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  • Mine's the Best

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 2, 1997)
    A classic early reader that's simple and funny—while also exploring the perennial childhood issue of competitionWhose is the best? Two boys. Two balloons. Each boy thinks his balloon is the best. What do you think?Mine’s the Best is a My First I Can Read, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child. It "sparkles with the kind of obvious humor and sight gags that young children love."*Mine’s the Best was written by Crosby Bonsall, who was one of the very first I Can Read authors. "Her characters are real children—children who interact with humor and charm, but also with a certain amount of temper, rivalry, and frustration so commonly found at the preschool age."**Children's Books and Their Creators
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  • The Case of the Dumb Bells

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 27, 1982)
    Doorbells are mysteriously ringing all over the neighborhood. The four private eyes are in for some surprises -- like burning cakes, overflowing bathtubs and a phone that doesn't ring -- on the invisible ringer's trail. But the culprit turns out to be the biggest surprise of all!
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  • The Case of the Hungry Stranger

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 8, 1980)
    Who ate Mrs. Meech's blueberry pie? Mrs. Meech calls on private eyes Wizard, Skinny, Tubby, and Snitch to help her find out!When this book was first published, The Horn Book praised its "real humor, suspense, and definite characterization, which achieve a result that is irresistible."Now reissued in bright full color, Crosby Bonsall's lively mystery will keep beginning readers laughing as the four clubhouse detectives search for clues.
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  • And I Mean It, Stanley

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 18, 1984)
    A little girl builds a "truly great thing" out of junk. Her friend Stanley is nowhere to be found. But who is Stanley anyway? What a mystery! Until the great thing is almost complete, that is. Then, it's playtime, and there's just no stopping Stanley.
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  • The Case of the Scaredy Cats

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 18, 1984)
    When little ‘scaredy cat’ Annie disappears, it’s another baffling case for detectives Wizard, Tubby, Skinny, and Snitch. ‘One of the funniest of the author’s easy-to-read stories about the youthful ‘private eyes.’’ —BL.
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  • The Case of the Double Cross

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 7, 1982)
    Wizard's private eyes don't want any girls in their clubhouse. But a funny little man double-crosses the boys with a message in code. Then Marigold and her girlfriends get to show just how much the private eyes really need them.
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  • The Case of the Cat's Meow

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 25, 1978)
    The four members of the Private Eyes Club—Skinny, Wizard, Snitch, and Tubby—solve the baffling case of the missing cat.
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  • The Day I Had to Play With My Sister

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, March 21, 1999)
    Older brother thinks he knows the rules to hide-and-seek. But little sister has her own idea of how to play. And the resulting confusion, compounded by a lively dog, is hilarious. Now available for the first time in full-color and reformatted as a My First I Can Read Book, Crosby Bonsall's appealing story and simple text will delight emergent readers.
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  • What Spot?

    Crosby Bonsall

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster, Jan. 21, 1963)
    Although his friend tries to discourage him, a walrus is determined to identify a small black spot he spies in the snow.
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  • Who's a Pest?: A Homer Story

    Crosby Newell Bonsall

    School & Library Binding (San Val, April 15, 1986)
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  • Who's Afraid of the Dark?

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 22, 2002)
    Who's afraid of the dark?Every night at bedtime, Stella the dog shakes and shivers. She sees scary shapes and hears scary noises. Stella is afraid of the dark! At least that's what her owner says. But that might not be the whole story. . . .
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  • Who's a Pest?: A Homer Story

    Crosby Bonsall

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 18, 1986)
    I am not a pest!Everyone says Homer is a pest -- especially his sisters, Lolly, Molly, Polly and Dolly. But Homer knows he isn't and soon he has the chance to prove it!
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