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The remains of the day are softly romanticized in this gentle lullaby book about a mother
and child reunion. "When Mama comes home from work, dear child, when Mama comes home
tonight, she'll say, 'Let's put your blocks away--the red, the green, the...Read more
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Poems about picnics, pretending, and puppies make this book the book to introduce
little ones to poetry about the world around them. Jack Prelutsky, one of today's most
respected children's poets, has selected more than 200 short poems--old...Read more
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"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." So begins Eric Carle's
modern classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, here packaged with a sweet, fuzzy
eight-inch caterpillar, complete with colorful mane of fringe and purple felt antennae.
More...Read more
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The board book version of this popular recitation of animal characteristics is equally as
delightful as other editions, with one key improvement: it's inedible. This robust reissue
follows lovable Lloyd the llama on his quest to find out what...Read more
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This elegant volume--perhaps one of the best gift books on the planet--contains all six
adventures of the irrepressible, mischievous Madeline (the smallest and spunkiest of the
twelve little girls in two straight lines). Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline...Read more
Circle Dogs
by Kevin Henkes, Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator)
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Ah, essence of dog. You wouldn't want to bottle it, but Kevin Henkes, creator of Lilly's
Purple Plastic Purse and illustrator Dan Yaccarino have transformed the concept
into an exquisite read-aloud book for dog-loving preschoolers. We meet the two...Read more
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"It is the first duty of a flagging spirit to seek renewal in the latitudes of
whimsy," wrote Benjamin Franklin to his nephew in 1771. "I, for one, dream on
beyond the five planets to a world without wickedness; verdant, mild, and...Read more
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The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper collage illustrations in this classic
picture book make it a dog-eared favorite on many children's bookshelves. On each page, we
meet a new animal who nudges us onward to discover which creature will show...Read more
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All children want reassurance that their parents' love runs wide and deep. In Guess How
Much I Love You, a young rabbit named Little Nutbrown Hare thinks he's found a way to
measure the boundaries of love. In a heartwarming twist on the...Read more
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Should we add Mother Goose to the list of endangered species? Possibly. The advent of
television and our increasingly busy schedules tend to crowd such treasures as lullabies
and fairy tales from the lives or our children. Fortunately, we have...Read more
Toddler Read-Alouds
