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One of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from the internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Knuffle Bunny

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald…

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1 author picked I Love My New Toy! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My kindergartener shared, “I like this book because it’s really silly, and I think it would be great for everyone, too. If we had a new toy and it broke, we wouldn’t act as dramatic, so I think it’s fun to see.”

An added bonus about this book is that she can read it herself and loves the “dramatic” parts.

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