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Walt Disney's Dumbo by Teddy Slater
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA little elephant uses his enormous ears to become the star of the circus... -
![DogZombies Rule (for now) by Liz Pichon, Russell Tovey]()
DogZombies Rule (for now) by Liz Pichon, Russell Tovey
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHere's my EXCELLENT PLAN to make DogZombies the BEST band in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! How hard can it be? (Very.)Right now I'm going to:1. Write more songs (not about teachers).2. Make a SPECTACULAR music video (easy).3. Get some sleep (tricky when you're being kept awake by LOUD NOISES).4. Annoy Delia (nothing to do with DogZombies but always FUN)... -
![My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems]()
My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In My New Friend Is So Fun! Piggie is having so much fun with her new friend... -
![Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems]()
Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends... -
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![A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French]()
A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a‐waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers...Categorized as:
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![David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon]()
David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen David gets in trouble, he always says . . . "NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!"Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. And no matter what he's done "wrong," it's never really his fault. Soon, though, David realizes that making excuses makes him feel bad, and saying he's sorry makes him feel better... -
![Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle]()
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsZooom! Wooeeee . . . ! "Make Way!" The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans, a street sweeper, and even the mayor’s limousine. With everyone pushing to be first, soon there’s a giant traffic jam! But even a wrangle-tangle is no match for Little Blue Truck, who comes to the rescue in true Blue style... -
![Harold's Purple Crayon Treasury by Crockett Johnson]()
Harold's Purple Crayon Treasury by Crockett Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReader's first met Harold and his purple crayon over forty years ago and instantly fell in love. Now, for the very first time, five magical adventures are together in one volume.The story begins in Harold and the Purple Crayon. One evening, Harold decides to go on a walk. With his purple crayon, he draws the moon, then a path, then a field, then a forest... -
![When the Sun Rose by Barbara Helen Berger]()
When the Sun Rose by Barbara Helen Berger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn imaginative little girl spends a happy day with her playmate, who arrives with a pet lion... -
![The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven]()
The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little bird discovers why a lion's tail changes color each day... -
![The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss]()
The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The Sneetches got really quite smart on that day,The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches.And no kind of Sneetch is the best of the beaches."In this book you'll find a selection of four classic Dr. Seuss stories, that children and adults will cherish alike, before bed, or on a bike, near a mountain, or after a hike. Full of Dr... -
![Kindness Starts With You - At School by Jacquelyn Stagg]()
Kindness Starts With You - At School by Jacquelyn Stagg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKindness is the single most powerful thing that we can teach our children.Follow Maddy through her day at school, where your child will learn how easy it can be to spread kindness!From taking turns on the swing to including everyone in the game - this storybook shows that no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted... -
![Stir Crack Whisk Bake: An Interactive Board Book about Baking for Toddlers and Kids by America's Test Kitchen Kids, Maddie Frost]()
Stir Crack Whisk Bake: An Interactive Board Book about Baking for Toddlers and Kids by America's Test Kitchen Kids, Maddie Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe perfect stocking stuffer or holiday gift for little ones! An adorable new board book for the littlest of foodies, from the creators of the most-watched cooking show, America's Test Kitchen, and #1 New York Times bestselling kids cookbook, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs . Help your little one experience the magic of baking without leaving the comfort of their own home... -
![天橋上的魔術師 by Wu Ming-Yi, 吳明益]()
天橋上的魔術師 by Wu Ming-Yi, 吳明益
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings...Categorized as:
magic children coming-of-age historical-fiction fiction young-adult family contemporary -
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![I'm NOT just a Scribble... by Diane Alber]()
I'm NOT just a Scribble... by Diane Alber
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScribble, the book's main character, never thought he was different until he met his first drawing. Then, after being left out because he didn't look like everyone else. Scribble teaches the other drawings how to accept each other for who they are... -
![Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds! by Dan Gutman]()
Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds! by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA.J. and the gang from My Weird School star in this series of after-school, holiday-themed chapter books featuring all-new hilarious stories and thirty-two pages of games, puzzles, and more.It's the week of Valentine's Day, and A.J.'s class is getting a foreign exchange student! His name is Pierre, and he's from France. But what happens when Pierre challenges A.J... -
![Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor]()
Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one!Soon Turtle and Rabbit are joining in the fun... -
![Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis]()
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the New York Times bestselling team behind Today I Feel Silly and I’m Gonna Like Me, bring us a tender and funny picture book for every parent and child. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born is a special celebration of the love and joy an adopted child creates for a family... -
![Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker]()
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt last—here from the team behind the beloved international bestseller comes a companion to Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site... -
![Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon]()
Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis first book in The Cupcake Diaries is told through the perspective of Katie Brown. We find Katie miserable on the first day of middle school. Her best friend Callie came back from camp boy-crazy and part of a whole new group of friends. When it's made clear that Callie is in the PGC (Popular Girls Club) and Katie is not invited to join, Katie suddenly feels incredibly alone...Categorized as:
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![Earl, Honey by D.S. Getson, Denise Getson]()
Earl, Honey by D.S. Getson, Denise Getson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEARL HAHN is slow, the last one to catch on to things. Since the day his father hit him in the head with a two-by-four of loblolly pine, he’s struggled with a “thickness in his brain.” It takes him longer to make the connections others arrive at easily. When his father is prosecuted for the crime of incest, it feels like deliverance for Earl, his mother Lizzie Belle and the entire Hahn family... -
![We're going to be friends by Jack White]()
We're going to be friends by Jack White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Possibly the greatest-ever song about childhood BFFs.” — Entertainment Weekly"We're Going to be Friends" is one of The White Stripes most enduring and loved songs. With the help of illustrator Elinor Blake, the perennial favorite feels right at home on the page as a children's book. Join Suzy Lee as she goes to school with her books and pens, looks for bugs, shows and tells, and finds a friend... -
![Born in a Treacherous time by Jacqui Murray]()
Born in a Treacherous time by Jacqui Murray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn in the harsh world of East Africa 1.8 million years ago, where hunger, death, and predation are a normal part of daily life, Lucy and her band of early humans struggle to survive. It is a time in history when they are relentlessly annihilated by predators, nature, their own people, and the next iteration of man. To make it worse, Lucy’s band hates her... -
![Ariel The Shimmering Star Necklace by Gail Herman]()
Ariel The Shimmering Star Necklace by Gail Herman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriel's sisters have given her beautiful present - a shimmering star-shell necklace! Ariel can't wait to wear it to the royal concert. But when the concert's lead singer, a young girl named Laurel, suddenly disappears, it's up to Ariel and her friends to find her. The adventure will take Ariel across land and sea, where she'll discover a secret legend that may hold the key to bringing Laurel home... -
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![Lego Ninjago: Official Guide by Greg Farshtey]()
Lego Ninjago: Official Guide by Greg Farshtey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMasters of Spinjitzu: A new force to save the world!Masters of Spinjitzu: A new force to save the world!This handbook is THE official guide to all the most important stats from the world of Ninjago, including exclusive info you can't get anywhere else. Each ninja's strengths and weaknesses? CHECK. The lowdown on all the Golden Weapons? CHECK... -
![We're Amazing 1,2,3! A Story about Friendship and Autism by Leslie Kimmelman]()
We're Amazing 1,2,3! A Story about Friendship and Autism by Leslie Kimmelman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Sesame Street Big Golden Book about a new character with autism.We're Amazing 1,2,3! is the first Sesame Street storybook to focus on autism, which, according to the most recent US government survey, may, in some form, affect as many as one in forty-five children. It's part of Sesame Street's autism initiative that has expanded to include a new character with autism... -
![Skin Like Mine by LaTashia M. Perry]()
Skin Like Mine by LaTashia M. Perry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the Creators of Hair Like Mine, Skin Like Mine, the second book in the Kids Like Mine Series, is a fun, easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Guaranteed to make you smile and a bit hungry... -
![Black Cat & White Cat: A High Contrast Sensory Board Book About Opposites For Newborns and Babies by Claire Garralon]()
Black Cat & White Cat: A High Contrast Sensory Board Book About Opposites For Newborns and Babies by Claire Garralon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA black and white board book with a colorful surprise!Black cat and white cat are friends... -
![Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte]()
Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom a Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling artist and a Christopher Award–winning author, a beautiful, heartfelt tale of friendship, community, and hope after a difficult experience. Bunny needs a new home. After a long journey, he meets Willow and knows he will be safe beneath her branches. Every day is theirs to share. Just Bunny and Willow, Willow and Bunny... -
![Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer]()
Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhether we share a toy or include someone in a game, all acts of kindness – no matter how big or small – make the world a better place.Kindness is doing what you can, where you are, with what you have, and in Kindness Makes Us Strong, Sophie Beer introduces us to a bunch of cute kids doing just that... -
![Rectangle Time by Pamela Paul]()
Rectangle Time by Pamela Paul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for story time, New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul's funny and charming story about books, pets, and reading together will enchant readers of all ages. This spunky, self-assured cat has always loved Rectangle Time--when the boy and the man he lives with curl up with their rectangle and read aloud from it... -
![How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by Jane Yolen]()
How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by Jane Yolen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague present their fourth original dinosaur board book, a fun guide to friendship and playing nicely with others... -
![There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins]()
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favorite chair, and that chair just isn’t big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move pesky Bear, but nothing works. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home... -
![Tree Full of Wonder: An educational, rhyming book about magic of trees for children by Anna Smithers]()
Tree Full of Wonder: An educational, rhyming book about magic of trees for children by Anna Smithers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave you ever wondered why trees are important? Why do we need to protect them?Tree Full of Wonder is a vibrant, rhyming, educational and unique picture book showing the unbreakable bond between people and trees. Children will fall in love with nature and will become Protectors of the Trees.Mindful stories for kids create a brighter and calmer future, one child at a time... -
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![Carly the School Fairy by Daisy Meadows]()
Carly the School Fairy by Daisy Meadows
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSchool is in session!Best friends Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate are about to go head-to-head. Their schools are competing against each other in a big competition! There's going to be a spelling bee and a science fair, followed by a dance party for all the students.But Carly the School Fairy swoops in on high alert--Jack Frost has taken her magic items and is up to no good... -
![Molly Twinkletail Runs Away by Daisy Meadows]()
Molly Twinkletail Runs Away by Daisy Meadows
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the mind of Daisy Meadows comes a new fantasy world, with the same great magical voice as Rainbow Magic but brand-new adventures!Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists!The girls are excited to go to the Friendship Forest fair, but Grizelda the witch wants to spoil everyone's fun! When her sneaky helpers, the Boggits, trick little Molly... -
![A Glittering Gallop by Sue Bentley]()
A Glittering Gallop by Sue Bentley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZoe is not happy that her mom has sent her away to spend the summer at her grandma's house--she wanted to spend it horseback-riding at home. But when magic calico-colored kitten Flame appears in the orchard behind the house, Zoe's summer begins to gallop by... -
![Escape to Last Man Peak by Jean D'Costa]()
Escape to Last Man Peak by Jean D'Costa
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about society. Sunrise Orphanage is a happy place until the great sickness comes to the country, when the ten orphan children are left to fend for themselves... -
![Can I Join Your Club? by John Kelly, Steph Laberis]()
Can I Join Your Club? by John Kelly, Steph Laberis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuck just has one question: Can I Join Your Club? He wants to belong to all of them. To any of them. Elephant Club, Lion Club, he just wants to belong. And he tries so hard to fit in so he can – kids will love pointing out in the illustrations just exactly how he tries – a curly wig, dark glasses – but it just doesn’t work. He can’t be someone else. So, he starts his own club... -
![Der Dachs hat heute schlechte Laune! by Moritz Petz]()
Der Dachs hat heute schlechte Laune! by Moritz Petz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this German language edition of The Day Everything Went Wrong, Badger decides to give himself a treat and only do things that he enjoys! But from the moment he gets out of bed and nearly knocks over his lamp, everything goes wrong. When he visits each of his friends, he discovers something surprising . . -
![Be Strong by Pat Zietlow Miller]()
Be Strong by Pat Zietlow Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA picture book about finding strength in unlikely places from the team behind the hugely popular New York Times bestseller Be Kind.When her gym class must face the school rock-climbing wall, Tanisha is discouraged. Her muscles are weak, and she knows she'll never reach the top like Cayla.But maybe strength is about more than just muscles... -
![The Magic of Friendship Snow by Andi Cann]()
The Magic of Friendship Snow by Andi Cann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce you find a friend, how do you BE a good friend? Jojo looks around and everyone seems to have friends but her. She feels sad and lonely. Then, Jojo meets Puddles, the snowman made with magic friendship snow. For every child who struggles to make friends and parents who try to show them how, this children's book celebrates the special bond between friends... -
![The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson]()
The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by the rainbows that children across the world have been creating and displaying in their windows, The World Made a Rainbow is beautiful story with a hopeful message of staying connected to the people we love. A donation for every hardcover copy sold will be made to Save the Children (R)... -
![All We Need: A Story of Kindness and Gratitude by Kathy Wolff, Margaux Meganck]()
All We Need: A Story of Kindness and Gratitude by Kathy Wolff, Margaux Meganck
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of All the World and Love, a poetic story that celebrates the littlest things we all need to be happy -- and the beauty of sharing with others when we have more to give.Each bustling day in our busy world, we can take a moment to appreciate the little things... -
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![Un año en Fairy Oak by Elisabetta Gnone]()
Un año en Fairy Oak by Elisabetta Gnone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEl original diario de las gemelas de Fairy Oak, repleto de encantadoras ilustraciones... -
![Ernest and Celestine by Gabrielle Vincent]()
Ernest and Celestine by Gabrielle Vincent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas won't be the same for Celestine without her favorite lost toy bird, Gideon. Ernest's loving attempts to replace Gideon fail until he enlists Celestine's help, and together they find a solution that ensures a grand Christmas after all... -
![Franklin and the Tooth Fairy by Paulette Bourgeois]()
Franklin and the Tooth Fairy by Paulette Bourgeois
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero discovers that, unlike most of his friends, he doesn't have teeth, and worries that he's missing out on the Tooth Fairy's magical visits... -
![Love & Sleep by John Crowley]()
Love & Sleep by John Crowley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe long-awaited new novel by one of the most important American authors of magical realism. In Aegypt Crowley opened the gates on a world of magic and mystery lying just beyond our own. In Love & Sleep, the second novel in a projected tetralogy, he renews his claim on the exalted territory of the imagination...Categorized as:
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![Accidentally Fooled by Lisa Papademetriou]()
Accidentally Fooled by Lisa Papademetriou
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventh grader Amy Flowers is finally making her mark at ultra-exclusive Allington Academy, but there's always one thing standing in her way: the League. They rule the school, and their queen is oh-so-mean Fiona, who doesn't exactly appreciate a new girl invading her turf. This time, Amy's stuck working on a service project with Fiona and preppie know-it-all Preston... -
![Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe]()
Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvocado is feeling just fine in the fruit and veg aisle at the supermarket - until a young customer asks a difficult question: "Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable?" Avocado doesn't know the answer either - and the question won't seem to go away!A brilliantly funny book about identity and being confident in your own skin - featuring the world's most popular...
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