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The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury, Selected by Janet Schulman

Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator By Shelley Tanaka; illustrations by David Craig

Looking Closely Along the Shore by Frank Serafini

The World's Greatest: Poems by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Keith Graves

The Sandman by Ralph Fletcher; illustrated by Richard Cowdrey

Otto Runs for President by Rosemary Wells

Doctor Ted by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

Never Take a Shark to the Dentist by Judi Barrett, illustrated by John Nickle

Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters By Kelly DiPucchio; illustrated by Gris Grimly

It's Not Fair!, By Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Babies are Boring, by Jon Ritchie, illustrated by Alex Ritchie

Don't Worry Bear, written and illustrated by Greg Foley

Big Plans, Written by Bob Shea; illustrated by Lane Smith

Bebe Goes to the Beach, by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Steven Salerno

NASCAR in the Driver's Seat, by Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy

There's Nothing to Do on Mars, written and illustrated by Chris Gall

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, Written and illustrated by Marla Frazee

Eggs by Marilyn Singer; illustrated by Emma Stevenson

Night Shift Written and Illustrated by Jessie Hartland

Gorgeous Gifts and Dream Bedrooms by Rebecca Craig

Drive by Nathan Clement

Sleepover Party: Games and Giggles for a Fun Night By Jamie Kyle McGillian

Knock, Knock! Who's There? Jokes by 14 Wacky and Talented Artists

Somebody's Always Hungry, by Juliet Johnson; Women Daredevils, written by Julie Cummins, illustrated by Cheryl Harness

Cherry and Olive, written and illustrated by Benjamin Lacombe

Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best-kept Secrets by John Farndon

Ms. McCaw Learns to Draw by Kaethe Zemach

What's Eating You? Parasites: The Inside Story Written by Nicola Davies; illustrated by Neal Layton

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; illustrated by Michael Austin

Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art, from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

When Is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto by Elaine Scott

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach, illustrated by David Small

My Mommy's Tote by P. H. Hanson

Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright

Falling from Grace by Jane Godwin

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleishman, illustrated by Julie Paschkis

Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee

Charlie and Lola: Say Cheese! by Lauren Child

The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Junior Edition by David Borgenicht and Robin Epstein; illus. by Chuck Gonzales

The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Lisa Brown

Bath Time! by Sandra Boynton

Olive, the Other Reindeer - Deluxe Edition, By J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

First Picture Fairytales by Francesca Allen, Jo Litchfield and Emma Helbrough

Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie, written and illustrated by Laura Rankin

Un-Brella by Scott E. Franson

Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens By Elizabeth Rusch; illustrated by K.E. Lewis

Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld; Squiggles: A Really Giant Drawing and Painting Book, by Taro Gomi

The Princess and the Pea, retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora

Ox, House, Stick: The History of the Alphabet written by Don Robb; illustrated by Anne Smith

Dogs and Cats, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins

Who's Hiding? By Satoru Onishi

The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by David Roberts

Sweet! The Delicious Story of Candy By Ann Love and Jane Drake; Illustrated by Claudia Davila

How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague

Mysteries of the Mummy Kids by Kelly Milner Halls

First Picture Nature, by Felicity Brooks; illustrated by Matt Durber and Stephanie Jones

C is for Caboose, by Traci N. Todd

Bossy Bear, written and illustrated by David Horvath

The Police Cloud, written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann

Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews

The Snow Baby: The Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's Daring Daughter By Katherine Kirkpatrick

Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry, Eds. Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters; illustrated by Polly Dunbar

New Socks written and illustrated by Bob Shea

Pierre in Love by Sara Pennypacker; illustrations by Petra Mathers

Leaving the Nest, written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein

Hickory Dickory Dock, written and illustrated by Keith Baker

The Giant of Seville: A "Tall" Tale Based on a True Story written and illustrated by Dan Andreasen

Princess Justina Albertina: A Cautionary Tale, by Ellen Dee Davidson; illustrated by Michael Chesworth

The Serif Fairy: Explorations in the World of Letters written and illustrated by Rene Siegfried; translated by Joel Mann

Mars Needs Moms written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed

3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet, written and illustrated by Bob Raczka

17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore, written by Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

Gator, written and illustrated by Randy Cecil

Not a Box written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis

Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery by David A. Adler; illustrated by Susanna Natti

One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes! A Very Grimm Fairy Tale written by Aaron Shepard; illustrated by Gary Clement

Champions on the Bench By Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated Leonard Jenkins

Uno's Garden, written and illustrated by Graeme Base

Duck, Duck, Goose written and illustrated by Tad Hills

Polo: The Runaway Book By Regis Faller

Priscilla Superstar! written by Nathaniel Hobbie, illustrated by Jocelyn Hobbie

Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss by Georgeanne Brennan, photography by Frankie Frankeny

Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

There Was a Little Girl, She Had a Little Curl by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Elliot Kreloff

Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage, written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel

Don't Forget Your Etiquette! The Essential Guide to Misbehavior By David Greenberg, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Max's Words by Kate Banks, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Tools, written and illustrated by Taro Miura

You and Me, Baby by Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu

The Twelve Days of Winter by Deborah Lee Rose, illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis

Bats at the Beach, written and illustrated by Brian Lies

Oops, By Arthur Geisert

Please Play Safe! Penguin's Guide to Playground Safety

While You Are Sleeping, written and illustrated by Alexis Deacon

Off We Go! by Beverley Abramson

Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures by Jan Reynolds

Welcome, Precious by Nikki Grimes

Wolves, written and illustrated by Emily Gravett

Pumpkins
Written and illustrated by Ken Robbins

Pancakes for Supper by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Mark Teague

Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses By J. Patrick Lewis; illustrated by Simon Bartram

Hansel and Diesel, written and illustrated by David Gordon

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, written and illustrated by Mini Grey

Walter Was Worried by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne; Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon

Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth

Chowder by Peter Brown

Dashka Slater's "Baby Shoes"

Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World; Dooby Dooby Moo

Cookies: Bite-Sized Life Lessons

It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters; Miss Mingo and the First Day of School

Lady in the Water

"Yum! Yuck!" and "Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads"

Angelmonster and Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives

Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry

Bringing Up Baby and Dimity Duck

Olivia Forms a Band

The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy

The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book: Real Stories from Women who Lived Through It and Recovered

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Come Back : A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back

The Pigeon strikes again -- Mo Willems' sassy bird returns in "Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late"

"Mommy Wars: Stay-At-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families" and Leslie Morgan Steiner on how "Mommy Wars" came about

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome, Job Hopper, and Waiting for Birdy

Hey Kidz! Buy This Book, and Mamaphonic

Dispatches From A Not-So-Perfect Life

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Pierre in Love by Sara Pennypacker; illustrations by Petra Mathers

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Uno's Garden, written and illustrated by Graeme Base

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Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth

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New Socks written and illustrated by Bob Shea

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