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Olivetti
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Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live
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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
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The Most Boring Book Ever
by Brandon Sanderson & Kazu Kibuishi (illustrator) -
Orris and Timble: The Beginning
Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (illustrator)