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All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff

Meghan McCarthy - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

A garbage barge that can't find a place to welcome it sparks a recycling movement in the United States in this smart and smelly picture book from the author of Earmuffs for Everyone.Lowell Harrelson wanted to turn trash into methane gas so he rented a barge called Morbo 4000. His plan...
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Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)

Thyra Heder - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Discover the friendship between a girl and her turtle - from both points of view - in this award-winning picture book from the author of How Do You Dance? and The Bear ReportAn ALA/ALSC Notable Childrens Book. Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But hes not very soft, he doesnt do tricks,...
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Elbow Grease

John Cena - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From superstar entertainer John Cena comes a new picture-book series all about perseverance and believing in yourself, featuring a little monster truck named Elbow Grease!Meet Elbow Grease, a little monster truck with a big problem! He's smaller than his four brothers, but wants to prove...
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Max and Marla Are Having a Picnic

Alexandra Boiger - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Best friends Max and Marla are back in this charming spring tale of friendship and forgivenessMax and Marla know how to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. So when the first sunny day of spring comes along, they've got the perfect plan--a picnic! They pack up their favorite dishes and their...
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15 Things Not To Do With A Puppy

Holly Sterling - Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Format: Hardcover

This hilarious follow-up to 15 Things Not to Do with your Granny and 15 Things Not to Do with a Baby has all the warmth and humor of its predecessors, while teaching children how to look after their new, furry, friend. DON'T teach your puppy how to play the trombone or take...
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Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten

Candice F Ransom - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Kindergarten has never been funnier with the launch of this new, strong-willed character, in the style of Ladybug Girl, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, and Bread and Jam for Frances. Amanda Panda has BIG ideas for her first day of school. But when things don't go according...
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The Bear in My Bed

Joyce Wan - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The Bear in My Bed, featuring Joyce Wan's sweet text and signature bold, graphic art, is a hilarious take on bedtime routines, sure to make sleepy little ones smile!When a little boy goes into his room for bedtime, he finds out that his bed is already occupied -- by a bear (who's...
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Winter Is Here

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

From Caldecott Medalist and Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes and acclaimed painter Laura Dronzek, the bestselling and award-winning creators of When Spring Comes and In the Middle of Fall, this picture book about winter celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of the season. Snow falls,...
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Baby Animals Playing

Suzi Eszterhas - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover

Around the world, baby animals use play to learn and practice important skills. Whether it's baby lemurs climbing trees, giraffe calves galloping in the grass, or cheetah brothers wrestling, baby animals at play are not only adorable -- they can teach us about animal behavior, too. The first...
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All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends...
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Bus! Stop!

James Yang - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Few words are needed in this inventive and fun transportation adventure!"Bus! Stop!" a boy yells, as his bus pulls away one early morning. He must wait for the next bus. But the next one does NOT look like his bus at all. And neither does the next one, or the next. At first, the boy is annoyed....
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Color Wonder Winter Is Here!

Chieu Anh Urban - Little Simon
Format: Board book

Celebrate the cool colors of winter with this hands-on color-play novelty board book with color transforming turn-wheels!Join award-winning artist Chiu Anh Urban in this inventively visual experience that allows readers to mix and match the colors of a winter wonderland right before their...
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Bim Bam Boom

Frédéric Stehr - Gecko Pr
Format: Board book

A pot and two wooden spoons--BIM BAM--little owl makes music! Canary, sparrow, chick, and raven join her. What a joy to create sound and rhythm with pots and pans! Two saucepan lids--TISH TISH--a bowl and a ladle--BOOM BOOM. But then: "What ARE you doing?" asks Big Owl. This...
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Lazybones

CLAIRE MESSER - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Good ol' Lazybones, Robert Exelby Perdendo, is the master of all things lazy. Long walks in the park?! Psh! Who needs them? But when all attempts to avoid his latest dreaded "walkies" fail, Lazybones soon discovers something new and exciting along the way - a lovable pug ready...
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Baby Bear's Book of Tiny Tales

David McPhail - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Great for fans of the Little Bear series, this collection of four sweet stories of friendship and discovery makes a perfect new baby gift.This collection of simple, short, and irresistibly sweet stories about Baby Bear finding things--and figuring out what to do with them--includes "Baby...
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Big Box Little Box

Caryl Hart - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Big box, little box Shoe box, hat box . . .Perfect for a cat box! Join one cool cat and lots of fun boxes in this charming take on curiosity and friendship.
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Bubbles

Kit Chase - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Kangaroo and Koala might be very different, but they sure work well together when there's trouble.One day, Kangaroo follows a trail of bubbles that lead her to--Koala! But Koala is shy, and doesn't seem interested when Kangaroo tries to play. But after a while, Koala blows happy bubbles...
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Can You Find Pup?

Vincent X Kirsch - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

In this easy-to-read, search-and-find story, Tate draws cats, bugs, and birds--but he never draws Pup!Tate likes to draw. He draws 10 cats on the couch, 10 bugs in the garden, and 10 birds in the park. Pup, who craves attention, is never in Tate's pictures. Pup is very upset, so he runs...
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Beat Bugs: I Am the Walrus

Anne Lamb - HarperFestival
Format: Hardcover

Based on Beat Bugs, the Netflix TV show inspired by songs made famous by the Beatles.Being the new kid in town is never fun, especially for Walter Walrus, who just moved to Beat Bugs Village. When he sees the Beat Bugs, he is too nervous to introduce himself. And when he finally does muster...
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First Laugh-Welcome, Baby!

Rose Tahe - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story?The First Laugh Ceremony is a celebration held to welcome a new member of the community. As everyone--from Baby's nima (mom) to nadi (big...
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Animobiles: Animals on the Mooove

Maddie Frost - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

Some vehicles go VROOM! Some animals say ROAR!Put them both together...let's find out what's in store!Imagine a different kind of hybrid on wheels: animal-vehicle! The subway-snake slithers for commuters, the cow-cars stop to graze in the field, the bear-bus scoots to the den, and much...
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Every Color Soup

Jorey Hurley - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies.All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup - Every Color Soup! Learn...
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Little Ree: Best Friends Forever!

REE DRUMMOND - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, Food Network star, and The Pioneer Woman herself, Ree Drummond, is back with the second book in the Little Ree picture book series! Little Ree and her best friend, Hyacinth, love learning to bake with their grandmothers, especially when pie is on the menu....
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Will Ladybug Hug?

HILARY LEUNG - Cartwheel Books
Format: Hardcover

One ladybug.Many friends.One timeless question: Will Ladybug Hug?Meet Ladybug. Ladybug loves to hug! Now Ladybug is getting ready to go on a trip and wants to say good-bye to her friends. . . but will her friends want to receive a hug? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook...
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Blue Sky Yellow Kite

JANET A HOLMES - Peter Pauper Press
Format: Paperback

Daisy sees a beautiful yellow kite fluttering in the sky and is immediately taken with it. She follows its trail which leads her to a young boy, named William, who lives on the other side of the hill. He kindly shares his kite with Daisy and shows her how to fly it. But before she knows...
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Bumblebee Boy Loves...

Jacky Davis - Dial Books
Format: Board book

Pair this sweet board book with Ladybug Girl Loves to create the ideal gift for any young adventurer. Part of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series, this board book introduces the littlest readers to the adventures and imagination of Bumblebee Boy Bumblebee...
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I Feel Teal

Lauren Rille - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

A little girl has a rainbow of emotions in this gentle debut picture book that encourages little ones to express their feelings through color.You're pink, you're teal, you're gray, you're jade. You're every golden, warmy shade ... All of us have lots of feelings, and this...
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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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Fred and the Bedtime Elephants

Caroline Crowe - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

When Fred cant sleep, his mom suggests counting sheep. But sheep are boring, so Fred tries to count elephants instead. He didnt realize that elephants are sneaky, troublesome animals! Soon theyre wreaking havoc on his whole house, and Fred has to find a way to get rid of them, or hell never...
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Bark Park!

Trudy Krisher - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Come along and play with all of the dogs at Bark Park in this exuberant rhyming picture book that's a treat for animal lovers of any age.Welcome to Bark Park! There are dogs running and dogs relaxing, dogs riding and dogs sliding, dogs with a buddy and dogs getting muddy - all before returning...
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Mighty Tug

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Mighty Tug may be the smallest boat in the busy harbor, but he is also the mightiest in this timeless picture book from the author of the Katy Duck and Biscuit series.Around the gleaming channel, where the water's deep and wide, tall ships stretch their sails and the ever so brave mighty...
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Good Morning, Harry - Good Night, Daddy

Katy Beebe - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A cozy book perfect for sharing at bedtime or breakfastAs Harry and Gran head home for supper, Daddy's day is just getting started. Daddy is in London, working as a conductor on an overnight train headed for Penzance, while Harry and the rest of his family stay cozy in their seaside...
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Ducks Away!

Mem Fox - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Count along with Mother Duck as her ducklings try to waddle across the bridge. When a sudden gust of wind sweeps one of Mother Duck's ducklings into the river, she doesn't know what to do. With four ducklings on the bridge and one below, Mother Duck is torn as to which way to go. Suddenly,...
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I Am Loved

Nikki Giovanni - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni's poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates...
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Hero vs. Villain: A Book of Opposites

T. Nat Fuller - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Board book

Hero vs. Villain is a gently irreverent book of opposites with a slight narrative that plays on the popularity of benign villains and superheroes. Their adversarial relationship makes heroes and villains the perfect stars for a book about opposites. But can sworn enemies learn to be friends?
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Knock Knock

TAMMI SAUER - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Knock Knock is a fresh and innovative method of humorous storytelling that uses knock-knock jokes to tell the story of Bear and his woodland friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Turtle, and others. With each new visitor, Bear grows increasingly frustrated at his lack of peace and quiet. Little...
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Boo-Boo!

Carol Zeavin - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

When JoJo falls down and hurts her chin, her dad tries to help her boo-boo. But JoJo is scared! Her dad helps her understand that boo-boos aren't so scary. Boo-Boo! is a book for toddlers about small cuts and scrapes. Written with simple language and reflective of children's realities,...
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How to Catch a Mermaid

Adam Wallace - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

New in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series comes a mermaid tale! Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? How do you catch a mermaid? You must be very clever. With mirrors, crowns, and pearls galore, this quest can't last forever!
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The Marine Team

JASON HOOK - Button Books
Format: Board book

Teach your children about our aquatic friends with this fun and educational book, part of a series that explores the natural world. The series has three existing titles: The Safari Set, The Polar Pack and The Jungle Crew, and two new titles exploring birds and forest animals: The Sky Guys...
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Go Fish!

TAMMI SAUER - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Nugget and Fang, a funny picture book for little ones about Goose, his buddies, and the silliest fishing trip.Goose and friends are off to the pond to fish. They have their rods, the perfect bait, and fishing gear - but when they cast their lines and GO FISH,...
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Little Dragon and the New Baby

Deborah Cueno - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

Little Dragon just found out he is going to be a big brother... and he's not happy about it. He doesn't want to share his parents' attention, or his room! Little Dragon doesn't even want to look at the egg. He ignores it, tries hiding it, and even "decorates" it, which...
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Using the Potty

Laura Gehl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Peep says it's time for Egg to start using the potty. But Egg does not want to use the potty -- and no amount of lemonade-drinking, running water, or toilet-paper tutus can change that! When things start to get a little uncomfortable, Egg realizes that when nature calls, sometimes you can't...
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Follow the Track All the Way Back

TIMOTHY KNAPMAN - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Woo-woo! When Little Train ventures way down the tracks, he's glad he remembers his mommy and daddy's coaching in a story with sure appeal for first-time adventurers.Chooooo! Little Train is going out on the track all by himself for the first time. He runs through...
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Come Home Already!

JORY JOHN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of Goodnight Already and I Love You Already , the third hysterical picture book about Duck and Bear, unlikely pals. An excited Duck wants to hang out with Bear. But Bear's gone fishing for a whole week and is happy to finally get a second alone. What will Duck do while...
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New Shoes

Chris Raschka - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist and New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Chris Raschka pays tribute to one of the most quintessential events of childhood - getting new shoes - in this boldly illustrated and inspiring book for the youngest reader.When a young child discovers a hole...
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Hello, Fall!: A Picture Book

Deborah Diesen - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A grandfather and his granddaughter welcome fall in this sweet, whimsical story about finding beauty and wonder in every moment. Fall is here! Colorful leaves whisper to each other. Geese honk as they flock across the sky. Pumpkins listen patiently from their patch. The season announces...
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Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth

Molly Bang - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Print book

In this brightly illustrated narrative, readers will learn about the constant movement of water as it flows around the Earth and the sun's important role as water changes between liquid, vapor, and ice. From sea to sky, the sun both heats and cools water, ensuring that life can exist on Earth....
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I Love You: A Pop-Up Book

DAVID A CARTER - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

David A. Carter has created an extremely imaginative pop-up dedicated to love. The book has seven spreads, each with a verse and a pop-up of different geometrical and abstract forms. Scattered among the pop-ups are hearts, some tiny and some large. There are hearts dangling from strings,...
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From Father to Father

Émilie Vast - Charlesbridge
Format: Board book

From generation to generation, and with the help of matryoshka, a father traces his child's ancestry.Looking back at Baby's lineage, Father describes how long, long, long, long ago, the father of the father of the father of his dad welcomed to the family the father of the father...
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Everything You: A Picture Book

Elizabeth McPike - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical, heartfelt picture book celebrating the love between parents and their children. When a new baby comes into the world, that baby becomes everything cuddly, everything kisses, everything love...everything possible. In other words, everything that matters. And the world is never...
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Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book

Britta Teckentrup - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Next in the much-loved children's series that began with Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book is an elaborate book with peek-through holes that show the moon's different phases with each turn of the page. Over deserts and forests, Arctic tundra and tropical beaches, the moon shines...
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I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

Dev Petty - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the hit I Don't Want to Be a Frog will hop with joy for this fourth book in the series--a hilarious and clever twist on the classic childhood issue of not wanting to go to bed.Frog is excited about autumn and the coming of winter. But when Owl informs him that frogs hibernate...
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A Peaceful Garden

LUCY LONDON - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Two cats lead the way as young readers learn how to choose seeds, dig holes, and water their plants to create their own peaceful garden. From carrots and lettuce to sunflowers and daisies, this is a garden that children will be eager to plant and tend.With comforting text from Lucy London...
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Mad, Mad Bear!

Kimberly Gee - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Bear is very, very, very MAD! Will he ever feel better? Find out in this sweet and silly picture book about toddler tantrums that little ones - and their caretakers - are sure to relate to.Bear had to leave the park early for his nap. Then he fell and got an owie on the way home....
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Smiley's Dream Book: From the creator of BONE

JEFF SMITH - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

On a beautiful sunny day, happy-go-lucky Smiley Bone is walking through the woods when he begins to count some friendly birds. The birds sing and slimb so high that Smiley must find a fantastical way to keep up with them! With lively drawings and expressive word balloons, Jeff Smith has created...
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Oopsie-do!

TIM KUBART - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Cheery and affirming." - KirkusFrom Grammy Award-winning musician and former TV host Tim Kubart and illustrator Lori Richmond comes a lively picture book debut that reassures children that it's okay to make mistakes!When a girl drops her snack or scrapes her knee, does she get upset?...
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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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Rabbit Moon

Jean Kim - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Bedtime wishes take flight on paper airplanes, traveling all the way to the moon. There Rabbit gathers the night's haul, grinds the wishes into stardust, and fills the sky with their starlight. It is a beautiful sight to behold, but lonely work. So one night, Rabbit takes a wish and makes...
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A Home for Leo

VIN VOGEL - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Leo grew up in the sea. He has a family of sea lions he loves. He's happy, but he has always known he was different. Then Leo's suddenly reunited with his human parents, and he finds he loves them too. But he still feels like a fish out of water. Being from two worlds and having...
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Runaway Baby Brother

KATY HUDSON - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Chick and his baby brother are back in this sequel to Katy Hudson's rollicking barnyard adventure, Runaway Egg!Now that Chick's baby brother is officially hatched (and no longer just a two-legged egg sprinting around the farm) , Chick is discovering that the hassle of babysitting...
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If Animals Said I Love You

Ann Whitford Paul - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

This companion to the successful If Animals Kissed Good Night (over 200,000 copies sold!) imagines how animals would say "I love you."If animals said "I love you" like we do ... how would they say it? Whale would make bubbles shoot from her spout. Boa would give her hatchlings...
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If You Want to Fall Asleep

JACKIE AZA KRAMER - Clavis
Format: Hardcover

It's bedtime, but Little Mouse isn't sleepy. He has tried reading, and snacking, and snuggling, but nothing is helping him fall asleep. Maybe Mama Mouse can help? If you want to fall asleep, what do you do? A wish and a hug and it's finally time to dream.A lyrical bedtime story...
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Duck on a Disco Ball

Jeff Mack - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Every night it's the same old story. A boy wants to stay up late, but his parents won't let him. But sometimes in the morning, he notices things look a little off - like when he sees a disco ball in the kitchen ... with his toy duck on it. So one night he decides to stay up. And that's...
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The Three Little Superpigs

Claire Evans - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

After defeating the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Superpigs spend their days fighting crime and enjoying their newfound fame. But one day, the Big Bad Wolf escapes from prison and plunges Fairyland into fear. Our curly-tailed friends soon discover that bricks are missing all over town....
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Where is Bear Going?

Mark Janssen - Clavis
Format: Hardcover

Where is Bear going? To see some sleepy little eyes.Where are Bear and Squirrel going? To see some cute little ears.Where are Bear, Squirrel and Fox going? To see a little pink nose.There's a new baby in the forest!A sweet little story about animal friends and a new baby.For toddlers...
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Goldilocks and the Just Right Potty

LEIGH HODGKINSON - Nosy Crow
Format: Hardcover

Little Goldilocks wants to wear underwear - big-girl underwear that's not too silly and not too frilly, but just right. But that means she also needs to find the "just right" potty. Will she know when she needs to go? And will she get to the potty in time? Find out in this lighthearted...
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How to Become a Knight

TODD TARPLEY - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Prepare the shining armor - the king's in need of a new knight! But with Sir Simpleton "helping" Sam train in all the wrong ways, how will he EVER master the tricks of the trade? Knight needed. Apply at castle. In just one week, the king intends to choose a new knight - and Sir Simpleton...
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Never Let You Go

Patricia Storms - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

A penguin mom or dad shows their baby love by promising to care for and treasure their little one -- and above all, to never let them go. Well, except for when it's very important to let go, like when little one wants to eat, draw a picture, use the bathroom, calm down in quiet, or play...
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Splish, Splash, Ducky!

LUCY COUSINS - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Revel in the rain with a little duckling and friends in a bright adventure from the creator of Maisy that kids will find just ducky.Oh, goody, hooray!It's raining today.When I'm feeling happy.I say quack, quack, quack.Ducky Duckling has so much fun in the rain!...
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Trevor

JIM AVERBECK - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Jim Averbeck's and Amy Hevron's illustrated Trevor is the charming, simple tale of an unlikely friendship between a lonely caged canary and the lemon that hangs from the tree outside his window...
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Klondike, Do Not Eat Those Cupcakes!

Amanda Driscoll - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Join a hungry seal as he attempts the impossible task of waiting until his sister's party to eat a delicious birthday cupcake in this hilarious picture book that's perfect for fans of The Bear Ate Your Sandwich.What's the one thing you could say to make birthday cupcakes even more...
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Red

Jed Alexander - Cameron Kids
Format: Hardcover

Red is on her way through the woods to visit Grandmother when she meets the Big Bad Wolf. What are that Wolf and all of those woodland creatures up to? This version of the classic folktale ends a bit differently. A delightful surprise awaits Red and readers in this wordless picture book...
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The Sasquatch and the Lumberjack

Crix Sheridan - Little Bigfoot
Format: Hardcover

Illustrations and sparse text reveal a developing friendship between a sasquatch and a lumberjack, from their first meeting through a year of apple picking, skiing, hiking, and swimming.
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Me and My Grandma!

Allison Ritchie - Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Little Bear has the best grandma in the world! The two spend their day together rolling down hills, skipping pebbles in the stream, fishing, and sharing stories. And the perfect end to the day is a bear hug from Grandma before bed.
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Ready, Set, Sail!

Meg Fleming - little bee books
Format: Hardcover

Join these sailors as they explore the sea during a fun day of sailing in this follow-up to Ready, Set, Build!Shout your orders loud and fast. "Hoist the mainsail up the mast!" Grab your life vest, hold on to your compass, and get ready for a day full of sailing...
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Me and my cars

Liesbet Slegers - Clavis
Format: Hardcover

Toot-toot! Cars are everywhere. Some drive superfast, others are very big, some transport things and others have a siren. Which cars do you recognize?A book filled with recognizable illustrations of the many vehicles around us. For toddlers ages 12 months and up, with a focus on the child's...
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My Lazy Cat

CHRISTINE ROUSSEY - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Meet Boomer, a roly-poly cat. He's always in a happy mood, and he's the best friend of one little girl. But boy is Boomer lazy! From morning to night, Boomer can be found lounging around the house, snoring and snoozing. The little girl, on the other hand, is much too busy for a nap....
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Mabel Beecher: Future Teacher

Cari Best - Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

Mabel Beecher loves Kindergarten. And she loves her teacher, Mrs. Ampersand, because she's funny and smart and makes the class work hard, but brings Popsicles every Friday if everyone really tries. But then Mrs. Ampersand announces that she's leaving for the rest of the year because...
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So Light, So Heavy

Susanne Strasser - Charlesbridge
Format: Board book

Elephant is so heavy, and all the other animals are so light. How will the seesaw ever go up and down?Toddlers will be drawn in by repetition, opposites, humor, and an unexpected twist in this board book story about Elephant's quest to get the seesaw to teeter. A cast of friendly animals--who...
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Roof Octopus

Lucy Branam - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

When Nora hears a soft "tap, tap, tap" at her bedroom window she never expects it to be the tentacle of a very large octopus, but that's exactly what it is--an octopus on her apartment building. The octopus turns out to be a very neighborly sort of octopus, helping the residents...
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Heads and Tails

John Canty - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

White fluffy tail or blue-green feathers? Hop, slither, and fly from one page to the next in this fun guessing book.Would you be able to guess an animal if you could see only its tail? Clever clues and a turn of the page reveal its identity. Whether the answer is a slow-moving turtle or a slippery-scaled...
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I See, I Touch

GIULIANO FERRI - minedition
Format: Board book

In this delightful concept book for the very young, artist Giuliano Ferri uses clever die-cuts to explore the senses that invite a child to experience the world around them, and to feel and express love. The final page has a velour element, adding a tactile interactive dimension to this...
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The Old Lion and the Little Rabbit

Keiko Kaichi - minedition
Format: Hardcover

The old lion lives alone, far away from the herd. His nose tells him prey is nearby. To his surprise, he finds a tiny baby rabbit has fallen asleep in his golden mane. Since it is too small to fill his belly, he decides to let it grow into a meal. As the time passes, he finds grasses to fatten...
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When I Am Big

Maria Dek - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

A Walk in the Forest introduced the enormously talented Maria Dek, and When I Am Big is a beguiling follow up to her first success. Charming illustrations and text encourage young children to explore what they can do as they grow up. The adventurous child imagines "I will tie my shoes...
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Peep and Egg: I'm Not Taking a Bath

Laura Gehl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In this lively addition to the funny Peep and Egg picture book series for toddlers, a reluctant chick named Egg overcomes her aversion to taking a bath.Peep thinks Egg needs to take a bath after playing in the mud. But Egg is not taking a bath. Not in the river, not in the duck pond,...
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Want to Play Trucks?

ANN STOTT - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Jack likes trucks. Alex likes dolls. What will they play together? Their new favorite game, of course!Jack and Alex meet almost every morning in the sandbox at the playground. Jack likes trucks - big ones, the kind that can wreck things. Alex likes dolls - pink ones, with sparkles....
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My Mixed Emotions: Help Your Kids Handle Their Feelings

DK. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

This super-useful book is packed with helpful hints, tips, and techniques showing children how to recognize and express their emotions.Feelings can be tricky, so My Mixed Emotions is here to coach children through a variety of situations including dealing with bullying, grief, and how to cope...
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Old MacDonald Had a Boat

Steve Goetz - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print Length

Old Mac and Mrs. Mac are at it again! This time, these DIY-happy farmers wield a host of noisy tools - from hammers to sanders, and even a blowtorch - to soup up their rusty old fishing boat. With a BANG BANG here and a BUZZ BUZZ there, this silly, summery sequel to the wildly popular Old MacDonald...
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This Is It

Daria Peoples-Riley - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Daria Peoples-Riley's debut picture book is a celebration of individuality, self-expression, and dance. Fans of Misty Copeland's Firebird and Matt de la Pea's Last Stop on Market Street will want to read it over and over again.When a young dancer is nervous about her upcoming auditions,...
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Pete the Kitty: I Love Pete the Kitty (Pete the Cat)

James Dean - HarperFestival
Format: Board book

New York Times bestselling author-illustrator James Dean introduces young readers to Pete the Cat before he was Pete the Cat...when he was little Pete the Kitty!Pete the Kitty loves so many wonderful things in life - like birthday cake, ice cream, his guitar, and more.But what does this...
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Zoogie Boogie Fever! An Animal Dance Book

Sujean Rim - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

What do the animals at the zoo do when the gates close at night? They boogie until dawn! This bouncy, funny read-aloud is filled with an assortment of animals dancing to their own beat and celebrating their individuality. See the flamingos do the fandango, the elephants cha-cha-cha, and the little...
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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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While You Are Sleeping

Mariana Ruiz Johnson - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

While you are sleeping, does the rest of the world sleep, too?Not everyone.In this dreamy book, which won the 2015 Silent Book Contest at the prestigious Bologna Children's Book Fair, Mariana Ruiz Johnson conjures up the ordinary yet extraordinary world outside the window of a sleeping...
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National Geographic Kids My First Atlas of the World: A Child's First Picture Atlas

National Geographic Kids (Firm) - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Introduce preschoolers to the wonders of the world with this beginner atlas, created with the map experts at National Geographic.Simple, colorful maps, bold pictures, and accessible text present basic geography, continent by continent, to spark kids' curiosity about the planet we inhabit....
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Piggy: Let's Be Friends!

TREVOR LAI - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Piggy loves reading books, having tea parties, and most of all, making new friends! One day he sees a little mole across his garden. Before Piggy can get to know him, the mole hides underground. Miles loves reading books and baking cakes, and he would love to have a friend! But the world...
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A Small Blue Whale

Beth Ferry - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and talented newcomer Lisa Mundorff comes a gorgeous and utterly charming picture book about a lonely blue whale who learns the meaning of friendship. A small blue whale sits in a silver sea . . . wishing, wanting, waiting...
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Who?: A Celebration of Babies

ROBIE HARRIS - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Board book

?Who?A baby!That's you, baby, you!That's who! Who? explores the relationships babies form with the people and things they love the most. The text's repetitive verse and melodic voice will captivate babies and toddlers and draw them into the sounds and images of the book.
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Poco and Moco Are Twins

Jun Ichihara - Museyon
Format: Hardcover

Poco and Moco are twin lambs. They look almost exactly alike, and they get along so well that they spend every minute of their day together. But they're also different in a lot of ways. For one thing, Poco is a boy and Moco is a girl. Poco likes breads and rolls, but Moco likes cakes...
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A Round of Robins

Katie Hesterman - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

Sixteen fresh and funny poems welcome a new batch of robins to the world!Food FightJumble, jostle, rumble, squirm;Dad has landed with a worm.Game of tug-of-war begins--Biggest bossy baby wins.Mama's a skillful architect, constructing a sturdy nest,...
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The Mukluk Ball

Katharine Johnson - Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Hardcover

Karhu the bear lives in the piney north woods near the bustling burg of Finn Town. When he sees a billboard advertising "Mukluk Ball: Come One, Come All," he wants to go! Unfortunately, a few obstacles stand in his path.First: he needs to buy a pair of mukluks, soft leather boots...
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Sheep 101

Richard T Morris - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A time-honored bedtime ritual gets a new twist in this rollicking mash-up of counting sheep and nursery rhyme characters.One night, a boy counts sheep as he tries to fall asleep.99. 100. 101....Crash!Sheep 101 is stuck in the fence. Will he ever get out and get the little boy to sleep?...
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Yoga Frog

NORA CARPENTER - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

Learn Kid-Friendly Yoga Poses with a Meditative, Mindful FrogFrog loves to practice yoga. And he will inspire kids to enjoy doing yoga, too. Follow Frog's yoga flow, from warming up to cooling down. Start with the mountain and chair poses, then work into giraffe, cat-cow, downward-facing...
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You're My Little Chickadee

Sandra Magsamen - Cartwheel Books
Format: Board book

You are my little chickadee.You mean everything in the world to me.Babies and toddlers will love holding, touching, and reading this adorable board book, featuring a soft felt topper and bright and vibrant illustrations. With Sandra Magsamen's signature message of love, this book is perfect...
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Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear?

Ashley Wolff - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Baby Bear is back in this cozy, seek-and-find companion to the celebrated Baby Bear Sees Blue and Baby Bear Counts One.When Mama and Baby Bear go out to look for food one night, curious Baby Bear wants to wander and explore. Each time his Mama Bear calls for him, Baby Bear...
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Olive the Sheep Can't Sleep

Clementina Almeida - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Olive the Sheep is having trouble falling asleep--she'd rather stay up and play. Backed up by sleep science, this gentle story shares practical tips for how to make bedtime go smoothly as Olive falls asleep.Adorable Olive had a long day with her friends and is tired. She has a warm...
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The Great Chicken Escape

Nikki McClure - Cameron Kids
Format: Hardcover

Good morning, Chickens. Chickens run! Chickens roam. Chickens go home. Chickens, good night. This simple and spare picture book about four chickens fleeing their coop for the day in the Alaska wild features Nikki McClure's signature cut-paper artwork and a beautiful die-cut cover.
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Wild One

Jane Whittingham - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover

Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so many more as she bounds energetically through her day. Author Jane Whittingham's sprightly couplets take her from the park to the pool to dinner and bed, while Noel Tuazon cleverly illustrates...
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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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Willy and the Cloud

ANTHONY BROWNE - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When a niggling worry begins to cloud Willy's whole day, Anthony Browne shows readers that facing your fears head-on can clear the skies once more.One warm, sunny day, Willy the Chimp decides to go to the park. There's not a cloud in the sky - well, except for just a little tiny...
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