| Allard, Harry |
The Stupids Step Out. |
The Stupid family and their dog Kitty have a fun-filled day doing ridiculous things.
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| Byars, Betsy |
The Golly Sisters Go West. |
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.
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| Carle, Eric |
The Grouchy Ladybug. |
A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.
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| Duffey, Betsy |
Camp Knock Knock. |
Willie is king of the knock-knock jokes at summer camp, but to retain his title he must win the great riddle contest against Crow, who is best at everything.
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| Gilman, Phoebe |
Something from Nothing. |
In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph's baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left--but then Joseph has an idea.
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| Henkes, Kevin |
Chester's Way. |
Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.
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| Hoffman, Mary |
Amazing Grace. |
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
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| Joyce, William |
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo. |
While vacationing in Africa, the Lazardo family finds and brings back to America a friendly dinosaur that becomes the talk of the town.
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| Kasza, Keiko |
The Wolf's Chicken Stew. |
A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have hilariously unexpected results.
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| Ketteman, Helen |
Bubba the Cowboy Prince : A Fractured Texas Tale. |
Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set is Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.
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| Kirk, David |
Miss Spider's Tea Party. |
When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten!
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| Levitin, Sonia |
Nine for California. |
Amanda travels by stagecoach with her four siblings and her mother from Missouri to California to join her father.
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| Mahy, Margaret |
The Christmas Tree Tangle. |
Describes the humorous adventures of a kitten who climbs the Christmas tree and the various animals who attempt to rescue it.
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| Marshall, James |
George and Martha. |
Relates several episodes in the friendship of two hippopotamuses. Part of a series.
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| McDermott, Gerald |
Zomo the Rabbit : a Trickster Tale from West Africa. |
Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.
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| Miller, Sara |
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog. |
Stories addressed to dogs and written from a dog's point of view, featuring such topics as a burglar, bones, and running free.
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Morning, Noon, and Night : Poems to Fill Your Day. |
A selection of poems about the activities in a child's day, written by poets including Myra Cohn Livingston, Jeff Moss, Langston Hughes, and Charlotte Zolotow.
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| Parish, Peggy |
Amelia Bedelia. |
A new maid's first day of housework becomes a hilarious affair as she follows her list of duties exactly. Part of a series.
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| Pilkey, Dav |
Dragon's Fat Cat. |
Dragon finds a fat cat in the snow outside his house, brings it inside, and soon has a family. Part of a series.
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The Hallo-wiener. |
All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.
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| Polacco, Patricia |
Thunder Cake. |
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
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| Rathmann, Peggy |
Officer Buckle and Gloria. |
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
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| Rylant, Cynthia |
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin. |
At first Henry's very neat cousin doesn't like the cookies from under his bed or Mudge's slobbery kisses, but when they all play frisbee, she begins to enjoy her visit. Part of a series.
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| Rylant, Cynthia |
Mr. Putter and Tabby walk the dog. |
When their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for.
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Poppleton and Friends. |
Poppleton the pig goes to the beach, solves a lint mystery, and learns that friends are the secret to a long life. Part of a series.
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| Silverstein, Shel |
Falling up : Poems and Drawings. |
The last collection of humorous drawings and poems by a beloved poet for children.
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| Soto, Gary |
Too Many Tamales. |
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get together, but panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.
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| Spirn, Michele |
The Know-Nothings. |
Four friends called The Know-Nothings, because they don't know very much, decide to make lunch.
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| Stevens, Janet |
Coyote Steals the Blanket : an Ute Tale. |
Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.
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| Tafuri, Nancy |
The Brass Ring. |
Being on vacation is even more fun for one who is bigger and can do more things such as ride a bike, float and swim, and buy a carousel ticket.
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| Walton, Rick |
Once There Was a Bull--- Frog. |
A bullfrog in the Old West loses his hop in this lively tale where each page must be turned to complete the previous image.
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| Wick, Walter |
I Spy : a Book of Picture Riddles. |
Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.
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| Williams, Sherley Anne |
Working Cotton. |
A young black girl relates the daily events of her family's migrant life in the cotton fields of central California.
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| Wilson, Sarah |
June Is a Tune That Jumps on a Stair. |
Verses on rain, snails, the beach, bed, animals, toys, family, and other parts of a child's world.
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