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Snow Dog, Sand Dog

Linda Joy Singleton - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

What would you do if you were allergic but really wanted a dog? In this whimsical picture book, a young girl uses her crafty nature and imagination to create four-legged friends each season as the weather changes. She builds a dog out of snow in winter, sand in summer, leaves in fall, and flowers...
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The Nest That Wren Built

Randi Sonenshine - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Nature lovers and poetry fans alike will be drawn to this lyrical picture book depicting how Carolina wrens build a nest for their young.This is the bark, snippets of twine,spidery rootlets, and needles of pinethat shape the nest that Wren built. In the rhyming style...
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Charlie & Mouse

Laurel Snyder - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible book! Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes paint a lively picture of brotherhood...
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My Best Friend

Julie Fogliano - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Honor winner Jillian Tamaki come together to tell a delightful story of first friendship.she is my best friend i think i never had a best friend so i'm not sure but i think she is a really good best friend because...
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Henry Heckelbeck Never Cheats

Wanda Coven - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Henry uses magic while playing soccer in this second Henry Heckelbeck adventure!Henry Heckelbeck is just like any other normal kid. He plays soccer. He isn't a huge fan of homework. He even has an older sister, Heidi. What's not so normal about Henry is his family. His sister and mom are magic....
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Hawk Rising

MARIA GIANFERRARI - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Early morning and a ruffle of feathers,A shadow gliding through the backyard.High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. From the front porch, you watch.Swoosh!He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels.Screech!The sun sets low in the sky. What's...
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Watch Out, Snail!

GAY HAY - Starfish Bay Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This gorgeously illustrated picture book showcases the native Powelliphanta snail on its perilous nighttime hunt. A little-known New Zealand creature, the Powelliphanta is not at all like your average garden snail. It is huge, handsome and carnivorous! This story teaches children about...
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The Great Pasta Escape

Miranda Paul - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Join a ragtag group of pasta as they complete the greatest escape of their lives in this hilarious new book by Miranda Paul!Since the beginning of their lives (which was earlier that morning) , the pasta at the factory followed the rules. They stuck to their own kind. They...
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Square

MAC BARNETT - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The beguiling second entry in the innovative shape trilogy by multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also...
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Ice Planet Adventure (Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #3)

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Geronimo Stilton meets outer space in this cosmically fun spin-off series!Friends of the spacemice have disappeared on a strange ice planet, Polarix! Geronimo Stiltonix and his crew are called to search for them. When the spacemice arrive on Polarix, theyre surprised at the inhabitants...
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