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What Do You Do With a Kangaroo?

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Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs, Paul O. Zelinsky · 40 pages

Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.

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I'm Bored

Michael Ian Black

When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedius, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.

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Shrek

William Steig · 32 pages

Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.

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Warning: Do Not Open This Book!

Adam Lehrhaupt

Monkeys, toucans, and alligators unleash mayhem.

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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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It Came in the Mail

Ben Clanton · 40 pages

Liam really wants some mail, so he writes a letter to his mailbox asking for something in return. His mailbox delivers, sending Liam more than he could have hoped for and how! But as the mail starts to pile up, Liam realizes that the best packages and parcels are even better when shared with friends.

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What Does the Fox Say?

Ylvis, Christian Lochstoer, Bard Ylvisaker, Vegard Ylvisaker

Based on Yvis' viral hit, this book presents the lyrics of the hit with playful illustrations by Svein Nyhus.

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There Are No Cats in this Book

Viviane Schwarz

Filled with the spirit of adventure, three cats pack their suitcases and try to escape from their book.

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The Runaway Dinner

Allan Ahlberg · 40 pages

A young boy named Banjo Cannon always eats a sausage for dinner, until the night that his sausage--and the rest of his meal--runs away.

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Fortunately

Remy Charlip · 44 pages

Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.

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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

George Saunders · 90 pages

Gappers will get your goat. Literally. If You don't brush them off and return them to the ocean, whence they arrive every day, these bright orange, many eyead creatutes will cover your goats, and the goats will stop giving milk. In a village called Frip, goat's milk was the entire economy. Three families lived there — the Romos, the Ronsens, and a little girl named Capable and her widowed fathe

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Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale

Steven Kellogg · 40 pages

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

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Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!

Theo LeSieg · 41 pages

Every wish is fulfilled on the First of Octember.

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Mr. Topsy-Turvy

Roger Hargreaves · 36 pages

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Never Take a Shark to the Dentist (and Other Things Not to Do)

Judi Barrett · 34 pages

A list of things one should not do with various animals, such as "hold hands with a lobster."

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The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler · 32 pages

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new gym teacher is "Coach Kong," Mr. Green.

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Aliens Love Underpants

Claire Freedman · 32 pages

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Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Adam Rubin · 48 pages

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Little Pea

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 32 pages

Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

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Crankenstein

Samantha Berger

He may look like any ordinary boy, but when faced with a rainy day, a melting popsicle, or an early bedtime, one little boy transforms into a mumbling, grumbling Crankenstein. When Crankenstein meets his match in a fellow Crankenstein, the results could be catastrophic--or they could be just what he needs to brighten his day! - See more at: http://hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samantha-berger/crank

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Not Now, Bernard

David McKee

Bernard's parents pay so little attention to him that they don't even realize when a monster moves in and takes his place.

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You Don't Want a Unicorn!

Ame Dyckman · 40 pages

"A child wishes for a unicorn without knowing how unruly they are as pets"--

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