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Miss Spider's Tea Party

David Kirk · 32 pages

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Curious George

H.A. Rey · 55 pages

George is an African monkey who has come to America with his friend The Man in The Yellow Hat. They get into all sort of trouble in this 1946 Childrens' novel.

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Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose

Dr. Seuss · 40 pages

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Llama Llama Mad at Mama

Anna Dewdney · 32 pages

A young llama wants to play but must go shopping with his mother instead, and so he gets angry and makes a mess at the store.

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The Amazing Bone

William Steig · 32 pages

On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen · 34 pages

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

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The Tailor of Gloucester

Beatrix Potter · 59 pages

When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.

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The Complete Adventures of Curious George

Margret Rey, H.A. Rey · 422 pages

The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.

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Are You My Mother?

P.D. Eastman · 64 pages

When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.

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The Poky Little Puppy

Janette Sebring Lowrey

*Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. . . .* *The Poky Little Puppy* was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families f

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Return to the Hundred Acre Wood

David Benedictus · 208 pages

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of The House at Pooh Corner, when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and

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The Wild Christmas Reindeer

Jan Brett · 32 pages

After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.

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Owl at Home

Arnold Lobel · 64 pages

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If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Laura Joffe Numeroff · 32 pages

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.

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Frederick

Leo Lionni · 32 pages

(goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Doreen Cronin · 32 pages

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

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The Story of Babar

Jean de Brunhoff · 56 pages

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A to Z

Sandra Boynton

A variety of humorous animal characters introduce the letters of the alphabet.

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What Do People Do All Day?

Richard Scarry · 64 pages

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Thumbelina

Hans Christian Andersen · 32 pages

Thumbelina is one of the most charming and childlike tales of the great Danish story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen. It is presented in a brief retelling, with pictures by Gustaf Tenggren, the Swedish-American artist whose pictures are loved by children everywhere.

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If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond · 32 pages

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake. Find out what happens to a little girl when she kindly offers her pig a pancake. She'll wish she hadn't!

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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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Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann · 36 pages

An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

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