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4) Snow friends
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After awakening early from his winter sleep and wishing for someone to play with, Little Bear is joined by new friends who help him make a snowman.
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Soaring Kite Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
An empowering celebration of bodies, promoting body positivity such as gratitude for our puffy cheeks that help us eat; strength in our round bellies that help store our food; pride in our natural hair; appreciation for the color of our skin; and more.
7) Maple
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When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree doesn't always make an ideal playmate, it doesn't mind when Maple is in the mood to be loud--which is often. Then Maple becomes a big sister, and finds that babies have their loud days, too. Fortunately, Maple and her beloved tree know just what the baby needs.--
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Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"This formative board book is an appreciation of our global community and the many ways in which it helps develop empathy, compassion, and collective responsibility. Specific examples of shared community are depicted across twelve countries, inviting young readers to connect with and acknowledge the importance of caring about and for one another, and the Earth we share."--
10) Grumpy monkey
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better.
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
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Cranky Crab is NOT ready for bed. The sea creatures around him are all drifting off to sleep, but he just wants to eat snacks and play! Maybe what he really needs is a bedtime kiss! Follow Cranky Crab as he travels past dolphins, starfish, seals, and more, all snuggling down in their habitats. As night falls, the water darkens and colors change, lulling Cranky Crab -- and the reader -- to sleep.
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Goodnight Train volume 2
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Even though jostling sheep, bright moonlight, and a monster teddy bear threaten the sleep of its passengers, the Goodnight Train successfully completes its run.
15) Sumo counting
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Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Take a peek into the lives of sumo wrestlers in this adorable counting book! Simple, charming scenes within the sumo stable let young readers practice numbers from one to ten, fifty, and one hundred, while they learn how sumo wrestlers do chores, practice, sleep, bathe, and eat together. Each page features a Japanese word related to sumo culture, as well as the number in English and Japanese."--
"Learning about numbers and Japanese culture is fun...
16) How to say hello
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Bright Light, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"From a high five to a fist bump, from a wave to a kiss, there are so many wonderful ways to say hello!"--
18) Hug me
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Flying Eye Books
Description
Ever feel like you need a hug, a really big hug from someone? That's how Felipe the young cactus feels, but his family just isn't the touchy-feely kind. Cactuses can be quite prickly sometimes you know . . . and so can Felipe. But he'll be darned if this one pointy issue will hold him back, so one day Felipe sets off on his own to find a friend and just maybe, that long awaited hug.
19) Beach
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Child's Play (International) Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Join Raccoon on a walk around some of their favourite places. A celebration of life's simple pleasures and the joy of individual experiences. The route map at the end of each book can be used to develop recollection and sequencing skills.