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Join Hare and Bear and ALL the fun of the fair in this hilarious story about friendship and compromise. Hare and Bear are at the fair and they are NOT happy. Some rides swirl and twirl, and others bump and thump . . . Will the two friends ever find a...

This calming companion to the bestselling The Magical Yet and The Curious Why is a marvelous introduction for young readers to mindfulness and keeping your cool! Missed the bus? Flubbed a test? Got overwhelmed in a crowd? When you're feeling big...

Chip the dog from Don't Eat Bees is back, with more "wisdom" to share, including some hard-won life lessons about cats. From the favorite picture book comic duo of Dev Petty and Mike Boldt. Chip has been described as very smart and also a dog. And...

A free-spirited new student helps a perfectionist panda embrace his more spontaneous side in this charming classroom story. Mao Mao strives for everything to be absolutely, 100%...PERFECT!But when Olivia joins his class, Mao Mao realizes that not...

In this reassuring and sweet picture book, a timid bear named Willow chases after her dreams and discovers that being brave can lead to wonderful surprises. An encouraging tale for any child who is learning to overcome a challenge. Willow is a bear who...

New York Times bestselling author and Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde encourages young readers to embrace what makes them different in this vibrant and uplifting new picture book. We are the weird. The wonderfully weird, that is...

Here's a humorous picture book that shows the ways in which we are all different... and how that's really cool! The kid-friendly text and vibrant illustrations explore external and internal similarities and differences through comparisons of animals,...

Proper Badger would never go to school . . . or would he? Proper Badger is going to school. It's possible he got on the wrong bus, but he's always wanted to go school, and after all, he looks exactly like all of the other well-behaved, well-mannered...

Lisa Brown, creator of the hugely popular The Airport Book and The Hospital Book, breaks down the big prospect of moving to a new home in this engaging picture book primer. Moving can be sad and scary--but it doesn't have to be. The kids in this book...

In this graphic novel picture book from Marvel and Caldecott Medal-winning author Dan Santat, Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk work together to wrangle their super-sized emotions. Sequential illustration panels combine with traditional picture book...

A modern fairy tale of a brave child who must save her village, illustrated with incredible paper-cut kirigami scenes. Anya lives in a paper village, among delicate paper trees and paper houses, where the people are paper-light. When dangerous winds blow...

While observing all the dogs in the park, Hazel realizes that first impressions are never the whole story of someone's personality. Hazel has things all figured out--she is one clever girl. So, when she encounters a snarling dog in the park, she knows...

When every oopsie is followed by an uh-oh, little Ferret's embarrassment grows. How will she survive the day at Forest School? Ferret strolled to school in style, All silky fur and cheerful smile, Until she tripped on someone's duffleAnd caused herself a...

The debut picture book from the creator of the viral sensation Kid President is a moving take on how we can create bigger and bigger circles of community and connections as we grow--now a New York Times bestseller! In the circles all around us,...

For fans of Grumpy Monkey and The Pout-Pout Fish comes the heroic tale of one dog's journey to cope with life's inconveniences and all its . . . accessories Joan's life is wonderful, wild, and grand--running and playing as much as she can!Days full of...

"A standout read for young audiences. Fans of Vanessa Brantley-Newton's Grandma's Purse and Oge Mora's Thank You, Omu! will find much to love here. Highly recommended."--School Library Journal (STARRED review) A multigenerational picture book about...

Three starred reviews! In this "inspiring...delightful" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her--this...

In the fourth book in the Bat, Cat & Rat series--a companion to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning Vacation--from New York Times bestsellers Ame Dyckman and Mark Teague, the roommates bring their own fun to some classic fall festivities in...