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1. 1. There Is a Bird on Your Head!

   Willems, Mo,

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   It's going to take a very special book to dethrone Elephant and Piggie from the top of the Readers Checkout List! 22 of the top 23 books on our list feature the duo. "Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your…Read moreRead more of this annotation

2. 2. Fly Guy Vs. the Flyswatter!

   Arnold, Tedd

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   Fly guy is still buzzing around the top of our list. "Fly Guy unintentionally joins Buzz at school, and then goes with his class on a field trip to a fly swatter factory."

3. 3. Stitch's Valentine!

   McCanna, Tim

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   "On Valentine's Day, Stitch, with no valentine of his own, sets out to find his alien friend Angel to celebrate with before the day ends"

4. 4. Green Eggs and Ham

   Seuss, Dr

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   The book that won Dr. Seuss a bet since it features so few individual words, and has helped millions of children on their reading journeys. "Sam-I-am tries to persuade the character in the top hat to try green eggs and ham."

5. 5. Pete the Cat

   Play Ball!

   Dean, James, 1957-

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   In addition to starring in wonderful, musical picture books, Pete the Cat has several early reader titles to easy into independent reading. "Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game…Read moreRead more of this annotation

6. 6. I Lost My Tooth!

   Willems, Mo,

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   Once you've read all of Elephant and Piggie, you'll just need to move on to Willems's other early readers, the Unlimited Squirrels. "Friends search for Zoom Squirrel's missing baby tooth. Includes 'acorn-y jokes' and 'cool facts.'"

7. 7. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig

   DiCamillo, Kate

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   Local Author Kate DiCamillo makes our list with Mercy Watson. "After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control officer Francine Poulet is called…Read moreRead more of this annotation

8. 8. Mirabel's Discovery

   Weber, Vicky,

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   "Disney Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every…Read moreRead more of this annotation

9. 9. Frog and Toad Are Friends

   Lobel, Arnold

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   A classic for a reason. "Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad."

10. 10. The Cookie Fiasco

    Santat, Dan,

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    "There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"

11. 11. The LEGO Movie 2

    Emmet to the Rescue

    March, Julia,

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    "Follow along as Emmet and his friends work together to save Bricksburg from the LEGO Duplo invaders. Learn about the main characters of the second LEGO movie."

12. 12. We Are Growing!

    Keller, Laurie

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    "Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"

13. 13. Olaf Loves to Read!

    Edwards, John,

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    "Join Olaf the librarian as he builds a castle, sorts books by color, and makes reading fun for everyone in the library."

14. 14. Mademoiselle Mom

    Parent, Nancy

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    "When her mom gets sick, Nancy decides to help around the house by cleaning up and watching her sister JoJo."

15. 15. I'm on It!

    Tsurumi, Andrea

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    "When Frog and Goat turn a simple game into an all-out competition, things get out of hand...until finally, they're over it."

16. 16. Changes for Riley

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    "An all-new adventure inside the mind of now-teenager Riley, who is definitely feeling all kinds of new Emotions!"

17. 17. Bears in the Night

    Berenstain, Stan, 1923-2005

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    "Seven bears sneak out of bed, through the window, and across the dark countryside to investigate the source of a noise."

18. 18. Go, Otto, Go!

    Milgrim, David

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    "Otto the robot builds a spaceship to take him home."

19. 19. Mouse Soup

    Lobel, Arnold

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    "A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup."

20. 20. The Good for Nothing Button!

    Harper, Charise Mericle

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    "Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it try, they are delighted to find that the button…Read moreRead more of this annotation