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Potato Pants

Potato Pants

A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness by bestselling Geisel-Award winning creator Laurie Keller.

Potato is excited because today―for one day only― Lance Vance’s Fancy Pants Store is selling . . .POTATO PANTS!

Potato rushes over early, but just as he’s about to walk in, something makes him stop. What could it be? Find out in this one-of-a-kind story about misunderstandings and forgiveness, and―of course―Potato Pants!

Author + Illustrator: Laurie Keller

Page Count: 40

Dragons Love Tacos

Dragons Love Tacos

Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.

Author: Adam Rubin

Illustrator: Daniel Salmieri

Subjects: animals (dragons, unicorns & mythical), humorous, fairy tales & folklore

Page Count: 40

An Elephant & Piggie Book: Elephants Cannot Dance!

An Elephant & Piggie Book: Elephants Cannot Dance!

Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In Elephants Cannot Dance! Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new moves. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more important.

Author + Illustrator: Mo Willems

Series: Elephant & PIggie

Page Count: 64

The Pigeon Has to Go to School

The Pigeon Has to Go to School

The Pigeon is about to get SCHOOLED. Do YOU think he should go?

Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! Well ... almost everything. And what if he doesn't like it? What if the teacher doesn't like him? I mean, what if he learns TOO MUCH!?!

Author + Illustrator: Mo Willems

Series: Pigeon Series

The Day the Crayons Quit

The Day the Crayons Quit

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun.

What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best?

Author: Drew Daywalt

Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers

Subjects: colors, emotions/feelings, humor

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after?

Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's poignant tale follows Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall―that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most.

Will he summon the courage to face his fear?

Author + Illustrator: Dan Santat

Page Count: 40

The Book with No Pictures

The Book with No Pictures

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . .

BLORK. Or BLUURF.

Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY.

Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)

Author: BJ Novak

Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

“Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer and longer. Follow Sam-I-am as he insists that this unusual treat is indeed a delectable snack to be savored everywhere and in every way.

Author + Illustrator: Dr. Seuss

Subjects: classics, stories in verse

Page Count: 65

Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy

Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy

Roderick hates going to bed, and the young boy has become quite resourceful in coming up with ways to delay the dreaded hour when the lights must go out. Roderick's loving parents--fed up with the distractions and demands that have become his anti-bedtime ritual--decide to get him a stuffed animal to cuddle with and help him wind down. However, Sleepy quickly proves to be a bit high-maintenance. Just when we fear the night may never end, Sleepy's antics become too exhausting for Roderick to bear.

Author: Drew Daywalt

Illustrator: Scott Campbell

Operation Photobomb

Operation Photobomb

The Jungle animals want Chameleon to stop wrecking their photos!

When Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb everyone! But Chameleon's photobombing starts to drive the other animals bananas. Can they find a way to stop his wild antics?

Author: Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie

Illustrator: Matthew Rivera

Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2)

Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2)

From the author of Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years comes a new picture book about space―this time starring our Sun!

Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star―he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Sun in this next celestial "autobiography." Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully illustrated, Sun! One in a Billion is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years.

Author: Stacy McAnulty

Illustrator: Stevie Lewis

First Day Critter Jitters

First Day Critter Jitters

First-day-of-school jitters have never been funnier or more reassuring than in this picture book by the New York Times bestselling author Jory John and critically acclaimed illustrator Liz Climo

It's almost the first day of school, and the animals are nervous. Sloth worries about getting there on time, snake can't seem to get his backpack fastened onto his body, and bunny is afraid she'll want to hop around instead of sitting still. When they all arrive at their classroom, though, they're in for a surprise: Somebody else is nervous too. It's their teacher, the armadillo! He has rolled in as a ball, and it takes him a while to relax and unfurl. But by the next day, the animals have all figured out how to help one another through their jitters. School isn't so scary after all.

Author: Jory John

Illustrator: Liz Climo

Dozens of Doughnuts

Dozens of Doughnuts

A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself in this delightful debut picture book about counting, sharing, and being a good friend.

LouAnn (a bear) is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow (a woodchuck) drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as she and Woodrow sit down to eat, DING DING! Clyde (a raccoon) is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--Topsy (an opossum) and then Moufette (a skunk) and then Chip and Chomp (chipmunks)--until it's one big party. Louann welcomes her surprise guests and makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation. Soon LouAnn's kitchen is bare, winter is near, and she's had nothing to eat at all!

Author: Carrie Finison

Illustrator: Brianne Farley

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Dragons Love Tacos
An Elephant & Piggie Book: Elephants Cannot Dance!
The Pigeon Has to Go to School
The Day the Crayons Quit
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
The Book with No Pictures
Green Eggs and Ham
Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy
Operation Photobomb
Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2)
First Day Critter Jitters
Dozens of Doughnuts

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