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Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are

Maria Dismondy · Making Spirits Bright
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

How can Ralph be so mean? Lucy is one of a kind and Ralph loves to point that out. Lucys defining moment comes when Ralph truly needs help. Because she knows what she stands for, Lucy has the courage to make a good choice. This charming story empowers children to always do the right thing...
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Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth

Barbara Park · Random House
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing - and reading - for more than twenty years. Over 60 million copies in print and now with a bright new look for a new generation! Meet the World's...
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Bruce's Big Move

Ryan T. Higgins · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

After the events of Hotel Bruce, our favorite curmudgeonly bear shares his home with not only his four geese, but three rowdy mice besides! Fed up with their shenanigans, Bruce sets off to find a rodent-free household. But as usual, nothing goes quite according to plan. . .
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Ramadan

Rachel A Koestler-Grack · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Ramadan. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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My Home in the Rainforest

J. Patrick Lewis · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Did you know that half of the planets animals and plants can be found in the rainforest? Meet gorillas, boa constrictors, and more in the pages of My Home in the Rainforest.
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Johnny Appleseed

Steven Kellogg · HarperCollins
Pages: 42
Format: Print book

John Chapman better known as Johnny Appleseed had wilderness adventures that became larger-than-life legends. Pioneering west from Massachusetts after the American Revo-lution, John cleared land and planted orchards for the settlers who followed, leaving apple trees and tall tales in his wake....
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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #7: Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

In the seventh chapter book in the New York Times bestselling series, Amelia Bedelia comes out of her shell and heads to the beach!Amelia Bedelia and her mother share a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary (her mother's sister) and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense...
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A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat

Emily Jenkins · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 44
Format: Book

A New York Times Best Illustrated BookFrom highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly...
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Completely Clementine

Sara Pennypacker · Disney Hyperion, 2015.
Pages: 178
Format: Print book

Summer is coming, and Clementine is not ready. She is not ready to start speaking to her father again, because she's still mad at him for eating meat. Instead, she has to express her sadness by giving him drawings of animals she knows would not want to be somebody's dinner. Then...
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Inspector Flytrap

Tom Angleberger · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the start to a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book series about a mystery-solving Venus flytrap....
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Curious George Builds a Tree House

H. A. Rey · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

George is tired of following the house rules - he wants a place of his own where he can draw on the walls and eat corn on the cob with his feet! He decides to build a tree house in the yard, but quickly learns that creating a house from scratch just might take more than a pile of plywood...
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I Am Invited to a Party!

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful Piggie is notPiggie cannot help smiling Gerald canGerald worries so that Piggie does not have toGerald and Piggie are best friendsIn I Am Invited to a Party Piggie is invited to her first party She doesnt know what to wear though so she asks her best friend Elephant...
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Not Quite Black and White

Jonathan Ying · Harper
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Silly animals star in this lively picture book that introduces colors in a unique and catchy way.Have you ever seen a zebra wearing pink polka dots? Or a penguin with bright-yellow boots?Debut brother-and-sister team Jonathan and Victoria Ying presents these surprisingly colorful animals...
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The Library Dragon

Carmen Agra Deedy · Peachtree Publishers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When Sunrise Elementary School advertised for a thick-skinned librarian with a burning love of books, Miss Lotta Scales knew she was perfect for the job. Who could guard books better than a REAL dragon?She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very...
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How to Be a Dog

Jo Williamson · Little Bee Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A heart-warming picture book told from the perspective of a dog about two best friends - a dog and a boy.Do you want to learn how to be the best dog you can be? Just follow the steps in this book! After choosing a human to live with, learn where you should sleep (everywhere) , who you should...
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