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In this silly, interactive Valentine's Day story, a grumpy dog makes a surprising discovery about friendship as he tries to outwit an ornery kitten who has stolen his only valentine. Toddlers and preschoolers will have a blast tracing, making choices, and dancing to help Cocoa coax the kitten to cooperate in this funny board book.With zany, minimalist art from illustrator Beth Hughes, and a good helping of silly antics, this delightful seasonal book will capture your littlest readers' imaginations and help them be a little less cranky and a little more loving this Valentine's Day.Cocoa's Cranky Valentine is perfect for 2 to 6-year-olds, who will love participating in the story exploring friendships with those who are different from you fans of Press Here, There's a Monster in Your Book, and There's a Dragon in Your Book dog lovers and cat lovers or anyone whose heart melts at animal friendships reading aloud, and laughing along, at story time and bedtime a fun Valentine's Day surprise to enjoy year after year If you enjoy Cocoa's Cranky Valentine, check out Cocoa's Cranky Christmas for the holidays.

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This silly interactive holiday story features a grumpy dog who is not ready for Christmas. Follow the directions to clap, sing, and find the doggy cookies to try to cheer up Cocoa in time for Christmas Eve in this funny board book.Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas is perfect for active toddlers and preschoolers who will love participating in the story encouraging kids to embrace the Christmas season with joy and laughter fans of Press Here, There’s a Monster in Your Book, and There’s an Elf in Your Book a stocking stuffer, Advent gift, or Christmas morning surprise reading aloud, and laughing along, at story time and bedtime With a glittered cover, zany minimalist art by Beth Hughes, and a good helping of silly antics, this delightful Christmas book for 2 to 6-year-olds will capture your littlest readers' imaginations and put them in the Christmas spirit."The cartoony digital illustrations are set against a merry scarlet background, and close-ups of Cocoa's expressive face amplify the humor. … The comical narrative is likely to draw laughs." —Publisher's Weekly

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New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids’ Helping Paws Academy series, Lumos Keeps Calm follows a facility dog who helps a child needing stitches. This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of facility dogs. Follow an adorable facility dog helping a child through getting stitches, with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Facility dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also proving more information about facility dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children's Center.Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

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To distinguish an L&D program that affects learner behavior, you must put results first. Doing so helps you show the value of your work as a learning consultant and demonstrate the value of L&D activities. In this issue of TD at Work, Chris Adams and Beth Hughes introduce the Results Come First framework. You will discover: how results should come first when engaging with clients the forces that may throw off the balance of your development initiative examples of how the framework works in action.

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New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids’ Helping Paws Academy series, Cricket Give Comfort follows a facility dog who helps a child with epilepsy. This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of facility dogs. Follow an adorable facility dog helping a child through a diagnosis of epilepsy, with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Facility dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also proving more information about facility dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children's Center.Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

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New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids’ Helping Paws Academy series, Dash and the Cancer Center follows a facility dog who helps a child with cancer. This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of facility dogs. Follow an adorable facility dog helping a child through a cancer diagnosis, with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Facility dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also proving more information about facility dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children's Center.Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

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The Hare and the Tortoise decide to race up and over the hill. Hare feels she is a sure winner and takes a nap under a tree while Tortoise plods along far behind. Rabbit is fast but she still win the race? The Hare and the Tortoise is part of the Lift-off First Words range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Lift-off First Words provides fiction and non-fiction for Lilac+ band that uses simple language to bridge the gap from wordless books to first sentences. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age 3-4.

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Amber and Cooper take a boat trip along the Amazon river. They soon spot a young pink dolphin swimming along. The boat's captain, Esteban, tells them that it may be lost and needs to be guided back to its 'pod' or family group. Can Amber and Cooper help Esteban lead the pink dolphin back to its pod? (Letter-sounds featured: /y+oor/ -ure /uh/ -er /w/ wh /f/ ph) The Pink River Dolphin is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6.

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