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Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

Beatrix Potter · 40 pages

Eight short nursery rhymes about Cecily Parsley, Goosey Gander, the five pigs, Pussy-Cat, three blind mice, Tom Tinker's dog, a garden, and Ninny Nanny Netticoat

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The Three Bears

Paul Galdone · 32 pages

Three bears return from a walk and find a little girl asleep in the little wee bear's bed.

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Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

D.B. Johnson

While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, a bear, modeled on a young Henry Thoreau, walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.

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The Gingerbread Man

Jim Aylesworth · 40 pages

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

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The Bus Ride

Marianne Dubuc · 40 pages

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Just Go to Bed

Mercer Mayer

A small rabbit uses his imagination to avoid going to bed, but finally has to admit that he is sleepy.

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The Quiet Book

Deborah Underwood · 32 pages

From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.

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Fox in Socks

Dr. Seuss · 61 pages

The book begins by introducing Fox and Knox (sometimes called "Mr. Fox" and "Mr. Knox") along with some props (a box and a pair of socks). After taking those four rhyming items through several permutations, more items are added (chicks, bricks, blocks, clocks), and so on. As the book progresses the Fox describes each situation with rhymes that progress in complexity, with Knox periodically complai

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Mooncake

Frank Asch

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Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

Bonnie Lass, Philemon Sturges

This text is a fun adaptation of the classic playground song. Help Skunk solve the mystery as he asks each of his animal friends, Mouse, Raven, Squirrel, Rabbit, Turtle, Raccoon, Snake, Beaver, and Frog, who took the cookies from the cookie jar? And along the way the reader learns what the animals actually eat.

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Runny Babbit

Shel Silverstein · 89 pages

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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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How to Teach a Slug to Read

Susan Pearson · 32 pages

Provides simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching a slug how to read, including using Mother Slug rhymes, helping your slug sound out words, and making vocabulary lists.

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The King, the Mice and the Cheese

Nancy Gurney, Eric Gurney · 64 pages

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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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Pouch!

David Ezra Stein · 32 pages

A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder each time.

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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Peter Brown · 48 pages

Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. So he decides to go wild. But does he go too far? Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature. From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there's a time and place for everything...even going

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Mr. Gumpy's Outing

John Burningham · 32 pages

Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

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The Alphabet Tree

Leo Lionni · 32 pages

After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen · 34 pages

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

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The Complete Adventures of Curious George

Margret Rey, H.A. Rey · 422 pages

The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.

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Boo Hoo Bird

Jeremy Tankard · 30 pages

When Bird gets hit on the head while playing ball, his friends have many suggestions to try to make him feel better.

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