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Gorey, Edward
A happy, naive family enters the Evil Garden (free admission!) to spend a sunny afternoon in its inviting landscape, lush with exotic trees and flowers. They soon realize their mistake, as harrowing sounds and evidence of foul play emerge. When humongous hairy bugs, famished carnivorous plants,...
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Edward Gorey's trademark sense of impending doom is nowhere more darkly humorous than in this, his version of a tarot card deck. Each of the 20 cards forecasts a list of outcomes for the user ranging from the merely unpleasant (loss of hair, breakage, thwarted ambitions) to the downright...
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Boynton, Sandra
Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic. The sun has set not long ago. Now everybody goes belowto take a bath in one big tubwith soap all over--SCRUB SCRUB SCRUB!
This classic...
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Carle, Eric
From Eric Carle, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to Toe, comes the classic story of one very grouchy ladybug. Eric Carle's bright artwork and signature style will charm both ardent fans and new readers alike. This...
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Donaldson, Julia
Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud--now available as a board book When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want to eat him! So...
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Swanson, Susan Marie
This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book gets children ready for bed with rhythmic text and glowing illustrations that explore the warmth and light that makes us feel at home. "Here is the key to the house." Inside the house are nighttime things both comforting and...
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Hinds, Gareth
In a companion volume to his award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey, the incomparable graphic novelist Gareth Hinds masterfully adapts Homer's classic wartime epic. More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to...
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Burton, Virginia Lee
This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless. The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer... In 1942, Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since then...
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Ackerman, Peter
A sad, forgotten phone booth in New York City becomes a hero in this story of community and caring for others. "A story celebrating the fabric of a neighborhood."--New York Times Book Review The Phone Booth on the corner of West End Avenue and 100th Street was one of the last...
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Ackerman, Peter
Oh, no! Pablo has homework due but the computer conked out! It's grandma's old typewriter to the rescue in this read-aloud picture book. Pablo Pressman has homework to do, and Pablo will do almost anything to avoid doing his homework. But when his computer breaks down, he is desperate...
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Brett, Jan
In this bestselling modern classic, a young boy's lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure. Jan Brett's beautiful retelling is a family favorite and the board book edition is the perfect gift for the youngest readers. When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on...
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Wood, Audrey
The classic silly cumulative tale that's perfect for bedtime, naptime...anytime! In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. What could be more comfy? All is at peace...
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Brown, Margaret Wise
From Margaret Wise Brown--author of the childhood favorite Goodnight Moon--and Caldecott-winning illustrator Leonard Weisgard comes The Noisy Book, now back in print in a sturdy board book! The little dog, Muffin, hears a noise. Squeak squeak squeak....
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Pomerantz, Charlotte
This rollicking story-in-verse is about a determined young pig who absolutely refuses to leave her mud puddle--much to the dismay of her family! Charlotte Pomerantz's tongue-twisting nonsense verse--made even more exuberantly hilarious by James Marshall's illustrations--is sure to delight both...
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Brown, Margaret Wise
From Margaret Wise Brown--author of the childhood favorite Goodnight Moon--and Caldecott-winning illustrator Leonard Weisgard comes The Quiet Noisy Book, now back in print in a sturdy board book! Muffin, the little dog, has been asleep all night. ...
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Brown, Margaret Wise
Staff Pick
The runaway bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Two generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its reassuring words and loving pictures. It is here published in a new edition for which the artist has redrawn some of his...
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Keats, Ezra Jack
The magic and wonder of winter's first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. This celebrated classic has been shared by generations of readers and listeners, a must-have for every child's bookshelf and a perfect gift for the holiday season....
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Ungerer, Tomi
One the most memorable, entertaining and beautiful storybooks ever published, in which good triumphs over evil in a delightfully unexpected way In this timeless tale, three robbers wearing tall black hats walk the roads at night, terrifying everyone they meet. But one day, they...
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Carle, Eric
Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!
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Carle, Eric
THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! A sturdy and beautiful book to give as a gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings! Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book edition is...
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Fill these mini tote bags with party favors for kids to enjoy during an Eric Carle-inspired event. They're ideal for a first birthday party! Printed with “Best Day Ever!” and everyone’s favorite caterpillar, these tiny totes are ideal for filling with candy, small toys and more. Nonwoven...
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Baby's first introduction to Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed. Each of the 6 soft crinkly pages with select words are perfect for little hands to hold and explore. Each page has its own special features:crinkle, rattle and squeak sounds and flaps. Comes with teether attached. Ages 0+.
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Stein, Gertrude
The first ever illustrated edition of avant-garde writer Gertrude Stein's whimsical children's book "Alphabets and names make games and everybody has a name and all the same they have in a way to have a birthday," muses Gertrude Stein in To Do: A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays...
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Rockwell, Harlow
Anne and Harlow Rockwell's preschool classic still shines with a well-crafted simplicity that speaks to the desire young children feel to make something uniquely their own. Look inside this well-loved toolbox-there is so much to discover! It holds strong wrenches that turn, pliers...
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Jenkins, Emily
Staff Pick... "A bit like the great movie Toy Story and a bit like the wonderful Kate DiCamillo book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This is a great family book." --The Washington Post Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys trilogy, which includes the...
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