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Have You Seen My Dragon?

Steve Light · 48 pages

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Olivia

Ian Falconer · 40 pages

Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalNew York City
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Sector 7

David Wiesner · 48 pages

Beginning with a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector 7 (the region that includes New York City). The clouds are bored with their everyday shapes, so the boy obligingly starts to sketch some new ones. . . .

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Bernard Waber · 48 pages

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is a children's book written by Bernard Waber first published in 1965. It is the sequel to The House on East 88th Street, published in 1962. The book is the second in the Lyle the Crocodile series. The fictional series follows the life of Lyle, a city-dwelling crocodile who lives in a Victorian brownstone with a family named the Primms. The story begins with Lyle and Mrs

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Eloise

Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight · 65 pages

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One Cool Friend

Toni Buzzeo

Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

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The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel · 40 pages

The story is set in "Old Japan." The title character likes to laugh ("Tee-he-he-he") and make rice dumplings.

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFemale Lead
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Purplicious

Victoria Kann, Elizabeth Kann · 40 pages

When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pinkIt's purple Pinkalicious! Pinkalicious loves the color pink, but all the girls at school like black. They tease her, saying that pink stinks and pink is for babies. But Pinkalicious doesn't think so…that is, until her friends stop playing with her. Now

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFemale Lead
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Madeline and the Bad Hat

Ludwig Bemelmans · 54 pages

When the Spanish ambassador moves in next door, Madeline and the rest of the twelve little girls discover that his son is not the best neighbor.

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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

DuBose Heyward · 48 pages

To the surprise of many, the little country cottontail becomes one of the special Easter bunnies even though she has twenty-one children of her very own.

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Miss Spider's Tea Party

David Kirk · 32 pages

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Cinderella

Walt Disney Company

With the help of her fairy godmother, a kitchen maid mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, attends the palace ball where she meets the prince of her dreams.

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This Book Just Ate My Dog!

Richard Byrne · 36 pages

"When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right"-- When her dog disappears into the gutter of a book, Bella calls for help. When the helpers disappear, too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right.

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFemale Lead
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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Beatrix Potter · 58 pages

Unsuspecting Jemima Puddle-Duck foolishly allows the cunning Fox to help her find a "safe" nest. Kep, the barnyard collie, and her pups rescue Jemima Puddle-Duck from the fox's cooking pot.

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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.

Children'sIllustrated BookWhimsicalFemale Lead
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The Wolves in the Walls

Neil Gaiman · 56 pages

Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house, although others in her family disagree, and when the wolves come out, the adventure begins.

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFemale Lead
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The Red Book

Barbara Lehman · 32 pages

This book is about a book. A magical red book without any words. When you turn the pages you’ll experience a new kind of adventure through the power of story. Winning a Caldecott Honor for its illustrations of rare detail and surprise, The Red Book crosses oceans and continents to deliver one girl into a new world of possibility, where a friend she’s never met is waiting. And as with the best of b

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFemale Lead
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Wave

Suzy Lee · 40 pages

A wordless picture book that shows a little girl's first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead.

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Flora and the Penguin

Molly Idle · 48 pages

In this wordless, lift-the-flap picture book, Flora and her new friend, the penguin, dance on the ice together and learn to treat each other with respect and kindness.

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Goldilicious

Victoria Kann · 40 pages

A little girl and her brother play with her imaginary gold-horned unicorn that can float on water, fly, and turn herself into a fairy princess.

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Extra Yarn

Mac Barnett · 40 pages

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

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Cinderella

Charles Perrault · 32 pages

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