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| North, South, East, West by Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Greg PizzoliAfter her mother teaches her to fly, a little bird realizes that it will soon be time to leave the cozy family nest. "When I fly away," she wonders, "which is best? North, South, East, or West?" The mother bird wisely stays silent, and so the little bird sets out to see for herself, exploring in every direction before deciding where to make her own home. |
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Five little ducks
by James Dean
A Pete the Cat adaptation of the classic kid's song depicts the whimsical adventures that ensue when five little ducks go out to play with one cool cat leading the way.
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Egg
by Kevin Henkes
Pink, yellow, blue, and green, four candy-colored eggs wait on the cream-colored page. And then: CRACK! Pink, yellow, and blue, three chicks emerge -- but what about the green egg? Curiously, the new chicks peck away at the unhatched egg until the shell finally cracks, revealing…a crocodile?!
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Tidy
by Emily Gravett
An awareness-raising picture book about protecting the environment follows the experiences of Pete the badger, who inadvertently contributes to the destruction of his forest home when he gets carried away in his effort to achieve perfect cleanliness.
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| Don't Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler; illustrated by Sam RicksDespite being the smallest and youngest kid on his neighborhood team, Mo lives for football. He practices every chance he gets, and even sleeps with a football as a pillow. Still, he spends every game on the bench with Coach Steve, whose training techniques seems a little goofy -- at least until he reveals his plan to surprise a rival team with Mo's unexpected talent. |
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Monster School : the spooky sleepover
by David Keane
Moving to a new school where all his classmates are monsters, regular kid Norm reluctantly attends a school sleepover, fearing the idea of sleeping away from home much more than he fears his monster peers.
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| Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob SheaWith his distinctive bold strokes and bright candy colors, author and illustrator Bob Shea introduces Ballet Cat, a pink, tutu-clad kitty who loooooves dancing. A LOT. Ballet Cat loves dancing SO MUCH that her bestie, Sparkles the Pony, is afraid to confess his boredom with playing ballet every day. |
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| What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. VirjánAs if the rhyming title and boldly colored cover weren't enough of a hint, this story dives directly into silliness. It begins with the eponymous pig standing in a spotlight to don her red beehive wig. Then she hops into a boat in a moat, which quickly becomes crowded from picking up a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log… |
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