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10 Books for Young Children<\/h2>

Make Way for Ducklings<\/a><\/strong>: Follow the adventures of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack and Quack, as they navigate Boston to get to their new home. A Robert McCloskey classic. \u2014 $6.19.<\/em><\/p>

The Gruffalo<\/a><\/strong>: A mouse avoids being eaten through his own creativity in this witty best-seller from Julia Donaldson. \u2014 $6.40<\/em><\/p>

Coat of Many Colors<\/a><\/strong>: Reading advocate Dolly Parton published this book in 1996; it’s based on her song about the winter coat hand-made by her mother and the memories it brought back. \u2014 $18.61<\/em><\/p>

Writing for Minecrafters, Grade 2<\/a><\/strong>: Let Steve and an assortment of creepers, villagers and zombies help introduce your second grader to the basics of putting thoughts into words through writing. \u2014 $9.99<\/em><\/p>

The Little Prince<\/a><\/strong>: First published in 1943, the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry exploring themes of love, loss and friendship (among many others) lives on. \u2014 $8.09<\/em><\/p>

Baby Young, Gifted, and Black<\/a><\/strong>: A baby board book, young readers can learn from the past and encourage the future. \u2014 $7.52<\/em><\/p>

Around the Farm<\/a><\/strong>: From the World of Eric Carle, here’s an engaging book that has a sound button grid to engage young readers beyond the words and pictures. \u2014 $10.61<\/em><\/p>

How Rocket Learned to Read<\/a><\/strong>: Using phonetics and<\/em> the alphabet, Rocket the Dog helps young readers develop their skills. You can also follow up this book with Rocket Writes a Story<\/a>! \u2014 $11.17<\/em><\/p>

They All Saw a Cat<\/a><\/strong>: “The single best children\u2019s book of the past 20 years” according to The Wall Street Journal, this best-selling book for preschool\/kindergarten level readers by Brendan Wenzel explores what people see and how they see it. \u2014 $10.48<\/em><\/p>

Happy Birthday to You!<\/a><\/strong>: The Great Birthday Bird of Katro arrives to celebrate in another Dr. Seuss classic, of which there are many. \u2014 $9.42<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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