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Maxwell the Monkey Barber
by Cale Atkinson
When Elephant walks into his barbershop, feeling sad because he has no hair, the monkey barber Maxwell comes up with a solution to help his friend feel his best.
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A Dot in the Snow
by Corrinne Averiss
Spotting a bright red dot far off in the distance, Miki the playful polar bear runs toward the dot and discovers that it is actually a little girl with a smiling face and gurgling laugh who becomes his friend during fun-filled wintry games.
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| Noisy Night by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Brian BiggsYou may want to warm up your vocal cords before attempting this "wild and interactive read aloud" (Horn Book Magazine) set in a ten-story apartment building. It begins with a child on the first floor gazing upwards and wondering "What is going LA LA LA above my head?" Readers get an intriguing visual tease of the upstairs neighbor's identity before the page turn reveals a wild-haired opera singer. As a pattern of rhyming sounds and loud neighbors (including cowboys, cha-cha dancers, and sheep) builds, each page gives kids an opportunity to guess what's next -- right up until the 10th-floor resident brings the raucous evening to a peaceful close. |
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| Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper"There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came." The older white cat quickly takes to the new black kitten, and, with a careful balance of dynamic motion and quiet elegance, shows it how to eat, play, and (importantly) nap. The two grow closer as they grow older, and when the white cat leaves and doesn't return, the black cat grieves -- until a white kitten turns up, restarting the cycle. With clean lines and minimalist style similar to Nikki McClure's How to Be A Cat, this gentle tale is sure to delight cat fanciers and comfort those who've lost a feline friend. |
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Little Fox in the Forest
by Stephanie Graegin
When a young fox swipes her stuffed animal from the playground and races away into the woods, a young girl and her friend follow, arriving at a hedge archway where a marvelous village filled with miniature stone cottages, treehouses and woodland creatures share a magical existence.
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Tidy
by Emily Gravett
An awareness-raising picture book about protecting the environment follows the experiences of Pete the badger, who inadvertently contributes to the destruction of his forest home when he gets carried away in his effort to achieve perfect cleanliness. By the award-winning author of Wolves.
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Very Little Sleeping Beauty
by Teresa Heapy
Anticipating her birthday with glee, a precocious little toddler becomes so excited that nothing her worn-out daddy tries at bedtimeùnot lullabies, tickles or even dancesùinduce sleep, in this modern retelling of the classic tale. Illustrated by the artist of How to Be a Baby.
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All Ears, All Eyes
by Richard Jackson
A homage to the melodies of the nighttime world invites young children to look for and listen to the goodnight sounds made by animals, including owls, deer and chipmunks..
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We're All Wonders
by R. J. Palacio
Augie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endure the taunts of his peers because of his facial deformity.
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If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed
by Denise Vega
A tongue-in-cheek, step-by-step manual for putting one's monster to bed explains the importance of monster-appropriate snacks, songs and stories. By the author of Build a Burrito and the illustrator of Stop Snoring, Bernard!
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