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The Ugly Truckling

David Gordon

As hard as she tries, the ugly truckling cannot keep up with her brothers and sisters. She can't pull logs, she can't carry hay, and her three small wheels are no match for their four big, strong ones. She'll never be a good truck. So the ugly truckling runs away from home in sear
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A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack

William Joyce - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a king's pinky grows stinky, it is up to a smallish boy and a smallish pea to come up with a GIANT plan to save the kingdom - a fractured fairy tale from William Joyce and Moonbot Studios, the masterminds who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.You might...
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems

Mo Willems - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original - it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series....
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The Princess and the Pizza

Mary Jane Auch - Holiday House; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest.
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

Jon Scieszka - Viking Penguin
Format: Audio CD

A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year.
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