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A Friend,
by Anette Bley, Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing

Abner Doubleday, Boy Baseball Pioneer,
by Montrew Dunham/Illustrated by Cathy Morrison, Patria Press, Inc.

After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance,
by Anne Sibley O’Brien and Perry Edmond O’Brien, Charlesbridge Publishing

Albert the Bear,
by Nick Butterworth, HarperCollins

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,
by Judith Viorst/illus by Ray Cruz, Simon & Schuster

Amelia & Eleanor Go for a Ride,
by Pam Munoz Ryan/illus.by Brian Selznick, Scholastic

Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey,
by Herman Parish/Illustrated by Lynn Sweat, Greenwillow Books

And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street,
by Dr. Seuss , Random House Books for Young Readers

Andrew Lost: In the Garden,
by Judith Greenburg , Random House

Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast ,
by Joane Yolen and Robert J. Harris, HarperCollins

Attack of the Turtle,
by Drew Carlson, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Barnaby Goes To School,
by By Wendy Rouillard, Scholastic

Baxter Moon Galactic Scout,
by John Zakour, Brown Barn Books

Bear Snores On,
by Karma Wilson, Simon & Schuster

Bear’s New Friend,
by Karma Wilson, Simon & Schuster

Bears in the Night,
by Stan and Jan Berenstain; illustrated by the , Random House

BEFORE COLUMBUS: The Americas of 1491,
by Charles C. Mann, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Benny and Penny,
by Geoffrey Hayes, Raw Junior, LLC/Toon Books

Blueberries for Sal,
by Robert McCloskey, Viking/Penguin

By the Light of the Halloween Moon,
by Caroline Stutson/Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

Caribou,
by Susan E. Quinlan, Lerner Publications

Cha Cha Chimps,
by Julia Durango, Simon & Schuster

Charlotte's Web,
by E.B. White, HarperCollins


Christmas Eve Blizzard,
by Andrea Vlahakis, Illustrated by Emanuel Schongut , Sylvan Dell Publishing

Clam-I-Am! All About the Beach ,
by Tish Rabe Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz, Random House Books for Young Readers

Click Clack Moo Cows That Type,
by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster

Click, Clack, Moo ,
by Doreen Cronin / Illustrated by Betsy Lewin, Simon & Schuster

Clorinda,
by Robert Kinerk, Simon & Schuster

Clovis Crawfish and Simeon Suce-Fleur,
by Mary Alice Fontenot/Illustrated by Scott R. Blazek, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Corduroy,
by Don Freeman, Viking

Cowboy Boy,
by James Proimos, Scholastic Books

Curious George Plays Baseball,
by Margret Rey, Houghton Mifflin

Curious George Plays Baseball,
by Margret Rey, Houghton Mifflin (Trade)

Dancing Shoes ,
by Noel Streatfeild, Random House

Dear Bunny,
by Michaela Morgan / Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church, Scholastic

Dinosaurumpus!,
by Tony Mitton, Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, Scholastic

Dog Gone,
by Cynthia Chapman Willis, Feiwel and Friends

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! ,
by Mo Willems , Hyperion Books

Duck For President,
by Doreen Cronin, Simon & Schuster

Ecocrafts: Gorgeous Gifts,
by Rebecca Craig, Kingfisher

Ella Enchanted,
by Gail Carson Levine, Harper Trophy

Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas,
by Jane O'Connor/Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, HarperCollins

Fever 1793 ,
by Laurie Halsw Anderson, Simon & Schuster

Find Your Heartsong!,
by Siobhan Ciminera,

Fiona’s Luck,
by Teresa Bateman/Illustrated by Kelly Murphy, Charlesbridge

Firefighters A to Z,
by Chris L. Demarest, Simon & Schuster

First Dog Fala,
by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk/Illustrated by Michael G. Montgomery, Peachtree Publishers

First Snow,
by Bernette Ford / Illustrated by Sebastien Braun, Holiday House

Fox in Socks,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Frederick,
by Leo Lioni, Random House

Freshman for President,
by Ally Condie, Shadow Mountain Publishing

Friends Forever,
by Siobhan Ciminera,

Friendship According to Humphrey,
by Betty G. Birney, G.P. Putnam's Sons

Friendship The Searcher and Old Tree,
by David McPhail, Charlesbridge Publishing

Frindle ,
by Andrew Clemens, Simon & Schuster

Frindle ,
by Andrew Clements, Simon & Schuster

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,
by E.L. Koningsburg, Simon & Schuster

Generation Green,
by Linda Sivertsen and Tosh Sivertsen/Illustrated cover by Michael Frost, Simon & Schuster

Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata,
by Jennifer Allison, Dutton Children's Books

Gladys Goes Out To Lunch,
by Derek Anderson, Simon & Schuster

Go Girl! #1: The Secret Club,
by Chrissie Perry Illustrated by Ash Oswald, Feiwel and Friends

Gone Fishin’,
by Siobhan Ciminera,

Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings of Dr. Seuss,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Guardians of Ga'Hoole,
by Kathryn Lasky, Scholastic

H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet,
by Brad Herzog, Sleeping Bear Press

Hail to the Chief,
by Don Robb/Illustrated by Alan Witschonke, Charlesbridge

Hang Tough, Paul Mather,
by Alfred Slote, HarperTrophy

Happy Feet Mad Libs,
by Roger Price and Leonard Stern,

Harriet the Spy,
by Louise Fitzhugh, HarperCollins

Herman and Marguerite: An Earth Story,
by Jay O'Callahan/Illustrator Laura O'Callahan, Peachtree Publishers

Hilda Must Be Dancing,
by Karma Wilson, Simon & Schuster

Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure,
by Cassie Wells, David Miller and Staci Alfermann/Original Inspiration by Maxine Clark/Original Concept by Jerry Rees,

Hop on Pop,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Horses & Ponies,
by Lucy Smith, Educational Development Corporation

Horses & Ponies,
by Lucy Smith, Usborne Publishing Ltd

Horton Hears a Who!,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

If I Ran the Circus,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People,
by David J. Smith / Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, Kids Can Press

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,
by Laura J. Numeroff/ illus.by Felicia Bond, HarperCollins

If You Take a Mouse to School,
by Laura Numeroff/Illustrated by Felicia Bond, Laura Geringer Books

Into The Unknown,
by Connie McIntyre and Amy Glaser Gage. Voices by Hunter Schroeder and Taylor Daubens. Illustrated by Atilio Pernisco. Animated by Keri Longaway. Audio by Tony Zerbolio., An interactive book from Build-A-Bear Workshop®

It’s Our World, Too!,
by Philip Hoose, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants,
by Barbara Park; illustrated by Denise Brunkus , Random House

Knitting Nell,
by Julie Jersild Roth, Houghton Mifflin

Lance in France,
by Ashley MacEachern/Illustrated by Michelle Barbera, HarperCollins Children’s Books

Last Chance for First,
by Tom Hazuka, Brown Barn Books

Learning To Fly,
by Sebastian Meschenmoser , Kane/Miller Book Publishers

Let it Shine,
by Ashley Bryan/Ashley Bryan, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Light Your Candle,
by Carl Sommer/Illustrated by Kennon James, Advance Publishing

Lily's Crossing,
by Patricia Reilly Giff, Dell Yearling

Little Bear series,
by Else H. Minarik/illus. by Maurice Sendak, Harper Collins

Little Quack’s Hide and Seek ,
by Lauren Thompson , Simon & Schuster

Little Quack’s New Friend,
by Lauren Thompson, Simon & Schuster

Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life,
by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm/Illustrated by Molly Bang, The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
by Gary D. Schmidt, Clarion Books

Look Who's Playing First Base,
by Matthew F. Christopher, Little, Brown and Company

Loudmouth George Earns His Allowance,
by Nancy Carlson, Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publications

Love Songs of the Little Bear ,
by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers, Hyperion Books

Love the Baby,
by Steven L. Layne/Illustrator Ard Hoyt, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Lunch Walks Among Us,
by Jim Benton, Simon & Schuster

March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World,
by Christine King Farris/Illustrated by London Ladd, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic

Medical Detective Dogs,
by Frances E. Ruffin, Bearport Publishing

Meet the Adelies,
by Mark McVeigh,

Mumble’s Journey,
by Micol Ostow,

Murphy Bear's Tennis Lesson,
by Maura Moynihan/Illustrator Lee Berzman, Murphy Bear Books LLC


Name Jar ,
by Yangsook Choi, Random House

Nancy Drew Graphic Novel #12 "Dress Reversal",
by Stefan Petrucha & Sara Kinney / Illustrated by Sho Murase, Papercutz

Nathan’s Hanukkah Bargain,
by Jacqueline Dembar Greene/Illustrated by Judith Hierstein, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants ,
by Bonnie Worth Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz, Random House Books for Young Readers

Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You!,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Oh, the Places You'll Go!,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Olivia Saves the Circus ,
by Ian Falconer, Simon & Schuster

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

Our Abe Lincoln,
by Jim Aylesworth/Illustrated by Barbara McClintock, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic


Playtime for Baby Mumble,
by Kristin Ostby,




Prairie Friends,
by Nancy Smiler Levinson, Harper Collins Publishers


Raining Sardines,
by Enrique Flores-Galbis, Roaring Brook Press


River of Words: Young Poets & Artists on the Nature of Things,
by Pamela Michael, Editor; Introduced by Robert Hass, Milkweed Editions

ROOM FOR ONE MORE,
by Harlie to Devra Newberger Speregen, Watson-Guptill Publications

Ruby Holler ,
by Sharon Creech, HarperCollins

Rudolph's Christmas Party!,
by Mary Man-Kong Illustrated by Linda Karl , Golden Books/Random House Children's Books


Safe at Home,
by Sharon Robinson, Scholastic Paperbacks

Sahara Special ,
by Esme' Raji Codell , Hyperion Books

Saving Shiloh,
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Simon & Schuster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,
by Alvin Schwartz/Illustrated by Stephen Gammell, HarperCollins

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur,
by Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Weinstein Books

Selvakumar Knew Better,
by Virginia Kroll / Illustrated by Xiaojun Li, Shen's Books

Sharing Christmas,
by Kate Westerlund Illustrated by Eve Tharlet , Penguin Young Readers Group

Shiloh,
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Simon & Schuster

Shiloh Season,
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Simon & Schuster

Some Helpful Tips For A Better World And A Happier Life,
by Rebecca Doughty, Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House

Stone Fox,
by John Reynolds Gardiner, HarperCollins

Stone Soup,
by Marcia Brown, Simon & Schuster

Strike a Pose,
by Karen Birkemoe / Illustrated by Bernice Lum, Kids Can Press

Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
by Steven Kroll/Illustrator Steve Cox, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

Sweet Land of Liberty,
by Deborah Hopkinson/Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins, Peachtree Publishers

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,
by William Steig, Simon & Schuster

Take Me Out to the Ballgame,
by Jack Norworth, Aladdin Picture Books

Take Me Out to the Ballgame,
by Jack Norworth, Prentice Hall & IBD

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,
by Judy Blume, Puffin

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear ,
by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Linda Hill Griffith, HarperCollins

Thanksgiving: The True Story,
by Penny Colman, Henry Holt Books for young Readers


the Autism Acceptance Book,
by Ellen Sabin, Miss

The Bald Eagle's View of American History,
by C.H. Colman/Illustrated by Joanne Friar, Charlesbridge

The Bat Boy And His Violin,
by Gavin Curtis, Simon & Schuster

The Best Book of Ponies ,
by Jackie Budd, Kingfisher

The Best Book of Ponies ,
by Jackie Budd, Kingfisher Books Ltd

The Black Stallion,
by Walter Farley, Galaxy

The Black Stallion,
by Walter Farley, Random House

The Cat in the Hat,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary,
by P.D. Eastman Illustrated by Peter Anthony Eastman, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary in Spanish,
by P.D. Eastman Illustrated by Peter Anthony Eastman, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outside,
by Tish Rabe Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Cat's Quizzer,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind: An Aesop's Fable,
by Heather Forest / Illustrated by Susan Gaber, August House Littlefolk

The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa ,
by Bill Wallace, Holiday House

The Forever Forest,
by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini/Rachel Crandell, Dawn Pubns

The Kids’ Yoga Book of Feelings,
by Mary Humphrey / Photographs by Michael Frost, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

The Little Red Elf,
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath/Illustrated by Rosalinde Bonnet, Charlesbridge

The Lorax,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Magic Box,
by Olga Cossi, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc

THE MISS O & FRIENDS™ BOOK of FABULOUS FUN!,
by Miss O, Juliette, Harlie, Justine, and Isabella to Devra Newberger Speregen, Watson-Guptill Publications

The Mouse and the Motorcycle,
by Beverly Cleary, Harper Trophy

The Movie Storybook,
by Megan E. Bryant,


The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z,
by Laura Crawford/Illustrated by Judith Hierstein, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

The Rain Stomper,
by Addie Boswell/Illustrated by Eric Velasquez, Marshall Cavendish

The Reluctant Dragon,
by Kenneth Grahame, Candlewick Press

The Richest Poor Kid,
by Carl Sommer/Illustrated by Jorge Martinez, Advance Publishing, Inc.

The Secret Remedy Book ,
by Cates / Illustrated by Wendy Anderson , Halperin, Scholastic Books

The Sneetches and Other Stories,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

The Snowman,
by Raymond Briggs, Random House

The Spiderwick Chronicles,
by Holly Black, Simon & Schuster

The Story of Babar,
by Jean DeBrunhoff, Random House

The Three Silly Billies,
by Margie Palatini, Simon & Schuster

The Twelve Days of Christmas,
by Illustrated by Gennady Spirin, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

The Worry Week,
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Thomson Learning

The Worry Week,
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, David R. Godine Publisher

The Yearling,
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Prentice Hall & IBD

The Yearling,
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Aladdin Picture Books

Thimble Summer,
by Elizabeth Enright, Yearling Books

This is the Feast,
by Diane Z. Shore/Illustrated by Megan Lloyd, HarperCollins Children’s Books

Time Remote,
by Carl Sommer / Illustrated by Greg Budwine, Advance Publishing

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion,
by Loree Griffin Burns, Houghton Mifflin Children’s Books

TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL O,
by Miss O to Devra Newberger Speregen, Watson-Guptill Publications

Trudy and the Captain's Cat,
by Yetti Frenkel, Snow Tree Books

Turkey Trouble,
by Wendi Silvano/Illustrated by Lee Harper, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter,
by Mary Alice Monroe/Photographs by Barbara J. Bergwerf, Sylvan Dell Publishing

Upside Downside Inside Out ~ Poems about Being a Kid,
by Amy Glaser Gage and Connie McIntyre, Thumbprint Press

Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole,
by Wong Herbert Yee, Houghton Mifflin

Wangari’s Trees of Peace,
by Jeanette Winter, Harcourt Books for Children

Watch me Grow: Rabbit,
by DK Publishing, DK Publishing

What I Like About Me!,
by Allia Zobel-Nolan, Simon & Schuster

Where the Wild Things Are,
by Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins

Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?,
by Jerry Pallotta Illustrated by David Biedrzycki , Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, Inc.

Witches’ Night Before Halloween,
by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne/Illustrated by Adrian Tans, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

WRITE ON!,
by Hermine Brindak, Watson-Guptill Publications

Yertle the Turtle,
by Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers

You Can Be President (Or Anything Else),
by Bob Moore, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Zoey and the Magical Bear,
by zoeyrocks/Illustrated by Build-A-Bear Workshop, Tikatok