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The Most Magnificent Thing

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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty · 32 pages

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fl y but rather hovers for a momen

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell · 39 pages

Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

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Mirette on the High Wire

Emily Arnold McCully · 32 pages

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Dr. Seuss · 64 pages

The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?

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Thunder Cake

Patricia Polacco · 32 pages

Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

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Blueberry Girl

Neil Gaiman · 31 pages

Rhyming text expresses a prayer for a girl to be protected from such dangers as nightmares at age three or false friends at fifteen, and to be granted clearness of sight and other favors.

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Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio

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Queen of the Falls

Chris Van Allsburg · 40 pages

GR 3-5. Be transported back to 1901 and meet Annie Edson Taylor. When her charm school closes Annie needs to find a way to earn money. She has a great idea after reading a newspaper article about the throngs that go to Niagara Falls each summer. With determination of steel, this 62-year old lady sets out to design and build a barrel, in which she’ll plunge over Niagara Falls, thus realizing he

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A Chair for My Mother

Vera B. Williams · 32 pages

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Mama, Do You Love Me?

Barbara Joosse

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Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes · 32 pages

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

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If You Plant a Seed

Kadir Nelson

While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness.

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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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The Sandwich Swap

Rania Al Abdullah, Kelly DiPucchio

A beautiful book written by an actual queen. This book teaches about tolerance and accepting others. It is about two girls in school who learn how to accept each other's lunches, even though they are unfamiliar with what the food is. It teaches kids that it is important to not assume they will not like something that is new, and also to be kind to friends who might be different. It celebrates c

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The Art Lesson

Tomie dePaola · 32 pages

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

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Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

Alice Schertle · 38 pages

A country truck feels out of place in the speedy, noisy city until he comes to the rescue during a giant traffic jam.

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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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Hooway for Wodney Wat

Helen Lester · 32 pages

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Violet the Pilot

Steve Breen · 40 pages

Violet Van Wrinkle is an inventor with a flair for the air! If the other kids at school knew she could create flying machines, they might not tease her the way they do. Could the upcoming Air Show be her chance to show her stuff? Or will something even better happen?

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First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You

Nancy Tillman

Children feel the reassuring love of their parents no matter where they go or what they do.

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