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The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak · 48 pages

This innovative and wildly funny audiobook by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any listener into a comedian. You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song ab

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The Magic Hat

Mem Fox · 32 pages

A wizard's hat blows into town, changing people into different animals when it lands on their heads.

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Babushka's Doll

Patricia Polacco · 33 pages

A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

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The Pencil

Allan Ahlberg · 48 pages

A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.

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Goldfish Ghost

Lemony Snicket · 40 pages

The adventures of a goldfish who just died.

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Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo

William Joyce · 32 pages

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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Dear Mr. Blueberry

Simon James · 32 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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Runny Babbit

Shel Silverstein · 89 pages

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Shrek

William Steig · 32 pages

Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.

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Uni the Unicorn

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 40 pages

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I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories

Dr. Seuss · 64 pages

Three stories in verse: "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today," "King Looie Katz, " and "The Glunk That Got Thunk."

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Froodle

Antoinette Portis

One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.

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When a Dragon Moves In

Jodi Moore · 40 pages

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Spring Story

Jill Barklem · 31 pages

Follows the activities of the Brambly Hedge community of field mice on a spring day as they prepare a surprise picnic for Wilfred's birthday.

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I Know a Wee Piggy

Kim Norman

A cumulative, rhyming tale of an ordinary pig who leaps out of his boy's arms at a state fair and wallows in color after color, turning himself into a work of art.

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The Whale in My Swimming Pool

Joyce Wan · 32 pages

A young boy discovers a whale in his pool and tries everything he can think of to get it out. When a little boy discovers a whale in his pool, he tries everything he can think of to get it out, eventually coming up with the perfect solution to the problem.

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Cats' Night Out

Caroline Stutson · 32 pages

Cats dance the night away out on the town, doing the tango, rumba, twist, fox trot, and more.

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Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Berkeley Breathed, Fannie Fudwupper · 48 pages

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I'm a Manatee

John Lithgow · 32 pages

A boy imagines that he is a manatee, sprinkling seaweed on his raisin bran-atee and dignifying his watery domain with his wit, sophistication, and urbanity.

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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Alison Jay

A board book adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic pairs illustrations of the story's iconic moments with descriptive verbs.

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Ten Apples Up On Top!

Theo LeSieg · 64 pages

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