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New & Coming Soon Picture Books September 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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All About Trains Saturday, September 9, 10:00 AMAll aboard! Explore all things trains in this fun multi-station program. Chugga-chugga-choo-choo your way over to the Library for a morning you won't want to miss. For kids of all ages with parent/caregiver.
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Making faces : a first book of emotions by Abrams AppleseedAn interactive book of faces, complemented by a reflective mirror that helps babies to recognize and mimic facial expressions, features vibrant photographs of babies demonstrating six essential emotions.
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Stanley's opposites by William BeeStanley the hamster learns about opposites, including asleep and awake, in and out, open and closed, and full and empty.
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Birthday counting
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
A festive board book ideally suited for toddler birthdays introduces the concept of counting in reverse from six to one and is complemented by colorful images of a birthday cake, balloons and presents.
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The mermaid by Jan BrettA vibrantly illustrated adaptation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," inspired by the author's visits to the Okinawa coast, depicts a curious young mermaid's mischievous and magical exploration of an octopus family's home.
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Race!
by Sue Fliess
Lining up with all of the bigger cars at the start of a race, a little vehicle takes off with the others and navigates mountains, tunnels and other obstacles that seem oddly familiar in an effort to take the Winner's Cup.
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The road that trucks built by Susanna Leonard HillAn adorable team of vehicles works together to build a new road, in a lively, cement-mixing spin on the classic nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built."
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Whose moon is that? by Kim KransWhen a curious cat gazes into the night sky and asks who owns the moon, various animals try to stake their claim before the moon answers that her light is meant to be shared by everyone.
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I'm smart! by Kate McMullanA school-time addition to the series that includes I Stink! and I'm Dirty! depicts a super-smart school bus that uses its savvy to navigate the roads in super-safe ways while transporting kids to and from school.
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Fall is for school by Robert NeubeckerA sequel to Winter Is for Snow finds seasonally opposed siblings Sister and Brother beginning the autumn season with mixed feelings about the end of summer, the start of school and the vibrant foliage.
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Peppa Pig and the backyard circus by Candlewick PressThinking that the big tent that has been raised for a garden party in Granny Pig's backyard looks like a circus tent, Peppa declares herself a ringmaster and organizes circus performances with her friends.
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Huff & puff
by Claudia Rueda
Loosely based on the folktale about the three little pigs, these three pigs have a different surprise for the wolf who is trying to blow their houses down. The reader is asked to huff and puff into a die-cut hole in each page
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Here comes teacher Cat by Deborah UnderwoodA latest entry in the best-selling series finds a displeased Cat tapped as a substitute teacher and reluctantly facing six adorable kitten students before adapting their lesson plan to help them form a rock band, build a fish-spewing fountain and paint the classroom in riotous primary colors.
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A new friend for Sparkle by Amy YoungHaving convinced human Lucy that she is just the right unicorn to be her best friend forever, Sparkle becomes worried that Lucy will no longer have time for their play dates when a third friend, Cole, joins their circle.
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The Berenstain Bears play football! by Mike BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears throw, catch and sack their way through a wonderful shared day with family in a lively Berenstain Bears leveled reader that combines skill-building sentence structure with reinforcing vocabulary.
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Class pet mess! by Dan GutmanWhen their teacher announces the imminent arrival of a new class pet, A.J., Alexia and their friends speculate on what kind of animal will be adopted, expressing their personal hopes along the way.
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Time for school, Little Dinosaur by Gail HermanEagerly preparing to return to school in spite of his friend's teasing, Little Dinosaur establishes a model of good behavior and is the first in line to get on the bus on the first day, while his friend, Spikey, endures jitters that cause him to drag his feet.
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Hero school by Tina GalloWhen Night Ninja steals a school bus and converts it into his very own super-vehicle, Gekko learns a special lesson about asking for help, in a leveled reader adaptation based on a popular episode from PJ Masks.
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