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8 9 Children’s Children’s The Twelve Birdies of Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas Hot Pot Night! I Am Every Good Thing Christmas Thomas Nelson & Beth Hughes Vincent Chen Derrick Barnes Jennifer Sattler Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas will One Taiwanese American & Gordon C. James With funny illustrations, the have kids singing, clapping, boy’s enthusiasm for hot pot A positive and powerful traditional carol is hilariously and barking through every brings diverse neighbors celebration of Black boyhood brought to life when twelve colorful board book page. from his urban apartment from the award-winning birdies count their way This interactive holiday book building together for a creators of Crown: An Ode to through the twelve days of features zany minimalist art and night of fun and a delicious the Fresh Cut. Christmas. a grumpy dog named Cocoa. communal meal. Nancy Paulsen Sleeping Bear Press Tommy Nelson Charlesbridge $17.99 | 9780525518778 $8.99 | 9781534110946 $9.99 | 9781400221943 $16.99 | 9781623541200

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Unicorns Are the Worst! Oh, The Things We’re For! 5 More Sleeps ‘til Pugtato Finds a Thing Alex Willan Innosanto Nagara Christmas Sophie Corrigan Perfect for fans of Dragons Love The author of A is for Activist Jimmy Fallon & Rich Deas Join Pugtato and his adorable Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s presents a rhyming, boldly Can you believe it’s here? The “spuddies” on their first-ever Pretty Great, this wildly funny, illustrated vision of a better most magical day of the year! adventure in this heartwarming imaginative book celebrates the world — and a future worth Start a new holiday tradition picture book that celebrates value of differences as a grumpy fighting for. and share this sweet and the power of friendship, goblin gets to know his unicorn Triangle Square spirited picture book from compassion, and believing in neighbors. $17.95 | 9781644210147 Jimmy Fallon. your own unique gifts. Simon & Schuster Feiwel & Friends Zondervan Kidz $17.99 | 9781534453838 $18.99 | 9781250266477 $17.99 | 9780310767817

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Cover and interior illustrations by Maria Scrivan, author and illustrator of Nat Enough and Forget Me Nat (Scholastic).