May 2019 list by K. Pearson
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Carl and the Meaning of Life
by Deborah Freedman
Happily tunneling in the soil until the day he is challenged by a field mouse, an earthworm meets other forest animals and learns about their respective purposes before discovering that he is making a difference just by being himself.
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Curious George's Big Book of Discovery
by H. A. Rey
Complemented by activities, experiments and fun facts, eight science-themed stories presented in an engaging collection are based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV series that includes Curious George Discovers Space.
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Fergal and the Bad Temper
by Robert Starling
Disliking when he's told what to do, a young dragon with a very bad temper takes the advice of friends and family members who suggest a variety of tricks for cooling off.
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Forky in Craft Buddy Day
by Drew Daywalt
Featuring stylized illustrations from a Pixar artist and a hilarious story by Drew Daywalt, this picture book will welcome fans into the world of Toy Story 4 through the perspective of a brand-new breakout character.
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Giant Tess
by Dan Yaccarino
A giant-sized girl with an equally big heart reveals the hero in everyone when her wish to fit in and be like everyone else culminates in a friendship with a dragon just her size who helps her save Myth-hatten's big city parade.
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Gondra's Treasure
by Linda Sue Park
A little dragon with traits inherited from both her Asian dragon father and European dragon mother happily celebrates her mixed heritage while explaining what makes her family special, from bedtime stories to wings that will one day help her fly.
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The Great Indoors
by Julie Falatko
Settling in for a relaxing holiday in a human house when its people depart for a camping trip, a menagerie of woodland animals get fancy, cook up a storm and host a big dance party, rending the place a mess just before they have to leave.
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High Five
by Adam Rubin
The creators of the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos present a whimsical interactive story that invites children to engage in a ""high-five"" competition against a series of colorful and furry animal contenders who propose goofy interactive challenges.
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How to Care for Your T-Rex
by Ken Baker
The author of Old MacDonald Had a Dragon and the award-winning creator of Night of the Living Zombie Bugs riotously counsel kids on how to care for a pet T-Rex by giving it favorite foods, sharing daily exercise runs and brushing its many teeth.
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Just Like My Brother
by Gianna Marino
A moving tribute to big brothers by the creator of Meet Me at the Moon finds Little Giraffe asking for help from the animals she encounters in the African countryside to track down her brother throughout a game of hide-and-seek where he is always out of sight but watching protectively nearby.
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Lambslide
by Ann Patchett
Believing that everything on the farm has been tailor-designed for their happiness, a flock of overly confident lambs overhears the word ""landslide"" as ""lambslide"" during a community election before rallying a kindhearted farmer's child for help in a whimsical campaign for the slide of their dreams.
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Little Taco Truck
by Tanya Valentine
Happily serving tasty treats to hungry workers on Union Street, Little Taco Truck is dismayed to find another food truck in his space day after day and worries that his customers will prefer other foods to his before his friends help him make room for everyone.
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Llama Destroys the World
by Jonathan Stutzman
An uproariously cake-obsessed, dancing llama gorges himself silly until he rips his favorite pair of dancing pants, inadvertently opening a black hole that challenges him to save the world, and perhaps fall for a different sweet treat.
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Motor Mouse
by Cynthia Rylant
The creators of the Mr. Putter and Tabby books present a first installment in a sweet and funny series that invites young readers to join Motor Mouse on three hilarious adventures that find him driving his delivery car, eating cake and visiting with friends.
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Pig the Stinker
by Aaron Blabey
Rolling in the garbage, splashing in the mud and eating every unsavory thing he encounters, a super-messy Pig the Pug resists his owner's efforts to give him a bath and devises a plan to stop up the tub, with unexpected results.
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Raj and the Best Day Ever!
by Sebastien Braun
Complemented by a fun pair of socks, a novelty board book is designed as a gift from a child to a grandfather and traces the journey that was taken by the child to find the grandfather's present.
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Tomorrow Most Likely
by Dave Eggers
A twist on the classic goodnight bedtime story invites children to imagine the dreamy, wonderful and strange things that the next day might bring.
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Toy Story 4 Movie Storybook
by RH Disney
Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 4 opens a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of the Toy Story gang.
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Underwear!
by Jennifer Harney
A little duckling happily plays outside in the rain with his wet-weather animal friends until the rain stops and ends their games, challenging the duckling's father to show him how to have fun in the sun.
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We're Going on a Treasure Hunt
by Kelly Dipucchio
An imaginative twist on the storytime classic features an adventurous crew of animal pirates that embarks on a swashbuckling treasure hunt on the high seas in the face of hungry whales, thrashing squids and booming thunderstorms.
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