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Elmo Loves You
Sarah Albee, Maggie Swanson
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 2, 2002)Everyone loves something—it’s true! In this rhyming book, Elmo explains how everyone has something special they care about—babies love noise and kids love toys; Bert loves pigeons and pigeons love to coo. And, as Elmo loves to remind readers throughout the book, to toddler's delight, “Elmo loves you!” While this is a great present for Valentine’s Day, it's also a sweet, reassuring poem about love that kids will enjoy year round.
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Big Bird's Copycat Day
Sharon Lerner
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, March 16, 1999)Toddlers can join in Big Bird's copycat game as they follow the bright pictures and listen to the funny rhymes in this simple story adapted from a popular Step into Reading® Step 1 book. Playing copycat games is a fun way to help toddlers listen and repeat word sounds, and a helps to develop language skills.
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Zip! Pop! Hop! and Other Fun Words to Say
Michaela Muntean, David Prebenna
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 27, 2008)Elmo and his friends have lots of fun saying oodles of words with interesting sounds—and which sometimes feel a little funny in the mouth—such as pop, zip, hopscotch, growl, snip, gurgle, squiggly, ticktock, and lots more. There are giggles galore for babies and toddlers on every single page!
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Hokey Pokey Elmo
Abigail Tabby, Tom Brannon
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 24, 2006)Elmo invites toddlers to dance along as he and his friends do the Hokey Pokey—with a bit of a twist! In addition to the usual—putting in hands, feet, and other body parts—there’s Cookie Monster putting his cookie in, Big Bird shaking his tail feathers, and Bert doing—what else?—the Pigeon! Lots of interactive, laugh-out-loud fun for all!
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Elmo's Mother Goose
Constance Allen, Maggie Swanson
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 22, 2000)Elmo and his Sesame Street friends re-tell classic Mother Goose rhymes, with their own unique Sesame Street spin. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake...could that be Cookie Monster dressed up as baker's man?
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Which Witch Is Which?
Michaela Muntean, Tom Brannon
Board book (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 24, 2004)For Halloween, the Sesame Street friends all dress as witches. As the “trick” part of “trick or treat,” they make people guess which witch is which. It works like a charm until Oscar the Grouch hilariously turns the tables on them with his own Halloween trick. This warm, funny story also teaches the powers of observation.
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