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  • Wounded Falcons
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    Wounded Falcons

    A story about the heart-opening effect that taking care of a wounded creature has on a wounded boy, from acclaimed picture-book creators Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng.Adrin is always in trouble, at school and at home, while Santiago gets along quite...
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  • A Year Without Mom
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    A Year Without Mom

    It is the early 1990s in Moscow, and political change is in the air. But Dasha is more worried about her own challenges as she negotiates family, friendships and school without her mother. Just as she begins to find her own feet, she gets word that she...
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  • The House Next Door
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    The House Next Door

    Alone on his lot, a sturdy little house has stood for as long as anyone can remember, stoically weathering the storms. But one day, the wind brings change.One house, then another, is built off in the distance. Then a road is paved through his field, and...
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  • Two at the Top
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    Two at the Top

    Age range 3 to 6Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always...
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    The Dog's Gardener

    A dog delights in a summer day spent in the garden with his owner, an avid gardener.When a dog named Dutch hears the gardener going down the stairs each morning, he anticipates her every move. But most of all, he waits for the beautiful words, "Okay,...
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    Percy's Museum

    A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new friends.A young boy moves from the city to a new home in the country. He misses his friends, but at least it's summertime - flowers are blooming, baby...
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    Violet Shrink

    Violet Shrink doesn't like parties. Or bashes, or gatherings. Lots of people and lots of noise make Violet's tummy ache and her hands sweat. She would much rather spend time on her own, watching the birds in her backyard, reading comics or listening to...
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    Explosion at the Poem Factory

    Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a "Help Wanted" sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate - he's always been curious about how poems are...
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    Pirate Queen

    The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the late 1700s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an...
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    The Playgrounds of Babel

    From the international best-selling author of Sidewalk Flowers and a world-renowned illustrator, this picture book is about the power of song, inspired by the story of the Tower of Babel.This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman...
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  • Dinos Driving
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    Dinos Driving

    Age range 2 to 5In a smart and silly picture book enriched with preschool-friendly facts and activities, Lynn Leitch and the acclaimed Scot Ritchie propose the perfect modes of transport for eight charismatic dinosaursA witty and whimsical picture book...
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  • Bear Has a Belly
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    Bear Has a Belly

    In this multilayered Big, Little Concepts book for preschoolers, explore body parts along with animals and celebrate the differences and similarities of our wonderful bodies.A soft, round belly, Bear has a belly. I do too!Do you have a nose like Fox,...
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  • The Cow Said BOO!
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    The Cow Said BOO!

    Parents Magazine Parents Approved! A stuffed-upcow, a rogue bedsheet, and a chant-able silly refrain. A quintessentialread-aloud for a lively story time, now available in board book format.Poor cow woke up with such a bad cold that every "moo" comesout...
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  • Cocoa Magic
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    Cocoa Magic

    Age range 4 to 7In a cozy 1920s chocolate shop, the special ingredients in each perfect treat are empathy, generosity, and thoughtful acts of kindness.Eight-year-old Daniel cherishes the hour he spends every morning helping his Great-Uncle Lewis in his...
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  • Room for More
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    Room for More

    Age range 5 to 8Two wombats, two wallabies, a koala, and a tiger snake humorously squeeze into one burrow-and reveal important truths about environmental disasters and the importance of welcoming refugees.When afire sweeps through the Australian bush,...
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  • Rainy Days
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    Rainy Days

    Sunnyrain sparkling showersWaterfor our trees and flowersForpreschoolers, rainy weather is full of possibility. A puddle in the back yardis just waiting for a stomp in rubber rain boots. A light drizzle is perfectfor a search-and-rescue mission for worms...
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  • Whistling for Angela
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    Whistling for Angela

    Daniel loves birds, and he wants to learn how to whistle asa gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption,Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother,that Daniel learns the trick to whistle...
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  • Where's Bunny?
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    Where's Bunny?

    A new board book edition of the bedtime book Kirkus Reviews called "empowering" and "nicely child-centered." Humor, helpfulness, and heart combine as Baby's big sister helps to see him-and, of course, his stuffed bunny-through the nighttime routine from...
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  • Sunny Days
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    Sunny Days

    Rhyming couplets celebrate the activities made possible by sunny weather from a preschooler's perspective. Textural paper collage art shows small children engaging in a range of outdoor activities, including gardening, making mud pies, swimming,...
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  • If Only...
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    If Only...

    Age range 4 to 7Bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout employs vivid creatures in a jewel-tone natural setting to explore the longing we all feel at times to be like somebody else.What child has not daydreamed about having wings like a butterfly?...
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  • Harley the Hero
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    Harley the Hero

    Harley the service dog makes sure everything is quiet and perfect in Ms. Prichard's class. But when a small blaze sets off the noisy fire alarm, he remembers that Ms. Prichard isn't the only person upset by loud noises. It's time for Harley to be a hero.
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  • Duck Days
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    Duck Days

    Age range 7 to 10The third title in the collection that began with USBBY Outstanding International BookSlug Days. Lauren, a third-grade student who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, takes on the challenges of sharing her best friend and persevering when a...
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  • Ballewiena
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    Ballewiena

    The award-winning creator of the Giraffe and Bird books introduces Dotty the dancing dachshund to celebrate the gifts of those who struggle to "sit" and "stay"Dotty the dachshund knows she was born to dance ballet. When told to sit, she does a pli. Asked...
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  • Snow Days
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    Snow Days

    First snow, surprise snow:Nature's sparkly magic showFor small children, snow is a wonder. It sparkles and glitters. It transforms the outside world. Every kind of snow brings its own magic. It invites snow angels, skating, fort-building, and snowballs...
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  • This is My Daddy!
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    This is My Daddy!

    'Who is my Daddy?' asks a prickly baby animal. Is it the porcupine? The dust bunny? Could it be the cactus? No! It's the father hedgehog, of course, cuddling his baby to sleep.With This is My Daddy!, acclaimed...
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  • The Egyptian Mirror
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    The Egyptian Mirror

    A darkly fantastic middle-grade mystery with the ominous atmosphere loved by fans of Jonathan Auxier and Jonathan StroudThirteen-year-old Simon's life has been knocked askew ever since his family moved into his deceased grandfather's house. First there's...
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    Girl of the Southern Sea

    From Governor General's Literary Award finalist Michelle Kadarusman, an empowering novel about a girl from the slums of Jakarta who dreams of an education and the chance at a better lifeFrom the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures...
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  • Wild One
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    Wild One

    Rhyming couplets describe a day in the life of an energetic, little girl who stretches "like a cat" and hangs "like a bat," while the illustrations show both the child and the succession of imaginary animals she mimics. Her activities wind up with a...
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  • Under a Melody
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    Under a Melody

    Age range 5 to 9Under a melody, everything is possible. There are no borders, and no limits to where our curiosity can take us. New worlds make way to the curious who cross boundaries; in them we transform, feel, live, flow...This wordless picture book...
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  • When I Was Small
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    When I Was Small

    Age range 5 to 9The third book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning series from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary is now available in paperback! Curious little Henry from the award-winning books When You Were Small and...
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  • Singing Away the Dark
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    Singing Away the Dark

    Age range 4 to 8We are proud to present this beautifully produced, jacketed, large format special edition of the acclaimed picture book Singing Away the Dark, which will include full bleed illustrations for the first time.Now available in a new,...
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  • Looking for Loons
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    Looking for Loons

    Ages 4 to 8 yearsLooking for Loons is now available in paperback! Just after sunrise a boy ventures to the front porch of his family cottage to scan the misty lake with an old pair of binoculars. He is looking for loons. As he waits, his other...
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  • The World That Loved Books
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    The World That Loved Books

    Age range 4 to 8Now available in paperback for the first time, this stunning picture book features Stephen Parlato's acclaimed collage artwork. In a world where all creatures read, marvellous transformations occur. Cats reading about mice become...
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  • Where the Heart Is
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    Where the Heart Is

    Age range 3 to 7Award-winning Japanese artist Satoe Tone's magical illustrations shine in this story about two cats falling in love. In this beautifully illustrated, touching story, a couple of cats take an evening walk along the banks of a lake...
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  • Good Morning Book
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    Good Morning Book

    Age range 3 to 7Children will fall in love with this fun picture book full of strange creatures waking up in wondrous worlds - they may even start making up their own ways to say "good morning!" This funny, imaginative picture book takes the...
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  • Niitu and Chips
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    Niitu and Chips

    Niitu's best friend is Chips. It doesn't matter that Niitu is a kid and Chips is a seal, they spend every moment they can together. When Niitu and Chips head out for a day at the lake, being a seal ends up coming in very handy at the fishing hole!
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  • Ahiahia the Orphan
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    Ahiahia the Orphan

    After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the...
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    Sukaq and the Raven

    Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favourite story is the tale of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away...
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  • Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew
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    Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew

    Ukpik's mother is eager to teach Ukpik how to prepare caribou skin, dry it, and use it to sew a pair of simple, useful mitts. But Ukpik can't stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. They are so...
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  • The Amarurjuk
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    The Amarurjuk

    In this faithful retelling of a traditional story from the Kugaaruk region, told by Elder Levi Illuitok, a father must save his infant child from an amajurjuk, an ogress known to steal children. When the ogress takes advantage of the child's mother being...
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  • The Three Hunters
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    The Three Hunters

    Akagaq, the youngest brother of three, is confident but forgetful. When he gets caught in a blizzard he makes a tent, but it is no match for the powerful winds. Trapped in the cold, Akagaq is helped by his brother Tiriaq. Tiriaq digs into a snowdrift for...
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  • Tanna's Lemming
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    Tanna's Lemming

    "Stories have hearts, just like people. And the heart of this story is true, even if the things said or done have been switched around a bit."In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tanna's Owl, Tanna finds a small, grey lemming, far too cute to...
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  • Little Moar and the Moon
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    Little Moar and the Moon

    Moar has always loved autumn-playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder-but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile, seems to be...
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    Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story

    Age range 0 to 3 A grandfather bowhead whale recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, and surprising things he has seen in his lifetime - but nothing is more wondrous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild.Bowhead...
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  • Please Don't Change My Diaper!
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    Please Don't Change My Diaper!

    Age range 0 to 3In this hilarious rhyming book, a little boy sees his world crumble around him as his mother prepares to change his diaper. What toddler likes getting their diaper changed? In this hilarious rhyming book, a little boy sees his world...
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  • The Walrus and the Caribou
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    The Walrus and the Caribou

    Age range 5 to 9When the earth was new, words had the power to breathe life into the world. But when creating animals from breath, sometimes one does not get everything right on the first try! Based on a traditional Inuit story passed forward orally for...
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  • It's Time for Bed
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    It's Time for Bed

    Age range 3 to 6It's time for Siasi to go to bed, but she doesn't want to brush her teeth or put awayher toys. It's so much more fun to play with all the animals of the Arctic! Wouldn'teveryone rather dance with polar bear, howl with the wolves, and swim...
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  • What's My Superpower?
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    What's My Superpower?

    Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than her at a...
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