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New & Coming Soon Picture Books March 2018
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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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Winter Warm Up Story Time Saturdays, February 17 - March 10, 10-11 AMCome in from the cold and warm up at this special winter Saturday morning story time. Story time begins at 10 AM. Family social time is from 10:30-11 AM. Ages birth-5 years old with parent/caregiver.
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Llama Llama, wakey-wake
by Anna Dewdney
A latest board book by the author of Llama Llama Holiday Drama finds little Llama Llama starting a new day by eating breakfast, brushing his teeth and exchanging kisses and hugs.
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Blankie / Mantita by Leslie PatricelliA young child describes everything he can do with his blankie.
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Trucks are terrific! by Scott EmmonsThe wacky robots from the award-winning Ask the StoryBots apps, videos and Netflix show drive familiar and silly vehicles on spreads that feature signature catchy rhymes from the "Drive a Truck" YouTube video.
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Truck Full of Ducks by Ross BurachDid you call for a truck full of ducks? Bernie is on the road to make a duck delivery when one of the ducks EATS the directions. Oh no! How will he find his customer? Join the flock on this wacky call-and-response ride to find out just WHO ordered a truck full of ducks -- and why! Ross Burach's screwball comedy is filled with surprise twists and crafty jokes that will quack you up!
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Rot, the cutest in the world! by Ben ClantonA mutant potato suffers from low self-esteem after entering a "Cutest in the World Contest" against an adorable bunny, kitten and jellyfish before discovering that he is "pear-fect" just the way he is.
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Little i by Michael HallWhen a lower-case i's dot falls off, the plucky little letter embarks on a daring adventure to make himself whole again, learning lessons about self-confidence, belonging and growing up along the way.
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I walk with Vanessa : A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by KerascotA wordless story inspired by real events follows the actions of a little girl who inspires her community to stand up to bullying when a classmate is treated badly and she chooses to stand by her side, an act of kindness that leads to greater acceptance, understanding and the discovery of strength in numbers.
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Rabbit moon
by Jean Kim
Bedtime wishes take flight on paper airplanes that travel all the way to the moon, where a lonely Rabbit works diligently to fill the sky with starlight before pursuing his wish to set aside his work to make new friends.
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Sweet Dreams, Supergirl by Michael DahlA young girl prepares for bedtime in order to rest up and be the best hero she can be tomorrow.
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Little Mouse's big breakfast by Christine PymA hungry little mouse searches for some breakfast in a kitchen where he finds a sequence of delicious favorites, from a blueberry and an apple to a chunk of cheese and a pickle, before landing on exactly what he wants.
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Little Plane learns to write by Stephen SavageLoving sky-writing, arcs, dives and nearly everything else about flight school, Little Plane nervously resists practicing the dizzying loopity-loops required to sky-write round letters.
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What do you do with a chance? by Kobi YamadaWhen a child is given chances to try new things, he is hesitant and lets them go, until he realizes that he doesn't need to be brave all the time, just at the right time, to embrace the opportunities that come his way.
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Pass the ball, Mo! by David A AdlerA latest entry in the Geisel Award-winning series finds young sports-loving Mo trying his hand at basketball, where he endeavors to overcome being the shortest player on his team by diligently learning how to pass and shoot.
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Please, no more nuts! by Jonathan FenskeThe irascible squirrels from We Need More Nuts! star in a next early reader that finds them overeating to the extent that they become thoroughly sick of their once-favorite food and look for someone to take their surplus nuts off their paws.
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Teamwork trouble by Dan GutmanRyan wants to form a curling team at school with A.J. and Andrea, but soon trouble amongst his teammates threatens to end their season early.
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Charlie & Mouse by Laurel SnyderTwo inventive young brothers share a series of wacky adventures involving conversations with lumps, a neighborhood party, a rock-selling venture and the creation of the "bedtime banana."
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