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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

A fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.

Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?

Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon's young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.

A Nest for Celeste

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Lauren Child

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

With the help of Lauren Child’s wit and visual humor, Clarice Bean kindles the holiday spirit in a full-color illustrated novel perfect for family sharing—and certain to be a keeper. Christmas cannot be Christmas without the Christmas spirit, so it is important to keep an eye on it and not let it float away. Clarice Bean loves Christmas, and she’s determined to spread tidings of joy in every possible way. That means making cards to send the neighbors, no matter how unfriendly; assisting a friend in need; stepping in at the Christmas concert; and helping out at home. But as hard as Clarice tries to spread the good cheer, it becomes clear that this holiday season will look different for the Tuesday family. Mom and Dad are too exhausted to even think of hosting their usual big gathering, decorating the tree turns into an evening of calamities, and the dog eats the turkey. But as they say, good things fall apart so better things can fall together. Maybe Clarice’s creative problem-solving—and some surprise help—can inspire the Tuesdays to embrace the holiday mishaps and enjoy a day better than anyone imagined! Lauren Child’s beloved Clarice Bean is back—in a singular celebration of family, joy, and Christmas spirit.

Clarice Bean, Think Like an Elf

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Henry Cole

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

Hope Lyda

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

The author of the One-Minute Prayers* series offers a fresh, fun, and quirky entry in the chick lit genre with this story of a young woman who, after a disastrous life makeover, discovers how cool it is to follow the plans God has for her.

Hip to Be Square

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#hardcover #animals #creatures #furry #small #childrens #adorable

Oklahoma

Creatures Small and Furry

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Jane O'Connor

From Accessories to Zany

Fancy Nancy provides one or more of her favorite fancy words for each letter of the alphabet, defines them, and uses some in sentences that show what they mean to her, such as that she yearns--wants really badly--to visit Paris someday. 200,000 first printing.

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

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Maryland

Provides a humorous collection of letters from cats providing excuses and suggestions for their human companions.

Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty)

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Offering doggie logic and practical puppy-to-person advice, this charming book will have dog lovers rolling on the floor laughing with their pets, while learning what those wagging tails and puppy dog eyes are really saying. From an impassioned plea to stop the silly nicknames, to an attempt to skip a bath, to explanations for stolen shoes and swiped sandwiches, Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe offers a pooch's perspective on common canine vs. human cohabitation conundrums, and lovingly reveals that, when it comes to understanding man's best friend, man could learn some new tricks of his own. "You clearly aren't aware of how delightful it is to sleep in another doggie's funk, or you'd let me on the bed with you every night." "You said, 'Not on the Couch.' That's why I'm on the recliner." "I apologise for being caught stealing your bacon, and I promise not to get caught in the future." "Since you don't walk me anymore, I didn't think you'd mind if I pooped in your shoe."

Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Doggie)

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Colorado

Andie must learn to embrace the beauty in chaos in this New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans. Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan. Future? A top-tier medical school. Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around). Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else? Relationships? No one’s worth more than three weeks. So it’s no surprise that Andie has her summer all planned out too. Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?

The Unexpected Everything

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Montana

New York

#hardcover #dogs #adogspurpose #adorable #fiction

Connecticut

A Dog’s Purpose Novel

A Dog’s Promise

Monica Silvie

Kentucky

A cheeky chickadee discovers he’s not quite who he thinks he is. Meet Chickadee. Criminal. Rapscallion. All-around bad seed. Sure, he started out obeying the rules, following his parents’ advice to not go near houses. But then, winter arrives. And it’s so much harder to find food! So when he spies a “vault” of “gold” near a house, Chickadee devises a plan to snatch some without getting caught! He’s the King of Thieves! Only, hmm, the humans seem to want him to visit the vault. Maybe Chickadee’s not a criminal after all? Kids will fall in love with this endearing masked “bandit,” as he slowly figures out what they knew about him all along!

Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

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Virginia

Jennifer S. Holland

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Mississippi

43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom

In her inspiring New York Times bestseller Unlikely Friendships, Jennifer Holland introduced us to the heartwarming relationships that exist between animals of different species. Her stories struck a chord with thousands of readers, including Temple Grandin, who described the book as "amazing." Now Holland explores animal attachments that, in human terms, can only be called love. Packed with beautiful, breathtaking full-color photographs, Unlikely Loves is a celebration of love between species. Here are stories of parental love, like the Dalmatian who mothers a newborn lamb—a lamb that just happens to be white with black spots! Stories of playful love, including the fox and the hound who become inseparable. And stories of orphaned animals who have found family-like ties in unexpected combinations, like the elephant who’s bonded with sea lions, goats, and other animals in her walks around the Oregon Zoo. Ms. Holland has interviewed scientists, zoologists, and animal caretakers from around the world, tracking down firsthand sources and eyewitnesses. The stories are written with journalistic integrity and detail—and always filled with the author’s deep affection for her subjects.

Unlikely Loves

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A Tale of Young Readers

A mouse's-eye-view of Emily Dickinson When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry! Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In this charming and fanciful introduction to Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Spires demonstrates the power of poetry to express our deepest feelings, while Claire A. Nivola's delicate pencil drawings capture the intricacies of life in Emily's world. Included are eight of Dickinson's most loved poems, with seven corresponding poems by Emmaline that are sure to bring out the poet in any child.

The Mouse of Amherst

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Julia Stuart

Massachusetts

Chaos reigns over Beefeater Balthazar Jones's life at the Tower of London as he watches his marriage fall apart, loses his beloved pet tortoise, and is assigned the task of housing the queen's assortment of animals.

The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise

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Wisconsin

Marshmallow

When You Need A Friend

Angela Nguyen

Enter Planet Cute--where kids can make any drawing absolutely adorable Draw anything and everything--people, animals, and things--and make it CUTE. It's easy Budding artists just have to pick up their pencils, pens, crayons, or gel markers and follow these step-by-step how-to sequences. They'll learn the basics of Japanese kawaii, which emphasizes simple, rounded shapes; faces with large eyes and sweet expressions; and personifying inanimate objects. They'll also master animals, mythical creatures, food, plants, vehicles, and more

How to Draw Cute Stuff: Around the World

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Texas

There Are No Ordinary Cats

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Henry Cole (Illustrator)

A Nest for Celeste

Lauren Child

Clarice Bean, Think Like an Elf

Henry Cole

A Nest for Celeste

Hope Lyda

Hip to Be Square

Donald J. Crump

Creatures Small and Furry

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

Jeremy Greenberg

Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty)

Jeremy Greenberg

Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Doggie)

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

Henry Cole

A Nest for Celeste

Morgan Matson

The Unexpected Everything

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

W. Bruce Cameron

A Dog’s Promise

Monica Silvie

Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words

Jennifer S. Holland

Unlikely Loves

Elizabeth Spires; Claire A. Nivola (Photographer)

The Mouse of Amherst

Julia Stuart

The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise

Claire Turlay Newberry

Marshmallow

Suzanne Chiew

When You Need A Friend

Angela Nguyen

How to Draw Cute Stuff: Around the World

Jakki Barber (Editor)

There Are No Ordinary Cats

Henry Cole (Illustrator)

A Nest for Celeste