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The Rabbit Listened

Cori Doerrfeld - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathyWith its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have...
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See Santa Nap

David Milgrim - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Otto helps Santa find a place to rest after a busy night delivering presents in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator, David Milgrim. This is part of the award-winning, star-reviewed The Adventures of Otto series.See Santa deliver his last present....
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In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years

DAVID ELLIOTT - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex.Care to meet a dunkleosteus? An apatosaurus? How about the dragonflyesque meganaura? In a collection that's organized chronologically by epoch...
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Storm

SAM USHER - Templar
Format: Hardcover

A storm is brewing and the wind is picking up, so a boy and his grandfather decide it's the perfect weather for kite flying. There's just one problem: they have to find the kite! Their search brings up many wonderful memories of previous adventures together, and when they finally...
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Hunters of the Great Forest

Dennis Nolan - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

On a warm night, a band of hunters sets out on a journey. As they travel over hills, through thickets of trees, and around mountains, nothing will keep them from their ultimate goal. What that goal is may surprise you.Dennis Nolan's remarkable, imaginative illustrations lead the way in this...
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The Lost Picnic

B B CRONIN - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Grandad is taking his grandchildren on a picnic in his jalopy. They ride on a busy highway full of cars and signs, past charming villages and topiary-filled parks, out into the country. But when they finally arrive at the picnic spot, they discover all their food has tumbled out of the car along...
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Before & After

JEAN JULIEN - PHAIDON
Format: Print book

An enticing collection of before-and-after scenarios, created by master artist and acclaimed author of This Is Not A BookGraphic artist Jean Jullien insightfully and comically depicts a set of clever and surprising before-and-after two-frame narratives, each progressed by a page turn. From...
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Can You Say It, Too? Moo! Moo!

Nosy Crow - Nosy Crow; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Sturdy flaps and simple texts combine with friendly artwork to make this a fantastic first book for children who are just starting to talk.As all parents know, little children just love to be asked to make animal sounds. So a flap book in which they can spot the animal's tail, lift...
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Dog on a Frog?

Kes Gray - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

"You know the rules," said cat. "Cats sit on mats, frogs sit on logs, and dogs sit on FROGS!""Well, I'm changing the rules," said the frog.In this hilarious sequel to Frog on a Log?, frog decides that he does not want to sit on a log, and he definitely...
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Nancy Knows

Cybele Young - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Nancy knows she's forgotten something. Something important. When she tries to remember, she thinks of all kinds of other things instead. She remembers things she knows and things she doesn't quite know. She remembers things one way, then another. Sometimes she remembers with her ears or her stomach...
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What Will Grow?

Jennifer Ward - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Print book

Seeds can be big or small, round or pointy, and all sorts of colors. They can become flowers, trees, fruits, or vegetables, and they sprout all times of year, during spring, summer, fall, and winter. But all seeds have one thing in common--inside each is a new plant life waiting to emerge....
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I Am So Brave!

Stephen Krensky - Abrams Appleseed, 2014.
Format: Print book

This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it's petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the "small wins" of growing just a little bit braver. Young children...
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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (A Latino Book of Concepts)

Roseanne Greenfield Thong - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Pura Belpré Award, Illustrator HonorLatino Book Award, Winner. Green is a chile pepper, spicy and hot.Green is cilantro inside our pot.. In this lively picture book, children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts, yellow is masa, tortillas, and sweet...
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Peg Cat: The Lemonade Problem

Jennifer Oxley - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Print book

When life gives them a problem to solve, Peg and Cat make lemonade - and get a lesson in bartering - in a refreshing new math adventure.It's a hot day, so what could be cooler than setting up a lemonade stand? When Peg needs some marbles to keep her special marble company, she and Cat decide...
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It's Okay to Make Mistakes

Todd Parr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Todd Parr's bestselling books have reminded kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to be themselves. It's Okay to Make Mistakes embraces life's happy accidents, the mistakes and mess-ups that can lead to self discovery. Todd Parr brings a timely...
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Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme

Rhonda Gowler Greene - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

Down at the construction site, mama and papa trucks show their youngsters how to build. Push oosh goes a big mama bulldozer and her one little dozer! Dig schlup goes a tough papa excavator and his two little excavators! Count along with every scooping, mashing, and spinning...
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Say Zoop!

HERVE TULLET - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP!, LET'S PLAY! and now SAY ZOOP! Collect all four interactive books from Herv Tullet!Make some noise! Shout "OH!" Whisper "oh!" Say "Zoop" Yes! "Zoop!" "Zoop!" "Zoop!" The newest book from Herv Tullet magically...
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Jake at Gymnastics

Rachel Isadora - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadoras irresistible illustrations of enthusiastic toddlers will have budding gymnasts jumping for joy.Jake and his diverse group of friend love their action-packed gymnastics class, where they stretch, tumble, balance, turn somersaults and so much more. This...
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On the Night of the Shooting Star

AMY HEST - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

For solitary neighbors Bunny and Dog, reticence overcomes curiosity - until something extraordinary happens to nudge them into friendship.Bunny and Dog live on opposite sides of the fence. Every morning, first thing, Bunny looks through the fence and the tall grass at Dog. And every morning,...
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Baby Animals Spots & Stripes

Phyllis Limbacher Tildes - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Featuring black and white art, Baby Animals includes four sets of baby animals (mammal, amphibian, bird, and insect) , one striped and one spotted. The final full-color spread features human babies and reveals all eight animals as toys.
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Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat

Deborah Underwood - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

"Losing a tooth--or anticipation of it--can be scary, so I love how this book uses a very funny cat to talk about this universal childhood experience." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorThe star of the New York Times bestselling Here Comes the Easter Cat is back - and this time hes met his match!When...
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8: An Animal Alphabet

Elisha Cooper - Orchard Books
Format: Print book

Explore the animal world, from aardvark to zebu! Discover hundreds of animals, great and small. Lion and lizard, whale and wombat. Learn one wild fact about each animal. (Did you know that gorillas yawn when they are nervous?) Look carefully, because for each letter of the alphabet,...
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Hoppity Frog: A Slide-and-Seek Book

Emma Parrish - little bee books; Brdbk Rep edition
Format: Board book

Kids will love Hoppity Frog--a springtime treat with interactive sliders on each page! Where is Hoppity Frog? Is he playing in the reeds? No, thats Downy Duckling. Is he paddling through the pond? No, thats Silky Swan! Children will love pushing out the sturdy sliders on each page of this...
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The Whole Wide World and Me

Toni Yuly - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A bold, joyful picture book for the very young shows that the natural world is full of wonders - and each of us is a small part of that.Like a flower in a field . . .Like a cloud in the sky . . .So am I.Just as a pebble is part of a mountain, just as a wave is part...
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On Duck Pond

Jane Yolen - Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

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

Christopher Franceschelli - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Print book

Cityblock explores city life in an exciting and unique way, from up in a high-rise building to down in the subway. Divided into three sections - things that go, things to see, and things to eat - it features 24 different aspects of city living. As with the other acclaimed books in the series,...
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I Am Just Right

David McPhail - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

The boy in this book is growing and changing--just like you! Self-acceptance and change are celebrated when a child gives up babyish ways and becomes a "big boy"!The boy in this book is too big for his crib, his shoes, and his tricycle. And he is too big for Grandpa to pick up. But he is just...
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Terrific Trains

Dennis Shealy - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Exposing children to a diverse range of literary and informational texts, the Core Concepts program helps develop important literacy and cognitive skills necessary to meet many of the Common Core State Standards. Few travel by trains today, but kids regardless are fascinated by the freight...
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Me and Mr. Fluffernutter

Jennifer Gray Olson - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Ninja Bunny comes a new story about a little girl and her beloved cat, who learn that friendship is the best compromise of all. A little girl and her cat, Mr. Fluffernutter, are best friends. They do everything together, all the time. But what...
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Horrible Bear!

Ame Dyckman - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times-bestselling duo behind Wolfie the Bunny presents a hilarious read-aloud about accidents, outbursts, manners...and the power of saying "Im sorry."Bear didnt mean to break a little girls kite, but shes upset anyway--upset enough to shout "HORRIBLE BEAR!"...
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Show Me Happy

Kathryn Madeline Allen - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Show me happy. Show me helping. Show me sharing when we play. Show me NOISY, Show me quiet. Show me putting things away. From the team that created A Kiss Means I Love you, this new book of engaging photos will "show" early learners simple actions and concepts that all children...
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Archie's Vacation

Domenica More Gordon - Bloomsbury, 2014.
Format: Print book

Since his wildly successful beginnings as a hip clothing designer, Archie is taking some much needed some time off. As he prepares for his vacation at the beach, he packs the usual things. But at night he dreams of rain, of snorkeling, and of other fun adventures, convincing him that he'll...
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The Happy Book

Andy Rash - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of ARCHIE THE DAREDEVIL PENGUIN comes the unique story of two friends who can't escape all the feels.Camper is happy as a clam and Clam is a happy camper. When you live in The Happy Book, the world is full of daisies and sunshine and friendship cakes . . . until...
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Der Religionsunterricht Christian Gotthilf Salzmanns: Ein Beitrag zur Religionspdagogik der Aufklrung

Rainer Lachmann - RP Kids
Format: Print book

Jack is searching for the perfect tree - one that he can chop, hack, and stack! But when it becomes too hard to find, Jack stumbles across three unlikely friends who want to show him their perfect trees.In this lively, enchanting story, The Perfect Tree is a reminder to notice...
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Bunny's Book Club

Annie Silvestro - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Join Bunny for a top-secret trip to the library in a story that celebrates the love of reading! Bunny loves to sit outside the library with the kids and listen to summer story time. But when the weather gets cold and everyone moves inside, his daily dose of joy is gone. Desperate, Bunny...
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The Ring Bearer

Floyd Cooper - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

Mama's getting married, and Jackson has an important job to do! A story about love, weddings, and the special joy that is a blended family.Jackson's mama is getting married, and he gets to be the ring bearer. But Jackson is worried . . . What if he trips? Or walks too slowly? Or drops...
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I Wrote You a Note

Lizi Boyd - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print book

In this deceptively simple storybook from award-winning author-illustrator Lizi Boyd, readers will delight in following a note's unexpected journey and encountering a cast of charming characters along the way. The spare text is filled with the kind of repetition and rhythm that make...
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Niblet & Ralph

Zachariah OHora - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Two pet cats switch places in this comically sweet story of mistaken identity, from beloved author-illustrator Zachariah OHora.Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming...
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La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for los Nios

Susan Middleton Elya - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Classic favorites get a modern Latino twistThe itsy araita climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia and washed la araa out. Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramn sitting in el rincn...
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The Monster Next Door

David Soman - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

David Soman illustrates the Ladybug Girl books, which he also writes with his wife, Jacky Davis. He comes from a family of artists and is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, as well as at the Mill Street Loft, a non-profit arts education center in the Hudson Valley....
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Camp Rex

Molly Idle - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What could be more fun than a camping trip with a good friend?When that friend is T. Rex!It's important to set a few wilderness safety guidelines first. . . like making sure he stays on the trail. And does not disturb the local wildlife. And knows how to build a safe campfire. But sometimes...
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Tommy Can't Stop!

Tim Federle - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Tommy bounces, and he leaps. Tommy clomps, and he bulldozes. Nothing tires Tommy out, and his family can't keep up! But then his sister has an idea: could tap class be just right for Tommy?This exuberant picture book, written by Broadway dancer Tim Federle, with illustrations by Mark...
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George in the Dark

Madeline Valentine - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A little boy overcomes his fear of the dark during a daring teddy bear rescue.
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Who has wiggle-waggle toes

Vicky Shiefman - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Who says you have to sit still at story time? This book encourages toddlers and preschoolers to shimmy, shake, and stomp along with a story that's both fun and filled with layers of learning!Who has wiggle-waggle toes? I do. Who has flip-flop feet? I do! The girls and boys in this book...
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Shh! We Have a Plan

Chris Haughton - Candlewick Pr
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Little Owl Lost and Oh No, George! comes a funny, strikingly illustrated story of best-laid plans - and the secret to attracting the birdie.Four friends creep through the woods, and what do they spot? An exquisite bird high in a tree! "Hello birdie,"...
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Peter Loves Penguin

David McPhail - Harry N. Abrams; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Peter and Penguin wake up to snow on the ground and immediately get bundled up to play outside. After making snowballs and a snowman and enjoying the perfect winter day together, they return inside to warm up and share some cocoa. In this companion to Ben Loves Bear and Bella Loves Bunny,...
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Dinosaurs from Head to Tail

Stacey Roderick - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

From one dinosaur's head to another's tail, this informational picture book challenges readers to guess which prehistoric creature each of eight different body parts belongs to. (For example, "What dinosaur had claws like this?") For each question, the answer is given...
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Love and the Rocking Chair

Diane Dillon - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon celebrate the love we feel for our children in this touching, multi-generational story about the lasting power of family.Simple words and colorful paintings tell the warm, engaging story of new parents who buy a rocking chair when they are expecting...
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Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color

Monique Fields - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

A young biracial girl looks around her world for her color. She finally chooses her own, and creates a new word for herself -- honeysmoke.Simone wants a color.She asks Mama, "Am I black or white?""Boo," Mama says, just like mamas do, "a color is just a word."She...
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Bear and Bee Too Busy

Sergio Ruzzier - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

When Bear asks Bee to roll down the hill with him, Bee is too busy. Bee is too busy to lie in the sun and splash in the water, too. And by the time Bee asks Bear to watch the moon with her, he is too sleepy! Poor Bear. Poor Bee. Nothing is fun without your best friend beside you, but luckily...
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Mix It Up!

Herve Tullet - Handprint Books
Format: Print book

PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP! and coming soon: LET'S PLAY!Accept Herv Tullet's irresistible invitation to mix it up in a dazzling adventure of whimsy and wonder. Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's...
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ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet

Juana Medina Rosas - Viking Children'S Books
Format: Print book

A is for angel hair acrobat M is for Macaroni the Magician and T is for tortellini trapeze artist.It's an ABC circus that's good enough to eat!
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Rooting for You

Susan Hood - Disney*Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

It's time for one little seed to come out of his shell. But he's afraid. It's a big world out there. There may be dangers! (Like monsters!) There are definitely obstacles. (Like rocks!) And while there's a good deal of uncertainty, he discovers that he has friends...
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Barnacle Is Bored

Jonathan Fenske - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Barnacle is stuck on the underside of a pier, wishing he had something to do. Every day is exactly the same. The tide comes in and Barnacle gets wet. The tide goes out and Barnacle dries off. Boring! Barnacle wants something EXCITING to happen. Then a colorful fish swims by. Barnacle bets...
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It's Not Easy Being Number Three

Drew Dernavich - Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Format: Print book

The Number Three is having an identity crisis-there are so many other things he could do with his life; why stop at being just a number? He tries being a ship's anchor, a spatula, even a shiny bronze sculpture, and he won't listen when the other numbers beg him to come back to the lineup....
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In

Nikki McClure - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

I only want to stay in. In my pajamas. Inside. In. In. In. For a boy and his toy giraffe, today is the perfect day to stay in. Snug in his pajamas, he reads books, bakes popovers, and plays with a big wicker basket - that he transforms into a rocket ship to fly in "innerspace."...
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The Turnip

Jan Brett - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

In a rollicking, cumulative tale, a badger family and their friends-Hedgie, Mr. Ram and Vanya, the horse-struggle to pull up a giant turnip. A cocky rooster steps in and pulls, sending him into the air, holding onto the turnip. No one knows that a mother bear in her underground den has kicked...
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Honk, Honk! Baa, Baa!

Petr Horacek - Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

What do the animals say Celebrated author-illustrator Petr Horcek explores the question in a colorful novelty board book for babies. "Heehaw," says the donkey! "Meow," says the cat! Babies are invited to turn the sturdy pages and learn the many sounds that animals make....
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Little Bird Takes a Bath

Marisabina Russo - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet read-aloud, a little bird in the big city searches for the perfect puddle. Fans of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" will enjoy Little Bird's search for a just-right puddle after a rainstorm. He searches far and wide, but some puddles are too big, some are too small,...
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Perfect

Max Amato - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A fussy eraser and a mischievous pencil spar in this picture book adventure.In this funny and light-hearted picture book, a fussy eraser tries to keep the pages clean by erasing the scribbles of a mischievous pencil. But before long, the eraser discovers what can happen when two opposing...
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Laundry Day

Jessixa Bagley - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

"I'm bored," said Tic."Me too," said Tac.What do two bored badgers do when they've done everything, including driving their mother around the bend?Laundry, of course.What could possibly go wrong?In this spirited picture book, Tic and Tac, two adorable badgers, get a little...
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Baby Animals with Their Families

Suzi Eszterhas - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

Around the world, baby animals grow up in all kinds of families. Whether it's albatrosses raising babies in big colonies or sibling pairs of polar bears, baby animals with their families are not only adorable -- they can teach us about animal behavior, too.The fourth and final book in the Baby...
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Plenty of Love To Go Around

Emma Chichester Clark - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Theres a new pet in town! Based on the adventures of Emma Chichester Clarks real-life dog, Plum, this delightful romp gently tackles feelings of jealousy and the difficulties of sharing, in endearing, dynamic illustrations that readers will love. Plum the dog loves being her familys...
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Time for School!

BRIAN BIGGS - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator Brian Biggs comes the second picture book in the collectible Tinyville Town series.In this next book in the preschool series, Time for School! shows how the whole community comes together for the first day of class. Mr. Meyer...
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Troll Swap

Leigh Hodgkinson - Nosy Crow
Format: Hardcover

Timothy Limpet feels out of place in his troll family. He likes things to be just so, and most trolls, frankly, don’t. Tabitha Lumpit likes things to be loud, loopy, and messy, and she feels like a fish out of water in her very neat family. Sometimes they wonder if their families...
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Baby's First Book of Birds & Colors

Phyllis Limbacher Tildes - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Print book

From the eastern bluebird and blue jay to the scarlet tanager and northern cardinal, little ones will discover the natural world and learn the names and colors of Phyllis Limbacher Tildes's exquisitely illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The color word appears large and bold, and each...
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My Book of Counting

Britta Teckentrup - Tiger Tales; Brdbk edition
Format: Hardcover

Invite your child to learn all about counting with this fun book, full of bright, bold artwork! A lovable cast of animal characters takes young readers on a ride through the numerals 1 through 10.
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Birdies Happiest Halloween

Sujean Rim - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Birdie searches for a just-right Halloween costume in book five of this popular series. Birdie loves the fall. She cant wait to go apple picking with Mommy and her dog, Monster, wear big fuzzy sweaters, and play touch football with her friends. But Birdie cant stop thinking about Halloween!...
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Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown

ERIC LITWIN - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Groovy Joe is totally fun.He's a tail-wagging, song singing party of one!And he rocks like this:Disco party bow wow!#1 New York Times bestsellers Eric Litwin (Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes) and Tom Lichtenheld (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site) are back...
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Go, Otto, Go!: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1 (The Adventures of Otto)

David Milgrim - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

Otto the robot builds a spaceship in this funny and poignant Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. This Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator David Milgrim is part of the award-winning, star-reviewed The Adventures of Otto series!. See Otto work. Work, work,...
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The Easter Egg

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

Jan Brett's beloved Easter tale, now available as a board book! If Hoppi can make the best Easter egg, he will get to help the Easter Bunny with his deliveries on Easter morning. But it is not so easy. Discouraged, he goes into the woods to think when a blue robin's egg tumbles...
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BE QUIET!

Ryan T Higgins - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

All Rupert the mouse wants is to star in a beautiful, wordless picturebook. One that's visually stimulating! With scenic pictures! And style! He has plenty of ideas about what makes a great book, but his friends just WON'T. STOP. TALKING.
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Boats for Papa

Jessixa Bagley - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Buckley and his Mama live in a cozy cabin by the ocean. He loves to carve boats out of the driftwood he finds on the beach nearby. He makes:big boatslong boatsshort boats andtall boats,each one more beautiful than the last, and sends them out to sea. If they don't come back, he knows they've...
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Fox Explores the Night: A First Science Storybook

Martin Jenkins - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Young readers are invited to join a determined fox as she sets out to find her dinner in this simple, stylish introduction to light and dark.Fox is hungry. She waits until dark, then emerges from her den to hunt for food. Follow her as she pads through the city streets and learns about...
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A Dog With Nice Ears: Featuring Charlie and Lola

Lauren Child - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Beloved siblings Charlie and Lola are back - on a quest to find Lolas version of the perfect dog, which seems suspiciously un-doglike. At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could think of. "More than a squirrel or an actual...
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Penguinaut!

Marcie Colleen - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Orville lives at the zoo, surrounded by animal pals who go on exciting adventures. A hang gliding rhino! A deep-sea diving giraffe! Orville struggles to keep up, until one day he concocts an adventure all his own: build a spaceship and fly to the moon all by himself. Can one tiny penguin...
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Hurry Up!

Anne-Sophie Tilly - Annick Press
Format: Board book

Hurry Up! and it's companion book Don't Move are ideal board books for very young children. With only one word per page, simple, bold illustrations, and a surprise ending in both, these books can be used to expose toddlers to the names of animals. Those featured include common...
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The Detective Dog

JULIA DONALDSON - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A rollicking rhyming picture book from bestselling author Julia Donaldson about a dog who uses her amazing sense of smell to solve mysteries.When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human,...
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Mosquitoes Cant Bite Ninjas

Jordan P Novak - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Mosquitoes can bite all kinds of people--ballerinas, chefs, babies, even you and me. But they cant bite . . . NINJAS! Mosquitoes might be quick, but ninjas are quicker. Mosquitoes might be sneaky, but ninjas are sneakier. And mosquitoes might be hungry, but ninjas are . . . hungrier!With...
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Mr. Moon Wakes Up (Childs Play Library)

Jemima Sharpe - Childs Play Intl Ltd
Format: Hardcover

Mr Moon always sleeps. He naps during hide-and-seek, passes out on puzzles and dozes during adventure stories. But what would happen if Mr Moon ever woke up? Would he lead us to hidden, dream-like worlds, filled with fantastic friends and exciting games? And if he did, would we remember...
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One Yellow Ribbon

Marthe Jocelyn - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Board book

One yellow ribbon unties itself from a child's hair and transforms into a winter scarf, a farmer's field and a lion's mane, among many other magical things, in this delightful board book by celebrated pa-per artist Marthe Jocelyn. Jocelyn's paper collages in this wordless...
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Monsters Go Night-Night

Aaron Zenz - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Bedtime means brushing your teeth, putting on pajamas, snuggling, and kissing your family goodnight. For monsters, bedtime looks a little different. They brush their teeth, but not with a toothbrush. They get dressed for bed, but not in slippers and nightcaps. They snuggle, but not with...
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STEP into Storytime: Using StoryTime Effective Practice to Strengthen the Development of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds

Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting - ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
Format: Print book

Story Time Effective Practice (STEP), developed by the authors, is an approach that articulates the link between child development theory and storytimes. This important resource shows how presenters can use STEP to craft a storytime that is effective for mixed-age groups and adheres to best...
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Stormy Night

Salina Yoon - Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

When thunder shakes his house and rain pounds the windows, Bear is frightened. But comforting his Mama, Papa, and Floppy helps make the storm seem not so scary. Before Bear knows it, the storm has passed, because even storms need their sleep . . . and so do bears.
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'Twas Nochebuena

Roseanne Greenfield Thong - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

'Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa...It's Christmas Eve, and you're invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty...
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The Christmas Fox

Anik McGrory - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

A Christmas tale for young children that celebrates the true meaning of the season "Come!" drummed a woodpecker one cold, wintry day. "A baby is coming. There's work to be done!" One by one, from field and forest, the animals make their way to a barn....
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Plankton is Pushy

Jonathan Fenske - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

In this funny, underwater picture book, Plankton says hello to Mussel, but Mussel doesn't say anything back. Plankton tries everything to get quiet Mussel to talk. In fact, Plankton gets VERY pushy about it! Will Mussel ever open his mouth? Kids will relate to Plankton's frustration...
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Emma

Paola Opal - Simply Read Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

This new book in the Simply Small series features adorable Emma, the baby hedgehog. Bold and bright, the Simply Small books are perfect for little ones with growing minds. Meet all these cute baby animals that find clever ways to solve their not-so-small problems.
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Wait

Antoinette Portis - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

As a boy and his mother move quickly through the city, they're drawn to different things. The boy sees a dog, a butterfly, and a hungry duck while his mother rushes them toward the departing train. It's push and pull, but in the end, they both find something to stop for. Acclaimed author/illustrator...
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I Use the Potty: Big Kid Power

Maria Van Lieshout - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Babies wear diapers. Do big kids? No! Big kids use the potty!Every childs life is filled with milestones. Some happen easily; others need a little extra support. Artist and mom Maria van Lieshout has been there. Drawing upon her own experiences, she has created an engaging series of books...
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I Can Do It Myself

Valorie Fisher - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Can you tie your shoe? Write your letters and numbers? Make your bed? Or set the table? Can you do it by yourself? Children and parents alike will rejoice as 4- to 6-year-olds achieve these important childhood milestones and many more with the help of this engaging and fun picture book....
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Curious Critters Marine

David FitzSimmons - Wild Iris Publishing
Format: Hardcover

With images so stunningly life-like, so fabulously detailed, you'll believe you are swimming in the sea! Curious Critters: Marine features some of North America's most incredible marine animals captured through the award-winning photography of David FitzSimmons. The amazing photographs...
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I Am a Tiger

Karl Newson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse with BIG ideas. Mouse believes he is a tiger, and he convinces Fox, Raccoon, Snake, and Bird he's one, too! After all, Mouse can climb a tree like a tiger and hunt for his lunch, too. And not all tigers are big and have stripes. But when a real tiger shows...
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Cockatoo, Too

Bethanie Deeney Murguia - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Who can can-can? Find out in this hilarious book that features cockatoos, two more cockatoos, and tutued toucans too!Cockatoo. Cockatoo two? Cockatoo, too? Two cockatoos! Two cockatoos, too? Cockatoo tutus! Two cockatoos meet two more cockatoos in tutus and two tutued toucans. And then...
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Goat's Coat

Tom Percival - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

This charmingly illustrated rhyming picture book about Alfonzo, a goat with a very special coat, celebrates the power of kindness and friendship.Let me tell you the tale of Alfonzo the goat, who was terribly proud of his lovely new coat.Alfonzo was happy; he pranced and he skipped. Then...
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In the Quiet, Noisy Woods

Michael J Rosen - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Come and explore the quiet, NOISY woods, and follow two wolf pups finding their way back to their pack in this adorable read-aloud picture book - full of boisterous animal noises and artwork that will inspire kids to get out into nature.Squirrels chit-chitter-chatter, foxes swoosh-whoosh-rush,...
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Where is Bear?

Jonathan Bentley - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of the classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt, this adventurous and endearing picture book follows a little boy searching high and low for his missing bear. Features a surprise ending! Where is Bear? Is Bear in the dresser? Is Bear in the bathroom? Is Bear on the swing?...
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Bedtime Math: This Time It's Personal

Laura Overdeck - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine Our mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. In, Bedtime Math: This Time It's Personal, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems...
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When's My Birthday?

Julie Fogliano - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.when's my birthday?...
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No Nap! Yes Nap!

Margie Palatini - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Mama says, NAP.Baby says, NO NAP!Baby wants to CLAP, DRINK, READ....Anything but NAP!Margie Palatini brings her signature humor to this rollicking sing-song read-along, inviting readers on a fast-paced chase through every room in the house as we follow Mommy on her quest to settle Baby...
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Stanley's School

William Bee - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Stanley has lots of eager students at school today!Ding, ding, ding! It's time for school with Stanley and Hattie. Stanley reads a story to Little Woo, Sophie, and Benjamin. Outside, everyone has fun in the garden, and Stanley's lemonade and Hattie's lovely fruit salad are delicious snacks...
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Hello My Name Is . . .: How Adorabilis Got His Name

Marisa Polansky - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by a true event! In the summer of 2015, an adorable new species of octopus was discovered on the ocean floor -- this picture book story imagines how this cute creature got his name.Deep down in the water lives an octopus small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But he doesn't...
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Otis and the Scarecrow

Loren Long - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING CREATOR OF OTIS AND THE ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULDOn the farm where Otis the tractor lives, the farmer has introduced someone new - a scarecrow to shoo away the pesky crows. But when Otis and the animals greet the scarecrow with friendly smiles,...
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The Too-Scary Story

Bethanie Deeney Murguia - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Grace wants Papa to tell her a scary bedtime story... but her little brother Walter doesnt want it to be TOO scary! So as Papa invents the story of two children out for a walk in the woods, Grace and Walter take turns correcting him. But when darkness falls, a shadow looms, and footsteps...
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Yard Sale

Eve Bunting - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, it's hard to let go of things - but having one another is what counts.Almost everything Callie's family owns is spread out in their front yard - their furniture, their potted flowers, even Callie's bike. They can't stay...
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The Tree: An Environmental Fable

Neal Layton - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

When a family wants to cut down a tree to build a house, what happens to the animals' nests and burrows? Can a tree be home to everyone?For the rabbits, birds, and squirrels, the big tree is home. But then come two new arrivals with wonderful plans, all ready to create their dream house....
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The Potato King

Christoph Niemann - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time there was a Prussian King, Frederick, also known as Fritz, who saw potential in the lowly potato - a newly introduced crop from South America - and decided to plant it for his people. However, it quickly became clear that his subjects didn't like being told what...
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Every Day Birds

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Young readers get an introduction to twenty different types of birds, with breathtaking paper-cuttings by newcomer Dylan Metrano!"Chickadee wears a wee black cap.Jay is loud and bold.Nuthatch perches upside-down.Finch is clothed in gold." Young readers are fascinated with birds...
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Bathtime Mathtime

DANICA MCKELLAR - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Board book

New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar makes bathtime squeaky clean and sneaky smart fun in this original board book that gives your toddler a head start on learning math.Take one messy baby, two busy feet, three rambunctious friends, four wayward ducks, and five floaty bubbles--and...
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Angelina's Big City Ballet

Katharine Holabird - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For the first time ever, Angelina is visiting the most famous city in Mouseland: the Big Cheese! She can't wait to explore the city and perform her fairy ballet. But her cousin Jeanie tells Angelina that tap dancing is much better than ballet. How can the two girls overcome their differences...
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Eleanor Wyatt, Princess and Pirate

Rachael MacFarlane - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

A young girl discovers that playtime is as boundless as imagination in this empowering, rhyming picture book from Rachael MacFarlane and Spencer Laudiero.I can be anything that I want to be,I'm a princess, a pirate, and I'm also just me!Her name is Eleanor Wyatt,...
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't: A Minibombo Book

Silvia Borando - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Print book

Look closely! This vibrant wordless book invites children to explore the concept of visibility.A menagerie of colorful animals can be found within this stylish book, but pay attention! When the background color changes with each turn of the page, a different animal (almost) vanishes...
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What's Your Favorite Animal?

Eric Carle - Henry Holt & Company
Format: Hardcover

Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite...
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We Are Not Friends

Anna Kang - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Two fuzzy friends are having a fun playdate when a new pal hops in. As the day continues, each friend feels left out at times. It isn't so easy to figure out how to act when everything seems to change. With humor and heart, the beloved characters from Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner You...
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I Really Want to See You, Grandma

Tarō Gomi - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Yumi and her grandmother have the same great idea: They want to see each other. So they each head out to do just that, only to completely miss each other along the way! No problem - they'll just head back home and wait for the other to return. The trouble is that they have the same great...
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Who Done It?

Olivier Tallec - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In this charming book, each page asks the reader a question about the lineup of characters featured on the spread. Sharp eyes and keen observation are necessary. There's only one right answer, and it's not always easy! Kids will love learning early concepts like expressions and positions...
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Rhymoceros

Janik Coat - Harry N. Abrams; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

In Janik Coat's much-anticipated follow-up to Hippopposites, a blue rhinoceros unabashedly demonstrates 16 pairs of rhyming words. His ability to appear "stinky" and "inky," or "caring" and "daring," oftentimes lands him in compromising contexts....
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I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today

JANCEE DUNN - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

What do your toys do when your back is turned? Mischief - and a bit of wish fulfillment - are in play when a ringleader teddy bear throws a very memorable party.Have you ever wondered what stuffed animals do while their companion humans are at school? What if a teddy bear invited all his stuffed...
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Apples for Little Fox

Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrator) - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

As Fox investigates the mystery of the missing apples, kids can follow along and solve the mystery on their own! Perfect for fans of Lucy Ladybug and Hey, Duck!Fox loves to read mysteries - he wants to be a detective someday! He goes to the library every morning and collects delicious apples...
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching

Laura Gehl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Egg is not hatching. No way. No how. It is too scary out there. Peep wants Egg to hatch so they can do fun things together, like watch the sunrise, splash in puddles, and play hide-and-seek.But Egg is not cracking... Joyce Wan's bright and bold illustrations will have young...
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Down by the Barn

Will Hillenbrand - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Down by the barn, early in the morning, a farmer drives his tractor, stopping along the way to pick up a calf, then a chick, then a pig. The group of animals grows and grows until at last they reach their destination...and find a surprise. Charming illustrations and rhythmic text filled...
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B is for Baby

Atinuke - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank, creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market, pair up again for a bright and beautiful first book of words.B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! One morning after breakfast, Baby's big brother is getting...
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Sleepless Knight

Alexis Frederick-Frost - First Second
Format: Hardcover

The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need--including her beloved Teddy--and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar,...
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The Little Tree That Would Not Share

Nicoletta Costa - Holiday House, 2016.
Format: Print book

A tree gets planted in the middle of a big city and sprouts beautiful green leaves in the springtime. The local birds and butterflies are impressed by the tree's pretty foliage, but the little tree doesn't want to share. "Go away!" he tells them. Summer turns into autumn,...
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Stack the Cats

Susie Ghahremani - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

One cat sleeps. Two cats play. Three cats stack! Cats of all shapes and sizes scamper, stretch and yawn across the pages of this adorable counting book. And every now and then, they find themselves in the purrfect fluffy stack!
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The Little Dump Truck

Margery Cuyler - Henry Holt & Co
Format: Print book

Meet Hard Hat Pete and his little dump truck as they haul stones and rocks, carry debris, and unload at the landfill. It's hard work, but the Little Dump Truck is always ready for action! Preschool children will revel in the day-to-day activities of this happy dump truck. The lyrical text...
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Windows

JULIA DENOS - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home.Before your city goes to sleep, you might head out for a walk, your dog at your side as you go out the door and into the almost-night....
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Time Out!

Ale Barba - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

This imaginative picture book, filled with rocket ships and dreams of flying to the moon, is perfect for fans of Not A Box and Harold and the Purple Crayon.CRASH! A young boy has made a mess, and his mother sends him to his room for a Time Out. But is Time Out really such...
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This Is a Moose

Richard T Morris - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

Lights! Camera! Moose!
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Jack B. Ninja

Tim McCanna - Scholastic, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight. In this ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble," cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden tunnels,...
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Can You Say It, Too? Quack! Quack!

Nosy Crow - Nosy Crow; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Five lavishly illustrated spreads, big, recessed flaps and a host of countryside animals to spot, name and mimic combine in this delightful little board book for the very young.
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Little excavator

Anna Dewdney - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your heart!Here come the BIG RIGS rolling down the street. Thumpa-thumpabumpa-bumpaBEEP! BEEP! BEEP!There's Loader and Dump Truck, Backhoe and Crane....
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Baby Animals Eating

SUZI ESZTERHAS - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

Around the world, baby animals eat to grow big and strong. Whether it's bear cubs snacking on clams, giraffes munching on leaves, or chimpanzee babies drinking milk from their moms, baby animals eating are not only adorable -- they can teach us about animal behavior, too.The third book...
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Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs

David Soman - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Ladybug Girl and her friends help at a dog-adoption fair and discover that even the littlest things can make a big difference in this tenth hardcover in the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series.Lulu is excited to meet all the rescue dogs when the pet-adoption fair comes...
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Hello, I'm Here!

Helen Frost - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A poetic text and wonderfully intimate photographs follow a newborn sandhill crane as it takes its first steps into the world.Will my legs hold me?What if I fall?Peek in as a sandhill crane hatchling makes its first wobbly stand and takes its first steps alongside its brother....
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Still A Gorilla!

Kim Norman - Scholastic, Inc
Format: Paperback

Will Willy be another type of animal?No!Still a gorilla!. In this fun, zany picture book, Willy the Gorilla imitates other animals at the zoo, including a lion, a walrus, a billy goat, an alligator, and a kangaroo. But pretending to be something he is not never works out. What if he just...
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The Cook and the King

Julia Donaldson - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The king searches his kingdom far and wide for the perfect cook. He's very particular, and none of the cooks can get the job done just right. Until the king meets Wobbly Bob. The king thinks Wobbly Bob might be the perfect fit, but there's just one small hitch - Wobbly Bob is afraid of everything....
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Sophie's Terrible Twos

Rosemary Wells - Penguin Group USA
Format: Hardcover

Oh no! Sophie got up on the wrong side of the crib! Nothing is right: birthday dress, birthday pancakes, or fairy wings. Then Granny and Sophie pay a visit to Zeke's Palace of Costumes . Suddenly Sophie gets a chance to become a truly terrible two. Rosemary Wells captures a Terrible...
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Montessori: Map Work

Bobby George - Harry N. Abrams; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. When learning geography, students first develop an understanding that the earth is a round globe, made up of land and water. They then manipulate the shape of each continent before addressing its name...
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Pup and Bear

Kate Banks - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

This deeply emotional read-aloud about a lost wolf pup who is raised by a loving polar bear is sure to resonate with families - particularly non-traditional ones. You are not my mother, said the wolf pup. I am not your mother, said the polar bear, but I can cuddle you and keep...
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Grumpy Pants

Claire Messer - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book

Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even...
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Nope. Never. Not For Me!

Samantha Cotterill - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

This deceptively simple story guides sensitive kids through trying a new food, with support and encouragement aplenty.Children are often picky eaters, but for kids on the autism spectrum or with sensory issues, trying new foods can be especially challenging. In Nope! Never! Not for Me!...
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A Wonderful Year

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook
Format: Hardcover

A really cold winter.A demented fairy.A hippo named Louise.A talkative tree.Find out what other wonderful things a year can bring in these four interrelated stories--one for each season--by Nick Bruel, creator of the bestselling Bad Kitty books.
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1, 2, 3, Jump!

Lisl H. Detlefsen - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

From what to wear (a bathing suit, of course!) to what to expect (no, your teacher will not be a mermaid) , 3, 2, 1 Jump! covers the what if's and how to's of getting in the pool for the first time. There's a lot to worry about (can I be sucked in the filter?) and even...
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The Greedy Goat

PETR HORACEK - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A very greedy goat wreaks havoc in the barnyard in an entertaining cautionary tale from Petr Horcek.Goat is tired of always eating herbs and grass. She wants to try something new! So one day she embarks on a tasting spree, trying the dog's food, the pig's potato peels, and more, with the farmer's...
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When Pencil Met Eraser

Karen Kilpatrick - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

Ever wonder why there's a little pink eraser on every pencil Find out in this funny, clever picture book that tells the true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends.When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, Eraser erases parts of Pencil's work, and the book itself becomes...
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Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out

Laura Overdeck - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazineOur mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. When is the last time you gave your child a math problem just for fun? Yesterday? Last year? Maybe never?...
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When Sadness is at Your Door

Eva Eland - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A comforting primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest.Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem as if the sadness is a part of who we are--an...
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Herbert's First Halloween

Cynthia Rylant - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

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

Sam Usher - Templar
Format: Hardcover

Sam and Granddad brave the rain and floods and have the best adventure ever!Sam wants to go out, but it's pouring rain, so Granddad says they need to stay inside until the rain stops. Sam drinks hot chocolate and reads his books and dreams of adventures while Granddad does some paperwork....
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Sleepy Toes

Kelli McNeil - Cartwheel Books
Format: Print book

Are your toes getting sleepy? So very, very sleepy?All day long they wiggle along -- wiggly, wobbly toes.But now it's time to get some rest, so tomorrow we can be our best!In the vein of such modern-day classics as Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall...
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The Big Book of Small to Tall Pokmon

STEVE FOXE - Golden Books
Format: Hardcover

Meet Pokmon of all shapes and sizes in this full-color hardcover storybook!Get to know the various Pokmon in this hardcover illustrated storybook! It features all types of Pokmon, from tiny Cutiefly to the gargantuan Gyarados. Pokmon fans of all ages will love being introduced to these...
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Grandma's Purse

Vanessa Brantley-Newton - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Spend the day with Mimi and her granddaughter in this charming picture book about the magic found in Mimi's favorite accessory, perfect for readers who love How to Babysit a Grandma!When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, she always brings warm hugs, sweet treats...and her purse. You never...
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Global Baby Boys (Global Babies)

Maya Ajmera - Charlesbridge
Format: Board book

Celebrate baby boys everywhere! In the tradition of best-selling GLOBAL BABIES, GLOBAL BABY BOYS shines a spotlight on boys from around the world, celebrating their strength, diversity, and potential. Babies love to look at babies and this bright collection of photos is a ticket to an around-the-world...
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Hazel and Twig: The Birthday Fortune

BRENNA BURNS YU - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A delightful debut about two sisters with big dreams provides a charming introduction to the doljabi, a Korean first birthday tradition.Twig's first birthday is coming up, and her whole family - especially her older sister, Hazel - is eager to see what she will choose at her doljabi....
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The Perfect Dog

Kevin O'Malley - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Pigeon Wants a Puppy and Charlie the Ranch Dog will fall in love with this vibrant picture book about one girl's quest to find the perfect dog for her family. When your parents say you can get a dog, you feel so LUCKY. And after you finally figure out what...
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My First Busy Book

Eric Carle - Little Simon
Format: Print book

From beloved author-illustrator Eric Carle, this brand-new busy book is filled with touch-and-feels, lift-the-flaps, mirrors, and more - sure to endlessly entertain your little ones!This brand-new busy book featuring Eric Carle's bright, colorful artwork is jam-packed with interactive activities...
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Crabby Crab

Chris Raschka - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Theme: Feeling Grumpy. Crabby Crab is not in a good mood. No, Crabby Crab would rather complain than do anything else! Young readers will be drawn in by this humorous look into an all-too-familiar situation, and be comforted in the end. Chris Raschka's expert balance of visual and textual...
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