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Dog on a Frog?

Seats assigned by rhyme

>  Children's / Children's Picture

In Kes Gray and Jim Field’s earlier collaboration, Frog on a Log?, a frog who’s tired of sitting on logs is provoked by a somewhat doctrinaire cat who insists, beyond all logic, that animals must sit on particular rhyming surfaces.

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Big Cat, Little Cat

Love and loss

>  Children's / Children's Picture

With all the makings of an instant classic, Big Cat, Little Cat captures the love we feel for the animals in our lives and the affection they have for one another. And as an added bonus, pet lovers won’t want to miss the dedication to a long list of furry friends.

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Open Heart

Do no harm

>  Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir / Memoir

You may not have heard of Stephen Westaby, but in the medical world, he's internationally renowned as a brilliant heart surgeon. Based in Oxford, England, he's a pioneer in artificial heart technology and recently retired from active surgery after more than four decades in the operating theater.

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Wet

Sweet observations

>  Children's / Children's Picture

Like many swimmers, a little boy hesitates to get wet right away, dipping a toe in the pool first and slowly climbing down the ladder. Sometimes, he notices, he likes to get wet quickly—and make a big splash—with a cannonball jump.

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A Place to Read

In my own little corner

>  Children's / Children's Picture

The little boy in this story just wants to find the perfect place to read his book. He isn’t satisfied with each spot he tries, one being too hot (the big yellow chair is dwarfed by a giant, bright sun, its shape mirrored by an enormous lion’s face), another being too cold (the boy chatters in a high-backed chair as a polar bear—and the lion from the “hot” page—peeks over his shoulder). Another is too slippery and slimy, as a green-hued spread depicts a swamp-like scene of frogs and lily pads (how did this determined little boy get a chair onto a lily pad?).

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Superstar

Prepare for liftoff

>  Children's / Children's Chapter

An autistic student discovers his hidden abilities in Mandy Davis’ powerful debut.

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The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues

A heartwarming reprise

>  Fiction / Popular Fiction

In 2013, Edward Kelsey Moore introduced an indomitable and unforgettable trio of headstrong African-American women in his bestselling debut, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat. Lifelong best friends Odette, Clarice and Barbara Jean—known collectively as the Supremes—won the hearts of readers worldwide as they navigated life’s ups and downs with grit and good humor. After four years, fans will jump for joy that Moore’s long-awaited sequel is finally here.

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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Buffy meets Goosebumps

>  Children's / Children's Chapter

Kelly Ferguson is a self-described “invisible”—a middle schooler several social circles removed from the popular kids—but she has a plan to change that. Since learning about the camp where popular princess Deanna spends her summers, Kelly has been saving up by doing every odd job she can find. Kelly is reluctant to try babysitting at first, but the promise of earning big bucks for watching Netflix all night is convincing. The only catch is that Jacob, the boy she’s babysitting, is adamant that there’s a monster under his bed.

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Claymates

The art of self-creation

>  Children's / Children's Picture

Two blobs of clay (with eyes) sit on an artist’s bench. The gray one seems mischievous; the brown one looks a tad nervous. When the artist (or at least her hands) shows up, she bends and stretches and smooshes and scratches the blobs into a gray wolf and a brown owl. But that’s only the beginning.

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Gastrophysics

The science of taste

>  Science

The most unexpected things can enhance—or ruin—our dining experience. Consider, for instance, Denis Martin’s modernist restaurant in Switzerland, where on the center of each table sits a ceramic cow perched on a can. Diners invariably pick it up to peer underneath. That’s when the “moo” sounds begin. Soon, all of the diners are laughing at the bovine chorus. Not only does the joke lift their mood, it makes their meals taste better.

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