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Books in Parents Magazine Read Aloud and Easy Reading Program Original series

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Clown-arounds

    Joanna Cole, Jerry Smath

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1994)
    The Clown-Around family enters a contest which promises a big surprise to the winner.
    I
  • 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