cavendish
Format: Book

Cars go rushing up and down, through the country, through the town. Racing! Rushing! Honking! Squealing! Stopping! Starting! Turning! Wheeling! All kinds of cars, from sedans to SUVs to station wagons, take people here, there, and everywhere. Following the success of Trucks: Whizz! Zoom!...
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The Kids Summer Games Book: Official Book of Games to Play (Family Fun)

Jane Drake - Kids Can Press
Format: Paperback

When you're a kid, summertime stretches before you like a vast plane of possibility. Long days await, ready to be filled with excitement and discovery--and games, of course! Whether you feel like playing croquet, Frisbee golf, hide-and-seek, or staging a treasure hunt--or maybe...
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Mae Among the Stars

RODA AHMED - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful picture book for sharing, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison.A great classroom and bedtime read-aloud, Mae Among the Stars is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts!When Little Mae was a child,...
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Fancy Nancy: JoJo and the Big Mess

Jane O'Connor - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Fancy Nancy's little sister, JoJo, stars in her My First I Can Read debut!From bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser comes JoJo, Fancy Nancy's little sister. JoJo adores making messes, but when her pillow fight gets too messy, Daddy is unhappy. After...
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Fergus and Zeke

KATE MESSNER - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Fergus, the pet mouse in Miss Maxwell's classroom, stows away in a backpack on a field trip to the museum. He makes a new friend, Zeke, another mouse, who shows Fergus many interesting exhibits, but now he wonders how to get back to school.
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Maui and the Sun

Gavin Bishop - North-South
Format: Hardcover

Tales of Maui have been told by the Maori for thousands of years. Here, Maui and his brothers decide to catch the sun and teach it a lesson. The sun, in its haste to get back to bed, raced across the sky each day, leaving only a few hours of sunlight for fishing. Armed with ropes and his enchanted...
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Dino-Racing

Lisa Wheeler - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Library Binding

In this installment of dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler's rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert...
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Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories

Catharine O'Neill - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Little sister, big big brother, and (mostly) good friends — Annie and Simon are back in a second wry and warmhearted early chapter book.Annie loves to draw and fill sheets of paper with the things she sees around her. But if Simon has trouble figuring out what her scribbles show,...
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Brimstone Attacks!

Art Baltazar - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

A peaceful day in Metropolis is interrupted when Brimstone comes to clear a path for Darkseid. This looks like a job for...Supergirl!? Yes, because Superman is out of town visiting his new baby brother! But villainous plots are afoot on New Krypton, too. Is anywhere safe for our superheroes?
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Rain Fish

Lois Ehlert - Beach Lane Books
Format: Print book

Get to know the "rain fish" that come to life during rainstorms in this gorgeous exploration of nature with vibrant collage artwork from the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.When blue sky turns gray and it rains all day, sometimes rain fish...
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Family / Familia

Diane Gonzales Bertrand - ‎Arte Publico Press
Format: Hardcover

A reluctant participant in the Gonzalez family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family."
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Kitten Construction Company: Meet the House Kittens (Kitten Construction Company, 1)

John Patrick Green - First Second
Format: Hardcover

All Marmalade wants to do is build things.She is, after all, a trained architect.Shes also a distractingly adorable kitten. Fed up with not being taken seriously because shes so cute, Marmalade bands together with a handful of other aspiring builders -- all of them kittens. But in a world...
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Parrots (Perfect Pets)

Linda Jacobs Altman - Benchmark Books
Format: Library Binding

Grade 3-5-Both of these attractive series entries begin with a history of the animal and information on how it made the transition from wild to domestic life. Next is a general discussion about the creature, including mention of the different varieties and care and feeding. The texts are presented...
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38 Ways to Entertain Your Babysitter

Dette Hunter - Annick Press
Format: Library Binding

Way-cool ideas to keep babysitters happy! Leo and his younger sister, Daisy, are left with a new babysitter for the whole day, and their mom is relying on them to ensure that Halley has a great time. That's quite a task. But Leo and Daisy are up to the challenge! Over the course of the day,...
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DK Readers L0: Weather

DK - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover

Follow the simple narrative describing the many different kinds of weather and build vocabulary about the topic in Weather. Additional interactive spreads offer even more ways to learn. PreLevel 1 titles feature simple and delightful narratives for young children to encourage an interest...
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Stanley's Garage

William Bee - Peachtree Pub Ltd
Format: Hardcover

Stanley is working at his garage today. From filling up Hattie's red sports car with gas to changing the tire on Shamus and Little Woo's blue car, it sure is a busy day. As his friends each come in with their car problems, Stanley knows just what to do to get them back on the road.
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Triangle

Mac Barnett - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on a slyly funny tale about some very sneaky shapes.Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks. . . . With this first tale in a new trilogy,...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall Saga)

Patricia MacLachlan
Format: Hardcover

"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna."Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too."This Newbery Medal-winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late nineteenth...
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Is There Really a Human Race?

Jamie Lee Curtis - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Is there really a human race?Is it going on now all over the place?When did it start?Who said, "Ready, Set, Go"?Did it start on my birthday?I really must know.With these questions, our hero's imagination is off and running. Is the human race an obstacle course? Is it a spirit?...
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Space Taxi: B.U.R.P. Strikes Back (Space Taxi, 5)

Wendy Mass - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Book five in the intergalactic science-based chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and Michael Brawer! Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In Archies fifth adventure, Pockets is in a panic: all the tuna...
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Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons

Amy Krouse Rosenthal - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knows cookies taste good, but these cookies also have something good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life. Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a new kind of dictionary, one that defines mysteries such as "fair" and "unfair"...
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Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach

Alison Lester - Beach Lane Books
Format: Print book

It's beach time for a playful pony and her friends in this lighthearted celebration of friendship and loyalty from the author of Noni the Pony, which The New York Times called "an unabashedly sweet and simple tale about a happy pony ... related in laid-back couplets that...
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I Am a Bird

Dana Walrath - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the bonds between fathers, sons, and nature with this lovely, sun-drenched debut picture book.I am a bird. I glide into arms open wide. I'm the hands that hold and the eyes that shine ... when it's you and it's me and the sea. A boy and his father spend their day at the beach,...
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Wally Wants to Hug

Barbara M Joosse - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Hugging's the way to start the day, but Wally's friends are scared of his hugs!Wally is a young boa constrictor who loves hugs. His parents give him hugs to begin and end the day, and he hugs them back just as tightly. However, Wally's classmates at school don't seem to love...
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Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show

TOMIE DEPAOLA - SIMON & SCHUSTER Books
Format: Print book

Andy and Sandy hit the stage in this fourth book of an easy-to-read picture book series about friendship - from Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Tomie dePaola and Emmy Award-winning writer for the Muppets Jim Lewis.Outgoing Sandy convinces shy Andy to do a dance at the big talent show. The only...
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Emu

Claire Saxby - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Hardcover

Did you know it's the emu father who protects the chicks? Follow a doting dad as he keeps his brood safe - from when they're granite-green eggs until they're all grown up.In the open eucalyptus forest of Australia, an emu as tall as a human settles down on his nest to warm and protect...
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What's Cooking?

Joshua David Stein - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover

A whimsical read-aloud of delicious answers to ridiculous questions about what can - and cannot - be done in the kitchen!Food critic and author Joshua David Stein tackles the world of cookery with his signature quirk and charm. From the practical ("Can I fry a scoop of gelato?")...
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There's a Pest in the Garden!

Jan Thomas - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

There's a pest in the garden and he's eating all the vegetables! But Duck has a plan to save the day (well, sort of) . Featuring Jan Thomas's wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!
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Rudas: Nio's Horrendous Hermanitas

Yuyi Morales - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Seoras y seores, nios y nias, the time has come to welcome the spectacular, two-of-a-kind . . . LAS HERMANITAS!No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Las Hermanitas, Lucha Queens! Their Poopy Bomb Blowout will knock em' down! Their Tag-Team Teething will gnaw opponents...
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Harry Miller's Run

David Almond - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

From the masterful David Almond comes a joyful, wistful story of boyhood, running, and tales of days gone by, in a beautiful gift edition illustrated in full color.Liam just wants to go out running with his mates - the Junior Great North Run is not far away, and there's training to be done....
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DK findout! Human Body

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK Children
Format: Paperback

From gooey gastric juices to our amazing brains, and everything in the human body in between, this book will give kids the knowledge they want about how our bodies work.DK findout! Human Body introduces kids to the complex system that is our body, from head to toe. Nerves and organs,...
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Christmas Presents Kids Can Ma

Kathy Ross - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

Gr 4-6-Ross offers 29 handmade gifts for children to create for their families and friends. Most of the materials can be found in the home and often involve recycling items (old felt-tip pen caps, film canisters, laundry-bottle caps, Christmas catalogs). For example, discarded children's...
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In Fear of the Spear

Marianne Hering - Focus On The Family Pub, 2016.
Format: Print book

Patrick and Beth have escaped from volcano lava only to be separated again, and no one knows exactly where Beth has gone. Eugene and Patrick frantically try to fix the Imagination Station so they can find Beth, who unbeknownst to them has landed in the Amazon jungle. Will Patrick find Beth?...
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A Giraffe Goes to Paris

Mary Tavener Holmes - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Imagine a giraffe that can sail from Alexandria, Egypt, to Marseille, France, in a boat with a special hole for her neck. Imagine a giraffe that can walk from Marseille to Paris in forty-one days, wearing stylish boots and a cape. Imagine a giraffe that captures the attention of a hundred...
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Going Places (We Can Read about Nature)

Catherine Nichols - Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
Format: Library Binding


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Always Copycub

Richard Edwards - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Hardcover

Copycub loves a good game of hide-and-seek with his mother, but when he hides so well that he ends up lost and can't be heard, Copycub begins to wonder if his mother will ever find him and bring him back home.
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Looking Closely around the Pond

Frank Serafini - Kids Can Press, Ltd.; First edition
Format: Hardcover

Look closely. Look very closely. Is it ... a leaf? A net? Just turn the page and, lo and behold, it s a dragonfly s wing. Children will learn about dragonflies and many other creatures in this interactive book that encourages imagination and instills a respect for the natural environment.
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Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories (5-Minute Stories)

Pilot Studio - Disney Lucasfilm Press
Format: Hardcover

Blast off into hyperspace with eleven action-packed Star Wars tales! Jedi Master Yoda has a lightsaber showdown with the dreaded Count Dooku; Luke Skywalker and the Rebels race against time to destroy the Death Star; and the brave Rey makes a new friend when she meets the droid BB-8. Featuring...
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Tin

Chris Judge - Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

Tin is looking after his sister Nickel when she grabs hold of a balloon and floats away! Tin and his dog Zinc set off in hot pursuit. Can they rescue her before she drifts too far?
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Prairie Chicken Little

Jackie Mims Hopkins - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Book

In this prairie-style twist on Chicken Little, Mary McBlicken hears a rumble and is sure a stampede s a comin ! She sets off to warn Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan, gathering up her friends along the way. Before they can get there though, the band of prairie critters gets tricked by a mean...
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Rainbow

Marion Dane Bauer - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer teaches beginning readers about rainbows in this bright Level 1 Ready-to-Read.What is that colorful arc in the sky? It is a rainbow. Rainbows are always pretty to look at, but where do they come from? The answer...
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BIG BROWN BEAR'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

DAVID MCPHAIL - HOUGHTON MIFFLIN


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Penguin (Living Things)

Rebecca Stefoff - Benchmark Books
Format: Library Binding

Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of different species of penguins.
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Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World

James Gladstone - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

1968 was a year of unrest: many nations were at war. People marched for peace, fairness, and freedom. At the same time, the Apollo 8 crew was about to go farther into space than anyone had gone before -- to the moon.As they surveyed the moon's surface, astronauts aboard Apollo 8 looked...
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What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures

Jess Keating - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Monsters are real - and they're everywhere in nature! Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science. Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares - the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters...
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Cactus Soup

Eric A. Kimmel - Amazon Children's Publishing
Format: School & Library Binding

The Spanish edition of our Mexican-flavored Stone Soup story, Cactus Soup.When a group of hungry soldiers ride into San Miguel, the townspeople don’t want to share their food. They hide their tortillas, tamales, beans, and flour and put on torn clothes to look poor. But the Capitán...
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My First Trip on an Airplane

Katie Kawa - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Using a fictionalized approach, readers follow one familys journey from the airport to the air, learning new words and fun facts with each turn of the page. Colorful illustrations and accessible text show readers how much fun it is to fly in an airplane. A picture glossary helps strengthen...
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One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing

Holly Thompson - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

After his father dies, Kai experiences all kinds of emotions: sadness, anger, fear, guilt. Sometimes they crash and mix together. Other times, there are no emotions at all - just flatness. As Kai and his family adjust to life without Dad, the waves still roll in. But with the help of friends...
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