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Books in Oliver and Amanda series

  • Oliver and Amanda's Christmas

    Jean Van Leeuwen

    Hardcover (Dial, Oct. 31, 1989)
    After joining her sister in wrapping presents, baking cookies, and picking a Christmas tree, Oliver tries to find a stocking big enough to hold the twenty-two toys he requested from Santa
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  • Amanda Pig, First Grader

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, July 5, 2007)
    It is time for first grade, and Amanda Pig is so excited. This year she won?t have to take naps, she?ll play on the big playground, and best of all, she will know how to read! But something is wrong, because when Amanda looks at her book, she recognizes the letters but not the words. Will she ever be able to read? In this funny installment of the award-winning Oliver and Amanda series, Amanda and her best friend, Lollipop, overcome nerves to discover what makes first grade so much fun. Jean Van Leeuwen and Ann Schweninger won an inaugural Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for the previous book in the series, Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day.
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  • Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, Aug. 1, 1997)
    Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as wonderful as she always hoped it would be
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  • Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, May 12, 2003)
    Determined to believe that there is a monster in her bedroom, Amanda builds monster traps and recites poetry in the hopes of keeping it away for good, in an easy reader tale about facing and overcoming fears.
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  • More Tales of Oliver Pig

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Arthur Lobel

    Hardcover (Dial, Jan. 1, 1981)
    Oliver Pig bakes mud pies with his sister, asks his father questions on everything from squash to snowflakes, and has trouble falling asleep
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  • Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial Books, April 17, 2008)
    Amanda Pig has her fi rst ever wiggly tooth and she can?t wait for the Tooth Fairy to come. But her loose tooth will not fall out! Father offers to pull it out for her, but Amanda thinks that might hurt too much. Instead, she decides to ignore it and one day discovers that her tooth has fallen out on its own. But where is it? Will the Tooth Fairy still come if Amanda?s lost tooth is really lost? Once again, Jean Van Leeuwen and Ann Schweninger create a funny, friendly, and kid-relevant world in this latest installment of the Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor?winning Oliver and Amanda series.
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  • Oliver Pig At School Promo

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Paperback (Puffin, Jan. 1, 2000)
    It's the first day of school, and Oliver's got the first-day jitters. He's too excited to eat breakfast and he's so nervous on the bus that his eyes feel like crying. But his teacher, Miss Jessie Pig, looks like Grandmother, and Oliver soon discovers that school isn't so scary after all.
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  • Amanda Pig on Her Own

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, April 1, 1991)
    When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig
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  • Tales Of Amanda Pig Promo

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Paperback (Puffin, Jan. 1, 2000)
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  • Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, Oct. 30, 1987)
    When Grandmother Pig comes for a visit, Oliver and Amanda learn just how much fun it is to have a grandmother in the house
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  • Tales Of Oliver Pig Promo

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Arnold Lobel

    Paperback (Puffin, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Book by Van Leeuwen, Jean
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  • Oliver Pig at School

    Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger

    Hardcover (Dial, Sept. 4, 1990)
    During Oliver Pig's first day at school, he builds with blocks, plays with his toy dinosaur, and makes a new friend
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