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Masquerade

Kit Williams · 48 pages

On his way to deliver a splendid necklace to the Sun from the Moon, Jack Hare is diverted by a series of odd characters and when he finally reaches his destination he realizes that the necklace is missing. The reader is invited to answer several riddles and solve the mystery from clues given in the text.

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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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Where's Waldo?

Martin Handford · 32 pages

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Chris Van Allsburg · 31 pages

Presents a series of loosely related drawings each accompanied by a title and a caption which the reader may use to make up his or her own story.

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Piggies

Audrey Wood, Don Wood · 32 pages

Ten little piggies dance on a young child's fingers and toes before finally going to sleep.

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The Bunny Book

Patricia M. Scarry, Richard Scarry

Illustrations and brief text depict different kinds of rabbits: big-eared, snowshoe, angora, and different color ones, and even chocolate Easter bunnies.

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Bill Martin Jr. · 32 pages

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

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The Wild Christmas Reindeer

Jan Brett · 32 pages

After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.

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The Tailor of Gloucester

Beatrix Potter · 59 pages

When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster · 256 pages

It has been fifty years—and millions of readers—since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason. Now we have a remarkable 50th anniversary edition to honor this universally adored and deeply influential novel.  This special edition will include:    • Gorgeous packaging that features the classic

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Miss Spider's Tea Party

David Kirk · 32 pages

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If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond · 32 pages

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake. Find out what happens to a little girl when she kindly offers her pig a pancake. She'll wish she hadn't!

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The Story of Babar

Jean de Brunhoff · 56 pages

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It's My Bird-Day!

Mo Willems

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Each Peach Pear Plum

Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg · 32 pages

Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters

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The Great Paper Caper

Oliver Jeffers · 36 pages

When tree branches begin disappearing and paper airplanes are left in their place, the forest creatures carry out an investigation to find the culprit who has been stealing their homes.

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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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Black and White

David Macaulay · 32 pages

Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

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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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Mooncake

Frank Asch

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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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Olivia Forms A Band

Ian Falconer

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