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List: If you like Elephant & Piggie


A photo of Don't Throw it to Mo!

Don't Throw it to Mo!

Also available in Overdrive. "Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"--

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A photo of Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit

Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit

Rabbit is excited. He is going to surprise his good friend Robot at home. DING DONG! When Robot opens the door, he is surprised. He wasn't expecting Rabbit. In fact, he is already engrossed in a game of checkers with another friend, Ribbit. Now Rabbit is the one who is surprised, and a bit jealous. While Robot thinks everything Ribbit says is humorous, all Rabbit hears is "ribbit." And Ribbit eats flies with her popcorn. Gross! When Rabbit and Ribbit get mad because they both want to be Cowboy Jack Rabbit, Robot's Emotion Decoder overheats, leaving him out of commission. Can Rabbit and Ribbit find a way to work together to revive their friend? New readers will find plenty to chuckle over as Robot's two friends become friends themselves. -- amazon.com

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A photo of Narwhal : Unicorn of the Sea

Narwhal : Unicorn of the Sea

Also available in Overdrive. A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together.

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Flop to the Top!

"Wanda's plan to make herself famous backfires when her floppy-faced dog starts drawing all the attention"--Provided by publisher.

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A photo of Bink & Gollie

Bink & Gollie

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

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A photo of A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks

A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks

After gifting a pair of stinky socks as a prank to his friend Pig, Fox finds out that some tricks do not work out exactly as planned.

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A photo of Ninja on the Farm

Ninja on the Farm

Also available in Overdrive. Moby Shinobi wants to put his ninja skills to use by helping a farmer in need, but everything goes wrong until he finds just the right job.

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Lost and found

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. While on a field trip to the farmers' market, Clark becomes separated from his classmates and must use his rhyming skills to help him remember his teacher's instructions.

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A photo of The Good for Nothing Button!

The Good for Nothing Button!

"Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it try, they are delighted to find that the button does not do nothing, and that is something!"--

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A photo of Penny and Her Song

Penny and Her Song

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

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A photo of We are Growing!

We are Growing!

"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--

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A photo of The Itchy Book!

The Itchy Book!

Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Brontosaurus, and T-Rex each have an itch, but Dino-Mo reminds them of the sign with a very important rule: Dinosaurs do not scratch. Includes introductory and concluding text and illustrations by Mo Willems.

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The cookie fiasco

"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"--

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The Totally Secret Secret

Also available in RB Digital. While Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play, they each share an important secret.

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A photo of What is Chasing Duck?

What is Chasing Duck?

Also available in Hoopla. Duck's imagination gets the best of him when he asks his critter companions for help escaping a mysterious pursuer.

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A photo of What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig

What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Illustrations and rhyming text introduce an increasing, then decreasing, cast of characters sharing a boat in a moat with a pig in an enormous wig.

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A photo of Duck, Duck, Porcupine!

Duck, Duck, Porcupine!

Also available in Overdrive. "Big Duck likes to boss around her younger brother, Little Duck, and she fancies herself the leader of their trio when joined by their gentle friend Porcupine. Little Duck does not speak yet, but through his expressions and his actions, he shows that he has a better grasp on any situation than his older sister"--

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A photo of Noodleheads See the Future

Noodleheads See the Future

Also available in Overdrive. Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.

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A photo of Snails are just my speed!

Snails are just my speed!

"Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-ups hand? [This book] mixes snail science, art, and hilarity [to answer these questions]"--Amazon.com.

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