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Two Hands to Love You
by Diane Adams
Illustrations and simple rhyming text show how the guiding hands of family are always there to love and nurture a child, from birth to the first day of school. Call Number: E ADA
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The Swamp Where Gator Hides
by Marianne Collins Berkes
Living beneath the algae in the swamp, a large, hungry alligator lies as still as a log, watching ducks, turtles and other animals before startling them all with his sudden movement. Call Number: E BER
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One-Dog Sleigh
by Mary Casanova
On the 10-year anniversary of One-Dog Canoe, the author-illustrator team present a wintertime version of their popular picture book that is filled with lyrical text, bouncy rhythm and whimsical illustrations. Call Number: E CAS
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Peck, Peck, Peck
by Lucy Cousins
Pecking his way through the door of a house, an intrepid little woodpecker busily raps on a rhyming sequence of indoor objects, from a hat and a mat and a racket and jacket to a teddy bear and a book called Jane Eyre. By the creator of the Maisy series. Call Number: E COU
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Goodnight Football
by Michael Dahl
In rhyming text a child, home from a game, bids goodnight to all the sights and sounds of a school football game. Call Number: E DAH
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Some Bugs
by Angela DiTerlizzi
A rhythmic introduction to a variety of insects and their behaviors combines rhyming text with vibrant illustrations of subjects ranging from butterflies and crickets to bumblebees and beetles. Call Number: E DIT
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More and More
by Emma Dodd
Rhyming text helps a little monkey understand that his parents love him more and more each day. Call Number: E DOD
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The Scarecrows' Wedding
by Julia Donaldson
Told in rhyming text, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay, two scarecrows, plan their wedding, enlisting the help of the animals around the farm. Call Number: E DON
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All Aboard!
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated with cartoon-style artwork, a rhyming, read-aloud tale details the observations of two young train travelers who become commuting buddies while passing through cities and landscapes and watching other trains. Call Number: E DOT
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Go, Shapes, Go!
by Denise Fleming
Circles, rectangles, ovals, arcs, and more have fun moving about, along with a mischievous mouse that wants to play, too Call Number: E FLE
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Dinosaur Parade
by Shari Halpern
A little boy imagines a fantastical parade of dinosaurs of all sizes and colors, in a rollicking, rhyming story for enthusiastic youngsters. Call Number: E HAL
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A Moose That Says Moooooooooo!
by Jennifer Hamburg
Chaos ensues when an imaginative child contemplates what kinds of animals she would have in her own personal zoo and all of the wacky things they would do, from book-reading sharks to rope-skipping skunks. Call Number: E HAM
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Ruby and the Naughty Cats
by Jane Hissey
Ruby and her friends are annoyed when three troublesome cats keep interfering with their activities Call Number: E HIS
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Mighty Dads
by Joan Holub
Told in simple rhyming text, hard-working construction vehicle fathers guide and encourage their children. Call Number: E HOL
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Mom, Mac & Cheese, Please!
by Marilyn Olin
A little girl's enthusiasm about her mother's decision to attend cooking school diminishes in the face of such bizarre concoctions as Barbecued Bee Brains and French Fried Frog Feet, in this tummy-churning tale. Call Number: E OLI
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I Love You Near and Far
by Marjorie Blain Parker
A reassuring rhyming story, written from a child's point of view, stands as a love letter to family members who are far away because of divorce, military service or simply because they live in different places around the country or the world. Call Number: E PAR
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Three Little Words
by Clemency Pearce
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text reveal that whether one is feeling frightened, grumpy or shy, three special words can make things better. Call Number: E PEA
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Pete the Cat and the New Guy
by Kim Dean and James Dean
The latest entry in the popular series finds an unfailingly groovy Pete the Cat befriending newcomer Gus, who proves he is also cool, but in his own unique way. Call Number: E PET
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Did You Know That I Love You?
by Christa Pierce
A gentle story about friendship depicts a loving Bird who gives kisses and hugs to her friend Fox, who in turn shares special times with Bird and carries her love everywhere he goes. Call Number: E PIE
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Earth Space Moon Base
by Ben Joel Price
Offbeat rhymes and colorful, retro-style illustrations evoke a funny little world where a spaceman, a robot and a cheeky monkey use a most unusual method to protect Earth from hungry, googly-eyed Moon aliens. Call Number: E PRI
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Go to Sleep, Little Farm
by Mary Lyn Ray
A hushed picture book about the rhythm of the natural world on a small farm at night combines gentle, rhyming cadences with child-friendly imagery of a sequence of animals curling up for sleep while a human child drowses off. Call Number: E RAY
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100 Things That Make Me Happy
by Amy Schwartz
An uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating, listed in rhyming couplets that depict a preschooler's everyday world, highlights pleasures that range from slippery floors and dinosaurs to goldfish and a birthday wish. Call Number: E SCH
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Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Unseen for nearly six decades, a follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories is comprised of four rare Dr. Seuss tales that feature such characters as Horton the elephant, Marco and a grinch. Call Number: E SEU
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Hands Say Love
by George Shannon
A heartfelt celebration of the ways hands express love features exchanges between family members and friends who express love through sharing with, feeding, healing and waving to each other. Call Number: E SHA
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Goodnight Darth Vader
by Jeffrey Brown
In a parody book for children and adults alike, Darth Vader tries to put those rambunctious twins, Luke and Leia, to bed, but first they want to hear a story and soon we see all the other popular Star Wars characters tucking in for the night and getting ready for bed. Call Number: E STA
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Bad Bye, Good Bye
by Deborah Underwood
Moving to a new town, new home and new school is hard, but this picture book shows how a new destination can offer wonderful surprises and how a bad day can turn into a good one! Call Number: E UND
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You and Me
by Susan Verde
An adorable cat muses about the serendipitous "what-ifs" in his life that may have caused him to miss a train and never meet his best friend. Call Number: E VER
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Blue on Blue
by Dianne White
Combines vivid illustrations and poetic text in the story of a farming family that experiences a thrilling seaside thunderstorm, from its early wild winds and first drops through its pouring rain and the messy mud that is left behind when the sun returns. Call Number: E WHI
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Bear Sees Colors
by Karma Wilson
A first entry in a concept picture book series by the best-selling creators of Bear Snores On invites young children to practice early recognition skills by helping Bear search for various colors. Call Number: E WIL
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The Night Before My Birthday
by Natasha Wing
In rhyming text based on "The Night Before Christmas," a child is filled with excitement and anticipation while helping with preparations for the next day's birthday party, and even an ice cream emergency cannot spoil the day. Call Number: E WIN
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