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The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish

Neil Gaiman · 64 pages

This children's book is about a boy who chooses to trade his father for his friend's two goldfish. When his mother returns, she sends the boy and his younger sister on an adventure to return the goldfish and recover their father. However, when the boy arrives at the goldfish owner's home, he finds that his father has been swapped again. This continues, and as the boy and his sister venture thro

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The Incredible Book Eating Boy

Oliver Jeffers · 32 pages

Henry loves to eat books, until he begins to feel quite ill and decides that maybe he could do something else with the books he has been devouring.

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The Pout-Pout Fish

Deborah Diesen · 32 pages

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May I Bring A Friend?

Beatrice Schenk de Regniers · 46 pages

A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.

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How I Became a Pirate

Melinda Long · 44 pages

Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.

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McElligot's Pool

Dr. Seuss · 62 pages

"Young man," laughed the farmer, "You're sort of a fool! You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!" "Hmmm" answered Marco, "It may be you're right. I've been here three hours without one single bite. There might be no fish, but again, well, there might!" A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.

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How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

Jane Yolen · 32 pages

Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat everything before them with smiles and goodwill. With playful read-aloud verse and amusing pictures.

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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

Karen Beaumont · 32 pages

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Duck! Rabbit!

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld · 40 pages

Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck.

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The Day the Crayons Came Home

Drew Daywalt · 48 pages

Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is now stuck to one of Duncan's stinky socks after they both ended up in the dryer together; to Pea Green, who knows darn well t

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Wombat Stew

Marcia K. Vaughan · 32 pages

A dingo intent on making wombat stew receives cooking suggestions from the other animals, unaware that they are protecting their fellow creature.

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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash

Trinka Hakes Noble · 32 pages

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

Audrey Wood, Don Wood · 32 pages

Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig

Eugene Trivizas, Helen Oxenbury, Eugenios Tribizas · 32 pages

A beautiful pop-up edition of the bestselling, award-winning picture book, it is complete with blown-down houses, blown-up explosions, and a fabulous dancing pig.

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I Wish That I Had Duck Feet

Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss · 64 pages

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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.

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A to Z

Sandra Boynton

A variety of humorous animal characters introduce the letters of the alphabet.

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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Mo Willems · 36 pages

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.

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Curious George Visits the Zoo

Margret Rey, H.A. Rey

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It's a Busy, Busy World

Richard Scarry · 92 pages

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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

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Rhyming Dust Bunnies

Jan Thomas

As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.

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Good dog, Carl

Alexandra Day · 35 pages

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