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Harold and the Purple Crayon

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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 42 pages

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Little Bear

Else Holmelund Minarik · 63 pages

Celebrate the timeless warmth of a mother's love with the very first ever I Can Read book! Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course

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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg · 32 pages

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Curious George

H.A. Rey · 55 pages

George is an African monkey who has come to America with his friend The Man in The Yellow Hat. They get into all sort of trouble in this 1946 Childrens' novel.

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett · 32 pages

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

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The Poky Little Puppy

Janette Sebring Lowrey

*Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. . . .* *The Poky Little Puppy* was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families f

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Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss · 62 pages

Green Eggs and Ham is a best-selling and critically acclaimed book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2001, according to Publishers Weekly, it was the fourth-best-selling English-language children's book (novel) of all time. The story is told wholly through images and rhyming dialogue. There is no descriptive narrative or analysis. There are two main characters: The first i

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Blueberries for Sal

Robert McCloskey · 54 pages

Little Bear and Sal both go berrying with their mothers, but after sitting down to rest, they each end up following the other one's mother.

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A Pocket for Corduroy

Don Freeman · 32 pages

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

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The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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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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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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Go, Dog. Go!

P.D. Eastman · 64 pages

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The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter · 384 pages

Here are the delightful stories of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and all the other Beatrix Potter favorites collected for the first time in one volume.

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Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram · 32 pages

Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared. Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure! For two decades, Sam McBratney’s timelessly endearing story,

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary · 158 pages

The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1965. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typically only children), goes on adventures riding his miniature motorcycle, and who longs for excitement and independence while living with his family in a run-down hotel. The book was released

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell · 39 pages

Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin Jr. · 32 pages

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

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Falling Up

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame · 192 pages

Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished Kenneth Grahame's classic, The Wind in the Willows. For in this entrancing, lyrical world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds live four of the wisest, wittiest, noblest, and most lovable creatures in all literature--Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad of Toad Hall. Like true adventurers, they glory in life's simples

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Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson · 127 pages

A collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault · 40 pages

An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

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