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It's Only Stanley
by Jon Agee
A whimsical bedtime farce profiles a human family whose dog, Stanley, is credited with all kinds of ridiculous activities that explain mysterious noises in the night. By the award-winning author of Milo's Hat Trick.
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Thunder Boy Jr.
by Sherman Alexie
A first picture book by the National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian follows the experiences of a young boy who longs to earn a name of his own that reflects something special that he has done. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Viva Frida.
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Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett
Hoping to find something spectacular, Sam and Dave begin digging an immense hole and enjoy an unexpectedly spectacular day despite finding nothing. By the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
by Virginia Lee Burton
A 75th anniversary edition of the beloved classic by the late Caldecott Medal-winning author includes a bonus downloadable audio component, read by Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick, to celebrate this timeless picture book tale of transportation and cooperation.
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Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
Now including bonus crafts and activities, a 25th-anniversary deluxe edition of the best-selling picture book celebrates the classic about a baby fruit bat that accidently lands in a bird's nest and ends up being raised by the birds as one of their own before being reunited with its mother.
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I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
by Lauren Child
Fussy eater Lola makes it perfectly clear that she will not eat anything she doesn't want until her brother shows her that carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter and mashed potatoes are actually Mount Fuji cloud fluff.
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Fred Stays with Me
by Nancy Coffelt
A little girl describes how she sometimes lives with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog, Fred, is her constant companion, in a heartwarming book that celebrates friendship.
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog
by Joy Cowley
Describes how the tree frog spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal in the rain forest of Central America.
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A Fine, Fine School
by Sharon Creech
When a principal loves his school so much that he wants the children to attend classes every day of the year, it is up to his students to show him free time is a good thing, too. Reprint.
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Click, Clack, Moo
by Doreen Cronin
A Ready-to-Read adaptation of the Caldecott Honor winner follows the story of long-suffering Farmer Brown, whose troubles spiral out of control when his cows begin issuing requests on typed notes.
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peäna
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. By the author of the celebrated picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis.
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Wolfie the Bunny
by Ame Dyckman
When her hapless bunny family adopts a wolf cub, little Dot tries to convince her smitten parents that Wolfie might eat them all up. By the author of Boy + Bot. 25,000 first printing.
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Alphabet Under Construction
by Denise Fleming
The mouse from Lunch is hard at work constructing each letter of the alphabet, performing a letter-appropriate action to each letter, such as "dying" the D, "folding" the F, "carving" the C, and so forth. Reprint.
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How My Parents Learned to Eat
by Ina R. Friedman
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.
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Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it, but her adventure eventually leads her back home where something special is waiting just for her.
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I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen
A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important, in a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.
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Ghosts in the House!
by Kazuno Kohara
Discovering that her house is haunted, a talented little witch decides to take care of the troublesome matter on her own by catching the ghosts in mid-air, throwing them in the washing machine and hanging them out to dry in order to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget! Reprint.
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Zelda and Ivy
by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
In three short interconnected stories, dramatic sisters Zelda and Ivy perform wondrous feats of the imagination in which they perform circus acts, fashion their tails in the latest style, and work wonders with fairy dust. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reissue.
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Moo!
by David LaRochelle
A laugh-out-loud, one-word adventure features a mischievous cow who borrows a farmer's car and takes a wild ride through the country that comes to a troublesome end with a bump in the road.
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Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
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Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
by Meg Medina
Evelyn Del Rey and her best friend Daniela live across the street from each other, but when Evelyn is packing up boxes to move away it is time to say goodbye and make promises to keep in touch.
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I Stink!
by Kate McMullan
A big city garbage truck makes its nighttime rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.
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Dreamers
by Yuyi Morales
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story".
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
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The Old Truck
by Jarrett Pumphrey
A resilient and steadfast old pickup truck works tirelessly alongside the members of a bustling farm, becoming part of the dreams and ambitions of a human family's hardworking young daughter. A first picture book. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Yo! Yes?
by Christopher Raschka
A Caldecott Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, Horn Book Fanfare Book, and NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts follows the blossoming of a friendship between a black and a white boy, depicted in zany illustrations. Reprint.
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Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
Officer Buckle puts everyone to sleep with his painfully dull if informative lectures on safety, until he takes on a new partner, Gloria, Napville's new police dog, who knows just how to liven up Officer Buckle's safety speeches. BOMC.
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Motor Mouse
by Cynthia Rylant
The creators of the Mr. Putter and Tabby books present a first installment in a sweet and funny series that invites young readers to join Motor Mouse on three hilarious adventures that find him driving his delivery car, eating cake and visiting with friends.
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Ten Orange Pumpkins
by Stephen Savage
"In this Halloween countdown book, ten orange pumpkins are each carried off by a witch, a ghost, a spider, and other Halloween creatures until there's just one".
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I Got the Rhythm
by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Walking with her mother to the park, an exuberant little girl hears music in the sounds all around her that inspires her to sniff, snap and shake before bursting into an impromptu dance that is joined by other children. Illustrated by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning artist of Jazzy Miz Mozetta.
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The Totally Secret Secret
by Bob Shea
Unable to decide how to spend their play date together, Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony share secrets that they fear will challenge their friendship. By the creator of the Dinosaur vs. series.
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Mailing May
by Michael O. Tunnell
In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket to her grandmother's town, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother. Reprint.
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The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
by Mo Willems
A latest entry in the best-selling series that includes the Caldecott Honor-winning Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! finds a mussy Pigeon refusing to take a bath and insisting he had one a month earlier. 400,000 first printing.
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Don't Throw It to Mo!
by David A. Adler
Accepted by his football teammates despite being their youngest member, little Mo is teased by a rival team until his coach devises a plan to use his smaller size to enable a big win. Original.
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Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game
by David A. Adler
With the clues he finds at the birthday party, such as a smudge of chocolate cake and a jar of toy dinosaurs, Cam Jansen is on his way to solving his latest easy-to-read mystery.
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Hi! Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
While out on a search to find the perfect creature to bring to "The Amazing Pet Show," a young boy encounters a friendly fly who is more than happy to lend him a hand, in an amusing tale about a very unlikely friendship from the author of No Jumping on the Bed and Green Wilma.
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Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover
by Cece Bell
Planning what he hopes will be an exciting sleepover to share with his friend, Robot, Rabbit is dismayed when Robot prefers nuts and bolts to pizza, the television remote goes missing and Robot lies down on the floor during a game of Go Fish. By the author of the Sock Monkey series.
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Old Hat, New Hat
by Stan Berenstain
Can the perfect old hat really be replaced by a new one?
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The Shortest Kid in the World
by Corinne Demas
Shorter than anybody she knows, even her own little brother, Emily the Shrimp meets a tiny new girl with a positive attitude and learns more ways than one to rise above being short.
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King and Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats
by Dori Hillestad Butler
When the peanut butter treats Kayla has made for Jillian's new puppy go missing, the elimination of her own dog, King, as a suspect reveals the presence of a possible intruder in the house. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy.
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Biscuit's New Trick
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
When his owner takes him outside to teach him a new trick, Biscuit decides to show her a little something special he taught himself.
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Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon
by Denys Cazet
Minnie and Moo are cows, best friends, and the craziest duo on their farm as they take the farmer's tractor on a drive that they believe will take them to the moon.
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Geraldine Pu and Her Lunchbox, Too!
by Maggie P. Chang
Geraldine Pu, whose favorite part of school is lunch, must decide what to do when her lunchbox is filled with stinky tofu—and an unexpected surprise. 5,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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See the Cat
by David LaRochelle
"See Max. Max is not a cat, Max is a dog. But much to Max's dismay, the book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a DOG? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking.
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Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
by Grace Lin
Sticking together through everything from getting haircuts and preparing dumplings to practicing magic tricks and using chopsticks, identical twin sisters Ling and Ting display distinctive differences in personality and preference despite their similar looks.
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Frog and Toad Are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
A 60th anniversary paper-over-board commemorative edition of the Caldecott Honor-winning classic follows the shared adventures of best friends Frog and Toad and is complemented by eight pages of bonus material on the history of the I Can Read line. 75,000 first printing.
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Go, Otto, Go!
by David Milgrim
Making numerous friends since landing on Earth, a homesick Otto the alien robot misses his family and decides to work, work, work on a spaceship that will take him up, up, up into space so that he can visit his own planet.
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Swing Otto Swing
by David Milgrim
Wanting to swing in the trees like his monkey friends Flip and Flop, Otto, after one too many bumps and bruises, devises a clever plan that is sure to make him succeed in his mission.
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Little Bear
by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
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Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!
by Herman Parish
From the time she is sent to pick up the guest conductor, Amelia Bedelia's normal confusion causes quite an uproar at the school concert.
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Puppy Mudge Has a Snack
by Cynthia Rylant
From the author of Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath, an easy reader offers the story about an excitable Puppy Mudge as the idea of snacktime gets his tail wagging, his drool dripping, and his body bouncing. Reprint.
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Nate the Great
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.
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We Are in a Book!
by Mo Willems
When Piggie discovers that she and Gerald are in a book and she can make the reader say a funny word out loud, Gerald is tickled pink, but what happens when the story is over? By a three-time Caldecott Honor winner, two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal winner and #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator/author.
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Snake Cake
by Harriet Ziefert
Humorous illustrations and die-cut pages introduce words of the same family, such as snake, rake, and cake, and then combine them in often-improbable phrases, including "snake on a rake" or "snake in a cake."
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Pig & Goose and the First Day of Spring
by Rebecca Bond
Five early reader chapters convey the story of Pig and Goose, who forge a deep friendship over their respective talents and shared love of springtime.
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Dragons and Marshmallows
by Asia Citro
Learning an amazing secret while discovering a glowing photo, young Zoey assists injured magical animals that begin showing up in her family's backyard barn, an effort that includes caring for a particularly challenging baby dragon.
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue
by Kate DiCamillo
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. Jr Lib Guild.
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Runaway Radish
by Jessie Haas
Radish, an endearing yet stubborn and spirited pony, who loves teaching Judy and Nina how to ride, how to go fast, and how to fall, becomes sad and lonely after Judy and Nina outgrow him and decides to run away, in an adorable story that will delight little riders.
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
by Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones will do just about anything to avoid riding on the stinky, smelly, awful schoolbus, in a easy-to-read tale with wide margins and large type.
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Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne
When he and his younger sister discover a tree house that travels through time, Jack and his younger sister, Annie, begin an adventure that takes them to the era of dinosaurs.
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Just a Minute
by Yuyi Morales
With words in both English and Spanish, a brightly illustrated counting book tells of one determined Grandma who is not willing to leave her family on her birthday and so sets out doing various tasks, like making two pots of tea and three pounds of corn for the tortillas, in order to delay Señor Calavera's request to go with him.
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The Three Bears
by Byron Barton
Combines bold graphic illustrations with the favorite story of Goldilocks and her visit to the three bears' house, where she creates all sorts of mischief, in a toddler-sized board book edition.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
A revisionist storyteller provides his mad, hilarious versions of children's favorite tales in this collection that includes "Little Red Running Shorts," "The Princess and the Bowling Ball," "Cinderumpelstilskin," and others.
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Firefly July
by Paul B Janeczko
The award-winning author of A Poke in the I and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of A River of Words present a collection of short poems written to demonstrate how a few carefully chosen words and images can invoke powerful messages.
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The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
by Jack Prelutsky
This picture book with bright illustrations offers young readers a collection of more than twenty tongue-twisting poems about a cast of unusual animals. Jr Lib Guild.
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Bei Bei Goes Home
by Cheryl Bardoe
"Two nations and a mother panda work together to nurture a "precious treasure" in the remarkable true story of a celebrity panda cub and his life at the Smithsonian National Zoo--and beyond"
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Glow
by W. H. Beck
An introduction to bioluminescence and its unique adaptations in nature shares engaging facts and vibrant images by world-renowned biologists and photographers.
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I Fall Down
by Vicki Cobb
Hands-on experimentation and fun facts provide beginning readers with a simple introduction to the concept of gravity in terms of how it works, why it works, and its importance in our everyday lives.
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Chameleon, Chameleon
by Joy Cowley
Vivid, up-close photographs and lively, informative text brilliantly capture the many moods and colors of chameleons as they hunt for food, search for a new home, brave dangerous strangers, and even make friends.
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Green City
by Allan Drummond
An awareness-raising tribute to the citizens of Greensburg, Kansas, is told from the perspective of a small child who, in the aftermath of a 2007 tornado that decimated the community, participates in efforts to rebuild in both tornado-proof and environmentally sustainable ways. By the creator of Energy Island.
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Baby Animals Moving
by Suzi Eszterhas
Colorful photographs introduce readers to twelve baby animals as they learn how to move.
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Locomotive
by Brian Floca
The award-winning creator of Moonshot presents a richly detailed visual exploration of America's early railroads that examines the sounds, speed and strength of the fledgling transcontinental locomotives and the experiences of pioneering travelers.
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Actual Size
by Steve Jenkins
From the author of The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest, a picture book presents a look at the real size of animals and their body parts through comparisons with other common things, such as a human hand.
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Earth!
by Stacy McAnulty
The Earth introduces readers to key moments in the planet's life, from its formation over four billion years ago to the present, including the Earth's position in the solar system, its layers, and when plants and animals began to inhabit the planet.
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How Much Is a Million?
by David M. Schwartz
The author of How to Make a Million brings complex numbers down to size with the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician and a bunch of curious kids. Reprint.
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