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  • Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear

    Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 1, 1997)
    Eager to get himself soaking wet, Jesse Bear is drawn to the garden hose, kitchen sink, and the birdbath, finally settling himself down in the wading pool in the back of the house and getting himself joyfully soaked. Reprint.
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  • Musicians Of The Sun

    Gerald McDermott

    Paperback (Aladdin, Dec. 1, 2000)
    A colorful picture book provides the Aztec legend of how the musicians of the sun were freed from their captive with the help of the mighty wind. By the illustrator of the Caldecott Medal book, Arrow to the Sun. Reprint.
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  • Santa's Favorite Story

    Hisako Aoki, Ivan Gantschev

    Paperback (Aladdin, Dec. 31, 1997)
    The forest animals are afraid that Santa might be too tired to make his Christmas rounds, until he tells them his favorite story of the first Christmas
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  • Dreams

    Ezra Jack Keats

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 31, 1992)
    One night while everyone is sleeping, a little boy watches his paper mouse save a cat from an angry dog
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  • Navajo ABC

    Luci Tapahanso, Eleanor Schick

    Paperback (Aladdin, July 1, 1999)
    We call ourselves T'áá Diné, which means "The People." We are also called the Navajo. And so begins this introduction to the largest tribe of Native Americans in the United States. Come and learn all about Navajo life through objects and words in this special alphabet book. Each letter represents an aspect of Navajo life -- A for arroyo, B for belt, C for cradle board. A unique glossary translates Navajo words into English, and vice versa, to open the door to tradition and convey the richness of the Diné culture and language.
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  • BUDGIE THE LITTLE HELICOPTER

    Sarah Ferguson

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Feb. 1, 1996)
    A little helicopter who longs for adventure finds it when he is able to assist in rescuing a kidnapped schoolgirl.
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  • It's About Time, Jesse Bear and Other Rhymes

    Nancy White Carlstrom, Bruce Degen

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 1, 1998)
    From the moment an exuberant Jesse Bear pounces on his sleeping parents' bed to his final goodnight kiss, his day is filled with adventure, fun, and the occasional bit of mischief. Preschoolers and their parents will find much to identify with in Nancy White Carlstrom's joyous, rhythmic poems -- ideal for reading aloud -- and in Bruce Degen's bright, detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations.
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  • Animals should definitely not wear clothing

    Judi Barrett

    Paperback (Aladdin Books, Jan. 1, 1987)
    Book by Barrett, Judi
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  • Dick Whittington and His Cat

    Marcia Brown

    Paperback (Aladdin, Aug. 1, 1997)
    A London waif's clever cat's ability to hunt down rats helps the boy to become a successful merchant and Lord Mayor of London
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  • Very Last First Time

    Jan Andrews, Ian Wallace

    Paperback (Aladdin, Feb. 1, 1998)
    When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada, journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to gather mussels
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  • The SOLOMON SYSTEM

    Naylor

    Paperback (Aladdin, April 30, 1987)
    Thirteen-year-old Ted and his older brohter, Nory, have always been a team until the summer family problems make them reevaluate their relationship and their expectations of each other.
  • The Three Little Pigs and the Fox

    William H. Hooks, S.D. Schindler

    Paperback (Aladdin, Feb. 1, 1997)
    In this Appalachian version of the classic tale, Hamlet, the youngest pig, rescues her two greedy brothers from the clutches of the "mean, tricky old drooly-mouth fox"
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