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HCPLC's Top Picture Books of 2018
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Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Love
by Kim Dean
Pete the Cat shares groovy words from the heart in a collection of favorite famous quotes about living an awesome life filled with love, in a volume that adds his heartfelt take on classic sentiments by other cool cats ranging from van Gogh and Virgil to Ovid and Dickens.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
When the bus driver decides to take a break from driving, a wild and wacky pigeon pleads and begs to take his place, in a hilarious picture book that perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum.
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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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Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa
by Anna Dewdney
Packing an overnight bag to spend a first night away from home at his grandparents' house, Llama Llama has fun riding their lawn tractor, helping in the workshop and eating different foods before experiencing homesickness when he discovers that he has forgotten his stuffed toy.
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The Sneetches: And Other Stories
by Seuss
A 50th anniversary, limited-time rerelease is designed for collectors and gift giving and features an accessible price, a shiny foil cover and the complete texts of four morally themed classic favorites, including "The Sneetches," "The Zax," "Too Many Daves" and "What Was I Scared Of?"
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The Storybook Knight
by Helen Docherty
Ordered by his parents to tame a dragon, a gentle knight who prefers reading to fighting arms himself with a book.
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Curious George: Farm to Table
by Julie M. Fenner
Helping his friend Marco make delicious tortillas for a family member's birthday, George accidentally knocks over a bag of masa before learning about how the ingredient is made.
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss
A young boy imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts he will have for his greatest of all circuses.
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Splatypus
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Lonely Platypus tries looking for animals to play with, but he cannot find where he belongs until he happens upon the seashore.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin
An alphabet rhyme/chant relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. By the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book, Color Zoo.
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The Day the Crayons Came Home
by Drew Daywalt
A companion to The Day the Crayons Quit finds Duncan embarking on a daring rescue when a group of crayons ask him to save them from various fates that include being lost under a sofa cushion, melted in the dryer or comparably damaging destinies.
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Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell
When Gertie moves in next door with fancy toys and a huge television set, Molly shares lessons she learned from her grandmother about homemade playthings and imagination.
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Hooray for Birds!
by Lucy Cousins
The creator of Maisy combines vibrantly colorful artwork with onomatopoeic rhymes in a lively board book that traces a day in the life of birds while inviting children to imagine themselves with their own brilliant plumage.
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