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• Jumanji

  Van Allsburg, Chris

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  Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

• Do Not Eat the Game!

  McElligott, Matthew,

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  A girl tries to play a game with monsters, but it quickly turns into chaos when they don't follow the rules.

• The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

  Daywalt, Drew,

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  You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...

• Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club

  Wong, Janet S.

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  Alex quits playing chess after losing a game to Uncle Hooya; but when other activities fail to satisfy him, he gives his favorite game another try by joining the chess club.

• The Name Game

  Laird, Elizabeth,

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  The little girl is so bored at home. There's NO-ONE to play with! That is until she decides to play the name game with the nature and animals around her, inventing fantastic names and personalities for all of them!

• The Berenstain Bears Take Turns

  Berenstain, Mike, 1951-

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  When it comes to baseball and board games, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear make a great team! But the cubs best teamwork comes from playing "pretend" games like Robin Hood. The problem is they can never agree on their roles! Good thing Mama and Papa…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Giggle Game

  Cosmo, A. J.,

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  Bedtime is the best time, when we make the animals sounds. From roars, moos, clucks, and squeaks to giggles all around!

• Red Light, Green Lion

  Ryan, Candace,

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  Inspired by a favorite childhood game (Red Light, Green Light), Red Light, Green Lion is a sweet, sometimes silly, and philosophical picture book that encourages friendship, sharing and literacy.

• David Jumps in

  Woo, Alan, 1977-

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  On his first day at a brand-new school, David finds himself alone at recess after his classmates race off to their favorite activities. But David has a pocketful of rubber bands for his favorite jump rope game. Can making friends be as easy as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hide-and-squeak

  Frederick, Heather Vogel

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  A mouse baby leads his father on a merry game of hide-and-squeak at bedtime.

• Telephone

  Barnett, Mac,

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  In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results.

• Ruby's Sword

  Véissid, Jacqueline,

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  Ruby wants to play with her older brothers, but they always ignore her and leave her out of their games--but when Ruby starts to build her own castle she discovers a way to make her brothers want to play with her.

• You Can't Catch Me!

  Rayner, Catherine,

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  Dexter the fox is frustrated when his owl and hare friends keep winning their chasing game--until he remembers that he has a special talent, too.

• Playground

  Hout, Mies van,

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  Sometimes the journey is even more fun than the destination. Follow two children as they trek through trees, climb over sand dunes, cross a river, bushwhack through blackberry bushes, hop on clouds, and even descend into a dark cave on their way to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mexican Dreidel

  Marshall, Linda Elovitz,

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  Danielito's dreidel leads his new friends' Mexican tops called trompos on a spinning adventure through the neighborhood.

• The Think-Ups

  Alexander, Claire,

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  What's there to do on a rainy day? If you are someone like Kiki, with a big imagination, you teach someone how to play the Think-Ups! Here's how to play: take turns thinking up any creature you like and, just like that, that creature (or several of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Are You a Monkey?

  a Tale of Animal Charades

  Rivoal, Marine,

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  A crocodile sticks his head in the sand and asks his friends to guess which animal he is mimicking. A turn of the page reveals the answer: an ostrich! Next, the ostrich curls her long neck and shoots water from her mouth. Whom is she imitating? An…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Window Fishing

  Dyson, DK,

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  Amir bonds with Rudeday, his downstairs artist neighbor, over a game they invented.

• Piggies

  Wood, Don, 1945-

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  Ten little piggies dance on a young child's fingers and toes before finally going to sleep.

• Let's Play Monsters!

  Cousins, Lucy,

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  Inspired by a game played by the author with her own grandchild, a crayon-bright story by the award-winning creator of the Maisy series invites little monsters to munch, scrunch, gobble and moo their way through imaginative interactions with loved…Read moreRead more of this annotation