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Picture Books January 2017
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Dino-racing by Lisa WheelerMeat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs compete in three high-speed auto events including drag racing, off-road racing and stock-car racing in an energetic story that combines thought-provoking rhymes with high-action artwork. Illustrated by the artist of What DO Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School)?
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Odd Socks by Michelle RobinsonThe love story of two socks goes awry when one of them gets a hole.
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Hansel and Gretel by Ronne RandallWhen their father and stepmother abandon them in the woods, a white bird leads Hansel and Gretel to a gingerbread cottage, but the cottage is home to a witch.
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Amazing Autumn by Jennifer Marino WaltersIntroduces the season of fall, including its colorful leaves; the crops that are ready for harvest; and the Halloween holiday.
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2017: Year of the Rooster |
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The Rooster's Gift by Pam ConradBelieving that his pre-dawn call brings out the morning sun, the Rooster considers himself to be more important than everyone else on the farm, but one day he gets a real shock when he oversleeps and finds out that the sun has come up without his call.
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Wake up, Henry Rooster!
by Margriet Ruurs
Young Henry Rooster, who's just not a morning bird, must take over for his father when his dad goes to a convention for a week, and everyone is depending on Henry to get the sun up on time.
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Acoustic Rooster And His Barnyard Band by Kwame AlexanderAcoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and a jazz timeline.
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Silly Chicken by Rukhsana KhanWhen Bibi, her mother's beloved chicken, suddenly disappears, jealous Rani feels badly for her heartbroken mother and reevaluates her feelings towards the family pet, discovering that Bibi's absence is a big loss for the entire family in the process.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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