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1) Penny & Pip
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Penny goes on a class field trip to the museum and befriends a baby dinosaur.
Author
Series
Isla of adventure volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Isla hears a stranded baby dolphin call for help, she encounters a boy her age also trying to help, but Isla struggles to understand what the dolphin is saying and feels out of her depths.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This perfectly poetic story is an ode to family and nature in the big city. Squirrels and humans alike rush to get from place to place, all returning to their nooks and nests at the end of the day atop skyscrapers, amidst the stars. This gentle text is sure to lull little ones to sleep as well as instill the importance of coexisting with the natural world"--
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Come meet babies across the animal kingdom and learn their adorable names in this bouncy, rhyming picture book celebration of how—no matter what species—everyone grows! Puffins have pufflings, porcupines have porcupettes, and echidnas have…puggles?! All these babies start out little, and then, just like humans, they grow and grow and grow. Featuring dozens of different animals, all adorably illustrated by Stephanie Laberis, this book is a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Spring is blooming, and what better way for rascally kittens to celebrate than by causing mischief in the garden in this charming picture book! Read along as these frisky felines plant seeds, pounce and play, claw and climb, and splish, splash and swirl—until they end their day asleep in the garden bed. Filled with bright and playful illustrations, here is an adorable picture book that introduces kids to the wonders of spring as they spend time...
10) Keep up, duck!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This exuberant read-aloud stars a very clever duckling named Puck who, falling farther and farther behind Mama Duck and his siblings as they swim to the lily pond, comes up with a sneaky solution to get ahead.
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