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You Don't Want a Unicorn!
by Ame Dyckman
Tossing a coin into a well while wishing for a pet unicorn, a little boy is astonished to discover that unicorns are terrible pets that shed, poke holes in the ceiling and make awful messes.
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Have You Seen This Book?
by Angela DiTerlizzi
When a little boy discovers that his book has gone missing, little readers will soon realize, through various clues, that the book is actually in THEIR hands!
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Press Here
by Hervé Tullet
Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.
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Misunderstood Shark : Starring Shark!
by Ame Dyckman
Shark interrupts the filming of "Underwater World With Bob," scattering the other creatures (and the audience), but he claims it is all a terrible misunderstanding--that he would never think of eating the fish, the squid, the audience...or Bob.
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Bad Boys Get Cookie!
by Margie Palatini
When the baker's cookie escapes, Willy and Wally, two really bad wolves desperate to satisfy their craving for baked goods, must concoct a clever scheme to catch this smart cookie who eludes them at every turn.
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Norman Didn't Do It! (Yes, He Did.)
by Ryan T. Higgins
When a surprise pops up, best friends Norman, a porcupine, and Mildred, a tree, find their lives forever changed in this funny picture book that explores the depths and complexities of friendship.
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XO, Exoplanet
by Deborah Underwood
When the planets notice something different in their Solar System, they engage in an out-of-this-world pen pal exchange, in this STEM-friendly story that reminds readers what happens when we consider another person’s point of view.
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What the Road Said
by Cleo Wade
A picture book debut by the best-selling author of Heart Talk shares comforting verses about the questions we ask ourselves while on life’s journey, sharing reassurance about making mistakes, feeling afraid and finding the courage to keep going.
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Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for
Breakfast
by David Ezra Stein
On a bright Saturday morning, the little red chicken, who wants cookies for breakfast, jars her Papa awake and delightfully interjects cookies--and herself--into every nursery rhyme they read together to satisfy her sweet tooth.
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Duck Duck Moose
by Mary Sullivan
Duck, Duck, and Moose are playing a quiet game of cards when their friend comes running to ask: Where is Goose? Duck, Duck, and Moose search high and low and get directions from some barnyard friends, but Goose is nowhere to be found. Calm, calm, calm, their friend tells them. Don't freak out. But what are they to do when the day draws to a close and they are snuggling up for bed with no glimpse of Goose?
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Truman
by
Jean Reidy
Living with his human best friend in a home high above the taxis, trucks, and buses of the world below, Truman the tortoise embarks on a remarkable adventure when Sarah departs for her first day of school.
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Pokko and the Drum
by
Matthew Forsythe
The award-winning illustrator of My Name Is Elizabeth! presents the story of a little frog, Pokko, who takes a magical drum deep into the quiet forest, where her playing draws the attention of musical animal friends.
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Saturday
by
Oge Mora
A follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Thank You, Omu! finds a specially planned mother-and-daughter Saturday upended by a series of disappointments that end in the daughter comforting her mother and the pair realizing that being together was the most important thing.
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A Stone Sat Still
by
Brendan Wenzel
This follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat shares environmental perspectives into concepts ranging from color and size to sensory experience and the passage of time.
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Vroom!
by
Barbara McClintock
This book follows a young girl's imaginary journey as she zooms in a race car past fields and forests to faraway lands before returning home to her own safe bed.
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Creepy Pair of Underwear!
by Aaron Reynolds
The celebrated team behind Caldecott Honor-winning Creepy Carrots! presents a humorous story about what happens when a decidedly brave Jasper Rabbit becomes spooked when he turns out the light and discovers that his new big-rabbit undies glow in the dark.
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Don't Touch My Hair!
by Sharee Miller
A plucky youngster gets fed up and imparts a lesson about the importance of asking permission when everyone she meets, from strangers in the street and mermaids in the sea to monkeys in the jungle and aliens in space, want to touch her beautiful, fluffy, curly hair.
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Olivia the Spy
by Ian Falconer
Eavesdropping on her mom's conversations in the hope of learning the secret plans for her birthday, Olivia overhears her mother expressing discouraged feelings about her less-than-ideal behavior and becomes paranoid that she is soon to be shipped off to military school.
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Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
by Adam Rex
A series of monsters spend the night trying to learn what scares Darth Vader before revealing their true selves.
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