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• Bark, George

  Feiffer, Jules,

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  All George's mom wants him to do is bark like the other dogs. Find out why in this hilarious picture book!

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

  Martin, Bill, 1916-2004

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  A rhyming story about the lowercase letters trying to race up the coconut tree.

• It Looked Like Spilt Milk

  Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974,

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  In this classic story, children are challenged to guess what the white shape silhouetted image is.

• Happy in Our Skin

  Manushkin, Fran

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  This rhyming book highlights the value of who we are, no matter the colour of our skin or what we look like.

• Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

  Blabey, Aaron,

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  A silly rhyming tale of Brian, a piranha, who prefers fruits and vegetables over the regular diet of a piranha.

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  Carle, Eric,

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  The story of the life cycle of a caterpillar as it starts by coming out of its egg, all the way to becoming a beautiful butterfly.

• The Very Busy Spider

  Carle, Eric,

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  All the animals try to persuade a spider to stop spinning her web, but she is much too busy!

• Found

  Yoon, Salina,

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  Bear forms a friendship with the lost stuffed toy bunny he finds in the forest.

• Are You My Mother?

  Eastman, P. D. (Philip D.)

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  A baby bird hatches and goes looking to find its mother.

• Good Morning, Canada

  Beck, Andrea, 1956-

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  A young child says 'Good Morning' to all the stereotypical things Canada is known for.

• Dog's Colorful Day

  a Messy Story About Colors and Counting

  Dodd, Emma, 1969-

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  Dog wanders around town bumping into various things that leave coloured dots on his fur.

• The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

  Willems, Mo,

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  Pigeon justifies why he shouldn't have to take a bath, until he finally realizes that he loves taking baths.

• You Are Two

  O'Leary, Sara

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  This is a celebration of the second year of a child's life and all the changes that have happened during their growth.

• Bounce

  Cronin, Doreen,

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  This book invites children to have fun bouncing, hopping and jumping!

• Can You Make a Scary Face?

  Thomas, Jan, 1958-

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  This interactive picture book will have your child leaping up and down as they try to get rid of the tickly green bug.

• Time to Say Bye-bye

  Cocca-Leffler, Maryann, 1958-

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  Toddlers are shown that although you have to say 'bye-bye' to one fun thing, it just means saying 'hello' to the next fun thing during their day!

• Tap the Magic Tree

  Matheson, Christie

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  This interactive picture book will have you tapping it, jiggling it and even blowing it a kiss as you watch the one, lonely tree change with the seasons.

• The Watermelon Seed

  Pizzoli, Greg,

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  This playful book deals with the poor crocodile swallowing a seed, and his wild imagination on what will happen to him.

• Bear Snores on

  Wilson, Karma,

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  One by one, animals find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up, all the while Bear snores on.

• Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?

  Beaumont, Karen,

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  This fun, rhyming book will have children guessing along with Kanga on who ate all the cookie dough!