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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds's debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.. Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making...
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Playtime for Restless Rascals

Nikki Grimes · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

Nikki Grimes, Coretta Scott King Award winning author, and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon's latest children's masterpiece is a whimsical adventure and rollicking celebration of playtime fun."Time to get to work, little one," I tell you."What work?" you ask.Like...
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Snowflakes on Our Tongues

Mike Ornstein · Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Farmer Pumpernickel has a blissful, peaceful farm with his contented cows, satisfied sheep, pampered piglets, cheerful chickens, and happy horse. All is as it should be. But when winter arrives with its cold weather, something wacky happens when the good farmer isn't looking. As snow...
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Angela's Glacier

Jordan Scott · Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Jordan Scott's luminously-illustrated love story of a girl growing up in the shadow of a glacier that's always there to listen.. Angela listened to the glacier; the glacier listened to Angela.. As soon as she's born, Angela's father introduces her to her glacier....
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The Moon Remembers

E. B. Goodale · Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Epic and intimate, The Moon Remembers is a classic in the making for fans of You Matter and You Belong Here - a perfect birthday or baby shower gift to read with loved ones.This is a lyrical look at how the moon is a guardian for us all - after all, each squirrel and owl, all the trees...
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The Twist-a-Roo

Kathleen Doherty · Peachtree
Format: Hardcover

A modern spin on "The Ant and the Grasshopper," this warm-spirited, woodland tale celebrates the power of community and coming together to share in times of need.. Winter is fast approaching the forest and everyone is storing food for a long hibernation, except Badger who is determined...
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Invitation to the Ballet

Charlotte Guillain · Welbeck Editions
Format: Hardcover

Open the envelope to discover your very own invitation to the ballet theatre, asking you to take a tour and peek behind the scenes to see what goes on between performances.Explore the lesser known areas of the theatre, such as the shoe room, the rehearsal studio and the healthcare suite....
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Buffalo Fluffalo (Buffalo Stories)

Bess Kalb · Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it's okay to be yourself.. I'm the Buffalo FluffaloI heave and I huffaloLeave me alone because I've...
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Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

Sandra Boynton · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling, beloved author Sandra Boynton--and a very exuberant chicken!--have an important message to share in this inspiring and highly giftable all-ages picture book for every life milestone! Whether you are learning to skate, baking a cake, or even making a mistake, this hilarious...
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I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is in the Principal's Office

Jancee Dunn · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

What do your favorite toys get up to when you're at school? Teddy and friends bring their creative mayhem to the classroom in a gleefully vicarious comic romp.What would happen if your teddy bear stowed away in your backpack and followed you to school? And what if your teddy convinced...
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The Power of Yeti

Rebecca Van Slyke · Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

When a little boy can't keep up with the other kids, his new friend Yeti reveals a trick that makes all the difference.. Some days it seems like everybody is bigger, stronger, and faster than you, and that has one little boy feeling blue. Fortunately, a surprising someone steps in to help--a...
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The Big Dreaming

Michael Rosen · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

The Cold is coming, and it's time for Big Bear and Little Bear to get ready for the Big Sleep: for bears sleep all winter long, and wake up in the spring. But Little Bear is worried. What if they run out of dreams during the Big Sleep?. And so, Little Bear sets out bravely to find enough...
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Squash, the Cat

Sasha Mayer · Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

A captivating story about a friendship lost and found between a cat named Squash and her constant companion Maggie.. Squash, who looks a lot like the vegetable, is an early-breakfast, lots-of-naps kind of cat. Maggie is a wake-up-late, wild-playdate kind of girl. Despite their differences,...
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The Fastest Tortoise in Town

Howard Calvert · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The fable of the tortoise and the hare receives a charming new spin in this wonderfully illustrated, cheering tale about a lovable and relatable trouper.. Barbara Hendricks, a tortoise, has entered a road race, but what was she thinking? With only a week to go before the big day, she worries...
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The Overeager Egg

Milja Praagman · Boxer Books
Format: Hardcover

Beautifully illustrated picture book by an award-winning author-illustrator.. A little egg falls out of its nest and goes in search of its mommy. Can it find her? He asks lots of other animals for help - but eventually Daddy finds the egg and takes it back to the nest to hatch into a beautiful...
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How to Eat a Book

Kelly MacLeod · Union Square Kids
Format: Hardcover

"Sheila sat down to eat her first book and the strangest thing happened . . . The book ate HER." One by one, Sheila, Gerald, and Geraldine are eaten . . . by their books. This peculiar turn of events flings them far and wide. Sheila escapes the weight of the world entirely,...
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Watch Out for the Lion!

Brooke Hartman · Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Readers beware -- there's a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion already. First its bristly tail, then clashing claws, twitchy ears, fearsome fangs ... and it's lying in wait to turn any unsuspecting passerby into a child cheeseburger or rugrat...
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Chubby Bunny

Julie Murphy · Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

The debut picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'. Told with Julie Murphy's trademark humor and heart, this is a clever, funny body-positive story about loving yourself.Barbara "Bunny" Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started...
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One Sweet Song

Jyoti Rajan Gopal · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In an ode to the power of music and community, this vibrantly illustrated picture book steps out on the balcony for a shared moment of spontaneous joy and celebration.. In a quiet neighborhood, a single note trills through the air. Another note joins, and then another. One by one, curious...
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Are You a Sleepy Monster? (Your Scary Monster Friend)

Guilherme Karsten · Happy Yak
Format: Hardcover

Energetic little readers will be sent to the land of nod after reading this fun picture book by award-winning illustrator Guilherme Karsten.. Are you all set for SLEEPOVER TIME? Monster has your scary pajamas ready and UNDER the bed is looking perfectly yucky and monstrous. Wait, what do you mean...
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The Lantern House

Erin Napier · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the nationally beloved co-host of the #1 hit show "Home Town" comes the quintessential celebration of home.Imagine a house's early days as a home: A young family builds a picket fence and plants flowers in its yard, children climb the magnolia tree and play the piano in the living...
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Gravity Is Bringing Me Down

Wendelin Van Draanen · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Gravity becomes a very personal problem for a girl as she stumbles and tumbles through a long day. A hilarious look at a core science concept for any kid who has ever had a case of the clumsies!. When Leda wakes up by falling out of bed, she knows that gravity is in a very bad mood. Again.....
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The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

Chana Stiefel · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The true story behind the Tower of Life, a permanent Exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. " ... There are many picture books about the Holocaust, but this one stands out with Gal's beautiful watercolor pictures and the true account of one woman's goal...
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The Mermaid Moon

Briony May Smith · Anne Schwartz Books
Format: Hardcover

In this magical picture book perfect for all young mermaid lovers, two best friends--one who lives on land, the other in the water--share an exciting adventure on the night of the Mermaid Moon: the one time each year mermaids can leave the sea.Once, there were two best friends. One was from...
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You Can't Be a Pterodactyl!

James Breakwell · Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers!. Tommy knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. But when he announces that he plans to be a pterodactyl, it turns out he's surrounded...
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Flora's Wish

Fiona Halliday · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

In this lyrical and visually stunning picture book, a young mouse learns how to grieve and honor her best friend. Flora the field mouse was a boldly whiskered lion-tamer! Although it wasn't very hard to be bold and brave with her best friend Lion (a dandelion) by her side. But as the seasons...
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A Library

NIKKI GIOVANNI · Versify
Format: Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.In...
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Cupig: The Valentine's Day Pig

Claire Tattersfield · Flamingo Books
Format: Hardcover

A comically mismatched Valentine's Day picture book with a clever and hilarious take on Cupid. Introducing Cupig the Valentine's Day pig!. Cupig absolutely loves Valentine's Day. Every year she enjoys spreading love and cheer to every creature, far and near. But when a storm...
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Scroll

Hui Li · Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Hardcover

Lulu and her dog Dumpling enter a magical world where Chinese calligraphy comes to life in this beautifully illustrated, interactive picture book about family, tradition, and the importance of kindness. After Grandpa introduces calligraphy and Chinese characters to Lulu and her dog Dumpling,...
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Once, a Bird

Rina Singh · Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Once, as the winter ended, a little bird emerged to find the world had gone quiet.The streets were empty and the playgrounds still. Puzzled but determined, the bird explores the town in search of a suitable place to nest. The residents of an apartment building notice her resting in a tree...
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