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1. Mine!

   from Alfred Knopf Publishing for ages 2 and up

   What it is: With a story by Shutta Crum and pictures by Patrice Barton, Mine! is a playful, picture-based board book about two very young children…

   

   

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2. Teenie Greenies The Little Recycler

   from Random House Children’s Books for ages 0 and up

   What it is: Teenie Greenies The Little Recycler is a 16-page lift-the-flap board book that takes toddlers on an environmentally friendly ride…

   

   

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3. My Turtle and Me

   from Cartwheel Books for ages 0 and up

   What it is: My Turtle and Me, by Owen Bernstein and illustrated by Carol Thompson, is an interactive light-up book that is perfect for bedtime. It…

   

   

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4. National Geographic Kids Wild Tales: Look Out, Cub!

   from QED Publishing for ages 3 and up

   What it is: National Geographic Kids Wild Tales: Look Out, Cub!, written by Peter Bently, is a lift-the-flap board book about lions. The lion cub…

   

   

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5. Hot Wheels: The Ultimate Handbook

   from Scholastic for ages 4 and up

   What it is: Hot Wheels: The Ultimate Handbook is a 96-page introduction to 150 Hot Wheels cars. It also comes with an exclusive Hot Wheels car.…

   

   

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6. Big Girl Panties

   from Robin Corey Books for ages 18 months and up

   What it is: Big Girl Panties, written by Fran Manushkin and illustrated by Valeria Petrone, takes a light, positive approach to motivate toddlers…

   

   

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7. Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug

   from Robin Corey Books for ages 1 and up

   What it is: Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug is a board book all about a dad's nicknames for a child. This 26-page book features 12 spreads, and each one…

   

   

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8. The Bus Driver

   from Robin Corey Books for ages 2 and up

   What it is: In The Bus Driver, readers count to 10 and then back down to 1. The story, by Todd Harris Goldman with illustrations by Todd H.…

   

   

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9. World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You’ve Never Heard Of

   from Candlewick Press for ages 5 and up

   What it is: This new collection of poems is about some of the more obscure and absurd holidays that have found places on the calendar.…

   

   

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10. National Geographic Little Kids Ocean Counting

    from National Geographic Children’s Books for ages 2 and up

    What it is: With National Geographic Little Kids Ocean Counting, kids will practice counting from 1–10 while discovering the deep blue ocean…

    

    

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