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Spread the Word 2019 January 27th - March 2, 2019
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For kids from birth to 6: Bob Shea and Cressida Cowell
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Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret
by Bob Shea
With his distinctive bold strokes and bright candy colors, author and illustrator Bob Shea introduces Ballet Cat, a pink, tutu-clad kitty who loooooves dancing. A LOT. Ballet Cat loves dancing SO MUCH that her bestie, Sparkles the Pony, is afraid to confess his boredom with playing ballet every day. Watching these friends find honesty and common ground is entertaining enough to serve as either a read-aloud or a confidence-building solo read.
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Ballet Cat : What's Your Favorite Favorite?
by Bob Shea
Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, attempt to out-do each other with increasingly elaborate routines and magic tricks that they want to perform for Grandma, a competition that they question when neither act goes quite as planned and Grandma dozes off.
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Cheetah Can't Lose
by Bob Shea
Cheetah is the speediest runner on Earth, and he won't let anyone forget it. Even his friends, two smaller cats, have to put up with his bragging about being big, fast, and (most importantly) a winner. Cheetah is so motivated by winning that he doesn't notice anything strange about how easily he succeeds in the pre-race contests arranged by his friends. After all, prizes like clunky "winner shoes" or a vision-obscuring crown can't slow down someone as fast as Cheetah…right? Dynamic, cheery cartoon illustrations round out this laugh-out-loud funny take on competition, compassion, and humility.
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Dinosaur vs. the potty
by Bob Shea
Dinosaur doesn't need to use the potty--even when he's making lemonade, running through the sprinkler, having a three-juice-box lunch and splashing in rain puddles--but wait, is that a victory dance he's doing or a potty dance?
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Dinosaur vs. school
by Bob Shea
Loving everything about his first day of preschool, from meeting new friends and dressing up in play clothes to doing arts-and-crafts and playing musical instruments, Dinosaur feels unsure about the challenges of clean-up time before discovering the power of friends working together.
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Dinosaur vs. Mommy
by Bob Shea
Energetic, collage-style graphics and short, lively text combine in the story of a restless little dinosaur who roars when he awakens and spends the day accompanying his increasingly tired mother through a succession of errands and chores.
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Dinosaur vs. bedtime
by Bob Shea
As little Dinosaur takes on everything around him, from a pile of leaves to his evening bowl of spaghetti, he is sure to win the challenge, but when it comes to bedtime, little Dinosaur is no match.
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Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play with Your Food!
by Bob Shea
"Hey guys!" shouts Buddy the monster as he barrels up to a group of adorable little bunnies. "Hop in my mouth so I can eat you!" The bunnies beg not to be eaten -- at least not until Buddy has had some of their fresh-baked cupcakes. After nine cupcakes, Buddy agrees to eat the bunnies later…never suspecting that cupcakes are just the first of the bunnies' many clever ploys to put off their doom. Fans of Bob Shea's rambunctious Dinosaur vs. books won't be disappointed by the exaggerated style and irresistible candy colors in his latest, hysterically funny offering.
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I'm a Shark
by Bob Shea
Nothing can scare Shark! Faced with squid, scary movies, getting shots at the doctor, or even the dark ("The dark is afraid of me! Dark heard I was coming and ran!") his courage is unwavering. "Aren't I awesome?" he boasts. But his friends, Fish and Crab, are skeptical. Everyone is afraid of something…right? Bob Shea's distinctively clever dialogue and sketchy, giggle-inducing illustrations ensure that readers are clued in to Shark's secret fear long before his friends are.
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Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads
by Bob Shea; illustrated by Lane Smith
Mayhem rules in the frontier town of Drywater Gulch, where the lawless Toad Brothers are out to "steal your gold, kiss your cattle, and insult your chili." Yet when Sheriff Ryan comes riding into town (slowly, on a tortoise), he blames all of the Toads' troublemaking on…dinosaurs? With a supremely silly scenario and plenty of over-the-top cowboy slang that just begs to be read aloud, Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads is "a crowd-pleasin' knee-slapper that'll have 'em rolling in the aisles, yessirree".
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The Happiest Book Ever!
by Bob Shea
"Whaddya say we make this the happiest book ever?" Assuming an affirmative answer from you, the reader, this book unleashes a barrage of cheer: anyone for dancing cake? A candy parade? A whale with good news?!?! This much boldly colored exuberance is irresistible…almost. Dour and unimpressed, a lone frog refuses to jump on the joy train. But maybe YOU can get him to crack a smile by giving a loud yell? Or telling one of the Sure Fire Frog Jokes from the back of the book? The key to the frog's good graces may not be what you expect...A gentle message of individuality and inclusion underscores this madcap, interactive romp.
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The scariest book ever
by Bob Shea
In this hilarious read about facing your fears, a melodramatic ghost narrator warns children that the book they are reading is terribly scary before and asks them to peek at the pages ahead to make sure there's nothing too terrifying. Even though the animals on the next page look silly and innocent, the paranoid ghost still persists...should the ghost be afraid, or will he find some new friends by the end of the story? Read it and see for yourself!
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Crash, splash, or moo!
by Bob Shea
In this wacky quiz show, Mr. McMonkey invites the reader to guess whether a stunt will result in a crash, a splash, or a moo. What do you think? Can you guess?
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Unicorn thinks he's pretty great
by Bob Shea
Feeling overshadowed by newcomer Unicorn, who is able to fly to school and turn rain into cupcakes, Goat reluctantly shares a piece of pizza with his rival and learns that being a unicorn is more challenging than expected, a finding that leads to admiration and unexpected friendship.
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New socks
by Bob Shea
A chicken is filled with excitement and self-confidence when he dons a new pair of orange socks, in a delightfully hip picture book illustrated with retro-style artwork.
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The story of Tantrum O'Furrily
by Cressida Cowell
A lyrical new text for young readers from the bestselling author of the How To Train Your Dragon series, Cressida Cowell, a brave young cat faces his fears of the outside world and danger!
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For Kids 6 and up: Cressida Cowell
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The wizards of once
by Cressida Cowell
The magically inept son of a wizard king and the magic-possessing daughter of a warrior queen meet on the wildwood trail of a deadly witch before embarking on an adventure that changes the fabric of their worlds.
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Twice magic
by Cressida Cowell
Witnessing the shocking consequences of the Stone That Takes Away Magic, boy wizard Xar and girl warrior Wish are forced to set aside their differences again in a dangerous region where they search for ingredients to stop an evil spell.
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How to train your dragon
by Cressida Cowell
This hilarious series chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon. Click on this title to find the rest of the books in the series and see if you can read them all!
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