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I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem

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I Got the Rhythm

Connie Schofield-Morrison · 32 pages

On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other childen join her.

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Scaredy Squirrel

Melanie Watt · 36 pages

Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook

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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Kate DiCamillo · 240 pages

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book 'Terrible Things Can Happen to You!' so she is just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the sq

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Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

Dr. Seuss · 64 pages

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The Little Red Caboose

Marian Potter

The little red caboose always came last. By the time the little red caboose came along, the boys and girls were turning away. "How I wish I were a big black engine, puffing and chuffing way up at the front of the train! But I'm just the little old red caboose. Nobody cares for me." The train went slower and slower and s-l-o-w-e-r. It looked as if that train could not get up the mountain. The littl

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The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

Justin Roberts · 32 pages

Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her--but when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention.

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Little Miss Sunshine

Roger Hargreaves · 32 pages

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Llama Llama Misses Mama

Anna Dewdney · 36 pages

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.

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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg · 32 pages

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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 32 pages

Concerned that the family is spending too much time in front of the television and neglecting other activities, Mama Bear decides that there will be no television watching for one week.

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Swimmy

Leo Lionni · 32 pages

(Age 3-7) (Pre-K to 2) **''A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.''** Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. **Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuit

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The Rainbow Fish

Marcus Pfister · 32 pages

Rainbow Fish has a disagreement with Little Blue because Little Blue has a sea glass which Rainbow Fish thinks he lost.

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The Night Before Christmas

Clement C. Moore · 32 pages

A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

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Stellaluna

Janell Cannon · 48 pages

After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

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Press Here

Herve Tullet · 56 pages

Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! Especially remarkable because the

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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Eric Litwin · 36 pages

Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.

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The Very Quiet Cricket

Eric Carle · 32 pages

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.

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My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream?

Jennifer Fosberry

From breakfast to bedtime, a young girl imagines being different women who made history, and ends the day empowered to be herself. Includes brief biographical information about the women cited.

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Beatrice's Goat

Page McBrier · 37 pages

A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer.

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Just for You

Mercer Mayer · 30 pages

A little creature tries and tries to do something special for his mother but something always seems to go wrong.

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First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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I Love My Hair!

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.

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Going Places

Peter H. Reynolds, Paul A. Reynolds · 36 pages

Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help. Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her

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Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala Yousafzai · 48 pages

The author presents her story and life philosophy, describing how she wished for a magic pencil that she would use to fix the world's problems, and how she realized that even if she never found the pencil, she could still have a positive impact.

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