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  • MR. BUBBLE GUM

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1989)
    A boy has mixed feelings about his five-year-old brother Eli, who sticks close to him whether he is inventing a new soft drink or trick-or-treating on Halloween
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  • PEACH BOY

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bank Street, Feb. 1, 1992)
    A magical boy springs from a peach in answer to a lonely couple's wish for a son. But can the boy and his animal friends save the people from wicked oni monsters? In this traditional Japanese folktale, an entire village depends on young Momotaro--the Peach Boy.
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  • FEED ME!

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 1992)
    A mother lark knows her babies are safe in the cornfield as long as the farmer is depending on others to help cut the corn. But what will she do when the farmer decides to cut it himself? Aesop's clasic fable is charmingly retold in simple narrative, perfect for reading aloud.
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  • Through Five Administrations: Inside the White House with Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield:

    William H. Crook

    eBook (BIG BYTE BOOKS, July 31, 2013)
    Fifty years of service at the White House in various capacities, including bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln, William H. Crook's memoir brings an astonishing array of personal details of life in the executive mansion. His sensitive observations of Lincoln are especially moving.A well-known figure in Washington, Crook knew every president from Lincoln until Crook's death in 1915. He was a keen observer and his stories will entertain and sometimes surprise you. Here are also stories of presidents Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield.A friend of Ulysses S. Grant, a guest at the White House wedding of Grant's daughter, Nellie, he also tells stories of racing with Grant in buggies.For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

  • The legend of the Christmas rose

    William H Hooks

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2000)
    William H. Hooks's evocative retelling of this unusual Christmas legend transports readers back two thousand years to Bethlehem to follow nine-year-old Dorothy on her journey to see the Baby Jesus and to witness the miracle of a tiny white flower delicately transforming into the beautiful Christmas rose. Richard A. Williams's lush oil paintings evoke the beauty and joy of the first Christmas.
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  • Circle of Fire

    William H. Hooks

    Library Binding (Margaret K. McElderry, July 1, 1982)
    At Christmastime in North Carolina in 1936, Harrison Hawkins, an eleven-year-old white boy, and his two best friends, Kitty and Scrap, who are Black, discover a Ku Klux Klan plot to attack a roaming band of Irish tinkers
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  • PEACH BOY

    William H. Hooks

    Hardcover (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1992)
    A magical boy springs from a peach in answer to a lonely couple's wish for a son. But can the boy and his animal friends save the people from wicked oni monsters? In this traditional Japanese folktale, an entire village depends on young Momotaro--the Peach Boy.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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  • The Mighty Santa Fe

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Trumpet Club, March 15, 1995)
    William is a bit put-out when he has to go to his Great-Granny Blue's house for Christmas and leave his toy train at home. Once at Granny's, she takes him on a special ride aboard the Mighty Santa Fe that develops a special bond between the two of them.

  • The Gruff Brothers

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bank Street, March 1, 1990)
    The interweaving of words and pictures within a rebus framework adds a playful new twist to The Three Billy Goats Gruff, an old favorite.
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  • WHERE'S LULU?

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1991)
    Is Lulu hiding? She's not around to play catch with the new ball from Dad, and nobody knows where she is! Join the search for Lulu in this charming around-the-house adventure.
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  • THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING TOOTH

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bank Street, Feb. 10, 1997)
    Everyone in Kara's class loses a tooth...everyone except Kara. Then, when she finally loses her tooth, she can't find it anywhere! Will the Tooth Fairy still come? Will she bring Kara a gift? And what does she do with all those teeth anyway? Kara can't wait to find out!
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  • Through Five Administrations: Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield

    William H. Crook

    Paperback (Independently published, Oct. 28, 2016)
    Fifty years of service at the White House in various capacities, including bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln, William H. Crook's memoir brings an astonishing array of personal details of life in the executive mansion. His sensitive observations of Lincoln are especially moving. A well-known figure in Washington, Crook knew every president from Lincoln until Crook's death in 1915. He was a keen observer and his stories will entertain and sometimes surprise you. Here are also stories of presidents Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield. A friend of Ulysses S. Grant, a guest at the White House wedding of Grant's daughter, Nellie, he also tells stories of racing with Grant in buggies. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.