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Mice And Beans (arroz Con Frijoles Y Unos Amables Ratones)
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Rosa Maria loves to cook big meals for her big family, and she¹s determined to make her youngest grandchild¹s birthday party a special occasion. But when important items start to disappear from her kitchen, she doesn¹t know what to think. You will delight in uncovering the clues that lead to a very funny surprise. Vibrant paintings with brilliant comic touches, a winsome main character, jaunty rhythms, and playful... (more)
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The Barker Twins: Book 1
Meet the Barkers
Morgan and Moffat Go to School
by Tomie dePaola
Morgie and Moffie can't wait to start school! They buy backpacks and pencil boxes, and off they go. Moffie, who knows the answers to all of the teacher's questions, gets a lot of gold stars. And Morgie, who likes sharing his dinosaur book, makes two new friends. But by the end of the week Morgie and Moffie help each other to understand that it's important to both get gold stars and make new friends. And they... (more)
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David's Drawings
by Cathryn Falwell
David, a shy young African American boy, makes friends in school by letting his classmates help him with his drawing of a bare winter tree. He proudly writes Our Class Picture on the finished work, including himself in the group. When David gets home from school, he begins a picture of the tree again, finding satisfaction in doing something on his own as well as creating a reminder of the activity that helped him... (more)
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A Taste of Honey
by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Lily opens the honey jar. “Where does honey come from?” the curious girl asks her father. So with one simple question leading to another, Lily and Poppy retrace the path of a tasty spoonful of honey — back to the bees themselves! Perfectly paced for the very curious, this step-by-step look at the origin, manufacture, and distribution of honey is full of nourishing facts and engaging sidebars. An educational game... (more)
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Crocodile Listens
by April Pulley Sayre
A, tasty frog croaks. Delicious warthogs tromp by, Crocodile doesn't move. She hasn't eaten in weeks. But she only lies and listens. Crocodile has a secret hidden in the sand. What could keep such a fearsome, toothy creature from hunting? This craggy crocodile is about to prove she can be as tender, devoted, and motherly as she is dangerous....
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Four Hungry Kittens
by Emily Arnold McCully
Without words, Emily Arnold McCully tells the rambunctious tale of four kittens whose mama has gone off hunting for food. When she accidentally gets shut up in the feed barn, the kittens are free to go exploring. But their mischief-making leads to a run-in with a hungry hawk! Luckily, help comes their way from the most unexpected of places. And four weary kittens are finally reunited with their ever-so-grateful... (more)
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Music from the Sky
by Denise Gillard
On an early-morning adventure, a young girl and her grandpa make their way through a marsh. Along the way the girl daydreams about the first concert she ever attended. She also tells her grandfather about the music she once heard playing in the sky. Soon they find what they are searching for — a perfect piece of a tree branch to make a flute — and they return home to whittle it into shape. When the flute is... (more)
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Iguanas in the Snow / Iguanas en la Nieve
And Other Winter Poems / : Y Otros Poemas de Invierno
by Francisco X. Alarcón
In the final installment in the series, Francisco X. Alarcón shows children a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages. A family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. Readers are dazzled by the promise of the seedling redwoods — like all children — destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow. Maya Christina... (more)
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Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book
by Pamela Duncan Edwards
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You Are My I Love You
by Maryann K. Cusimano
I am your parent; you are my child. I am your quiet place; you are my wild. . . . A day in the life of parent and child-full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned naps. Not to mention lots of love. Illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa
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Good for You! Toddler Rhymes for Toddler Times
by Stephanie Calmenson
There's lots to see and lots to do. Can you turn the pages? You can?Good for you! Toddlers can do so many things-say their ABCs and 1-2-3s, wash with soap, drink from a cup, help dress themselves, and even say "please" and "thank you." While they listen to the lively poems in this book about all the things they can do, toddlers can join in-they can play a game of peekaboo, parade with the alphabet, find their... (more)
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Flora's Blanket (Orchard Picturebooks)
by Debi Gliori
Flora Rabbit-Bunn can't sleep. "No blanket," she says. And so Mum and Dad and all the other little Rabbit-Bunns begin the search for Flora's lost blanket. Where can it possibly be? This wonderfully warm and funny story about Flora's family life will ring true to any parent who has searched in the most unlikely places for a lost favourite blanket or toy. The award-winning Debi Gliori has created another instant... (more)
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Little Green
by Keith Baker
A little green hummingbird is flying through a sunny garden, leaving a path for sharp eyes to follow. An artist is watching--and painting what he sees! With a playful, rhyming text and vibrant collage illustrations, Keith Baker captures all the energy and excitement of a hummingbird's flight in this engaging picture book just right for young readers and artists.
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You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
Very Short Stories to Read Together
by Mary Ann Hoberman, Michael Emberley
Here's a book with something new - you read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page to one another - you'll read one side, I the other. A unique book 'in two voices' that uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Each of the twelve short stories fit on one spread and features childlike themes - family,... (more)
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Silver Seeds
by Paul Paolilli
Is the night sky filled with stars, or are they really silver seeds? When you see fall leaves floating down from trees, could they be little brown parachutes? Maybe the moon is really a melon and your shadow is a silent friend. The lyrical poems and luminous illustrations in this stellar collection will stretch readers' imaginations. Can you believe what you see? Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou... (more)
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Whose Shoes?
by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Play along with a mouse who puts herself in everyone else’s shoes. Whose shoes go jump, skippity, hop ? Whose shoes go glump, glomp, clomp ? Whose shoes go creep, sneak, squeak ? Take a guess, then lift the flaps to find out!
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Rattletrap Car
by Phyllis Root
"A picture book that passes the fun test with flying fizz." — BOOKLIST It’s hot. Hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it there in their rattletrap car? It doesn’t go fast, and it doesn’t go far — but with the help of some razzleberry dazzleberry snazzleberry fizz, a beach ball, a surfboard, and a three-speed, wind-up, paddle-wheel boat, they’re off to... (more)
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Mabela the Clever
by Margaret Read MacDonald
Mabela may be the smallest mouse in the village, but her father has taught her to be clever. And this cleverness comes in handy when the cat comes, inviting everyone to join the secret Cat Society. The mice line up, with Mabela at the front and the Cat at the back. They march into the forest, singing the secret Cat song and shouting FO FENG! Only clever Mabela realizes the Cat is up to no good!
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Bat Loves the Night: Read and Wonder
by Nicola Davies
"A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of the animal's flight, its navigational skills, and the hunt for food." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows, shouting and flying, the echoes of her voice creating a sound picture of the world around her. When morning light creeps... (more)
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Trickster Tales
Jabuti the Tortoise
A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
by Gerald McDermott
Jabutí's shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet. But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabutí sometimes played. When a concert takes place in heaven, Vulture offers to fly Jabutí there . . . all the while plotting a trick of his own.