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• The Brilliant Ms. Bangle

  Devins, Cara,

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  Can Ms. Bangle measure up to the former beloved school librarian? She has a few tricks up her sleeve to win the students over.

• One

  Forman, Ruth,

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  Count from one to 10 while celebrating friendship.

• Oh, Olive!

  Cho, Lian,

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  When the adults in town insist on boring shapes and bland colors, Olive and her classmates splash color everywhere, making it a happier place.

• The Real Story

  Ruzzier, Sergio, 1966-

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  When he's blamed for an empty and broken cookie jar, Mouse spins a silly tale of a monster, alien and insect that love cookies even more than him.

• Hornbeam All in

  Rylant, Cynthia,

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  Hornbeam the moose goes on a picnic, has a sleepover and learns to swim.

• Seals Are Jerks!

  Chapman, Jared,

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  Seals are Lorelei's favorite animal (they are cute and cuddly) until a penguin classmate tells her the truth: Some seals *gasp* eat penguins. She doesn't want to believe it and sets off with Penguin to Antarctica to discover the truth. Can it be?!

• I Am Hungry

  Rosen, Michael, 1946-

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  Squirrel is so hungry he'll eat anything! What crazy things would you eat?

• Hurry, Kate, or You'll Be Late!

  Harrington, Janice N.,

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  Between searching for a favorite toy, stopping to say hello to all the neighbors and a lingering goodbye hug from dad, Kate is almost late for preschool.

• Buffalo Fluffalo

  Kalb, Bess, 1987-

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  Buffalo huffs and puffs and fluffs himself out to look bigger. When a rainstorm flattens out his shaggy coat the other animals see a very different Buffalo who is not so gruff after all.

• What I Love About You

  Farrington, Susan,

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  All the things parents love about their kiddos — smiles, being brave, holding hands — and a million more!

• Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

  Rex, Adam,

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  The aunts arrive and pinch your cheeks, sleep in your room and take over the house! Just when things calm down, a whole new crowd appears — a funny and very relatable story of when family visits.

• Pig and Pug

  Marchesani, Laura,

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  Pig is lonely until a new animal shows up — it has a curly tail, likes the mud and snorts like Pig — but it's something else. Will Pig and Pug become friends?

• Zap! Clap! Boom!

  the Story of a Thunderstorm

  Salas, Laura Purdie,

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  Watch the sky turn from sunny blue to stormy gray as wind, rain and thunder roll in.

• 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

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  Get your child ready to read by sharing books together! 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide challenge to read, you guessed it, 1,000 books with your little one before they start kindergarten. The Library's special program for you and your…Read moreRead more of this annotation