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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen · 32 pages

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

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The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Love You Forever

Robert Munsch · 32 pages

The story details the cycle of life by chronicling the experiences of a young son and his mother throughout the course of the boy's life, and describing the exasperating behaviour exhibited by him throughout his youth. In spite of her occasional aggravation caused by her son's behaviour, the mother nonetheless visits his bedroom nightly to cradle him in her arms, and sing a brief lullaby promising

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House Held Up by Trees

Ted Kooser

Built on a treeless yard by a family who cleared away all the sprouting trees on the property, a house is eventually abandoned and left to deteriorate on a lot that is gradually overrun by wild trees, in a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.

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All the Places to Love

Patricia MacLachlan

A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick · 534 pages

ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen

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Now We Are Six

A.A. Milne · 103 pages

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.

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The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant · 32 pages

The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.

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Ox-Cart Man

Donald Hall · 40 pages

Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family

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Time of Wonder

Robert McCloskey · 63 pages

Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

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My Great-Aunt Arizona

Gloria Houston · 32 pages

An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.

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Grandfather's Journey

Allen Say · 32 pages

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

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The Keeping Quilt

Patricia Polacco · 48 pages

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

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The Moon Jumpers

Janice May Udry, Maurice Sendak · 32 pages

Four children play in the moonlight before bedtime on a soft summer night.

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A is for Annabelle

Tasha Tudor · 64 pages

Learn the alphabet from A to Z with the help of Annabelle the doll. Each gorgeously illustrated spread features one of her favorite things.

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer... Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wa

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton · 40 pages

A little house out in the country is curious about life in the city, until the city grows around her and she misses her former life.

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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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Christmas in Noisy Village

Astrid Lindgren · 30 pages

The noisy children of three neighboring families have a gay time at Christmas baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts.

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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg · 32 pages

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A Charlie Brown Christmas

Charles M. Schulz · 192 pages

Surrounded by other children with extremely commercial ideas about Christmas, Charlie Brown struggles to understand the true spirit of the holiday.

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Little Bear

Else Holmelund Minarik · 63 pages

Celebrate the timeless warmth of a mother's love with the very first ever I Can Read book! Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course

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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 42 pages

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Paddle-to-the-Sea

Holling Clancy Holling · 63 pages

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

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