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  • The Way the Tiger Walked,

    Doris J. Chaconas

    Library Binding (Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1970)
    An elephant, a porcupine, and a zebra form a parade as they follow in the footsteps of a graceful tiger
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  • Short and Tall

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa McCue

    Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, March 2, 2006)
    Even though Cork is a short muskrat and Fuzz is a tall possum, they can still be best friends. Or can they? "I am older," Cork said. "I need to be taller. It is a rule." Can friendship break such rules?The gentle, humorous story in this second Cork & Fuzz title will captivate beginning readers, while the charming illustrations add just enough visual cues to help them along.
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  • Good Sports

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa McCue

    Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, Feb. 15, 2007)
    Cork is a short muskrat who likes to win at games. Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to win at games. Two best friends. Both like to win. What will happen when they play games against each other? An Easy-to-Read series that critics compare to “the measured dialogue and sweet illogic of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad,”** Cork and Fuzz are sure to win fans with each new book. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz **Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz: Short and Tall
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  • Spring Cleaning

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa Mccue

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 22, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Cork is a short muskrat who likes to clean. Fuzz is a tall possum who would rather play than tidy. When Cork tells Fuzz to help with chores, Fuzz says, ""You are not the boss of me!"" Can the two friends find a way to have fun and clean up? The tenth book in this easy-to-read series is a gently funny story of two best friends who, whether messy or clean, always find a way to work together.
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  • Best Friends

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa Mccue

    Library Binding (Turtleback, April 1, 2010)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Cork is a muskrat. Fuzz is a possum. From their first meeting in a hollow log to playing pin-the-tail-on-the-turtle, from collecting rocks to dodging falling pinecones, Cork and Fuzz are always up to something unusual.
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  • When Cows Come Home for Christmas

    Dori Chaconas, Lynne Chapman

    Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2005)
    The cows have come back to the family home, to be together around the Christmas tree. But while dancing the Cowpoke Polka, Moosha crashes through the floor! She is stuck, right in the only place the tree can go. Will Christmas even come this year?
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  • Finders Keepers

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa Mccue

    Library Binding (Turtleback, June 2, 2011)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Although Cork the muskrat is short and likes to find things and Fuzz the possum is tall and likes to keep things, the pair remain best friends even after Fuzz finds Cork's lost stone and decides to keep it.
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  • Short and Tall

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa McCue

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, March 2, 2006)
    Even though Cork is a short muskrat and Fuzz is a tall possum, they can still be best friends. Or can they? "I am older," Cork said. "I need to be taller. It is a rule." Can friendship break such rules? The gentle, humorous story in this second Cork & Fuzz title will captivate beginning readers, while the charming illustrations add just enough visual cues to help them along.
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  • The Collectors

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa Mccue

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Sept. 2, 2010)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Cork is a short muskrat and Fuzz is a tall possum. They both like to collect shiny stones. Fuzz tries to collect a ""stone"" from a duck's nest and, in turn, the mama duck tries to collect him. Will Cork be able to save his friend?
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  • Pennies in a Jar

    Dori Chaconas, Ted Lewin

    Hardcover (Peachtree Publishers, Sept. 1, 2007)
    When his father goes off to fight in World War II, a young boy promises to be brave. But it isn t always easy. Especially now that he and his mother are alone and the air is punctuated by bursts of loud noises from air raid siren tests.Lots of things scare him, but especially the street horses: Josephine, who pulls the ragman s wagon and Nell, the milkman s nag, frighten the boy with their big teeth and wild eyes. Even Billy and Bucky, the garbage wagon horses whose feet are as big and heavy as buckets full of iron, make him nervous. Then one day a stranger with a small pony and a camera comes down the street and gives the boy an opportunity to do something special for his father. But that means digging down deep inside and finding the courage.

  • The Babysitters

    Dori Chaconas, Lisa McCue

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 13, 2010)
    The sixth installment in this popular easy-toread series features best friends Cork and Fuzz babysitting a little porcupine. But one of them is doing all the work. . . . When Cork needs help, Fuzz is too busy to lend a hand. Then Fuzz gets into some trouble of his own, and it’s Cork—and the baby porcupine—to the rescue.
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  • Don't Slam the Door! by Dori Chaconas

    Dori Chaconas

    Hardcover (Candlewick (2010-08-10), March 15, 1656)
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