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Saturday, February 1st is Take You Child to the Library Day! Explore hundreds of new picture books with your little one when you visit. Check out armfuls to read at home to their hearts' content.
![Fox is coming!]( "Fox is coming!")
![Pizza for birds]( "Pizza for birds")
![Pigs dig a road]( "Pigs dig a road")
![The secret of fall]( "The secret of fall")
![Keyana loves school]( "Keyana loves school")
![Sharing is unbearable!]( "Sharing is unbearable!")
![Fox is coming!]( "Fox is coming!")
![The last tamale]( "The last tamale")
![Lucas and the capoeira circle]( "Lucas and the capoeira circle")
![Sloth is not a baby!]( "Sloth is not a baby!")
![The mango tree = La mata de mango]( "The mango tree = La mata de mango")
![I feel the world]( "I feel the world")
![Stopping by jungle on a snowy evening]( "Stopping by jungle on a snowy evening")
![One small spark : a Tikkun Olam story]( "One small spark : a Tikkun Olam story")
![Sheepwrecked]( "Sheepwrecked")
![Goodbye, hello : a going-home journey]( "Goodbye, hello : a going-home journey")
![Soul step]( "Soul step")
![A bear, a fish, and a fishy wish]( "A bear, a fish, and a fishy wish")
![The mango monster]( "The mango monster")
![Clack, clack! Smack! : a Cherokee stickball story]( "Clack, clack! Smack! : a Cherokee stickball story")
![Not-a-box city]( "Not-a-box city")
![The man who didn't like animals]( "The man who didn't like animals")
![Birthday soup]( "Birthday soup")
![You've got this!]( "You've got this!")
![The heart never forgets]( "The heart never forgets")
![Goodbye, hello : a going-home journey]( "Goodbye, hello : a going-home journey")
![Little Red, autumn on the farm]( "Little Red, autumn on the farm")
![Shine]( "Shine")
![Clydeo takes a bite out of life]( "Clydeo takes a bite out of life")
![Noodles on a bicycle]( "Noodles on a bicycle")
Find something new and unique!
![The starlets : a novel]( "The starlets : a novel")
![Murder Island]( "Murder Island")
![Break every rule]( "Break every rule")
![The beast takes a bride]( "The beast takes a bride")
![The living statue : a legend]( "The living statue : a legend")
![April storm : a novel]( "April storm : a novel")
![Showmance]( "Showmance")
![Ivan the terrible goes on a family picnic]( "Ivan the terrible goes on a family picnic")
![What's in a kiss?]( "What's in a kiss?")
![Suggested in the stars]( "Suggested in the stars")
![The greatest lie of all]( "The greatest lie of all")
![The palace of Eros]( "The palace of Eros")
![The doors of midnight]( "The doors of midnight")
![The best American science fiction and fantasy.]( "The best American science fiction and fantasy.")
![The Hitchcock hotel]( "The Hitchcock hotel")
![The wrong Lady meets Lord Right]( "The wrong Lady meets Lord Right")
![The songbird & the heart of stone : a Crowns of Nyaxia novel]( "The songbird & the heart of stone : a Crowns of Nyaxia novel")
![A certain kind of starlight]( "A certain kind of starlight")
![Rumor has it]( "Rumor has it")
![On her own : a novel]( "On her own : a novel")
![This strange eventful history : a novel]( "This strange eventful history : a novel")
![Party favors]( "Party favors")
![The trail of lost hearts]( "The trail of lost hearts")
![Usurpation]( "Usurpation")
![Five-star stranger : a novel]( "Five-star stranger : a novel")
![Whenever you're ready]( "Whenever you're ready")
![Seeing further]( "Seeing further")
![Silence]( "Silence")
![The art of catching feelings]( "The art of catching feelings")
![Wandering stars]( "Wandering stars")
Looking for under-the-radar reads for kids? Check these out!
![The table]( "The table")
![Before the ships : the birth of Black excellence]( "Before the ships : the birth of Black excellence")
![Off the map]( "Off the map")
![I know how to draw an owl]( "I know how to draw an owl")
![Noodles on a bicycle]( "Noodles on a bicycle")
![Ren's one-of-a-kind cupcakes]( "Ren's one-of-a-kind cupcakes")
![Johnny, the sea, and me]( "Johnny, the sea, and me")
![Beti and the little round house]( "Beti and the little round house")
![When Digz the Dog met Zurl the Squirrel : a short tale about a short tail]( "When Digz the Dog met Zurl the Squirrel : a short tale about a short tail")
![A terrible place for a nest]( "A terrible place for a nest")
![Spy ring]( "Spy ring")
![Things that go bump in the day]( "Things that go bump in the day")
![The outsmarters]( "The outsmarters")
![Tales from a not-so-bratty little sister]( "Tales from a not-so-bratty little sister")
![Gracie under the waves]( "Gracie under the waves")
![Please be OK : a story about addiction]( "Please be OK : a story about addiction")
![The secret of fall]( "The secret of fall")
![Rooster and the dancing diablo]( "Rooster and the dancing diablo")
![Dinner at the Brake Fast]( "Dinner at the Brake Fast")
![Fowl play]( "Fowl play")
![A sky full of dragons]( "A sky full of dragons")
![Crowning glory : a celebration of black hair]( "Crowning glory : a celebration of black hair")
![Saudade : our longing for Brazil]( "Saudade : our longing for Brazil")
![Nightmare in the Backyard]( "Nightmare in the Backyard")
![Clack, clack! Smack! : a Cherokee stickball story]( "Clack, clack! Smack! : a Cherokee stickball story")
![Before I grew up]( "Before I grew up")
![House of elephants]( "House of elephants")
![Catch zoo later]( "Catch zoo later")
![I'm from here too]( "I'm from here too")
![Wind is a dance]( "Wind is a dance")
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