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New & Coming Soon Picture Books December 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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Hush a Bye, Baby
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Combines lilting text and gentle artwork in a soothing read-aloud board book that conveys a parent's reassurance to a new family member that in spite of all of the responsibilities of a child's first year, they will be watched over lovingly while they sleep.
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The Wall in the Middle of the Book
by Jon Agee
A knight who feels secure on his side of the wall that divides his book discovers that his side is not as safe as he thought, and the other side is not as threatening.
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Just Add Glitter
by Angela Diterlizzi
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage the reader to add glitter to everything in sight, until even what should really sparkle is obscured.
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Time for Bed, Miyuki
by Roxane Marie Galliez
When Grandfather calls Miyuki to bed, she persuades him to help prepare for a visit from the Dragonfly Queen, cover the cat, and more before she is finally ready to sleep.
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I Really Want to See You, Grandma
by Tar Gomi
Yumi and her grandmother both have the same great idea to spend some special time together, but the two keep missing each other throughout the day, in a humorous celebration of the powerful grandparent-child bond by a best-selling author/illustrator.
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Winter is Here
by Kevin Henkes
Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings.
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Bigger Than You
by Hyewon Kyung
Young dinosaurs alternate on a seesaw as they advance in size and competitiveness until the point that Tyrannosaurus ruins their fun and his mother intervenes to ensure they all play together happily.
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Builders and Breakers
by Steve Light
When their dad forgets his lunch box on his way to the construction site, a young brother and sister set out to take it to him, and along their way witness all the noisy, exciting action of a build site in the city.
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Leo Gets a Checkup
by Anna McQuinn
Now that Leo is growing up and doing some things by himself, it is time for him to go to the doctor for a checkup, where they check his height, weight, eyes, ears, and heart, and give him a shot to keep him healthy.
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Construction Site on Christmas Night
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
It is Christmas Eve, and all the construction vehicles are finishing up work on the site, and when they leave they find that there is a special present waiting for each of them.
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Grow up, David!
by David Shannon
David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
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When Migo Met Smallfoot
by Tina Gallo
Migo the yeti, who lives in a mythical village above the clouds, falls below the clouds and encounters a Smallfoot who tries to befriend him.
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Pinkalicious and the Amazing Sled Run
by Victoria Kann
So much snow has fallen in Pinkville that the kids can go sledding from the rooftops, but Pinkalicious' brother Peter is too afraid to sled from such a steep height.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
by Kristen L Depken
Based on the classic animated special, a skill-building adaptation introduces a red-nosed reindeer who runs away when the other reindeer laugh at him before meeting fellow misfits and returning home in time to save Christmas.
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Poof! a Bot!
by David Milgrim
Zip the unlucky magician gets into another hilarious (and sticky) situation in the second book in the Adventures of Zip Ready-to-Go! series. Zip has zapped a bot. Zip tells the bot what to do. Will the bot listen? (Spoiler alert: The bot does not listen and Zip learns an important lesson, complete with a pie being thrown in his face!)
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