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The Lumberjack's Beard

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Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live
Mike Unwin, Jenni Desmond (illustrator)

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by Allie Millington

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by Anna Sewell

The Arrival
by Shaun Tan

The Skull
Jon Klassen, Fairuza Balk (narrator)

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by Brandon Sanderson & Kazu Kibuishi (illustrator)