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December 2017
Today by Julie Morstad |
Not So Small At All by Sandra Magsamen |
Magnolia Mudd And The Super Jumptastic Launcher Deluxe by Katey Howes |
Fiona’s Feelings by Dr. John Hutton |
Seven Spools Of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Medearis |
When It Snows by Richard Collingridge |
Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman |
The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood |
Olivia Helps With Christmas by Ian Falconer |
The Lost Gift: A Christmas Story by Kallie Geogre & Stephanie Graegin |
Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein by Amanda Peet & Andrea Troyer |
Monster Needs A Christmas Tree by Paul Czajak |
Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, And Mike by Cynthia Rylant |
I Am Bat by Morag Hood |
Dinosaur Vs. Santa by Bob Shea |
Choose Your Days by Paula S. Wallace |
Shark Lady: The True Story Of How Eugenie Clark Became The Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating |
Oskar And The Eight Blessings by Richard Simon & Tanya Simon |
Singing Away The Dark by Caroline Woodward |
My Little Book Of Rocks, Minerals & Gems by Claudia Martin |
What’s Your Favorite Color? by Eric Carle & Friends |
Baby University ABCs Series by Chris Ferrie |
Oh What Fun It Is To Share by Flora Agbaje |
The Best Tailor In Pinbauê by Eymard Toledo |
ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs by Cynthia Weill & K.B. Basseches |
The Very Very Very Long Dog by Julia Patton |
Duck And Hippo In The Rainstorm by Jonathan London |
Over And Under The Snow by Kate Messner |
The 12 Days Of Christmas by Greg Pizzoli |
November 2017
H Is For Happy: An Emoji ABC Book Of Feelings by Evan Nimke |
After The Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat |
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall |
The Legend Of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt |
A Thousand Billion Things by Loïc Clément & Anne Montel |
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed The World by Chelsea Clinton |
Sarah Gives Thanks by Mike Allegra |
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson & |
Little Fox In The Forest by Stephanie Graegin |
It Starts With A Seed by Laura Knowles |
Good Day, Good Night by Margaret Wise Brown |
Big Machines: The Story Of Virginia Lee Burton by Sherri Duskey Rinker |
A Place To Read by Leigh Hodgkinson |
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai |
Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA by Jimmy Fallon |
Balderdash: John Newbery And The Boisterous Birth Of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel |
In The Middle Of Fall by Kevin Henkes |
Peep And Egg: I’m Not Taking A Bath by Laura Gehl |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case Of R.G.B. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter |
Mr. Fuzzbuster Knows He’s The Favorite by Stacy McAnulty |
Aliens Get The Sniffles Too! Ahhh-Choo! by Katy S. Duffield |
We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio |
Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau by Andrea Beaty |
Dad And The Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko |
Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman |
The Adventures Of Honey & Leon by Alan Cumming & Grant Shaffer |
This Beautiful Day by Richard Jackson |
Frozen: A Sister More Like Me by Barbara Jean Hicks |
October 2017
Trick-Or-Treat: A Happy Haunter’s Halloween by Debbie Leppanen |
Disney Parks Presents: The Haunted Mansion by Buddy Baker & Xavier Atencio |
I’m The Scariest Thing In The Castle by Kevin Sherry |
Zen Ghosts by Jon J Muth |
Space Boy And The Snow Monster by Dian Curtis Regan |
A Different Pond by Bao Phi |
Dogosaurus Rex by Anna Staniszewski |
Read! Read! Read! by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater |
When’s My Birthday? by Julie Fogliano |
Best Friends: We Are Better Together by Priddy Books |
No More Noisy Nights by Holly L. Niner |
The Case For Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko |
Infinity And Me by Kate Hosford |
Beauty And The Beast by Cynthia Rylant |
Claymates by Dev Petty |
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni |
Littles, And How They Grow by Kelly DiPucchio |
Little Elliot, Fall Friends by Mike Curato |
Monster Needs A Costume by Paul Czajak |
A Big Surprise For Little Card by Charise Mericle Harper |
Olivia Saves The Circus by Ian Falconer |
Star Wars: BB-8 On The Run by Drew Daywalt |
The Santa Corner by Jakie Rodriguez |
Dino Dino Doing Homework by Claressa Swensen |
Fred Forgets by Jarvis |
Bluebird by Lindsey Yankey |
Maxwell The Monkey Barber by Cale Atkinson |
Pug & Pig: Trick-Or-Treat by Anastasia Higginbotham |
September 2017
So You Want To Be A Rock Star by Audrey Vernick |
Outlaw Pete by Bruce Springsteen |
Death Is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham |
You Don’t Want A Unicorn! by Ame Dyckman |
The Book Of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken |
The Music In George’s Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody In Blue by Suzanne Slade |
Friends by Eric Carle |
Fidget And Scoot Discover The Rainbow by Michelle Spray |
Sam & Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Barnett |
Listen: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing by Leda Schubert |
I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt & Scott Magoon |
Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton |
Malala Yousafzai: Warrior With Words by Karen Leggett Abouraya |
Penguins Of America by James & Jack Patterson, with Florence Yue |
Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay |
Wonderfall by Michael Hall |
Flight School by Lita Judge |
A Splash Of Red: The Life And Art Of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant |
Calling All Cars by Sue Fliess & |
Thank You, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony |
A Sick Day For Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead |
Say Hello To Zorro! by Carter Goodrich |
Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz |
Little Elliot, Big Fun by Mike Curato |
Dinosaur Vs. The Potty by Bob Shea |
The Chicken-Chasing Queen Of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington |
Little Frog And The Scary Autumn Thing by Jane Yolen |
August 2017
Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike Of 1909 by Michelle Markel |
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima |
Star Wars: The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight by Tony DiTerlizzi & Ralph McQuarrie |
Caring For Your Lion by Tammi Sauer |
Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols |
Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins |
Secrets I Know by Kallie George |
Tidy by Emily Gravett |
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper |
Charlotte And The Rock by Stephen W. Martin |
Many Moons by James Thurber |
Tough Chicks by Cece Meng |
Kings Of The Castle by Victoria Turnbull |
A Day With Dogs by Dorothée de Monfreid |
The Chupacabra Ate The Candelabra by Marc Tyler Nobleman |
Ice Boy by David Ezra Stein |
Rulers Of The Playground by Joseph Kuefler |
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch |
Harlem by Walter Dean Myers & Christopher Myers |
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman |
Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey by Emily Winfield Martin |
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins |
Man Gave Names To All The Animals by Bob Dylan |
Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasan |
There Are No Cats In The Book by Viviane Schwarz |
Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer |
Star Wars: I Am A Princess by Courtney Carbone |
Baby Loves Quarks by Ruth Spiro |
July 2017
Next To You: A Book Of Adorableness by Lori Haskins Houran |
A Kid For Jack: A True Story by Fourth Grade Students of Piney Grove Elementary |
I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony |
Olivia by Ian Falconer |
Little People, Big Dreams: Amelia Earhart by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara |
Pandora by Victoria Turnbull |
Waiting by Kevin Henkes |
Night Night, Groot by Brendan Deneen |
Rules Of The House by Mac Barnett |
Bear & Hare Share! by Emily Gravett |
I Will Love You Anyway by Mick Inkpen |
I Love Cake!: Starring Rabbit, Porcupine And Moose by Tammi Sauer |
Sleepy Solar System by Dr. John Hutton |
Three Little Words by Amy Novesky |
This Is A Moose by Richard T. Morris |
Triangle by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen |
Mervin The Sloth Is About To Do The Best Thing In The World by Colleen AF Venable |
That’s Me Loving You by Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
Whose Story Is This, Anyway? by Mike Flaherty |
Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges |
Little Blue Chair by Cary Fagan |
Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide For New Arrivals by Mo Willems |
We Came To America by Faith Ringgold |
The Blue Songbird by Vern Kousky |
A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young |
South by Daniel Duncan |
June 2017
The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage |
Happy Birthday To You! by Dr. Seuss |
Miracle by Chanavia Haddock |
Hiding Heidi by Fiona Woodcock |
101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking A Bath by Stacy McAnulty |
King And King by Linda de Haan & Stern Nijland |
The Fox In The Dark by Alison Green |
Star Wars: ABC-3PO, Galactic Basic Edition by Calliope Glass & Caitlin Kennedy |
When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill |
When I’m A Mommy Like You by David O’Connell |
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez |
Bear Likes Jam by Ciara Gavin |
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems |
Ninja! by Arree Chung |
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea |
Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson |
Little Elliot, Big Family by Mike Curato |
My Dream Dog by Arthur Howard |
The Littlest Family’s Big Day by Emily Winfield Martin |
Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen |
No More Bows by Samantha Cotterill |
Lizard From The Park by Mark Pett |
May 2017
Stripes The Tiger by Jean Leroy & Bérengère Delaporte |
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld |
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight For Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh |
Swimmy by Leo Lionni |
Night Of The Moon by Hena Khan |
Miss Paul And The President: The Creative Campaign For Women’s Right To Vote by Dean Robbins |
Yoga Bunny by Brian Russo |
Star Wars ABC by Scholastic Inc. |
It Is Not Time For Sleeping (A Bedtime Story) by Lisa Graff |
Dancing In The Wings by Debbie Allen |
5-Minute Star Wars Stories by Disney-Lucasfilm |
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin |
Allie’s Garden by Marla Osborn & Sabra Chebby |
Quantum Entanglement For Babies by Chris Ferrie |
Maple by Lori Nichols |
A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara |
Noisy Night by Mac Barnett |
Silly Wonderful You by Sherri Duskey Rinker |
Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca |
Breathe by Scott Magoon |
This Day In June by Gayle E. Pitman |
I Yam A Donkey! by Cece Bell |
A Dog Wearing Shoes by Sangmi Ko |
Night Animals by Gianna Marino |
Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett |
Diary Of A Wombat by Jackie French |
¡Sí, Se Puede!/Yes We Can!: Janitor Strike In L.A. by Diana Cohn |
Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope by Jack & |
Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries Of Eugenie Clark by Heather Lang |
I Am Yoga by Susan Verde |
Life On Mars by Jon Agee |
April 2017
Mathilda And The Orange Balloon by Randall de Sève |
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty |
Baby Happy, Baby Sad by Leslie Patricelli |
Please Bring Balloons by Lindsay Ward |
Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton |
Stella Brings The Family by Miriam B. Schiffer |
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein |
The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers |
When The World Is Dreaming by Rita Gray |
The Story Of Fish And Snail by Deborah Freedman |
Where Is Pidge? by Michelle Staubach-Grimes |
A Perfect Day by Lane Smith |
The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons In One Day by Jessica Courtney-Tickle |
Penguin Problems by Jory John & Lane Smith |
Here Comes The Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood |
Sammy’s Broken Leg (Oh No!) And The Amazing Cast That Fixed It by Judith Wolf Mandell |
Dinosaur Vs. The Library by Bob Shea |
This Is Sadie by Sara O’Leary |
Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier |
Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins |
Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty |
The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon by Alicia Potter |
Hoot Owl, Master Of Disguise by Sean Taylor |
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth |
I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
Miss Hazeltine’s Home For Shy And Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter |
This Is My Dollhouse by Giselle Porter |
Leaves by David Ezra Stein |
How Rocket Learned To Read by Tad Hills |
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker |
March 2017
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
Dreamland With Mommy & Beautifully Different by Dana Salim |
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield & Kate Fillion |
Golden Domes And Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book Of Colors by Hena Khan |
Daddy Cuddle by Kate Mayes |
Little Big Girl by Claire Keane |
Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder |
Hug It Out! by Louis Thomas |
Edison’s Tackle Box by Meghan Colvin |
Rain! by Linda Ashman |
Zero by Kathryn Otoshi |
Firebird by Misty Copeland |
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig |
Buddy And The Bunnies In: Don’t Play With Your Food! by Bob Shea |
Fiona’s Luck by Teresa Bateman |
The Highest Mountain Of Books In The World by Rocio Bonilla |
If I Had A Little Dream by Nina Laden & Melissa Castrillon |
Max At Night by Ed Vere |
We Found A Hat by Jon Klassen |
The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh |
What Will Grow? by Jennifer Ward |
Hap-pea All Year by Keith Baker |
Mostly Monsterly by Tammi Sauer |
For The Right To Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George |
This House, Once by Deborah Freedman |
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts |
My Dad Used To Be So Cool by Keith Negley |
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach |
Celia by Christelle Vallat |
Muddy Tiara by Carlyn Chassé |
One Little Two Little Three Little Children by Kelly DiPucchio |
February 2017
Love Is by Diane Adams |
Best Frints In The Whole Universe by Antoinette Portis |
The Cow Who Climbed A Tree by Gemma Merino |
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen |
We March by Shane W. Evans |
Antoinette by Kelly DiPucchio & Christian Robinson |
Milk Goes To School by Terry Border |
One More Acorn by Don Freeman & Roy Freeman |
Our Enduring Spirit: President Barack Obama’s First Words To America by Barack Obama |
ABC See, Hear, Do: Learn To Read 55 Words by Stefanie Hohl |
Love Monster And The Scary Something by Rachel Bright |
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson |
Pig The Pug by Aaron Blabey |
Egg by Kevin Henkes |
Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood |
Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato |
Dirt + Water = Mud by Katherine Hannigan |
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer |
Martin’s Big Words: The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport |
Elmer And The Rainbow by David McKee |
Hooray For Today! by Brian Won |
Madeline Finn And The Library Dog by Lisa Papp |
Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender And Friendship by Jessica Walton |
Good Night, Baddies by Deborah Underwood |
Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems |
I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes |
XO, Ox: A Love Story by Adam Rex & Scott Campbell |
Lionheart by Richard Collingridge |
January 2017
A Greyhound, A Groundhog by Emily Jenkins |
Uni The Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
A Hungry Lion, Or A Dwindling Assortment Of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins |
Explorers Of The Wild by Cale Atkinson |
People by Peter Spier |
The Stray Dog by Marc Simont |
President Squid by Aaron Reynolds |
Everyone by Christopher Silas Neal |
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee |
Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel & Emily Haynes |
The Bear And The Piano by David Litchfield |
Frankencrayon by Michael Hall |
Doing Her Bit: A Story About The Woman’s Land Army Of America by Erin Hagar |
King Baby by Kate Beaton |
Three Magic Balloons by Paul Margulies & Julianna Margulies |
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi |
When I Was A Child, I Was Always Afraid by Michael Cascio |
Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be In This Book!) by Julie Falatko |
Owl Sees Owl by Laura Godwin & Rob Dunlavey |
The Cranky Ballerina by Elise Gravel |
All Kinds Of Families! by Mary Ann Hoberman |
The Happiest Book Ever! by Bob Shea |
Little Bot And Sparrow by Jake Parker |
I Love You Already! by Jory John & Benji Davies |
Tuck Me In! & Who’s Hungry? by Dean Hacohen & Sherry Scharschmidt |
Rice & Rocks by Sandra L. Richards |
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Lowell Gallion & Joyce Wan |
The Yes by Sarah Bee & Satoshi Kitamura |
Hello, My Name Is Octicorn by Kevin Diller & Justin Lowe |
The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin |
Because Of An Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer & Adam Schaefer |
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