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Author: Adam T. Newman

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Girl on stage. Text: Eva the Diva!

Author: Adaurie Stemshorn

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Peacock and chicken embracing. Text: I Will Always Be Your Mommy: Based on the true story of Peawee the Peacock

Author: Alison O’Quinn

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Young girl in front of a museum. Text: Amaya

Author & Illustrator: Ana Yasbeck

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Planet with a ring around it. Text: Planet Luminix

Author & Illustrator: Anat Tour

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Author image and book cover of young girl and large pink elephant on a bike. Text: Anat Tour. Author/Illustrator

Author: Andrew Ly

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Two children riding a unicorn through flying pieces of fried chicken. Text: My Unicorn Eats Fried Chicken

Author: Angela O'Hoppe

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Catcher with a baseball. Text: If You Choose to Believe Them

Authors: Azatyan Twins & Co

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Child drawings of two characters. Text: The Adventures of Chik-Chik and Max Book 1

Author: Better Together Foundation

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Better Together Foundation logo. Text: Peace Starts Inside

Participant: Bewildered Books

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A bumblee flying with a surprised expression. Text: Beatrice the Bewildered Bumblebee

Author: Billie Lynne Marchiando Bracey

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Woman on the beach holding a surfboard. Text: Mama in the Waves

Participant: Bitty Bao

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Author: Brain Doodle Books

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Cartoon brain doodling. Text: Dee Anderson. Children

Author: C.M. Harris

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Diverse children

Author: Camille Brown

A child hugging an alpaca

Author: Candice Christina Harris

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A girl in the sky above swimming killer sharks. Text: Majestic Dreams. A Children

Author: Carol Basile

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Author: Carolyn Higgs

Santa, the Grinch, and two children standing outside a cabin in the snow. Text: Leo

Author: Cecilia Vega-Ryan

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Boy looking at a small grounded airplane. Text: Flyboy! The High-Flying Life of Jim Kunkle

Author: Christine Alemshah

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A girl is writing on a big box filled with various objects. Text: Bea

Author: Claudia Maldonado

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Young girl with an open book. Text: Claudia Maldonado. Autora

Participant: Clotilde French Bookstore

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Author: Cole Regitz

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Old leather book. Text: Victory

Participant: Cosworth Publishing

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Author: Dan McCauley

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Earth. Text: Thank You World

Author: Dr. Adam Schilling

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A child with a small bug on their head. Text: Gus and the Chatterbug

Author: Elanah Prugh

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Two teens come across a large sea monster. Text: The Gash

Author: Elisa Eliot

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Zak and some kids followed by zombies with cellphones. Text: Zak vs. Zombies

Author: Elissa Bell Barber

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Unhappy bear with arms crossed in the forest. Text: Grouchy Bear. Inspired by Elliot Bell

Author: Erica Lee Schlaikjer

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Child reaching up to a twinkling star. Text: Sky Luck

Participant: Gemma's Library

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Participant: Habbi Habbi Bilingual Books & Toys

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Author & Illustrator: HJX Designs LLC

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Tiger, surrounded by ingredients, holding kimbap. Text: Let

Participant: Hooray! Books

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Author: Isabel Quintero-Flores

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Woman holding young child. Text: Mamá

Author: Jen Stryker

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Scared girl in the pushes looks up at a window with faces. Text: My Neighbors are Vampires I Think

Author: Josh Oaktree

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Tree trunk character standing outside. Text: Art & Oakie ask: Do You Speak Tree?

Author & Illustrator: Joshua Hauke

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Overwhelmed young person with unusual characters running away. Text: Doom

Author: Joy Michelle Austin

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In the kitchen with a bowl of batter and a cake on a stand. Text: The Seaside Sleuths and the Bridal Batter Blunder. Readers

Author: Judy Li

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One book with young girl having a tea party. Text: Baby Tea Time. Second Book with toddler having food. Text: Baby Snack Time. A bilingual learning book

Author: Julie Bauer

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Emotion and Nature logo. Text: Books and Art by Julie Bauer

Author: Kalyn Josephson

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A mysterious game board and a mansion. Text: The Grimlore Game. New York Times Bestselling Author of the Ravenfall Series

Author: Katie Dawson

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Orange County Children

Author: Kim Ntiappiah

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Smiling baby girl and puppy sitting on grass. Text: Growing Up with Paws and Love

Author: Kimberlee Countryman

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Two dogs breaking through a hole in paper. Text: The Adventures of Bug and Bido. A Tail of Love and Laughter

Author: Linnéa Cameron

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A pirate ship at sea. Text: Pirates of the Mediterranean

Author: Lisa Cortez

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Two girls dancing. Text: The Adventures of Marie & LeeLee

Author: Lisa Starr

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Fairy talking to a little bird. Text: The Fairy and the Little Bird

Participant: Lumiere Picture Book by Kids

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Author: Madi Power

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A turtle with a heart on its shell standing at the beach. Text: Tuck

Author: Marcia Soligo

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Person holding a sword and entering a dark forest with two moons above. Text: The Portals of Tartae: The Land with the Two Moons

Participant: Marketing 4 Moments

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Child wearing an astronaut t-shirt overlayed on background of planets. Text: I Love the Me I See

Author: Mary Helen Berg

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A bear and a wolf standing on separate cliffs with a forest and a body of water full of fish. Text: Enough to Share

Author: Melissa Villaseñor

A girl and a cat posing for a photo with sunglasses. Text: Cat and Lola: School Picture Day

Author: Molly Baker

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Girl wearing a cape and holding a stuffed lion. Text: Superhero is a Verb. Inspired by Thea Rose. Include. Learn. Grow. Try. Defend. Care. Help

Author: Molly Bricker

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Young boy and girl wearing backpacks and holding hands with a cat in the foreground. Text: Book #1 The Kid Squad: Cat Trouble

Author: Molly Wauson

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A young boy among grass and trees with a lion behind him. Text: At Least I Wasn

Author: Montana Sholars

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Young girl ice skating. Text: Desi-Mae and The Things to Say

Author: My Little Daycay

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Girl and boy playing ball on the beach. Text: Beach Day

Participant: Mysterious Galaxy Books

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Mysterious Galaxy Books logo. Text: Of Martians, Murder, Magic, Mayhem & More

Author: Natalie Burns

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A mother in bed hugging two children and a teddy bear. Text: Mommy Goes to the Hospital

Author: Natasha Khan Kazi

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Four happy children each standing on a balcony with a happy moon in the middle. Text: Moon

Author: Necia Davis

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A happy girl walking on a path marked Sweetland with giant sweets instead of the other path marked Veggie City. Text: Mattie

Participant: Nicky Gaymer-Jones

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Participant: Over and Over Media

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Girl elf shushing an upset adult elf. Text: Ally Elf The Pet Santa

Author: Paolo Mazzucato

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Boy and girl on a nautical adventure with his grandpa and a collage of characters. Text: AJ and the Incredible Fish

Participant: Peewee Picasso®

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Author: Peggy Lotz

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Girl, who is holding a string, and dog are playing on the beach. Text: Catching Memories

Author: Rachel Ignotofsky

Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Text: Dinosaurs: Exploring Prehistoric Life and Geological time

Author: Re'Shawana Graves

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A long curvy path up a mountain. Text: Suited and Booted

Authors: Risa Williams & Erica Curtis

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Owl, monkey, and squirrel surrounded by colorful leaves. Text: Max and the Imaginary Tree

Participant: Seedlingo

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Author: Sheri Byers

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A boy is on a magical path with two mismatched sock characters in a bush. Text: Arvin Stüttle And the World of Socks

Participant: Skool’s for the Birds Publishing

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Caterpillar moving in a garden. Text: Leia The Caterpillar

Participant: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, SoCal region

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Author: Steph Klauss Writes

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A dog and several cats in a room. Text: Tiger Lily & the Shelter Pets. The Great Box Rescue!

Special Guest Performer: StoryTeller

StoryTeller with her colorful puppet cast. Text: KidTime StoryTime

Author: Talin Kaloustian

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A person looking at a colorful sky. Text: Is the Sky Always Blue? Real Science Simple Series. A valuable educational tool and a fun read. Kirkus Reviews