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Old Black Fly

Jim Aylesworth · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all.He ate on the crustof the Apple...
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Bats at the Beach

Brian Lies · Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; None edition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Quick, call out! Tell all you can reach: the night is just perfect for bats at the beach! So pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets—don’t forget the moon-tan lotion—and wing with this bunch of fuzzy bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. Brian Lies’s...
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The Lemonade Club

Patricia Polacco · Philomel Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Everyone loves Miss Wichelman?s fifth-grade class?especially best friends Traci and Marilyn. That?s where they learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! They are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. She?s losing weight, and seems tired all the time....
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I want a hug

John A Rowe · minedition
Format: Book

From the zany imagination of John A. Rowe comes the story of a little hedgehog-like creature named Elvis, who just wants to be hugged. Poor Elvis is so prickly that no one wants to go near him. "Please," he asks, "won't someone give me a hug?" Everywhere he goes he sees...
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All the Colors of the Earth

Sheila Hamanaka · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love--not black or white or yellow or red, but roaring brown, whispering gold, tinkling pink, and more."How better to celebrate ethnic diversity than to look to children, the hope of the future? This glorious picture book does just...
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My Pal Al (Real Kid Readers: Level 1)

Marcia Leonard · Millbrook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

A child describes the special relationship shared with a cuddly red stuffed bunny.
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Jeannette Claus Saves Christmas

Douglas Rees · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Suffering sugarplums! It's Christmas Eve - and Santa's sick! His spunky daughter, Jeannette, takes on the task of delivering all the presents, but when rebellious reindeer leave her stranded halfway through the night, Jeannette has to get creative. Luckily, it isn't long before...
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Bed Hog

Georgette Noullet · Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Poor Bailey! He can’t find a comfortable place to snuggle. He tries to sleep in the brother’s room, the sister’s room, the baby’s room, and even in the mom and dad’s room. But everyone calls him a "bed hog," and they make him move! Finally, this pooped...
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Marley & Me: Marley to the Rescue!

M. K. Gaudet · HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Marley is always getting into trouble. But when trouble comes to his friends, it's up to the frisky dog to save the day!
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Nuts About Science: Lucy's Lab #1

Michelle Houts · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

On Lucy's first day of second grade, she's excited to meet her new teacher, Miss Flippo, and find out everything's she's going to learn about this year in school. And when Miss Flippo tells the class that they're going to have their very own science lab, complete with...
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The Very Little Princess: Zoey's Story

Marion Dane Bauer · Random House
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Regina is only 3-1/4 inches tall, but she knows from the moment she wakes up in her dollhouse bed that she is a princess. Why else would she have such a lovely pink gown? Why else would she have such golden hair and flawless skin? And why else would she have a four-foot, curly-haired human...
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