Giraffes Can't Dance
Gerald was a tall giraffe Whose neck was long and slim, But his knees were awfully bandy And his legs were rather thin...

Every year Gerald dreads the great Jungle Dance, and feels ashamed that he cannot tango and two-step with the rest of the jungle animals. But then one day he realises that it doesn't matter that he is different from everyone else--its just that he needs a different tune to dance to.

A lovely story, wittily illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees and told in rhyme by the award-winning author Giles Andreae, it has a stealth and humour that makes it perfect for reading aloud. Giraffes Can't Dance is a nifty little 1story that children and adults will love to read time and time again. (Ages 3 to 5 years)

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Toes, Ears, & Nose!: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Marion Dane Bauer, Karen Katz (Illustrator)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Inside my boots I've got toes,
and beneath my scarf is a...

Baby is bundled in a mountain of clothes! Peek under the flaps of clothing to find out what's underneath, and play this fun peekaboo book again and again!

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Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Where are Baby's hands?
Under the bubbles!
Where are baby's eyes?
Under her hat!

Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share.

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The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by Mo Willems
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Sesame Street veteran and Emmy Award-winner Mo Willems returns with a fast, funny follow-up to Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!--only this time, the short-tempered pigeon faces his perfect foil in a "special guest star" duckling. In the previous Pigeon book, author and illustrator Willems expertly distilled the escalating emotions of preschoolers all too anxious to get their way.

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Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

What a night!
The moon is full.
Kitten is hungry
and inquisitive
and brave
and fast
and persistent
and unlucky . . .
then lucky!
What a night!

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Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book)
by Dorothy Kunhardt
Reading level: Baby-Preschool "Here are Paul and Judy. They can do lots of things. You can do lots of things, too." Pat the Bunny is the original interactive, multimedia experience for kids. Virtually unchanged since its introduction in 1940, the kind tone and sweet illustrations in this classic recall a bygone era, while the simple language and large print invite kids to get interested in the written word as an invitation to thought and action.

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The Going-To-Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

For a little one who is reluctant to go to bed, sometimes a silly book is just the ticket. And when it comes to silly books, Sandra Boynton is the undisputed queen. In The Going to Bed Book, an ark full of animals watches the sun go down and then prepares for bed. They take a bath ("in one big tub"), find pajamas, brush their teeth, do exercises up on deck (imagine an elephant jumping rope, a moose lifting weights, and a pig doing handstands), and finally say good night.

The moon is high. The sea is deep.
They rock and rock and rock to sleep.

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Dr Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Book (Bright and Early Board Book)
by Seuss, Dr Seuss, Corriher
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

BIG R, little r,
what begins with R?
Rosy's red rhinoceros.
R...r...R

From Aunt Annie's Alligator to Rosy's red rhinoceros to a Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, learning the alphabet is bound to be fun with Dr. Seuss. And with this small, sturdy board-book version of his classic ABC book (Dr. Seuss's ABC), even the tiniest tots can indulge in a little alphabetical education.

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Baby's First Library: The Runaway Bunny, Big Red Barn, Goodnight Moon
by Clement Hurd, Margaret Wise Brown, Big Red Barn, Felicia Bond (Illustrator)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

This tremendous trio of Margaret Wise Brown's tried-and-true board books is virtually guaranteed to delight babies and toddlers. The Runaway Bunny, illustrated by Clement Hurd, is a comforting testimony to a parent's unconditional love and protection: "'If you run away,' said his mother, 'I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.'"

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Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board)
by Sandra Boynton
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Everybody sing along-because it's time to do-si-do in the barnyard with a high-spirited crew of favorite farm animals. This extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun full-color book features hippos, cats, pigs, cows, elephants and rhinos--singing, dancing, lumbering along, galloping and gallovanting. A bespectacled fiddle-playing cow and a pig twirling a sheep are featured.

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