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Check it OutNew and notable items form the Children's Department May 2015 Highlights of new and exciting titles for caregivers, educators and children birth-twelve.
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Just Say Hi!Grammy nominee Brady Rhymer's 7th album, Just Say Hi! is a collection of songs full of kindness, friendship and love of family. Inspired by his own childhood and his family, it's his most personal and joyful work to date. Just Say Hi! is full of endearing stories about falling in love with the ice cream girl, learning to play grandma's red piano, and just crankin' up your little light of love and lettin' it shine.
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Night Night!Mellow, relaxing bedtime songs for kids ages 0-6 and their parents is what the ninth album from Caspar Babypants is all about. Night Night! is a perfect way to wind down after a busy day and get ready for dreamland. The album is carefully arranged to help your child relax and go to sleep peacefully. Caspar Babypants makes high quality simple music with integrity that is rooted in American, European and African folk traditions with classic pop and rock and roll themes and a light sense of humor and imaginative fun.
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The skunk by Mac BarnettDiscovering that he is being followed by a skunk, a tuxedoed man finds himself in a frantic race through the city as he tries to outmaneuver the stinky little creature. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Extra Yarn and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Me... Jane.
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Chu's day at the beach by Neil GaimanAccompanying his family on a visit to the beach, Chu the little panda looks forward to playing in the sand and wading in the water while wondering how his colossal sneezes will impact the day. By the Newbery Award-winning author of The Graveyard Book.
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Mustache Baby meets his match by Bridget HeosAn uproarious sequel to Mustache Baby follows a haphazard playdate that ensues when Baby Billy and his mustache meet Bear Baby, an instant rival who tests his manliness.
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Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob SheaEnergetic, collage-style graphics and short, lively text combine in the story of a restless little dinosaur who roars when he awakens and spends the day accompanying his increasingly tired mother through a succession of errands and chores.
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Dinosaurs : a giant fold-out book by Simms TabackEmploying the same successful format as Farm Animals, an oversized, interactive series of dinosaur portraits invites youngsters to guess the identities of various species by following clues on sequential page folds before final fold-outs reveal whole dinosaurs.
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The Rat with the Human Face by Tom AnglebergerThe Qwikpick Adventure Society embarks on a search for an unusual rat in the basement of an old research facility. By the award-winning author of the Origami Yoda series.
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Evil Spy School by Stuart GibbsRecruited into an evil spy organization after being expelled from the CIA's spy school, 12-year-old Ben works as an unofficial undercover agent while mastering bad-guy techniques and investigating clues about an imminent plot.
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The island of Dr. Libris by Chris GrabensteinSpending a summer at a lakeside cabin belonging to the mysterious Dr. Libris, Billy is astonished when he hears sounds of adventures in progress whenever he opens one of Dr. Libris' books. By the best-selling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.
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Completely Clementine by Sara PennypackerStruggling with her father's unwillingness to go vegetarian and the imminent arrival of a new baby sibling, Clementine anticipates the end of her third-grade year and an unwilling separation from her beloved teacher.
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The sweetest heist in history by Octavia SpencerWhile visiting her aunt in New York City, Randi Rhodes and her fellow ninja detectives uncover an art heist, but no one will believe them, so they set out to catch the criminals in the act.
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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-GarciaSpending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of One Crazy Summer.
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Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life by Kimberly DeanA collection of feel-good quotes by the ultra-cool feline shares Pete the Cat's groovy, glass-half-full outlook on life and includes his perspectives on the views of famous notables, including Albert Einstein, Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln.
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GoPro inventor Nick Woodman by Matt DoedenDescribes what inspired Nick Woodman to invent a camera that could be used anywhere and how he turned this vision into a successful business venture.
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The best MLB hitters of all time by Will GravesLooks at some of the best hitters in baseball history, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, and Albert Pujols.
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Frozen hairstyles : inspired by Anna and Elsa by Theodora Mjoll Skuladottir JackProvides step-by-step instructions for hairstyles inspired by Disney's Frozen princesses, Anna and Elsa, including braids, twists, updos, and ponytails
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Where is the Grand Canyon? by Jim O'ConnorA natural expansion of the exceptional Who Was...? and What Was...? series, Where Is...? launches with four books that focus on a famous place: a landmark, a building or a natural wonder.
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The New York Rangers by Mark StewartA revised Team Spirit Hockey edition featuring the New York Rangers that chronicles the history and accomplishments of the team. Includes access to the Team Spirit website which provides additional information and photos.
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I survived true stories : five epic disasters by Lauren TarshisFrom the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival. Read their incredible stories: The Children's Blizzard, 1888 The Titanic Disaster, 1912 The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919 The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 The Henryville Tornado, 2012.
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