Tis’ the Season — For Great Fall Picture Books!

'The Huffington Post' rounds-up 50 new picture books to be on the lookout for this season!
Here are some of the titles:

Firebird by Misty Copeland
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato
Blizzard by John Rocco
The Boy on the Page by Peter Carnavas
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Forget Me Not by Nancy Van Laan
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Hug Machine by Scott Campbell

Look for the rest here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/minhle/50-new-picture-books-for-_b_5808186.html

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