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Identified by JJ on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the JJ Fiction section.

	The Pencil Ahlberg, Allan
	A Visitor for Bear Becker, Bonny Like this book? Try A Bedtime for Bear and A Birthday for Bear!
	Beware of the Frog Bee, William
	The Curious Garden Brown, Peter
	Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping Christelow, Eileen Go wild with the rest of the Five Little Monkeys series!
	Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp Fleming, Denise
	Willoughby & the Lion Foley, Greg Willoughby returns in Willoughby & the Moon!
	A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever Frazee, Marla
	Dinotrux Gall, Chris
	There's Nothing to Do on Mars Gall, Chris
	Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark Geist, Ken
	Sir Reginald's Logbook Hammill, Matt
	Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) Hopkinson, Deborah
	Henry's Freedom Box Levine, Ellen
	Duck! Rabbit! Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
	Spoon Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
	Frankie Stein Schaefer, Lola Love this book? Don't miss Frankie Stein Starts School!
	Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf Sierra, Judy B.B. Wolf returns in Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf!
	Duck Soup Urbanovic, Jackie Max's adventures continue in Duck at the Door, Duck and Cover, and Sitting Duck!
	Chester's Back Watt, Melanie Don't forget Chester and Chester's Masterpiece!

This Month's Notable Book

by Shannon Hale

J Fiction

Identified by ER on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the Early Readers section.

	There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy Arnold, Ted There's more Fly Guy to enjoy!
	Otto's Orange Day Cammuso, Frank
	Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes DiCamillo, Kate Want more Mercy Watson?
	Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time Howe, James Try other Houndsley and Catina books!
	Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels Michalak, Jamie The adventures continue in Joe and Sparky, superstars!
	Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Horse in the House Silverman, Erica Try the rest of the Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series!
	Pigs Make Me Sneeze! Willems, Mo Want more Elephant & Piggie books?

Identified by J on the spine and shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the Juvenile Fiction section.

	Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs Applegate, Katherine If you like this book, don't miss the rest of Roscoe Riley Rules!
	Little Rat Makes Music Bang-Campbell, Monika
	Ivy + Bean Doomed to Dance Barrows, Annie Want more Ivy + Bean?
	Going, Going, Gone! With the Pain & the Great One Blume, Judy Try the other Pain & the Great One books.
	Stink: Solar System Superhero McDonald, Megan The laughs continue with the Stink series!
	Maybelle Goes to Tea Speck, Katie Don't miss Maybelle's first adventure: Maybelle in the Soup!
	Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom Wight, Eric Frankie returns in Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000!

Identified by JJ on the spine and shelved by call number in the Juvenile Non-Fiction section.

	JJ 305.42 S792 [Biography] Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote Stone, Tanya Lee
	JJ 371.882 M887 Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea Mortenson, Greg
	JJ 398.2 WAVE Tsunami! Young, Ed
	JJ 398.245 COCKROACH Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale Austin, Michael
	JJ 567.9 Dino-Dinners Manning, Mick
	JJ 629.454 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Floca, Brian
	JJ 973.9 L859 [Biography] What to Do about Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! Kerley, Barbara