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A House for Hermit Crab

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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 Mousehole Cat

Antonia Barber · 32 pages

When the Great Storm-Cat threatens the small English village of Mousehole, only an old fisherman's cat can soothe its fierceness during a dangerous sea venture.

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How Rocket Learned to Read

Tad Hills

A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the "wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet."

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Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler · 32 pages

The witch and her cat couldn't be happier, flying through the sky on their broomstick -- until the witch drops her hat, then her bow, then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items and all they want in return is a ride on the broomstick. But is there room on the broom for so many new friends? And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from the clutches of

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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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Listen to My Trumpet!

Mo Willems

57 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm."Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.; 280L Lexile; "Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.; "Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.; 280L Lexile; "Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.; "Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.; 280L Lexile; "Ages 4-8"--P. [4] of cover.

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Giraffes Can't Dance

Giles Andreae · 31 pages

Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.

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You Will Be My Friend!

Peter Brown

This is a humorous children's book about making friends. Lucy is determined to make a new friend with one of the forest animals but struggles with how to make friends. Then, a flamingo stops by and Lucy finally makes a friend.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Philip C. Stead · 34 pages

"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

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Angelina Ballerina

Katharine Holabird · 32 pages

A pretty little mouse wants to become a ballerina more than anything else in the world.

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Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever!

Richard Scarry · 288 pages

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The Berenstain Bears Go to School

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 32 pages

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Mouse Tales

Arnold Lobel · 61 pages

Contains: The Wishing Well Clouds Very Tall Mouse and Very Short Mouse The Mouse and the Winds The Journey The Old Mouse The Bath

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It's Not Easy Being a Bunny

Marilyn Sadler · 40 pages

Unhappy being a bunny, P.J. Funnybunny tries living with bears, birds, beavers, pigs, moose, possums, and skunks.

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Interrupting Chicken

David Ezra Stein · 40 pages

Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.

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A Visitor for Bear

Bonny Becker · 56 pages

En este libro ilustrado para niños todo lo que Oso quiere es tomar su desayuno tranquilo, pero el ratón, que se aparece en los lugares más insospechados, no piensa dejarle en paz. Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.

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Amos and Boris

William Steig · 32 pages

Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.

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Kipper

Mick Inkpen · 32 pages

Tired of his old blanket and basket, Kipper the dog searches among the animals outside for a new place to sleep.

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Froggy Goes to School

Jonathan London · 32 pages

**Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.** **Froggy's mother knows that everyone's nervous on the first day of school. "Not me!" says Froggy** to his friends, & together they leapfrog to the bus stop -- flop flop flop. Froggy's exuberant antics will delight his many fans and reassure them that school can be fun."This is

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Sammy the Seal

Syd Hoff · 64 pages

Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.

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A Baby Sister for Frances

Russell Hoban · 31 pages

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.

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Bear Snores On

Karma Wilson · 32 pages

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

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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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