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Jorge el curioso El baile/Curious George Dance Party CGTV Reader (Spanish and English Edition)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: H. A. Rey
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HMH Books; Bilingual edition (2013, Mar 5th).
Pages: 24
In this Spanish/English bilingual book based on Curious George, the Emmy-Award winning PBS TV show, George is excited when he's invited to Allie's dance party. But his friend Bill is sure he'll be the only kid at the party who doesn't know how to dance. They make dance maps to help them learn, but when the night of the party arrives, George and Bill realize that most important thing about dancing is having fun! Includes two activities about recognizing simple patterns and making your own dance map. This edition features English and Spanish text set in different colors for ease of readability. For more monkey fun, visit www.curiousgeorge.com. more
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Giddy-Up, Daddy!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Troy Cummings
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 40
Once there was a dad who was really good at playing horsey. So good, in fact, that he was mistaken for a real horse and kidnapped by rustlers! But the dad was smarter than those horse thieves, and left a path of hoofprints for his kids to follow-- through a rodeo, a circus, a polo match, a racetrack, and even Canada!Troy Cummings, author-Illustrator of The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out!, has written another rollicking and hilarious picture book that parents and kids will love. more
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Countasaurus
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Megan E. Bryant
Format: Board book
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Brdbk edition (2012, Sep 5th).
Pages: 20
In this new series of concept-based, shaped dinosaur board books, little ones will learn dinosaur names for every letter of the alphabet, identify bold shapes, practice counting skills, and discover the bright colors in the dinosaur world. Both kid-friendly and educational, these board books make reading and playtime fun for the whole family! more
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Shapeasaurus
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Megan E. Bryant
Format: Board book
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Brdbk edition (2012, Oct 17th).
Pages: 18
In this new series of concept-based, shaped dinosaur board books, little ones will learn dinosaur names for every letter of the alphabet, identify bold shapes, practice counting skills, and discover the bright colors in the dinosaur world. Both kid-friendly and educational, these board books make reading and playtime fun for the whole family! more
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Grumpy Goat
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brett Helquist
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins (2013, Jan 2nd).
Pages: 40
Meet one Grumpy Goat.He's cranky, he's hungry, and he's never had a friend.He is making a terrible mess at Sunny Acres Farm, and the other animals just stay away.He knocks over the pigs' trough, kicks down the garden fence, and eats everything in his path.Until one special flower stops him in his tracks.And once Goat opens his eyes, his heart is soon to follow.See how stopping to smell the flowers really can change everything. more
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Where Is Home, Little Pip?
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Karma Wilson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (2008, Sep 23rd).
Pages: 40
For Little Pip, the baby penguin, home is a pebbly nest on the cold Antartic shore. Mama and Papa always reminds Pip not to wander far, and she never does...until one day a black, glittery feather leads Pip on a chase far, far from home. As she tries to find her way back to her parents, Pip encounters some friendly animals, a mighty blue whale, a gull, and even a sled dog. But while these animals know where their home is, they do not know where Pip's home is. In her sadness, Pip begins to sing a song about home that her parents taught her, and the sound of her voice guides her parents straight to her! more
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Joe and Sparky Go to School
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jamie Michalak
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick (2013, Jun 11th).
Pages: 48
The endearing and mismatched pals accidentally latch onto a big yellow bus and leave the cageless zoo for their first trip to school.Sparky the turtle may be cautious, but when the strange vehicle full of noisy short people pulls away from Safari World, he finds himself stuck on the bus’s roof just the same. Luckily his giraffe friend, Joe, is adventurous enough to take a running jump, too! When they arrive at school, they discover that there’s a lot to learn, like the fact that the restroom is full of little magic "ponds," that you’re supposed to count the peas, not eat them, and that the goal of the day seems to be to get a star. But just when Joe fears that he may have to go home starless, Sparky reminds him of all the ways that his loyal friend already shines. more
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Please, Papa
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kate Banks
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2000, Jan 1st).
Pages: 32
Alice was making a farm in the middle of her bedroom. She asked Mama for a pig and chickens for her farm, but when Mama didn’t have a horse, Alice turned to her papa.“Please, Papa,” said Alice.“Okay,” said Papa, who, since Alice asked so nicely, put her on his back and trotted around like a horse himself. A playful story where, with the use of a single polite word, lines between the real and the imaginary become blurred as toy animals come to life. A companion to Thank You, Mama, Kate Banks and Gabi Swiatkowska's Please, Papa is perfect for a quick and playful lesson in manners. more
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Fairy Tales (Fantastic World of Terry Jones)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Terry Jones
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Pavilion (2013, Apr 1st).
Pages: 120
A fabulous new edition of the classic story collection written by Monty Python's Terry Jones and illustrated by Michael Foreman Sail to the moon with a brave and beautiful princess, swim around the world with a talking fish, and meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed, in this treasury filled with intrigue and adventure. These 30 hilarious tales will have both children and parents rolling with laughter. more
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That Certain Summer: A Novel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Irene Hannon
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Revell (2013, Jun 1st).
Pages: 304
Karen and Val are family--yet they're anything but close. Karen has carried the burden of responsibility for her aging mother ever since her gorgeous sister left town years ago to pursue a career in theater. But Val had darker reasons for leaving town--as well as a secret to keep--and coming home has never been an option . . . until their mother suffers a stroke.Reunited in their hometown, Karen and Val must grapple with their past mistakes, their relationship with each other, and their issues with a mother who is far from ideal. When a physical therapist raising his daughter alone and a handsome but hurting musician enter the picture, the summer takes on a whole new dimension. As their lives intersect and entwine, can each learn how to forgive, how to let go, and how to move on? And strengthened by the healing power of faith, might they also find the courage to love?With her trademark compelling characters and heartwarming hope, fan favorite Irene Hannon offers her readers an inspiring true-to-life tale of complex family relationships, transgressions revealed and forgiven, and the complicated process of finding love. more
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