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New & Coming Soon Picture Books June 2017
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Click on the title to check availability. Log-in to our online catalog to place holds. To place holds by phone, please call us at 708-366-5205. During open hours, you can also chat with us at www.riverforestlibrary.org. It's easy!
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Featured Children's Program
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Stuffed Animal SleepoverFriday, April 21, 6:00 PM Arrive at 6 PM for a bedtime story with your stuffed pal. Leave your stuffed animal for some overnight fun at the library. Come back for a light breakfast at 9 AM on Saturday to see what the stuffed animals were up to during their slumber party. Advanced registration required. For ages 2-8.
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Summer Reading Kick Off Party Thursday, June 8, 2:30 - 5:30 PMStart your summer off right! Sign up for our summer reading program and then join us in the park for a bounce house, inflatable obstacle course, popcorn, and lawn games. All summer reading participants are welcome to attend. Skip the line! Pre-register for the summer reading program and receive tickets for the Kick Off Party beginning May 22.
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Maya's Blanket by Monica BrownWhen a little girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn, it is made into a dress, and over the years it is made into even smaller and smaller items, eventually ending up as a bookmark and inspiring the creation of a book.
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Stack the Cats by Susie GhahremaniA whimsical story about how an incremental number of kitties engage in various activities and might briefly cooperate if organized into groups invites toddlers to practice counting forward and backward.
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Olivia the Spy by Ian FalconerEavesdropping on her mom's conversations in the hope of learning the secret plans for her birthday, Olivia overhears her mother expressing discouraged feelings about her less-than-ideal behavior and becomes paranoid that she is soon to be shipped off to military school.
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Bulldozer Helps Out by Candace FlemingA follow-up to Bulldozer's Big Day finds Little Bulldozer tackling a debris-clearing job only to discover a litter of newborn kittens who prove more difficult to care for than anticipated. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of My Friend Rabbit.
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Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship by Morag HoodA tall, orange carrot and a tiny round green pea forge an unexpected bond while trying to find common ground in spite of their many differences.
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Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis ManleyLoving sharks more than anything in the world, Shawn is disappointed when he is assigned a different kind of marine animal to learn about for a school project while his nemesis, Stacy, is assigned the shark subject he adores.
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Goodnight, Numbers by Danica McKellarThe acclaimed actress, math whiz and best-selling author of Kiss My Math sneaks secret counting concepts into a seemingly simple bedtime book that invites young children to connect with the real numbers in their world while saying goodnight to everyday objects.
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ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet by Juana MedinaThe collage artist creator of 1 Big Salad presents an engaging ABC primer that depicts a circus of performers and animals created out of yummy noodles, tasty veggies and whimsical utensils.
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Bird, Balloon, Bear by Il Sung NaA shy bird, wanting to make a friend in his new home, finally musters the courage to say hello to a lonely bear who wants to make friends with a bright, shiny red balloon.
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We're All Wonders by R. J PalacioAugie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endures the taunts of his peers because of his facial deformity.
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If my Love were a Fire Truck: a Daddy's Love Song by Luke ReynoldsA father's love for his son is imaginatively compared to the zooming of a racing car, a rocket ship's blast-off space mission, a giant whale splashing in the ocean and colorful fireworks lighting up the night sky.
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Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam RubinA time-traveling sequel to the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos follows the advice of a panicked narrator who offers counsel about journeying into the past when the world runs out of the snack most loved by dragons (tacos) in order to resupply the planet.
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The Good for Nothing Button by Charise Mericle HarperExcitedly pressing a mysterious push-button, Red Bird and Blue Bird report that pushing the button makes them happy, while a flabbergasted Yellow Bird insists that the button does absolutely nothing, becoming more angry every time he presses it.
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Pedro and the Shark by Fran ManushkinPedro is excited for his class's trip to the aquarium, but when he gets separated from the others near the shark tank, he gets frightened and starts running to and fro--until he takes a hint from the shark to stop going in circles.
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