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Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School

By: Barbara Park
illustrated by: Denise Brunkus

   Hello, school children! Hello!  It's me . . . Junie B., First Grader!   I have been going to school for over one and a half entire years now. And I have learned a...

The Mighty Lalouche

By: Matthew Olshan
illustrated by: Sophie Blackall

"A bona fide knockout. C'est formidable!" declares Publishers Weekly in a starred review.In Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs...

The Beautiful and the Cursed

By: Page Morgan

Beautiful sisters, impossible romance, dark intrigue, and paranormal mystery will draw readers into this compelling world—The Beautiful and the Cursed is the first book in the City of Light...


The Revenant

By: Sonia Gensler

When Willie arrives in Indian Territory, she knows only one thing: no one can find out who she really is. To escape a home she doesn't belong in, she assumes the name of a former classmate and accepts...

Spirit and Dust

By: Rosemary Clement-Moore

   Speaking to the dead is nothing for Daisy Goodnight. The living, on the other hand, can occasionally be a problem. Especially when they knock you out, kidnap you, and force you to be...

Big Monsters on Campus (Disney/Pixar Monsters University)

By: RH Disney
illustrated by: RH Disney

   Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn't stand each other....


Swim, Boots, Swim! (Dora the Explorer)

By: Random House

   Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer is ready for a super day at the beach--until she learns that Boots can't swim. Can Mariana the Mermaid help them? Little boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will...

Monsters University Junior Novelization (Disney/Pixar Monsters University)

By: RH Disney
illustrated by: RH Disney

   Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn't stand each other....

Surf's Up, SpongeBob!/Runaway Roadtrip (SpongeBob SquarePants)

By: Random House
illustrated by: Random House

   Riding the waves and rolling down the road--Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants is ready for summer adventure. Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 are sure to love this full-color storybook that...


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Spring/Summer 2013 Storytime Kit

By: Suzzy Roche
illustrated by: Giselle Potter

Do you want to be in a band? Well, here's how! First, bug your two older sisters to start a band, and then beg them to join. (It helps if they already know how to sing and play guitar.) Then there are...

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Books for Babies Brochure

By: Lindsey Craig
Illustrated by: Marc Brown

Clickity! Clickity! Long green feet!  
Who is dancing that clickity beat?

Lizard is dancing on clickity feet.  
Clickity! Clickity! Happy feet!

Introducing...

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You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!

By: Jonah Winter
illustrated by: Terry Widener

According to Booklist in a starred review, "the Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book."

He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average...

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Ribbit!

By: Rodrigo Folgueira
illustrated by: Poly Bernatene

A group of frogs are living happily in a peaceful pond, until they discover a surprise visitor: a little pink pig. Sitting contentedly on a rock in the middle of their pond, the pig opens his mouth and...

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Magic Tree House New Teachers

By: Mary Pope Osborne

If kids get hooked on Magic Tree House, they're hooked on reading! This is one series that kids, teachers, librarians, and parents all agree on. A perfect blend of magic, adventure, history, science, danger,...

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Bluebird

By: Bob Staake

"Like nothing you have seen before," raves Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying,...

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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

By: Jen Bryant
Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet

As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front...

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Step into Reading: Step 5

By: Jim O'Connor

Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise...

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Step into Reading: Step 4

By: Frank Murphy
Illustrated by: Richard Walz

Did you know that every time you munch on a french fry or snack on ice cream, you have Thomas Jefferson to thank? It’s true! This founding father was one of America’s first foodies. After a...

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Step into Reading: Step 3

By: Charise Mericle Harper
illustrated by: Bob Shea

In The Adventures of Wedgieman: A Hero Is Born, young readers will follow Veggiebaby from his humble beginnings on his journey to becoming Veggieman. Um, make that Wedgieman, since that's what the kids...

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Step into Reading: Step 2

By: Pamela Bobowicz
illustrated by: the Disney Storybook Artists

Girls ages 4-6 can join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit into a topsy-turvy world in this Step into Reading adaptation of the beloved animated film Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

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Step into Reading: Step 1

By: Dana Meachen Rau
illustrated by: Melissa Iwai

Two children watch a local farmer grow a crop of corn, and as the corn develops—from seed to harvest time—so does the friendship between the children and the farmer. This simple Step 1 Reader...

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I Have a Dream (Book & CD)

By: Martin Luther King, Jr.
illustrated by: Kadir Nelson

From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King: “My father’s dream continues to live on from generation to generation, and this beautiful and powerful illustrated edition...

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Oh, No!

By: Candace Fleming
illustrated by: Eric Rohmann

"This picture book reads like an instant classic.... Oh, yes!" raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "OH, NO!" as one animal after another...

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Annie and Helen

By: Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by: Raul Colon

"What is breathtakingly shown here, through accurate, cross-hatched watercolor paintings; excerpts from Sullivan’s correspondence to her former teacher; and concise and poetic language, is the woman’s...

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Fall Storytime Kit

By: Candace Fleming
illustrated by: Eric Rohmann

"This picture book reads like an instant classic.... Oh, yes!" raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "OH, NO!" as one animal after another...

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Books for Babies

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Peas on Earth uses a simple play on words to portray the basic concepts of peace, harmony, getting along with all kinds of people, and being green in a manner that young kids will grasp. And it will resonate...

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Picture Book Biography Brochure

By: Alicia Potter
illustrated by: Melissa Sweet

In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear.  Not many people in the world had.

But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for...

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The Lonely Book

By: Kate Bernheimer
illustrated by: Chris Sheban

When a wonderful new book arrives at the library, at first it is loved by all, checked out constantly, and rarely spends a night on the library shelf. But over time it grows old and worn, and the children...

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Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners

By: Judy Sierra
illustrated by: Tim Bowers

A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when—surprise!—she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud...

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Dragonfly Books

By: Debbie Bertram amd Susan Bloom
illustrated by: Michael Garland

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's...

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How Rocket Learned to Read

By: Tad Hills
illustrated by: Tad Hills

Learn to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out...

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Landmark Biographies

By: James T. de Kay
illustrated by: John Edens

When Christopher Columbus was young, he worked for his father making cloth. But he did not want to be a cloth-maker all his life. He
wanted to see new lands and have adventures. He wanted to be a...

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The Lorax

By: Dr. Seuss

Before "going green" was mainstream, Dr. Seuss warned against the dangers of not treating the environment with care and respect in his story, The Lorax. With the release of the blockbuster film version,...

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Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine

By: Allison Wortche
Illustrated by: Patrice Barton

Violet runs the fastest, sings the highest, looks the fanciest, and talks the loudest. Everyone agrees that she's the best.

Except Rosie. Rosie isn't fast, or loud, or fancy, but she's tired...

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