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Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (Bright & Early Books(R))

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Oh, why won’t Marvin K. Mooney just please go now? In this 1972 classic for “beginning beginners,” Dr. Seuss devotes his rhymes to budging the reluctant young Marvin K.: “The time has come. The time is now. Just go. Go. [...]

Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon

Rating: (47 reviews)
Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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My Father’s Dragon–a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book–captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator’s father as a boy) runs away with [...]

Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry’s memorable menagerie are collected in a sleepytime anthology.  

The Berenstain Bears and the Truth (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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When Brother and Sister Bear accidentally break Mama’s favorite lamp, their little lie grows bigger and bigger, until Papa Bear helps them find the words that set everything right again.  

Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Sterling

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Great Big Schoolhouse is lovingly remembered by generations of American children whose first day at school was undoubtedly made easier by Scarry’s warm, friendly, and comforting classroom. Huckle’s life changes forever as he joins his classmates on the school bus; meets Miss Honey, his sympathetic [...]

Thomas the Tank Engine’s Big Lift - And - Look Book

Rating: (45 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House

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Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat. Children love books with flaps. They can’t get enough of them. And this book has many, many flaps–over 60, in fact. Something else: children are crazy about Thomas the tank engine. Translation? Very young readers will [...]

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores (Berenstain Bears)

Rating: (6 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperFestival

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Papa Bear and the cubs are having some trouble with chores –– they don’t want to do them! When they decide to take a break from cleaning, Mama Bear plays along. But what will happen when the mess builds up . . . and up . [...]

Little Brother

Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen

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Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but [...]

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (18 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illustrated in full color. Children will be cheered just contemplating the outrageous array of troubles they’re lucky they don’t have.
Format: Hardcover, 47pp. ISBN: 0394827198 Publisher: Random House, Incorporated Pub. Date: October 1973 Recommend Age Range: 4 to 8
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“When I was quite [...]

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Inc. Pokemon USA
Publisher: Prima Games

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Is it time to face the darkness?You’ll be prepared with this strategy guide from the experts!
Welcome back, fearless explorers, to the spelunking world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon! Get ready to scour the caves, forests, and lava pools of a brand-new Pokémon world, where [...]

Go, Dog. Go! (Beginner Books)

Rating: (82 reviews)
Author: P.D. Eastman
Publisher: Random House/Beginner Books

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Life lessons? Romance? Literary instruction? Go, Dog. Go! offers all this and more, wrapped up in one simply worded, warmly hued package. Using single-syllable words in rhythmic repetition, and introducing colors and prepositions, this Seuss-styled classic has been an early favorite of children since [...]

Richard Scarry’s Best First Book Ever!

Rating: (19 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words.

One Fish, Two Fish, Three, Four, Five Fish (Dr. Seuss Nursery Collection)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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One fish, two fish, three, four, five . . . This one has a car to drive!This bouncy counting board book comes with five beads shaped like Seussian fish that toddlers can move across the top of the book as [...]

Inside, Outside, Upside Down (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside down, takes it outside, and puts it on a truck. The simple art and rhyming text make this a perfect choice for teaching spatial concepts.  

Biscuit Storybook Collection (Biscuit)

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: HarperFestival

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The sweet, yellow puppy is here – Woof! Join Biscuit in all his adventures. Each day presents the chance to make new friends or learn something new. A collection of ten stories about the sweet, yellow puppy Biscuit. Contains: Bathtime for Biscuit, Biscuit, [...]

Horton Hears a Who Pop-up!

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Dr Seuss
Publisher: Robin Corey Books

Book Description
This pop-up adaptation of the popular Seuss story is published in conjunction with the release of the long-awaited animated feature film Horton Hears a Who! Unlike other pop-up adaptations that use text abridgments, this book contains the complete text of Horton Hears [...]

The Butter Battle Book: (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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A cautionary Cold War tale (first told by Dr. Seuss back in 1984), The Butter Battle Book still has a lot to teach about intolerance and how tit-for-tat violence can quickly get out of hand. Explaining the very [...]

The King’s Stilts (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Illus. in full color. Every afternoon King Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious tale.  

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less [...]

The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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“When Mama Bear’s efforts to improve her family’s manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan–a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. Basic etiquette is presented in a practical way. Berenstain illustrations [...]

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Yet more wisdom cast down from high atop Mt. Seuss, this cheerful trio of tales teaches some valuable lessons in humility–thanks to a sharp-eyed worm, a bragging bear and rabbit, a fuzzy-tailed bird, and a couple hundred turtles led by their [...]

The Sneetches and Other Stories (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (52 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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“Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches / Had bellies with stars. / The Plain-Belly Sneetches / Had none upon thars.” This collection of four of Dr. Seuss’s most winning stories begins with that unforgettable tale of the unfortunate Sneetches, bamboozled by one [...]

The Cat in the Hat

Rating: (170 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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He may be an old standby, but he never lets us down. When in doubt, turn to the story of the cat that transformed a dull, rainy afternoon into a magical and just-messy-enough adventure. There’s another, hidden adventure, [...]

Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

Rating: (74 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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BIG R, little r, what begins with R? Rosy’s red rhinoceros. R…r…R
From Aunt Annie’s Alligator to Rosy’s red rhinoceros to a Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, learning the alphabet is bound to be fun with Dr. Seuss. And with this small, sturdy board-book version [...]

Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Illus. in full color. The animal residents of Busytown learn useful lessons about manners, thoughtfulness, and caring in this perky, funny paperback.