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Books in Parents Magazine read aloud original series

  • 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.
    I
  • Silly Tail Book

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, May 31, 1990)
    A selection of rhymes introduces a variety of tails, including rabbit tails, pigtails, kite tails, and dinosaur tails
    I
  • Witches Four

    Marc Tolon Brown

    Paperback (Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1987)
    Four dancing witches who wear glasses and brush their teeth with spider paste discover that their hats, lost while they are flying upside down, have been made into houses by four homeless cats
    LB
  • 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
    N
  • The Giggle Book: Favorite Riddles

    Stephanie Calmenson, Maxie Chambliss

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1994)
    An illustrated collection of riddles, such as "What did the mayonnaise say to the refrigerator? Close the door, I'm dressing!"
    K
  • The Old Man and the Afternoon Cat

    Michaela Muntean, Bari Weissman

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 1, 1992)
    An orange and white striped cat causes a notorious grump to change his ways
    I
  • The Clown-arounds Go on Vacation

    Joanna Cole, Jerry Smath

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1993)
    The Clown-Around family has some misadventures on its way to visit Uncle Waldo
    K
  • The Perfect Ride

    Lady McCrady, Dennis Kendrick

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1995)
    While visiting Play Land one Saturday, Mommy and Daddy Dog and their two children discover the perfect ride
    K
  • 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
    L
  • Milk and Cookies: A Frank Asch Bear Story

    Frank Asch

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 1, 1992)
    While sleeping at his grandfather's house, Baby Bear dreams that a dragon ate up all the milk and cookies in the house
    K
  • Come to my party

    Stephanie Calmenson

    Unbound (Parents Magazine Press, March 15, 1991)
    When his mother gives him permission to invite two raccoons to his birthday party, Raccoon finds other animals, in numbered sets, who would like to come.