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New & Coming Soon Picture Books July 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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Magic Show with Gary Kantor! Tuesday, July 11, 3:30 PM Watch professional magician Gary Kantor wow you with this amazing magic show. This program will be held outside, weather permitting. Rain location: RMS gym. Best for ages 3 and up.
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I love my robot by Caroline ChurchLittle preschooler Henry shows readers just what makes his toy robot so special, in a sturdy board book that incorporates shiny foil and touch-and-feel accents on every page.
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Won't you be my neighbor? by Rachel KalbanRhyming text invites young readers to join Daniel Tiger as he meets and makes friends with the many different people who live in his neighborhood.
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Before & after by Jean JullienIllustrations and text introduce the concepts of before and after, showing how things change as time passes.
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Shark Dog! by Ged AdamsonAn unusual half-dog, half-shark pet who behaves in ways that are characteristic of both animals begins suffering pangs of homesickness and wonders if he should return to Shark Dog Island or stay in his new home with his human friend.
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Jabari jumps by Gaia CornwallPassing tests in swimming class that give him the confidence to try jumping off the diving board, little Jabari stretches his muscles and squeezes his dad's hand when the big moment arrives, in a story that celebrates finding one's courage.
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In this heartfelt celebration of everyday girl power, a young girl faces the ultimate challenge: school! With the heroic traits of DC Comics' Wonder Woman, like COURAGE, STRENGTH, and KINDNESS, she'll turn a demanding school day into an amazing adventure!
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Little Excavator by Anna DewdneyRolling up to a construction site, eager to help the busy Big Rigs, Little Excavator is told he is not quite ready to do the chugging, mounding and smoothing jobs of the larger construction vehicles, who eventually find a job that is just right for him. By the late creator of Llama Llama I Love You.
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Chirri & Chirra in the Tall Grass by Kaya Doi While on their bicycles, sisters Chirri and Chirra notice that the meadow in front of their house has grown, and cycle into the long grass to discover such activity as bees making honey and flower chafers making mixed-leaf juice.
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Beep, beep, beep, time for sleep! by Claire FreedmanThe author of Dinosaurs Love Underpants and the illustrator of Water Song present the story of a group of tired trucks and machines that get ready for bedtime after a long day at a building site.
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Dog on a frog? by Kes GrayA whimsical, rhyming sequel to Frog on a Log? finds Frog declaring that he does not wish to sit on a log and does not care to be sat on either, preferences that compel a change of rules about who sits where.
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Be quiet! by Ryan T HigginsWanting to star in a beautiful, wordless picture book more than anything, Rupert the mouse describes to his chattering friends the most visually stimulating, stylishly scenic spreads he can imagine.
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Up! : how families around the world carry their little ones
by Susan Hughes
A multicultural tour of how small children are carried depicts 10 diverse world regions, ranging from Afghanistan and northern Canada to Peru and West Africa, where family members lovingly carry babies in slings, on shoulders, in backpacks, on hips, in baskets and in arms.
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Trains don't sleep by Andria Warmflash RosenbaumCombines rhythmic verses and vibrant, classically inspired artwork in a fast-paced tribute to the power and majesty of trains that depicts a journey of dreams across bridges and canyons, through snow, over mountains and around fields.
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Driven to win!
by Liz Marsham
A series of books at various reading levels are being published to coincide with the June 2017 film release of Cars 3 that follows Lightning McQueen as he and young racing technician Cruz Ramirez work together to rehabilitate Lightning after a crash that prompts his newest rival, Jackson Storm, to urge Lightning to retire.
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There's a pest in the garden by Jan ThomasWhen a pest arrives in the garden and begins eating all the vegetables, Duck hatches a wacky plan to save the day in a lighthearted reader that reinforces early skills through engaging text, rowdy repetitions and uproarious characters.
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What is chasing Duck? by Jan ThomasWacky cartoon animal illustrations, rowdy repetitive text and hilarious scenarios combine in a laugh-out-loud story about Duck, whose imagination gets the best of him when he asks his critter companions for help escaping a mysterious pursuer.
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