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In Our Mothers' House

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Won-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku

Lee Wardlaw

A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.

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A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond · 160 pages

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de

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"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate

Bob Graham · 32 pages

When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.

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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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Worm Loves Worm

J.J. Austrian

Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees they have everything they need and more, but which one will be the bride and which the groom?

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A Tale of Two Daddies

Vanita Oelschlager

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Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born

Jamie Lee Curtis · 40 pages

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And Tango Makes Three

Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell · 32 pages

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children's book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.

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Superfudge

Judy Blume · 166 pages

Superfudge is a children's novel by Judy Blume, published in 1980. It is the sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Otherwise Known as Sheila The Great, and is the third in the Fudge series. Won – Books I Love Best Yearly: Early Readers Award (1990)-1991 ---------- Also contained in: [Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing / Superfudge](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24313213W)

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Corduroy

Don Freeman · 32 pages

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

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The Wild Robot

Peter Brown · 287 pages

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabita

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Drama

Raina Telgemeier · 240 pages

Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the cre

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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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Let Me Hold You Longer

Karen Kingsbury · 32 pages

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Dance at Grandpa's

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 40 pages

Summary, A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

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Door County Book Club Kit

TJ Klune

In the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, Arthur Parnassus, headmaster of a strange orphanage, and the other inhabitants of Marsyas Island must fight to save the dangerous and magical children of the orphanage or risk the entire island falling apart.

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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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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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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton · 48 pages

When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

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A Time to Keep

Tasha Tudor · 61 pages

Describes traditional holiday celebrations throughout the year in a New England household.

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The Snowman

Raymond Briggs · 32 pages

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

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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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Song of the Swallows

Leo Politi · 32 pages

Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.

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