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A Sesame Street Passover story with stickers, a poster, and a card game!It's Passover on Sesame Street, and Grover invites a few friends to a Seder at his house. More and more guests show up, and room is made at the table to honor the traditional Passover invitation: "Let all who are hungry come and eat." Girls and boys ages 2 to 5 will particularly enjoy the story's focus on the exciting hunt for the Passover afikomen, a piece of matzah that's hidden for the children to find. A brief explanation of the history and customs of Passover is included at the end. Stickers, a poster that shows a splendid Seder plate, and a press-out matching card game add to the holiday fun. The messages of inclusion and friendship make this colorful paperback storybook particularly timely.

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Fill Halloween season with mystery, giggles, and sweet animal friends as you lift the flaps in this guessing-game board book for preschoolers full of playful illustrations and festive fun.Who is the monster with long whiskers? Whose furry ear is flopping out of that spooky mask? This read-aloud book is full of silly surprises as animal friends come to the door in some truly wild costumes on the sweetest night of the year.Halloween Hugs appeals to preschoolers’ and kindergartners’ love of surprises as they discover the costumed trick-or-treater on each page hunt for clues to the guest’s true identity lift the flap to find the cuddly animal with its mask removed laugh along with the upbeat rhyming riddles enjoy the illustrations of jack-o-lantern pumpkins, flying bats, and Halloween candy Offering a colorful cover, sturdy board pages, and easy-to-open flaps, this not-so-scary Halloween tale will be a perennial favorite with your little ones at story time all October, or in any season.

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Celebrate Hanukkah with Grover and friends on Sesame Street! It's Hanukkah on Sesame Street, and Grover invites his friends to a Hanukkah party at his house. Girls and boys ages 2 to 5 will learn the why and how of celebrating Hanukkah along with Elmo, Telly, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie, Zoe, and Murray. The story offers a simple outline of the holiday's origins, lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, and eating latkes and other traditional delicacies. This colorful paperback storybook offers stickers, press-out Hanukkah cards, and a poster with a Hanukkah party game. The story includes gentle messages about friendship, kindness, and tolerance to highlight the Sesame Street mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder-because Sesame Street is the most trusted name in early learning.

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Laugh through bedtime with this hilarious, lift-the-flap board book about a young giraffe who has so much fun with his bedtime routine that he doesn't have time to go to sleep. With each reminder that it's time for bed, little giraffe moves on to the next nightly activity with enthusiasm--until he's finally all tuckered out and tucked in.Giraffe's Long Good-Night is a silly bedtime story that will coax high-energy toddlers and preschoolers into calling it a night. This read-aloud book features flaps that unfold in all directions to reveal how little giraffe has gotten carried away again silly rhyming text that celebrates time together at bedtime sturdy board pages and a sparkly cover clever illustrations by Shahar Kober that are packed with surprises a calming close to help little ones transition to sleep You and your child will love following along as this sweet and silly giraffe stre-e-e-e-tches out every stage of bedtime, from popping bubbles in the bath to trying on all his favorite pajamas to praying for each and every friend. This funny and short bedtime story will be a fresh favorite for your family's nightly story times.

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Bedtime routines are more fun with Grandma! In this sweet board book, different grandma and grandbaby animal pairs prepare for bed, from bath time to story time. Invite your little one to feel the crocodile's scales, for instance, as you read aloud, Grandma makes my bath time fun While I get nice and clean. We splash each other till at last, My scales are gleaming green! Me and Grandma love to cuddle, Splashy, splooshy, soapy cuddles!Then cuddle up for the night as you say "I love you" one more time. The cute rhymes, adorable art, and fun tactile elements make this book the perfect gift from a grandma to her little one, for a first-time grandma, or in celebration of Grandparents Day.Snuggle in! Even bedtime is better with Grandma.

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