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Books with author Bruce Degen

  • Daddy Is a Doodlebug

    Bruce Degen

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 16, 2002)
    What do doodlebugs do together...Daddy and his doodlebug doodle the things that doodlebugs like to do. They snack on potoodle chips while walking through the zoo, ride the caboodle car on the train, and padoodle their canoe through the sun and the rain. And at night when it's time to turn out the light, they say, "Don't let the bedboodles bite!" Because that's what doodlebugs do!
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  • I Gotta Draw

    Bruce Degen

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, June 5, 2012)
    Charlie Muttnik is the pup with the pencil, the mutt with the marker, the dog with the drawing pad, the chap with the chalk! He draws all the time.But when Charlie doodles all over his homework, there's trouble at school. It's only when his strict teacher, Miss Rich, tries something new that both realize Charlie can be a great artist at school and at home.
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  • Snow Joke

    Bruce Degen

    Paperback (Holiday House, July 20, 2015)
    Bunny and Red learn the value of forgiveness in this Level D book, perfect for kindergarten readers. Bunny is excited about playing with her friends in the snow. But Red the Squirrel plays too rough—he keeps pulling mean pranks, claiming "It's just a joke!" When his tricks backfire and his friends are the ones laughing, Red is upset. But instead of holding a grudge, Bunny invites him back into the group for cocoa and laughter. Compassion and empathy save the day in an easy-to-read story from Bruce Degen, the celebrated illustrator of The Magic School Bus series. . . And that's (s)no(w) joke! The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than Levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E.
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  • Jamberry

    Bruce Degen

    Paperback (HarperCollins, March 23, 1983)
    Hatberry shoeberry in my canoebery under the bridge and over the dam looking for berries berries for jam they're off. ..A boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And theires to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. Children will want to feast again and again on bruce degen's exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking berryful rhymes.
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  • I Said, Bed!

    Bruce Degen

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 15, 2015)
    "Go to bed.""No.""I said BED.""I said NO!"Mom eventually wins this argument, but even after her son is all tucked in, his opinion hasn't changed. "Bed is boring," he whispers to his teddy bear. Teddy, however disagrees. "This bed is GOOD," he says. "This bed can GO." Indeed, with a few alterations, the bed is suddenly mobile--and boy and bear are journeying down the road, to outer space, where the boy concludes that this is one bed that's worth fighting for! A perfect story for early readers--some of whom may still be waging bedtime battles of their own.
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  • Snow Joke

    Bruce Degen

    language (Holiday House, July 7, 2014)
    Bunny and Red learn the value of forgiveness in this Level D book, perfect for kindergarten readers. Bunny is excited about playing with her friends in the snow. But Red the Squirrel plays too rough—he keeps pulling mean pranks, claiming "It's just a joke!" When his tricks backfire and his friends are the ones laughing, Red is upset. But instead of holding a grudge, Bunny invites him back into the group for cocoa and laughter. Compassion and empathy save the day in an easy-to-read story from Bruce Degen, the celebrated illustrator of The Magic School Bus series. . . And that's (s)no(w) joke! The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than Levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E.
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  • Jamberry

    Bruce Degen

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 1990)
    Paperback book and cassette
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  • Teddy Bear Towers

    Bruce Degen

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, March 1, 1991)
    A boy pretends to be king of an imaginary land of teddy bears and tries to keep his younger brother out
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  • Snow Joke

    Bruce Degen

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Aug. 31, 2014)
    Bunny and Red learn the value of forgiveness in this Level D book, perfect for kindergarten readers. Bunny is excited about playing with her friends in the snow. But Red the Squirrel plays too rough—he keeps pulling mean pranks, claiming "It's just a joke!" When his tricks backfire and his friends are the ones laughing, Red is upset. But instead of holding a grudge, Bunny invites him back into the group for cocoa and laughter. Compassion and empathy save the day in an easy-to-read story from Bruce Degen, the celebrated illustrator of The Magic School Bus series. . . And that's (s)no(w) joke! The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than Levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E.
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  • I Said, "Bed!"

    Bruce Degen

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Feb. 1, 2014)
    I Like to Read® Books for Beginning Readers• More than 70 fun-to-read books for new readers• Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards• Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors• Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers Imaginative, funny, and charming, this is a perfect story for early readers―some of whom may still be waging bedtime battles of their own. "Go to bed.""No.""I said, BED.""I said, NO!" Mom eventually wins this argument, but even after her son is all tucked in, his opinion hasn't changed. "Bed is bad," he whispers to his teddy bear. Teddy, however, disagrees. "This bed is GOOD," he says. "This bed can GO." Indeed, with a few alterations, the bed is suddenly mobile―and boy and bear are journeying down the road, out to sea, and ultimately, to outer space, where the boy concludes that this is one bed that's worth fighting for!
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  • Jamberry

    Bruce Degen

    Board book (HarperFestival, Jan. 6, 1995)
    HatberryShoeberryIn my canoeberryUnder the bridgeAnd over the damLooking for berries Berries for jamThey're off...a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky.Children will want to feast again and again on Bruce Degen's exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking, berryful rhymes.A young boy and a bear joyously romp through the land of berries where there are raspberry rabbits and a brassberry band with elephants skating on strawberry jam!Bruce Degen's exuberant tale, with his equally energetic and vibrant illustrations, is now a quality board book.
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  • The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book about Color

    Bruce Degen

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Nov. 1, 1997)
    The class rides into a whitelight pinball machine to learn about the dazzling wonders of color and light.
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