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Children's Picture Books 

Easy Readers

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Hooray for Fly guy (2008)
   Tedd Arnold, Ed.

Fly Guy manages to help the football team even though he can't pass, kick or tackle.
Call Number: PZ7
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Cork & Fuzz: the collectors (2008)
   Dori Chaconas, Ed.

Fuzz collects stones and Cork collects feathers; one of Fuzz's "stones" hatches into a baby duck. Will Cork be able to protect Fuzz from being collected by the mother duck?
Call Number: PZ7
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Concept Books

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The Black Book of Colors (2008)
   Menena Cottin.

Raised black drawings on black paper illustrate the color impressions of Thomas, a blind boy who "likes all the colors because he can hear them and smell them and touch them and taste them." The pages facing the illustrations have print and Braille text and there is a Braille alphabet at the back of the book for those curious about trying to read with their fingers. Tactile pictures and richly sensual language combine for a uniquely pleasurable reading experience.
Call Number: PZ7
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M Is for Mishchief: an A to Z of Naughty Children (2008)
   Linda Ashman, Ed.

An alphabet book in which Angry Abby, Blustering Buster, Catastrophic Coco, et al. act antisocially, behave badly, carry on crankily, etc.
Call Number: PZ7
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Board Books

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Richard Scarry's Colors (2008)
   Richard  Scarry.

Join Lowly, Huckle Cat, and Pig Won't as they learn about the colors and how to mix primary colors to get other colors.
Call Number: PZ7
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Play! (2008)
   SAMi 

On every page find a cut out that lets toddlers turn a shape into a familiar object e.g. a square turns into a robot.
Call Number: PZ7
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General Picture Books

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Dot in Larryland: the big little book of an odd-sized friendship (2009)
   Patricia Marx.

Itsy bitsy Dot and gigantic Larry become unlikely friends after he almost mistakes her for a flake of black pepper on the hamburger he is preparing to eat. An intermission is thoughtfully included in this book, so that tired or restless readers can have a snack or sing a song!
Call Number: PZ7
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Lazy Little Loafers (2008)
   Susan  Orlean.

Why don't babies work? After all, they have energy and time to spare. What makes them think they deserve a handout? A young sociologist investigates the widespread problem of infant underemployment.
Call Number: PZ7
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