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Books in Parents Magazine Read Aloud Originals series

  • 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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  • 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
    K
  • 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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  • The Goat Parade

    Steven Kroll, Tim Kirk

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1994)
    A young boy finds himself inadvertently leading an extraordinary parade of goats into his school.
    K
  • George's Store

    Frank Asch, Bernard Wiseman

    Hardcover (Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1983)
    George and his parrot Pete are usually successful at guessing what their customers want until the day an unusual lady walks into their store.
  • Henry Babysits

    Robert M. Quackenbush

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Henry the Duck has his hands full when all the neighbors bring their babies for him to watch one day.
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  • There's No Place Like Home

    Marc Tolon Brown, Espeland

    Hardcover (Parents Magazine Press, Sept. 15, 1984)
    Describes in verse the many kinds of homes--holes for worms, swamps for crocodiles, or a cat for fleas.
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  • Pickle Things

    Marc Tolon Brown

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Describes, in rhymed text and illustrations, all the many things that a pickle isn't.
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  • Snow Lion

    David McPhail

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 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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  • Rupert, Polly, and Daisy

    Jody Silver

    Hardcover (Dutton Childrens Books, April 1, 1984)
    Polly, the bird, becomes upset when Rupert, the goat, gives her favorite toy bell to their new roommate, a goldfish
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  • Witches Four

    Marc Tolon Brown

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Feb. 1, 1993)
    Four dancing witches who wear glasses and brush their teeth with spider paste discover that their hats, lost while they were flying upside down, have been made into houses by four homeless cats
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  • Magic Growing Powder

    Janet Quin Harkin

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, March 14, 1991)
    When swindlers convince King Max that they can make him grow taller, the king's perceptive daughter must save both her father and his kingdom
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