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Baker, Keith Big Fat Hen Big Fat Hen counts to ten with her friends and all their chicks. Easy Picture Book |
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Barton, Byron My Car Sam describes in loving detail his car and how he drives it. Easy Picture Book |
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Bauer, Marion Dane The Cutest Critter Which is the cutest critter in the land? Real-life photographs of baby bears, wolves, raccoons, and other animals lead children to the answer. Easy Picture Book |
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Bottner, Barbara Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't) A first-grade girl who does not like to read stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind. Easy Picture Book BOTTNER |
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Bourke, Anthony Christian the Lion Recounts the story of a lion cub purchased by two friends from a London department store, written from the point of view of Christian, the lion. He is ultimately sent to Kenya to be rehabilitated by George Adamson, for release into the wild. Easy Nonfiction Book |
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Braun, Sebastien Meeow and the Pots and Pans Bang a pot, hit a lid, beat the mixing bowls: Meeow and his friends are cooking up a musical treat! With just a little imagination and a few colorful kitchen items, they’ve created an amazing animal orchestra. This is the third title in the MEEOW series. Easy Picture Book |
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Casanova, Mary One-Dog Canoe A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, only to be insistently joined by a series of animals, large and small. Easy Picture Book CASANOV |
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Davis, Katie Little Chicken's Big Day Little Chicken is tired of being told what to do by Big Chicken, but when they become separated he misses all of the clucking. Easy Picture Book |
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Dewdney, Anna Llama Llama Red Pajama At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs. Easy Picture Book |
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Dubosarsky, Ursula The Terrible Plop When a mysterious sound sends the whole forest running away in fear, only the littlest rabbit is courageous enough to discover what really happened. Easy Picture Book |
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Falconer, Ian Olivia Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. Easy Picture Book |
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Fearnley, Jan Milo Armadillo When no one can find a pink, fluffy rabbit to give to Tallulah for her birthday, her grandmother knits her a pink, fluffy thing that they name Milo Armadillo, which proves to be a great present. Easy Picture Book FEARNLE |
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Feiffer, Jules Bark, George "Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog. And so is his mother, who repeats, "Bark, George." And George goes, "Quack, quack." What's going on with George? Easy Picture Book |
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Geist, Ken The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark In this spoof of The three little pigs, Mama tells her three little fish that it's time to seek their fortunes. Jim builds a house of seaweed and Tim builds a house of sand, but it's up to Kim to find the house that will stop the big bad shark's munching and crunching. Easy Picture Book |
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Graham, Bob Let's Get a Pup! Said Kate When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind. Easy Picture Book GRAHAM |
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Hall, Michael My Heart is Like a Zoo Depicts in rhyming text how love can be many different things, such as eager as a beaver, steady as a yak, or silly as a seal. Easy Picture Book HALL |
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Harper, Charise Mericle Cupcake : A Journey to Special Vanilla cupcake feels plain compared to his fancy brothers and sisters until Candle comes along and the two of them come up with ideas to become the best duo on the plate. Easy Picture Book HARPER |
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Himmelman, John Katie Loves the Kittens When Sara Ann brings home three little kittens, Katie the dog's enthusiasm frightens the kittens away, until she learns that quiet patience is sometimes needed to begin a friendship. Easy Picture Book HIMMELM |
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Hopgood, Tim Wow! Said the Owl A curious little owl decides to stay awake to find out how the things he sees at night look during the daytime. Easy Picture Book HOPGOOD |
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Houblon, Marie A World of Colors : Seeing Colors in a New Way Each color (yellow, blue, green, red, orange, pink, purple, and brown) has a full page with the color name printed in large type. Facing that page is a single image containing named objects (example: orange beans). The following page asks the reader to find the same color in more photographs from all over the world. Easy Nonfiction Book |
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