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Sincerely, Katie: Writing a Letter with Katie Woo

Fran Manushkin · Picture Window Books

Hi! I'm Katie Woo. My teacher Miss Winkle asked us to write a thank you letter to a special classroom visitor. Well, once I got started writing letters, I didn't want to stop. From the greeting to the signature, writing letters is the best. Write your own and brighten someones day....
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That Is Not a Good Idea!

Mo Willems (Author, Illustrator) · Balzer + Bray; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A surprising lesson about the importance of listening to one's inner gosling ensues when a very hungry fox issues a dinner invitation to a very plump goose.
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Let's Go to School: Hello Kitty & Me

Sanrio · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

The sun is up, and its a brand new day. Time to get ready for school! Hello Kitty and her twin sister, Mimmy, love going to school. Now you can join them as they count, color, and play!,
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Outside the Box: A Book of Poems

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

This laugh-out-loud poetry collaboration from a New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling author and a Caldecott Honor illustrator is anything but ordinary. Dive in to Karma Wilsons latest collection of more than 100 poems—some humorous, some poignant, and all of them Outside the Box....
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Diplodocus

Daniel Nunn · Heinemann

This book takes a very simple look at the Diplodocus dinosaur, examining what it looked like, what it ate, how it behaved, and its special skills and features such as its very long neck and tail. The book also discusses how we know about Diplodocus today, showing where fossils are found...
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Little Critter: Just a Little Sick

Mercer Mayer · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Little Critter has a day off from school! When Little Critter® feels just a little sick, Mom lets him stay home from school. Hooray! But between visiting the doctor and staying inside all day, missing school is not what Little Critter expected. Just a Little Sick is a simple story - perfect...
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Frantastic Voyage

Jim Benton · Spotlight; Reprint edition
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding

Franny's faithful lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment! For any regular scientist, there is only one way to get the device out -- um...make that two ways. But Franny K. Stein is no ordinary scientist, so she concocts her own way to get the device...
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The Napping House

Audrey Wood · Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

A cozy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing--WAIT! There's a surprise in store, and little ones will want to discover it over and over again. So pull on your sleeping cap and snuggle in for a timeless cumulative tale that's truly like no other. Don and Audrey...
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