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2012 Award Winning Picture Books
The following list contains many of the award winning books of 2012. We have also provided some of our farovite selections as well.
Lexington Public Library Selections
Randolph Caldecott Medal
For the most distinguished American picture book for children
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Klassen, Jon
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E KLASS
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Honor Books
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Barnett, Mac
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
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E BARNE
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Buzzeo, Toni
Illustrated by David Small
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E BUZZE
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Logue, Mary
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
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E LOGUE
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Reynolds, Aaron
Illustrated by Peter Brown
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E REYNO
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Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
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E SEEGE
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Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award
Recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children
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Hughes, Langston
Illustrated by Brian Collier
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E 811.52 H874i
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Honor Book
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King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
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E 973.0496 K585i
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Lyons, Kelly Starling
Illustrated by Daniel Minter
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E LYONS
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Myers, Christopher
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E MYERS
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CORETTA SCOTT KING (AUTHOR) BOOK AWARD
Recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children
Honor Books
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Woodson, Jacqueline
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E WOODS
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Pura Belpré (Illustration) Award
Honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
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Schmidt, Gary D.
Illustrated by David Diaz
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JB M3665s
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Schneider Family Book Award
For books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience (for ages 0-10)
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Alexander, Claire
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E ALEXA
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Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
For the most distinguished beginning reader book
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Long, Ethan
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E LONG
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Honor Books
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Bell, Cece
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EASY READER BELL
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Litwin, Eric
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E LITWI
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Willems, Mo
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EASY READER WILLE
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ROBERT F. SIBERT INFORMATIONAL BOOK AWARD
For the most distinguished informational book for children
Honor Book
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Byrd, Robert
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JB F854by
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Library Selections
Fiction For Younger Children
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Allen, Jonathan
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Don’t Copy Me!
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E ALLEN
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Allen, Kathryn Madeline
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A Kiss Means I Love You
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E ALLEN
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Banks, Kate
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The Bear in the Book
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E BANKS
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Barner, Bob
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Animal Baths
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E BARNE
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Bateman, Teresa
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The Leprechaun Under the Bed
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E BATEM
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Beaumont, Karen
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Dini Dinosaur
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E BEAUM
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Bently, Peter
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The Great Sheep Shenanigans
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E BENTL
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Berk, Ari
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Nightsong
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E BERK
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Berkes, Marianne
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Over in the Forest
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E BERKE
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Black, Michael Ian
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I’m Bored
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E BLACK
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Boynton, Sandra
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Christmas Parade
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E BOYNT
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Cabrera, Jane
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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E CABRE
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Cecil, Randy
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Horsefly and Honeybee
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E CECIL
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Christensen, Bonnie
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Plant a Little Seed
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E CHRIS
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Cleminson, Katie
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Otto the Book Bear
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E CLEMI
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Cooper, Elisha
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Homer
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E COOPE
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DaCosta, Barbara
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Nighttime Ninja
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E DACOS
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Dodd, Emma
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I Am Small
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E DODD
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Dorémus, Gaëtan
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Bear Despair
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E DOREM
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Dunrea, Olivier
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Gideon
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E DUNRE
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Dunrea, Olivier
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Little Cub
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E DUNRE
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Egan, Kate
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Kate and Nate are Running Late!
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E EGAN
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Emberley, Rebecca
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Mice on Ice
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EASY READER EMBER
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Endle, Kate & Caspar Babypants
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Augie to Zebra: An Alphabet Book!
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E ENDLE
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Evans, Nate
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Bang! Boom! Roar! A Busy Crew of Dinosaurs
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E EVANS
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The Family Bedtime Treasury
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E FAMIL
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Feeney, Tatyana
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Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket
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E FEENE
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Fleming, Candace
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Oh, No!
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E FLEMI
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Fleming, Denise
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Underground
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E FLEMI
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Florence, Tyler
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Tyler Makes Pancakes!
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E FLORE
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Fox, Mem
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Two Little Monkeys
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E FOX
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Frazee, Marla
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Boot & Shoe
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E FRAZE
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Fuge, Charles
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Three Little Dinosaurs
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E FUGE
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Gall, Chris
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Revenge of the Dinotrux
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E GALL
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Gershator, Phillis
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Time for a Hug
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E GERSH
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Gibbs, Edward
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I Spy Under the Sea
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E GIBBS
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Going, K.L.
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Dog in Charge
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E GOING
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Goodrich, Carter
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Zorro Gets an Outfit
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E GOODR
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Gordon, Domenica More
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Archie
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E GORDO
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Gravett, Emily
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Wolf Won’t Bite!
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E GRAVE
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Griffith, Helen V.
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Moonlight
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E GRIFF
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Halfmann, Janet
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Eggs 1 2 3: Who Will the Babies Be?
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E HALFM
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Henkes, Kevin
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Penny and Her Song
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EASY READER HENKE
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Hillenbrand, Will
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Kite Day
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E HILLE
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Hills, Tad
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Rocket Writes a Story
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E HILLS
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Hoberman, Mary Ann
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I Like Old Clothes
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E HOBER
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Honey, Elizabeth
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That’s Not a Daffodil!
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E HONEY
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Hood, Susan
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The Tooth Mouse
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E HOOD
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Isadora, Rachel
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Bea at Ballet
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E ISADO
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Jadoul, Emile
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All By Myself!
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E JADOU
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Jay, Alison
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Christmastime
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E JAY
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Joosse, Barbara
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Lovabye Dragon
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E JOOSS
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Kaiser, Ruth
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The Smiley Book of Colors
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E KAISE
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Kohuth, Jane
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Duck Sock Hop
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E KOHUT
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Landry, Leo
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Trick or Treat
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E LANDR
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LaRochelle, David
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It’s a Tiger!
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E LAROC
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Lester, Helen
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All for Me and None for All
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E LESTE
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Lindgren, Astrid
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Goran’s Great Escape
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E LINDG
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Long, Ethan
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Soup for One
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E LONG
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Low, William
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Machines Go to Work in the City
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E LOW
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Mack, Jeff
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Good News, Bad News
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E MACK
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Marino, Gianna
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Too Tall Houses
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E MARIN
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Marsalis, Wynton
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Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!
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E WARSA
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McClure, Nikki
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Apple
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E MCCLU
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McDonnell, Patrick
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The Monsters’ Monster
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E MCDON
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McMullan, Kate
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I’m Fast!
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E MCMUL
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Mosel, Keith
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Where’s the Dinosaur?
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E MOSEL
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Murphy, Mary
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A Kiss Like This
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E MURPH
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Murray, Alison
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One Two That’s My Shoe!
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E MURRA
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Na, Il Sung
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Hide & Seek
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E NA
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Nichols, Grace
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Whoa, Baby, Whoa!
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E NICHO
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Norman, Kimberley
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I Know a Wee Piggy
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E NORMA
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Nyeu, Tao
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Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always
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E NYEU
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Page, Gail
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How to Be a Good Cat
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E PAGE
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Paschkis, Julie
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Mooshka: A Quilt Story
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E PASCH
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Pearson, Susan
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We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt
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E PEARS
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Pinder, Eric
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If All the Animals Came Inside
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E PINDE
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Pinkney, Jerry
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Puss in Boots
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E PINKN
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Player, Micah
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Chloe, Instead
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E PLAYE
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Puttock, Simon
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The Baby That Roared
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E PUTTO
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Redeker, Kent
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Don’t Squish the Sasquatch!
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E REDEK
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Rosenthal, Eileen
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I’ll Save You Bobo!
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E ROSEN
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Rueda, Claudia
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Huff & Puff
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E RUEDA
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Salas, Laura Purdie
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A Leaf Can Be…
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E SALAS
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Savage, Stephen
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Little Tug
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E SAVAG
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Sayre, April Pulley
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Go, Go, Grapes!: a Fruit Chant
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E SAYRE
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Schaefer, Carole Lexa
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ABCers
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E SCHAE
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Schaefer, Lola M.
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One Special Day
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E SCHAE
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Schmid, Paul
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Petunia Goes Wild
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E SCHMI
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Sierra, Judy
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Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: a First Book of Manners
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E SIERR
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Springett, Martin
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Kate & Pippin
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E SPRIN
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Stead, Philip C.
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Bear Has a Story to Tell
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E STEAD
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Stead, Philip C.
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A Home for Bird
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E STEAD
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Stead, Philip C.
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Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat
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E STEAD
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Stein, Peter
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Bugs Galore
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E STEIN
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Stevens, Janet & Susan Stevens Crummel
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Find a Cow Now!
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E STEVE
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Stoeke, Janet Morgan
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Pip’s Trip
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E STOEK
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Sutton, Sally
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Demolition
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E SUTTO
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Tafuri, Nancy
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All Kinds of Kisses
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E TAFUR
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van Lieshout, Maria
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Backseat A-B-See
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E VAN LI
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Walsh, Melanie
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Living With Mom and Living With Dad
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E WALSH
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Wardlaw, Lee
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Red, White and Boom!
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E WARDL
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Wells, Rosemary
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Max and Ruby’s Treasure Hunt
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E WELLS
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Willems, Mo
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The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
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E WILLE
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Willems, Mo
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
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E WILLE
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Willems, Mo
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Listen to My Trumpet!
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EASY READER WILLE
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Willis, Jeanne
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Hippospotamus
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E WILLI
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Wolff, Ashley
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Baby Bear Sees Blue
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E WOLFF
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Wood, Audrey
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Blue Sky
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E WOOD
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Yates, Louise
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Dog Loves Drawing
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E YATES
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Yolen, Jane
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Waking Dragons
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E YOLEN
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Yoo, Taeeun
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You Are a Lion
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E YOO
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Zarins, Kim
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The Helpful Puppy
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E ZARIN
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Fiction For Older Children
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
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What Color is My World?
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J ABDUL
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Barrett, Judi
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Santa from Cincinnati
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E BARRE
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Barnett, Mac
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Mustache!
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E BARNE
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Barnett, Mac
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Chloe and the Lion
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E BARNE
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Bernheimer, Kate
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The Lonely Book
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E BERNH
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Bingham, Kelly
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Z is for Moose
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E BINGH
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Buitrago, Jairo
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Jimmy the Greatest!
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E BUITR
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Buzzeo, Toni
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Inside the Books
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E BUZZE
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Carbone, Elisa
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Heroes of the Surf: a Rescue Story Based on True Events
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E CARBO
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Catrow, David
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Monster Mash
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E CATRO
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Cole, Henry
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Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
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E COLE
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Cordell, Matthew
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Another Brother
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E CORDE
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Cordell, Matthew
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Hello! Hello!
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E CORDE
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Czekaj, Jef
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Oink-A-Doodle-Moo
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E CZEKA
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Davies, Nicola
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Just Ducks!
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E DAVIE
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Dempsey, Kristy
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Surfer Chick
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E DEMPS
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DiCamillo, Kate & Alison McGhee
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Bink & Gollie: Two for One
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EASY READER DICAM
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Dodd, Emma
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Foxy
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E DODD
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Dyckman, Ame
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Boy + Bot
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E DYCKM
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Dylan, Bob
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Blowin’ in the Wind
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E DYLAN
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Evans, Shane W.
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We March
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E EVANS
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Falconer, Ian
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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
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E FALCO
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Feiffer, Kate
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No Go Sleep!
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E FEIFF
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Fleischman, Paul
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The Dunderheads Behind Bars
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E FLEIS
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Fogliano, Julie
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And Then It’s Spring
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E FOGLI
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Freeman, Tor
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Olive and the Big Secret
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E FREEM
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Graham, Bob
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A Bus Called Heaven
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E GRAHA
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Grey, Mini
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Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey
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E GREY
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Hartnett, Sonya
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Sadie and Ratz
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EASY READER HARTN
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Hobbie, Holly
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Gem
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E HOBBI
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Holmes, Mary Tavener
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The Elephant from Baghdad
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E HOLME
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Hopkinson, Deborah
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A Boy Called Dickens
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J HOPKI
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Horton, Joan
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Working Mummies
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E HORTO
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Jeffers, Oliver
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The Hueys in The New Sweater
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E JEFFE
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Jenkins, Emily
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Lemonade in Winter
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E JENKI
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Joyce, William
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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E JOYCE
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Keenan, Sheila
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As the Crow Flies
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E KEENA
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Kelly, Mark
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Mousetronaut
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E KELLY
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Kooser, Ted
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House Held Up by Trees
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E KOOSE
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Kraegel, Kenneth
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King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson
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E KRAEG
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Krishnaswami, Uma
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Out of the Way! Out of the Way!
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E KRISH
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Lo, Ginnie
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Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic
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E LO
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Lowry, Amy
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Fox Tails: Four Fables from Aesop
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E LOWRY
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Maclear, Kyo
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Virginia Wolf
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E MACLE
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McCarty, Peter
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Chloe
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E MCCAR
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McPhail, David
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The Family Tree
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E MCPHA
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Menotti, Andrea
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How Many Jelly Beans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers!
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E MENOT
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Messner, Kate
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Over and Under the Snow
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E MESSN
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Odone, Jamison
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Mole Had Everything
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E ODONE
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Ogburn, Jacqueline K.
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Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World
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E OGBUR
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Ormerod, Jan
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Maudie and Bear
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E ORMER
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Pulver, Robin
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The Case of the Incapacitated Capitals
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E PULVE
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Ramos, Mario
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I Am So Handsome
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E RAMOS
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Redmond, E.S.
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The Unruly Queen
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E REDMO
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Reich, Susannah
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Minette’s Feast: the Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat
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E REICH
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Reynolds, Peter H.
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Sky Color
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E REYNO
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Simon, Annette
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Robot Zombie Frankenstein!
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E SIMON
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Spinelli, Eileen
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Cold Snap
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E SPINE
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Spires, Ashley
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Larf
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E SPIRE
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Springman, I. C.
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More
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E SPRIN
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Stephens, Helen
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The Big Adventure of the Smalls
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E STEPH
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Stewart, Sarah
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The Quiet Place
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E STEWA
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Talbott, Hudson
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It’s All About Me-ow: a Young Cat’s Guide to the Good Life
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E TALBO
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Walker, Sally M.
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Freedom Song: the Story of Henry “Box” Brown
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E WALKE
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Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth
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Look! Look! Look! at Sculpture
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E WALLA
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Ward, Helen
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
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E WARD
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Wolf, Karina
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The Insomniacs
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E WOLF
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Yu, Li-Qiong
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A New Year’s Reunion
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E YU
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Zalben, Jane Breskin
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Mousterpiece
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E ZALBE
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Non-Fiction For Younger Children
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Bateman, Donna M.
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Out on the Prairie
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E 577.44 B317o
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Carnesi, Mônica
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Little Dog Lost: the Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic
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E 636.7 C216l
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Davies, Nicola
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Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
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E 808.81 D288o
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Elliott, David
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In the Sea
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E 811.54 El58is
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FitzSimmons, David
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Curious Critters
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E 591.97 F584c
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Heling, Kathryn
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Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
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E 331.702 H367c
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Lewis, J. Patrick, ed.
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National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
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E 808.81 N213
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Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
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Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard
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E 635 Z72s
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Non-Fiction For Older Children
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Alexander, Elizabeth
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Praise Song for the Day
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J 811.54 Al26p
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Allegra, Mike
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Sarah Gives Thanks
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E 394.2649 Al52s
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Asim, Jabari
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Fifty Cents and a Dream
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JB W276as
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Aston, Diana Hutts
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A Rock is Lively
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E 552 As86r
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Arnosky, Jim
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Creep and Flutter: the Secret World of Insects and Spiders
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J 595.7 Ar66c
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Bang, Molly & Penny Chisholm
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Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
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E 571.455 B224o
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Bonner, Hannah
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When Dinos Dawned, Mammals Got Munched, & Pterosaurs Took Flight: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life in the Triassic
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J 567.9 B643w
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Bruchac, James & Joseph
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Rabbit’s Snow Dance
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J 398.2089 B83rs
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Bryant, Jen
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
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EB P662s
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Chin, Jason
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Island: A Story of the Galápagos
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J 986.65 C441i
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Cline-Ransome, Lesa
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Words Set Me Free: the Story of Young Frederick Douglass
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JB D7478c
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Coombs, Kate
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Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems
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E 811.6 C781w
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Corey, Shana
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Here Come the Girl Scouts!: the Amazing All-True Story of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure
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EB L95co
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Dowson, Nick
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North: the Amazing Story of Arctic Migration
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J 591.568 D769n
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Fern, Tracey
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Barnum’s Bones: How Barnum Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
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JB B812f
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Ferris, Jerri Chase
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Noah Webster & His Words
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EB W395f
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Freedman, Russell
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The Boston Tea Party
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J 973.3115 F875b
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Hartland, Jessie
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Bon Appétit!: the Delicious Life of Julia Child
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JB C436h
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Hopkinson, Deborah
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Annie and Helen
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JB K282ho
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Jenkins, Steve
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The Beetle Book
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J 595.76 J418b
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Kalman, Maira
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Looking at Lincoln
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EB L638k KY
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Katz, Susan
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The President’s Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems About the Presidents
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J 811.54 K159p
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Kerley, Barbara
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Those Rebels, John & Tom
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J 973.4 K457t
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Lewin, Ted & Betsy
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Puffling Patrol
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J 598.33 L584p
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Lewis, J. Patrick & Jane Yolen
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Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs
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J 818.602 L587l
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Markel, Michelle
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
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EB L543m
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Markel, Michelle
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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
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EB R762m
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Marzollo, Jean
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Help Me Learn Addition
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E 513.211 M369ha
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Munro, Roxie
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Busy Builders
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E 595.7 M926b
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Nivola, Claire A.
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Life in the Ocean: the Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
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EB Ea75n
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Nobleman, Marc Tyler
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Bill the Boy Wonder: the Secret Co-creator of Batman
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JB F4945n
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Parker, Marjorie Blain
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Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse
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EB M427p
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Potter, Alicia
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Mrs. Harkness and the Panda
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E 599.789 P851m
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Rappaport, Doreen
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Helen’s Big World
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Ray, Deborah Kogan
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Paiute Princess: the Story of Sarah Winnemucca
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JB H777r
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Rosenstock, Barb
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The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks
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E 979.447 R727c
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Roth, Susan L. & Karen Leggett Abouraya
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Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books
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J 962 R742h
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Rumford, James
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From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World
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JB G982ru
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Schubert, Leda
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Monsieur Marceau
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EB M3315s
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Snyder, Betsy
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I Haiku You
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E 811.6 Sn92i
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Stringer, Lauren
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When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot
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On order
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Tate, Don
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Taylor Started to Draw
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JB T699i
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Tavares, Matt
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There Goes Ted Williams: the Geratest Hitter Who Ever Lived
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JB W675t
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Thomas, Peggy
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For the Birds: the Life of Roger Tory Peterson
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JB P442t
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Vernick, Audrey
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Brothers at Bat: the True Story of an All-Brother Baseball Team
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E 796.357 V597b
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Williams, Marcia
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The Elephant’s Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India
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E 398.20954 In2wie
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Winter, Jonah
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Jazz Age Josephine
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EB B174wi
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Winter, Jonah
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Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!
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EB P581w
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