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Books in Parents Magazine read aloud original series

  • Clara Joins the Circus

    Michael Pellowski, True Kelley

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Bored with life in the pasture, Clara Cow decides to join the circus, but the trapeze breaks under her weight and she gets stuck in the cannon
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  • Pickle Things

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, March 14, 1991)
    Describes, in rhymed text and illustrations, all the many things that a pickle isn't.
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  • Aren't You Forgetting Something, Fiona?

    Joanna Cole, Ned Delaney

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1994)
    In spite of the rest of her family's flawless memory, Fiona the elephant forgets everything--her schoolbag, her lunch, and even where she is going
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  • Where's Rufus?

    Stephanie Calmenson, Maxie Chambliss

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1994)
    The reader tries to find Rufus the dog as he hides in various parts of the house trying to delay the family picnic because he knows it is going to rain.
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  • Up Goes Mr. Downs

    Jerry Smath

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1993)
    When his coat is inadvertently blown up with a balloon hose, Mr. Downs floats up and away, but will he ever come down?
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  • Henry's Awful Mistake

    Robert M. Quackenbush

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Oct. 1, 1992)
    An easy-to-read, illustrated work features a delightful story and a Note to Grown-ups that includes a guide to significant themes and concepts at work in the story, ideas for reading and discussion, and games for learning.
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  • Sweet Dreams, Clown-arounds!

    Joanna Cole, Jerry Smath

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1994)
    After an exciting and busy day, the Clown-Around family has trouble getting Baby to go to bed
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  • Ten Furry Monsters

    Stephanie Calmenson, Maxie Chambliss

    Hardcover (Parents Magazine Press, Oct. 15, 1984)
    Rhyming text and illustrations introduce the numbers from one to ten by following the antics of ten playful monsters.
  • Bicycle Bear

    Michaela Muntean, Doug Cushman

    Hardcover (Parents Magazine Press, Jan. 1, 1983)
    Items are never too big or too small--Bicycle Bear delivers them all.
  • Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine

    Janet Quin-Harkin, Art Cumings

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Septimus Bean has built an amazing machine, but its use has yet to be discovered
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  • Pets I Wouldn't Pick

    Susan Alton Schmeltz, Ellen Appletry

    Hardcover (Parents Magazine Press, May 15, 1982)
    Poetic pros and cons for a variety of pet possibilities including frogs, pigs, bats, and elephants.
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  • Otto

    Steven Kroll, Ned Delaney

    Hardcover (Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1983)
    Otto the robot loves to go to school, but chaos results when Otto gets a loose wire that dramatically affects his behavior
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