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Otter Loves Easter!

Sam Garton - Balzer Bray
Format: Print book

Otter - the irrepressible picture book character, sure to be adored by fans of Llama Llama - celebrates Easter with a little too much chocolate and a lot of creativity in this paper-over-board book. This year the Easter Bunny brought Otter lots of chocolate eggs - her favorite! Otter Keeper...
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The Legend of King Arthur-a-tops

Mo O'Hara - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Truly this contains some knights to remember." -- Kirkus ReviewsA bumbling triceratops must prove himself worthy in New York Times bestselling author Mo O'Hara's second hilarious picture book offering a prehistoric spin on the legend of King Arthur.It's the Festival...
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Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

Raul the Third III - Versify
Format: Hardcover

Richard Scarry's Busytown gets a Mexican-American makeover in the marketplace of a buzzing border town from Pura Belpr Medal-winning illustrator Raul the Third. Bilingual in a new way, this paper over board book teaches readers simple words in Spanish as they experience the bustling...
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Bear's Merry Book of Hidden Things: Christmas Seek-and-Find

Gergely Dudas - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

If you're searching for Where's Waldo for the next generation, this holiday seek-and-find from internet sensation Gergely Duds will have you - and your kids - busy for hours.Bear loves the holidays, and this year he's throwing a party for all his animal friends. But there's...
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Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Howl with laughter with Dog Man, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants!The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new...
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Dark shadows : yes, another misadventure

Doreen Cronin - Atheneum Books For Young Readers

"When the Chicken Squad goes on a family vacation to a farm, there is a looming dark shadow that is pestering Sugar"--It was supposed to be a nice chicken-family vacation to a farm. But Sugar is certain that she is being watched, and when Poppy's beloved shoe (the shoe that...
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Gabriela

Lisa Mullarkey - Calico
Format: Library Binding

The Pony Girls are ready for their first summer at Storm Cliff Stables! Horses, swimming, camp life, and most important, friendships. If she's not riding a horse, Gabriela is reading a book. She has so many, she even starts a lending library at camp! But after she reads a book about Bigfoot,...
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Jamie Is Jamie: A Book About Being Yourself and Playing Your Way

Afsaneh Moradian - Free Spirit Publishing
Format: Hardcover

There are so many fun things to play with at Jamie's new preschool - baby dolls to care for, toy cars to drive - and Jamie wants to play with them all! But the other children are confused . . . is Jamie a boy or a girl Some toys are just for girls and others are just for boys, aren't...
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Peanut Butter and Jelly

Ben Clanton - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Narwhal's obsession with his new favorite food leads him into hijinks and hilarity in the third book of this all-star early graphic novel series!Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession . . . peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to . . . that's...
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The Lion King Deluxe Step into Reading

Courtney Carbone - RH/Disney
Format: Hardcover

A deluxe Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the Disney classic film The Lion King!Simba the lion will one day become king--but his uncle Scar has other plans. Join Simba and his father, Mufasa, and his friends Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa as they earn their place in the Circle...
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Sea Prayer

KHALED HOSSEINI - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed responds to the heartbreak of the current refugee crisis with this deeply moving, beautifully illustrated short work of fiction for people of all ages,...
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A Gift from Abuela

CECILIA RUIZ - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In her first book for children, Cecilia Ruiz illuminates how things can change - and the importance of holding on to our dearest relationships when they do.The first time Abuela holds Nina, her heart overflows with tenderness. And as Nina grows up, she and Abuela spend plenty of time...
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Going Down Home with Daddy

Kelly Starling Lyons - Peachtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil' Alan and his parents and sister will join great-grandparents,...
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Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters

Rachel Kolar - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

From "Mary, Mary, Tall and Scary" to "Wee Willie Werewolf," this collection of classic nursery rhymes turned on their heads will give readers the chills--and a serious case of belly laughs. With clever rhyme and spooky illustrations, Mother Ghost is perfect for getting...
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't!

Elise Parsley - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The fourth book in the New York Times-bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series that started with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do...when you visit Santa.If your dad says you're going to meet...
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A Most Unusual Day

SYDRA MALLERY - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Something rather extraordinary is happening in Caroline's life today . . . her family is adopting a new baby sister! A warm and loving story about school, family, siblings, and adoption, for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new sibling.Today is a very unusual day! Caroline wakes...
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Life on Mars

Jon Agee - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid - but not so clever - space explorer is certain he's found the only living thing on Mars A young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission,...
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Harry Potter Origami: Fifteen Paper-Folding Projects Straight from the Wizarding World!

Scholastic - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Ever wanted to fold your own Chocolate Frogs? Or play a desktop game of Quidditch?Experience the Wizarding World like never before with this deluxe origami guidebook! Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, fans can learn to fold fifteen unique origami pieces, including objects, characters,...
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Lion and Mouse

Jairo Buitrago - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

Funny, fresh and very modern, this update on the fable of the lion and the mouse is a marvelous tale of a relationship between two unlikely friends. One day, the mouse marches into the lion's den without an invitation. Before the lion can eat him for breakfast, the mouse begs for mercy....
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Birdsong

Julie Flett - Greystone Kids
Format: Hardcover

A tender, luminous portrait of art, nature, and connecting across generations. When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate the changing...
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Yosemite National Park

Megan Cooley Peterson - Pebble
Format: Library Binding

Yosemite National Park is in California. Explore its trails to find giant trees, waterfalls, cliffs, and much more!
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Deluxe Edition

Charles M. Schulz - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Halloween with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this gorgeous deluxe storybook retelling of the beloved Halloween special!It's Halloween night, and the Peanuts gang is busy dressing up in costumes, trick-or-treating, and bobbing for apples. Meanwhile, Linus waits...
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Birds

Lisa J Amstutz - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Tweet! Tweet! Birds make fun pets. Some are small and some are tall. Some are colorful and some have crests. Young readers will learn about the appearance, behavior, and abilities of pet birds, and discover why these feathered friends make amazing pets.
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!

Elise Parsley - Little
Format: Print book

The third book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T! series is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do--this time, at the library!If you see a poster that says "You Can Do Anything at the Library!", it is NOT giving you permission to put on a circus! But Magnolia...
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Dark Knight Dilemma!

Art Baltazar - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

Aw yeah, the World's Greatest Heroes are back in action-except Batman is missing! While Superman helps out by cleaning up in Gotham City, he discovers a clue that sends Wonder Woman into space to find the Caped Crusader. Her journey brings her a step closer to Batman, but can she uncover...
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Hide!

Steve Henry - Holiday House
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-read book with fun characters, visual humor, and an important theme--the joy of helping othersTwo friends, Mike, an elephant, and Pat, a fish in a fishbowl, are in a rowboat. While Mike naps, Pat jumps into the ocean, where he meets other fish. When a shark appears, Pat and his new fish...
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You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood

Aimee Reid - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A heartwarming picture book that celebrates the work of Mister Rogers and carries on his legacy of kindness Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers....
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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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Homes in the Wild: Where Baby Animals and Their Parents Live

Lita Judge - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

As informative as it is lovely, Homes in the Wild is an adorable nonfiction picture book from author/illustrator Lita Judge that shows that wild creatures -- from beavers to bobcats, and sloths to squirrels -- aren't so different from us after all.Just like us, every baby animal...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures: Volume 2

Kenny Byerly - Abdo Group, 2016.
Format: Print book

"Spinning straight out of the hit Nickelodeon show, these fantastic tales pit the Turtles against villains like Snakeweed, Shredder, and a horde of zombies!"--
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Jake

Ellen Miles - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: eBook

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Lizzie goes to horse camp with her best friend Maria. While there, Lizzie meets a charismatic German shorthair pointer named Jake....
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Tyrannosaurus Rex

JIBJAB BROS STUDIOS. - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

The wacky robots from the award-winning apps, videos, and Netflix show, Ask the Storybots, now star in their own early readers. This one is about everyone's favorite dinosaur!Fans of the StoryBots will recognize the colorful art from the hugely popular dinosaur video "Tyrannosaurus...
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The Nuts: Keep Rolling!

Eric Litwin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Hazel Nut and Wally's Nut's playtime roll down a muddy hill turns into a hilarious chase when they get covered in so much muck that they get bigger... and bigger... until they're big as ELEPHANTS! Can anyone help get the Nuts back down to size? Eric Litwin offers an upbeat and inspiring...
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

Carmen Agra Deedy - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle!But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos...
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Cookies for Santa: The Story of How Santa's Favorite Cookie Saved Christmas

America's Test Kitchen Kids
Format: Hardcover


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Where's Rodney?

Carmen Bogan - Yosemite Conservancy
Format: Hardcover

A Junior Library Guild SelectionRodney is that kid who just can't sit still. He's inside, but he wants to be outside. Outside is where Rodney always wants to be. Between school and home, there is a park. He knows all about that park. It's that triangle-shaped place with the yellow grass...
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The Perfect Pillow

Eric Pinder - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In his strange new room on his big new bed, Brody tosses and turns, holding his stuffed dragon named Horst. His parents can't help him fall asleep, so he has no choice to go out and search for a better bed. Is it a squirrel's nest? A cloud? A rowboat on a pond? No, the moon is too bright,...
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If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon

Joyce Lapin - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

If you had your birthday party on the moon, what would it be like? Blast off to an extraterrestrial celebration and find out! This cool picture book combines fun and facts to help kids learn all about outer space. Have your birthday party on the moon and everyone will come! After all,...
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Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale

JAMES DEAN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Pete the Cat whips up something extra cool in the next Pete the Cat My First I Can Read tale from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator James Dean!The school's bake sale is a day away! Pete tries to make something yummy for his friends. But he seems to be only making a giant mess!...
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Half a Giraffe?

Jodie Parachini - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

All giraffes, even baby Gisele, know that the juiciest leaves are on the tops of the trees. But how does she reach them? No matter how she stretches or twists, those tasty leaves are just too high. A strong story with a light touch, and colorful art with extra touches of humor, appeals...
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The Water Cycle: A 4D Book

Catherine Ipcizade - Pebble
Format: Library Binding

Lakes evaporate. Clouds form from condensation. Rain falls and fills rivers and lakes. Soak up facts about the water cycle and why we need to keep water clean. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to an online article,...
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Nothing Happens in This Book

Judy Ann Sadler - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Reader, dont waste your time with this book. "You might as well stick it back on the shelf," the narrator warns. "Or toss it under your bed. You dont need to read it because it looks like nothing happens in this book." But, wait, hes spotted something. Theres a trumpet...
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Be A Star, Wonder Woman!

Michael Dahl - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

As a new day dawns, a young girl faces the ultimate challenge: school! Follow along as she demonstrates her greatest superpower (sharing) , overcomes her worst fear (the playground) ,and conquers her archenemy (the spelling test) .With courage, kindness, and other heroic traits of DC Comics'...
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Welcome to Skylander Academy

Ron Marz - Spotlight-Graphic Novels
Format: Print book

During a tour of the academy, Kaos removes his disguise and attacks! Tessa, Carli, and the newly found Flynn rush back to the school. Will they be able to help the students?
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What's Your Favorite Bug?

ERIC CARLE - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In this companion to What's Your Favorite Animal? and What's Your Favorite Color?, Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them.Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles...
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Kate, Who Tamed The Wind

Elizabeth Garton Scanlon - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Liz Garton Scanlon presents a young, rhythmic read-aloud about a girl who solves a windy problem with an environmentally sound solution: planting trees.A wild wind blows on the tippy-top of a steep hill, turning everything upside down for the man who lives there. Luckily,...
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Halloween Good Night

Rebecca Grabill - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Count up to ten and back again with this sweet and clever Halloween bedtime story starring your favorite monsters!Gliding through the moonlight come the monsters big and small, sliding up your stairway and oozing down your hall. They aren't very scary, in fact they're rather sweet. So snuggle...
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National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kitson Jazynka - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most. National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life...
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Pinkie Pie

Ryan K. Lindsay - Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

"Pinkie Pie wins tickets to a famous clown's show"--
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Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated

Becky Birtha - Albert Whitman
Format: Print book

Children can experience many emotions when a parent is in jail or prison. They may be angry, sad, lonely, or scared. Sometimes friends act differently toward them. Sometimes the children begin acting differently too. In this important book, young readers will learn that even when it feels...
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Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras, 1)

Asia Citro - The Innovation Press
Format: Paperback

A New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 SelectionA Mighty Girl Book of the YearIllinois Monarch Award Nominee 2018-2019Florida SSYRA Book Award Nominee 2018-2019Washington OTTER Award Nominee 2018-2019With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the brand new series...
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Dude!

AARON REYNOLDS - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Aaron Reynolds, the author of Nerdy Berdy and Creepy Carrots! teams up with Dan Santat, the Caldecott-winning illustrator behind The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend to create the hilarious, gnarly summer adventure picture book, Dude!Dude! You have...
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Kitten and the Night Watchman

John Sullivan - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

"Every life and job is unique; this book's take on the job of a watchman is empathetic, poetic, and a joy to look at, cute kitty and all." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[Illustrator] Yoo sets a lovely mood, taking readers from sunset to dawn through washes...
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Pete the Cat Phonics Box: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds

James Dean - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics. Who knew reading could be so groovy! Reviewed by a phonics expert, these twelve short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight...
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All Ears, All Eyes

Richard Jackson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Shh ... look ... listen ... to the sounds of the dark say Goodnight!What sails? What flies? Those ... these, Down low, nearby, far off, up high. Who listens? Who looks? Who hears? Who sees? An homage to the melodies of nighttime, to each critter that sings, hoots, or glows, All Ears,...
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Eye-Opening Earth Science Activities

RANI IYER - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Educational, easy-to-do earth science activities that will show young readers more about the planet Earth. Using simple, easy to find materials, these activities will show readers how they can simulate wind erosion, water erosion, an earthquake, and more!
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Pinkie Pie Keeps a Secret

Magnolia Belle - Spotlight
Format: Library Binding

Pinkie Pie learns the most exciting news in Equestria since Twilight Sparkle became a princess, but can she keep it a secret? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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The Trip to the Pumpkin Farm: A Branches Book

Rebecca Elliott - Branches
Format: Library Binding

Eva and her friends are taking a field trip to the farm!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,...
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The Library Book

TOM CHAPIN - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What's the best way to cure a gloomy day? A trip to the library! Based on the hit song by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark, here is an affectionate, exuberant, uproarious celebration of books, reading, and - SHHH! - libraries!The rain is pouring, Dad is snoring, and the same old stuff is on TV - boring....
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Fox & Chick: The Party: and Other Stories

Sergio Ruzzier - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Fox and Chick don't always agree. But Fox and Chick are always friends. With sly humor and companionable warmth, Sergio Ruzzier deftly captures the adventures of these two seemingly opposite friends. The luminous watercolor images showcased in comic-book panel form will entice emerging...
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Old Hat

Emily Gravett - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Wolves, Dogs, Tidy, and the Bear and Hare series and twice-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, Emily Gravett comes a fresh, funny, and punchy picture book about the futility of fads and the joy of learning to be yourself.Harbet had a hat. His Nana had knitted...
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers

Fred Rogers - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charmingly illustrated treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers. It's...
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My Special Needs Family

Claudia Harrington - Looking Glass Library
Format: Library Binding

My Special Needs Family is the story of a normal day in Roxy's life. When classmate Lenny visits her home, he discovers Roxy has autism. Who taught her how to bowl? Dad. Who gets her snack? Roxy. Who makes her dinner? Mom. Lenny realizes love makes a family.
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How to catch an elf

Adam Wallace - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

You've been waiting all year long, and now it's finally Christmas Eve Is this the year you'll finally catch an elf? Start a new Christmas tradition with this hilarious children's book from the creators of the New York Times best-seller How to Catch a Leprechaun "It's...
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Meet Yasmin!

Saadia Faruqi - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big,...
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Fox the Tiger

COREY R TABOR - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Fox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one! Soon Turtle and Rabbit are joining in the fun. But will Fox want to be a tiger forever?
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The Polar Bear

Jenni Desmond - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as a poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion,...
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Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party

MEGAN MCDONALD - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Jolly smashing! Could the Moodys really have royal blood? Judy brings her new look to a comical episode about the ups and downs of exploring a family tree.Judy Moody is in a royal purple-mountain-majesties mood. Make that Majesty with a capital M! With Grandma Lou's...
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Nova the Star Eater

Lindsay Leslie - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Nova has a big appetite for stars, so when she decides to gobble up Earth's Sun, panic erupts around the globe. Earth needs its Sun to survive! How will it get it back from Nova? One bright little girl just might have a solution. Sparkling with humor and interstellar adventure, this...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures: Volume 1

Kenny Byerly - IDW Publishing/Spotlight
Format: Print book

"Spinning straight out of the hit Nickelodeon show, these fantastic tales pit the Turtles against villains like Snakeweed, Shredder, and a horde of zombies!"--
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Egg

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Egg is a graphic novel for preschoolers about four eggs, one big surprise, and an unlikely friendship, by Caldecott Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes. Egg is not only a perfect Easter gift, but also a classic read-alone and read-aloud that will appeal all year...
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Maria the Matador

Anne Lambelet - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Maria loves tea parties and dancing and wearing her hair in pigtails, but more than anything in the world ... Maria loves churros.She'll do anything to get her hands on more of them, even enter a bullfight. To win, she must outsmart the other matadors who don't think she's big enough,...
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My two homes

Claudia Harrington; Zoe Persico - Looking Glass Library, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Format: Print book

Lenny follows Skye for a school project and learns about her life with two homes.
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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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Rock What Ya Got

Samantha Berger - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A child reminds everyone to embrace their own special something in this joyful expression of self-love.When a drawing of a little girl comes to life, she boldly declares that she doesn't want to be erased, or put into a picture that doesn't feel like her true self. Instead, she decides...
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Crash, Splash, or Moo!

Bob Shea - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Calling all daredevils! It's time to play CRASH, SPLASH, OR MOO! in this boisterous picture book with all the excitement of a game show.Mr. McMonkey is your host, and your contestants are America's favorite stunt clam, Action Clam...and a cow! These unlikely daredevils face off in a zany...
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Yellowstone National Park

Megan Cooley Peterson - Pebble
Format: Library Binding

Yellowstone National Park is mostly in Wyoming, with some of the park in Montana and Idaho. Hike to learn about the trails, springs, geysers, and wildlife in this national park.
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My Little Pony Friends Forever: Princess Celestia & Spike

Ted Anderson - Spotlight
Format: August 15

Princess Celestia accompanies Spike on a journey to Crystal Mountain where they are captured by rock lobsters.
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Unicorn Academy #2: Scarlett and Blaze

Julie Sykes - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

From frappuccinos to pool floats, unicorns are EVERYWHERE! Chapter book readers will flock to the Unicorn Academy series, where every girl gets a unicorn to call her own.Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls...
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The Lumberjack's Beard

DUNCAN BEEDIE - Templar
Format: Hardcover

When Jim the lumberjack chops down some animals' homes, they find a new one - in his beard!Every day, lumberjack Jim Hickory heads into the forest with his trusty ax and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all sorts of creatures, including a bird, a porcupine, and a beaver, lose their...
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Say Something

Peter H. Reynolds - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say something!If you see an injustice... say something!In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day,...
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Puppy Truck

Brian Pinkney - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Find out what happens when a boy who wants a puppy gets a truck instead in this simple and sweet picture book from Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney. Vroom ... beep ... bark! Carter wants a puppy, but he gets a truck instead. So he pets it, puts a leash around it, and takes it to the park....
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Blue Sky White Stars

Sarvinder Naberhaus - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring and patriotic tribute to the beauty of the American flag, a symbol of America's history, landscape, and people, illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative...
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Pete the Cats 12 Groovy Days of Christmas

James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

This New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat hardcover picture book is a perfect Christmas gift for Pete the Cat fans who are eagerly awaiting Santas arrival!Pete and his friends are rockin and groovin while counting down the days to Christmas! Who needs five golden rings, when you can have...
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Accident!

ANDREA TSURUMI - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a clumsy armadillo named Lola knocks over a glass pitcher, she sets off a silly chain of events, encountering chaos wherever she goes. But accidents happen - just ask the stoat snarled in spaghetti, the airborne sheep, and the bull who has broken a whole shop's worth of china. In the tradition...
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Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise

DAVID EZRA STEIN - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Surprise! The little red chicken is back - and as endearingly silly as ever - in David Ezra Stein's follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Interrupting Chicken.It's homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have:...
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The Hideout

Susanna Mattiangeli - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

It's time to go, but no one can find Hannah! That's because she's in the park with much to do. She needs to collect caterpillars and sticks, make a bow and arrow, and build a bed out of leaves. Deep in the shrubs, she sets up a secret hideout for herself and her companion, an Odd Furry...
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The Dress and the Girl

Camille Andros - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A little girl and her favorite dress dream of an extraordinary life. They enjoy simple pleasures together on a beautiful Greek island. They watch the sunset, do chores, and pick wildflowers on the way home. One day, the dress and the girl must leave the island and immigrate to the United...
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Surprise!

Caroline Hadilaksono - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Bear, Squirrel, and Raccoon have been friends a long time. A loooooooong time. So when a family of city folks comes to the neighborhood, the friends think that a surprise welcome party is just the kind of fun they've been looking for. Well, the party turns out to be quite the surprise indeed,...
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My Family Four Floors Up

Caroline Stutson - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

This friendly, rhyming story follows a child and her father--as well as their cute pets, a puppy and a cat--through the day. From morning ritual to bedtime story (and all the fun in between!) , life in the fourth floor walk up and on the city streets and parks below is sweet and filled...
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Ninja on the Farm

Luke Flowers - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Library Binding

In the first book in this fun Level 1 reader series, Moby Shinobi heads to the farm! Moby tries to collect eggs, gather hay, and feed the pigs, but each try ends in a funny mess. Moby wants to help Farmer Bob, but what if his ninja skills aren't right for the job? Then the cows break down...
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The Wildwood Bakery

Rebecca Elliott - Turtleback Books
Format: Library Binding

Eva's friend, Macy, has a little sister who can't fly on her own. So Eva's class decides to raise money to buy her a super-cool flying chair! Half of the class opens a bakery to raise the money. The other half opens a candy store. Soon the owls are competing to see whose shop...
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The Princess and the Pit Stop

Tom Angleberger - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time there was a Princess . . .. . . who made a pit stop.While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up!Give up? Not THIS princess! Instead, she hit the gas!...
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The Boy and the Whale

Mordicai Gerstein - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A boy and his father discover a whale tangled in their only fishing net. Is the whale dead? While the man worries about losing their net, the boy worries about the whale. He remembers the fear he felt when, caught in a net himself in childhood, he almost drowned before being rescued by his father....
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Bob, Not Bob!: *to be read as though you have the worst cold ever

Liz Garton Scanlon - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

Little Louie is stuck in bed with a bad cold. His nose is clogged, his ears are crackling, and his brain feels full. All he wants is his mom to take care of him, but whenever he calls out for her, his stuffed-up nose summons slobbery dog Bob instead As Louie tries and tries to make himself...
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The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg

Gemma Merino - ‎Albert Whitman & Company; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

Lola is proud of her amazing wool. After all, everyone on the farm tells her how beautiful she looks. She spends hours brushing her wool to keep it shiny and silky. Until one day when the weather gets hot, and all the sheep have to get haircuts -- including Lola! Shes so upset...

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Unicorn Academy #3: Ava and Star

Julie Sykes - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Welcome to Unicorn Academy, where every girl gets a unicorn to call her own! Fans of Rainbow Magic, Purrmaids, and Princess Ponies will flock to this new chapter book series about the magic of bonding with unicorns.Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures...
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Snub-Nosed Monkey

E Merwin - Bearport Pub Co Inc
Format: Library Binding

Whats that blue-faced animal with the pushed-in nose Its a snub-nosed monkey! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about snub-nosed monkeys, including where they live and the story behind...
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Rhyme Flies

ANTONIA PESENTI - Phaidon Press
Format: Board book

Stunningly stylish art accompanies indulgent word play, ridiculous rhymes, and giggle-inducing punch linesSuitcase... FRUITcase!This deceptively simple pattern offers up one surprising rhyme per spread revealed behind a dramatic gatefold flap. Readers will delight in wagering guesses ? rhyming,...
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Good Morning, Superman!

Michael Dahl - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the . . . SUN! When morning comes, a young boy must prepare for his day, faster than a speeding bullet. Follow along as he leaps tall buildings (jumps out of bed) in a single bound, dons his heroic uniform (his clothes) , and faces...
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Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth

JAMES DEAN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun and surprising adventure with Pete the Cat!In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it's not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing - will...
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Being A Bee

Jinny Johnson - Turtleback Books
Format: Library Binding

Kids can dive right into Being a Bee and discover fascinating facts about life in the hive, bee families, and how older bees work together to look after and bring up the baby bees. Children will also learn some interesting information about beekeeping, how and why bees make honey, and how they...
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Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep!

Claire Freedman - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Dinosaurs Love Underpants comes a charming picture book that follows a group of tired trucks and machines as they get ready for bedtime after a long day at the building site."Beep, beep, beep!" called the sleepy machines after a busy day on the building...
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Firefighter Duckies!

Frank W Dormer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO! Here come the Firefighter Duckies! Frank Dormer is at it again with this quack-out-loud silly story, full of wacky charm and perfect for little duckies of all dispositions.The Firefighter Duckies are brave and strong. They rescue: Gorillas in chef...
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The Invisible Island (A to Z Mysteries)

Ron Roy - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite...
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National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks

Kitson Jazynka - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Find out about the life of Rosa Parks and how her actions in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped end racial segregation in America. This book follows the same stadnards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love....
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Biscuit Feeds the Pets

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Harper
Format: Print book

Beginning readers' favorite little yellow puppy is ready to help his neighbor feed her pets! From guinea pigs and fish to kittens and puppies, each animal gets their own special food. Everyone wants to play, too! But what happens when playtime gets in the way of mealtime? Biscuit might...
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Pete the Cat: The Petes Go Marching

James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller James Dean puts a groovy spin to the classic children's song "The Ants Go Marching" with everyone's favorite cool cat. Join Pete the Cat as he rocks out to this classic tune with a supercool twist in this paper-over-board picture book.Your child, or even...
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Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum

Dr. Seuss - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A never-before-published Dr. Seuss book about creating and looking at art! Based on a manuscript and sketches discovered in 2013, this book is like a visit to a museum - with a horse as your guide! Explore how different artists have seen horses, and maybe even find a new way of looking...
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Floaty

JOHN HIMMELMAN - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Blah! Mr. Raisin is a bit of a grump. He lives all alone in a little house, and he likes it that way just fine. One day, a mysterious basket appears on Mr. Raisin's doorstep. When he opens it up, it seems there's nothing inside . . . until he notices a floating dog bobbing along his ceiling.What...
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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

Michelle Meadows - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion,...
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Barbie #1: Fashion Superstar

Sarah Kuhn - Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

Barbie is facing the same problems every young person is facing today -- figuring out how to choose a career, in an economic environment that is becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to find a job. But Barbie is nothing, if not optimistic and determined. Her interest in clothes leads...
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BARBIE HC VOL 02 (Barbie, 2)

Sarah Kuhn - NBM/Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

Barbie is living her dream, designing outfits for a rock stars big tour! Everythings going great...until opening night of the show, when she arrives to discover that all of her designs have been destroyed. Is someone trying to get between her and her dreams, before they can even get off the ground?...
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The Moon's Time to Shine

STORYBOTS. - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing! The inquisitive robots from the award-winning StoryBots apps, videos, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix show star in a Step 1 reader that is over the moon!Children will recognize the signature catchy rhymes and colorful art from the StoryBots'...
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All About Oceans

Christina Mia Gardeski - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

What can you find in an ocean? From rolling waves above to swimming creatures below, the ocean is a busy place! Discovering facts about oceans and ocean life will captivate beginning readers. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.
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A Frog's Life

Irene Kelly - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A stunningly illustrated introduction to our planet's many frog species!Frogs, frogs, and more frogs! This exciting survey of the world's frog species will introduce children to varieties as diverse as the golden poison frog (the planet's most toxic animal) , the Amau frog (so tiny it's...
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Click, Clack, Quack to School

DOREEN CRONIN - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

They can stand in line (sort of) , use indoor voices (perhaps) , and are capable of sharing (rumor has it) , so the Click Clack critters are ready for school ... but is school ready for them? A charming addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from the New York Times...
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The Big Book of Superpowers

Morris Katz - Downtown Bookworks
Format: Print book

DC super heroes have an amazing range of powers which they use to make the world a safer place. This lavishly illustrated picture book is a terrific introduction to Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and all of their friends. From Batman's brain power, to the Wonder Woman's ability...
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Disney Kingdoms: The Haunted Mansion #4

Joshua Williamson - Spotlight
Format: Library Binding

Danny hears of an escape route in the attic, but in order for him to get out of the mansion, he'll need to get past Constance, who is getting ready for her ... next wedding? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO. This...
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TouchThinkLearn: Wiggles

Claire Zucchelli-Romer - Chronicle Books
Format: Board book

Little fingers twist and turn, zig and zag, moving on, over, and through pages filled with fluorescent die-cut dots and playful, grooved paths. This brilliant application of the groundbreaking TouchThinkLearn format compels the youngest learners to explore and engage with their world in a hands-on,...
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May I Have a Word?

Caron Levis - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A battle of the magnet letters ensues across the refrigerator door in May I Have a Word? when C and K get into a fight about who gets to start the cooler (kooler?) words. When the two letters storm off in opposite directions, everything is turned upside down. SOCKS are now SO, there...
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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire

JACQUELINE TOURVILLE - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Brigette Barrager team up to tell the joyful and unique story of the trailblazing Disney artist Mary Blair.Mary Blair lived her life in color: vivid, wild color. From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator...
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Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree

Sandy Shapiro-Hurt - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

In rhymed couplets, with magical illustrations, Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree spins a story of adventure, imagination, and the importance of home.This very strange tale began in Mayin a friendly forest on a sunny day. Skipping along a path in the wooddanced Sylvia Rose, and man, she was GOOD!...
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Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish

Beth Ferry - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A joyful picture book that celebrates every kid's favorite day of the year, full of adorable art from the illustrator of Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site and I Wish You More. The most important rule is #1: It must be your birthday. After that's been established,...
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Pretty Kitty

KAREN BEAUMONT - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A counting picture book in rhyme about a lonely old man whose heart is slowly melted by an ever-growing number of kitties hoping to find a home.In this charming counting book, a lonely old man discovers one kitty on his front step. But he does not want a kitty cat -- scat! As the number...
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Disney Kingdoms: The Haunted Mansion #3

Joshua Williamson - Spotlight
Format: Library Binding

After chasing Danny through the mansion, the Captain makes Madame Leota confess a secret about Danny's grandpa. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO. This item is Non-Returnable.
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Forever or a Day

Sarah Jacoby - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

What does time mean to you? Sometimes it feels like it could last Forever or a Day.The seconds that count in catching the bus;The idyllic hours that slip by so quickly during a perfect day on the lake;The summer days that disappear into blissful happiness . . .Sarah Jacoby's debut picture...
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Love

Matt de la Peña - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Pea and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all."In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound...
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Frankenbunny

Jill Esbaum - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

"You know monsters aren't real, right?"Brave is easy in the sunshine. Brave is easy near Papa. But can Spencer the Bunny learn to be brave ALL the time - even when his big brothers try their best to scare him? Spencer the Bunny's big brothers ALWAYS frighten him with...
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The Mermaid

Jan Brett - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A striking under-the-sea version of Goldilocks with bonus storytelling in the borders, as only Jan Brett could create. When Kiniro, a young mermaid, comes upon a gorgeous house made of seashells and coral, she is so curious that she goes inside. She's thrilled to find a just-right breakfast,...
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Back to the Future

Kim Smith - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

Great Scott!! The latest in Quirk's series of Pop Classic Picture Books (following HOME ALONE, THE X-FILES, and E.T.) takes readers on a wild time-traveling trip BACK TO THE FUTURE!The biggest movie of 1985 is now the wildest and wackiest picture book of 2018! Even 30 years after...
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Good Boy

Sergio Ruzzier - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A boy and a dog embark on an out-of-this-world adventure in this whimsical picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Sergio Ruzzier.This is the story of a boy and his dog. Or is it a dog and his boy? Either way, it's a playful story of friendship and adventure!
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Islandborn

Junot Díaz - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Daz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when...
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Strega Nona's Magic Ring

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

Big Anthony gets what he thinks he wants - but like usual, it causes him more trouble than he can handle in this beloved sequel to Tomie dePaola's Caldecott Honor-winning Strega Nona.Big Anthony has a case of spring fever and he needs a little Night Life to cheer him up! But Big Anthony...
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The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal

Nick Seluk - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Oh hey, guess what? The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be the center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual...
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Dear Boy,

Paris Rosenthal - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The follow-up picture book to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Girl, by beloved children's book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal and her daughter, Paris RosenthalParis Rosenthal teams up with her father, Jason Rosenthal, the author of the Modern Love article "My Wife Said You May Want...
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Roger Is Going Fishing

KOEN VAN BIESEN - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Roger and his neighbor Emily are heading to the lake to do some fishing. But the city sidewalks are crowded - so crowded that Emily accidentally catches a few things that are decidedly not fish. A small mob starts to chase after her and Roger, but soon everyone discovers that a trip to the lake...
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Molly Meets Trouble

Megan Atwood - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

There's a new girl in the third-grade, and for some reason, she brings out the worst in Molly. If only Molly's cross-country pen pal, Olive, were there. But Olive's got her OWN set of troubles with her new gymnastics team. As both girls struggle to make new friends, their dishonest...
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Piggles Guide to Airplanes (Pigs Might Fly!)

Kirsty Holmes - Windmill Books
Format: Library Binding

Many people have traveled on airplanes, but do they really know how they work? After reading this innovative book, readers will be airplane experts. A friendly pig named Piggles leads the way on this exciting journey learning about these interesting aircrafts. Informative diagrams help...
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Five Busy Beavers

Stella Partheniou Grasso - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

Five busy beavers building up a dam, closing up the river where the salmon swam. Gnawing down trees and ferrying the logs. Slapping on the mud that they gathered from the bog. Along came a muskrat who wanted to play, and one little beaver swam away. Five little beavers are hard at work...
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How Airports Work

Lonely Planet Kids - Lonely Planet Kids
Format: Hardcover

Where does luggage go after check in? What happens in the control tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of the airport -- from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and bustle of departures. In this...
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Surviving in Space

Ellen Lawrence - Bearport Pub Co Inc
Format: Library Binding

What does it feel like to live more than 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station (ISS) What happens during an average day And is it true that ISS astronauts drink water thats made from their own urine In this new Science Slam! title, kids will discover the answers to all these...
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The ABCs of Christmas

Jill Howarth - Running Press Kids
Format: Board book

Celebrate the Christmas holiday while learning your ABCs in this beautifully illustrated alphabet board book!. Spread the joy of Christmas with this sparkly board book that features clever word associations and delightfully festive illustrations.
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Just Because

Mac Barnett - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Curious minds are rewarded with curious answers in a fantastical bedtime book by Mac Barnett and Isabelle Arsenault.Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, but one child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep...
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Moon

Alison Oliver - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

For the over-scheduled generation, the illustrator of the popular BabyLit books explores the joy found in wildness, following in the footsteps of beloved bestsellers The Night Gardener and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. Like many children, Moon leads a busy life. School, homework,...
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Truman

Jean Reidy - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

After his best friend Sarah leaves for her first day of school, a tortoise named Truman goes on an adventure across the living room and learns to be brave in this thoughtful and heartwarming twist on a first experience story.Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis...
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Hush, Little Bunny

DAVID EZRA STEIN - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Hush, Little Bunny is a heartwarming, lyrical love letter from a papa bunny to his little one - from David Ezra Stein, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Interrupting Chicken and Leaves. Fans of Kevin Henkes and Beatrix Potter will adore this gorgeous book.Come, little bunny, don't be shy . . . "Hush...
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National Geographic Readers: Helen Keller

Kitson Jazynka - National Geographic
Format: Print book

Readers will be inspired by the amazing story of Helen Keller in this informative biography. They will learn all about her life, her achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. The Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.From...
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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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The Fishing Lesson

Heinrich Böll - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious read with an important messageA humble fisherman is taking a nap in his boat when a tourist interrupts him. The outspoken tourist points out that instead of napping, the fisherman could go out and catch more fish, which would eventually earn him enough money to buy a proper...
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Where Are You From?

Yamile Saied Méndez - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom - a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo.When a girl is asked...
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Zola's Elephant

Randall De Sève - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Illustrated by two-time Caldecott-honor winning artist Pamela Zagarenski, this tender, witty friendship story of imagination gone wild, by New York Times bestselling author Randall de Sve, shows how assumptions often cause us to misjudge - and miss out. But with a little courage,...
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Why Am I Me?

Paige Britt - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Presented as a thoughtful, poetic exchange between two characters -- who don't realize they are thinking and asking the very same questions -- this beautiful celebration of our humanity and diversity invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where there is no you or me, only we. If the first...
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Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (Junie B. Jones, No. 12)

Barbara Park - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones!Junie B. Jones has a pet day problem! With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and...
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Trick or Pete

Pete hopes that trick-or-treating is not too scary, and he is delighted when he finds delicious surprises at every house on Halloween.
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Swamp Thing vs the Zombie Pets

John Sazaklis - DC Super-Pets
Format: Print book

SOLOMON GRUNDY's zombie pets are taking over the swamp. SWAMP THING's bog buddies must stop them.
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