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  • A Color of His Own

    Leo Lionni

    Board book (Random House, Aug. 16, 2000)
    Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike.Colorful illustrations and spare prose make this story of friendship perfect for a board book edition to introduce simple color concepts to toddlers.
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  • The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1

    Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba

    Paperback (Dark Horse Books, July 22, 2008)
    ** Now a live-action series on Netflix! **In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."These seven children form the Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again.• This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Gabriel Bá, James Jean, and Gerard Way.• "Flawless…stylish, imaginative."—Newsarama• Listed as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA).• Amazon.com's #1 Graphic Novel of 2008!• A New York Times bestseller!
  • The Umbrella Academy: Dallas

    Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba

    Paperback (Dark Horse Books, Sept. 16, 2009)
    The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is, each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice - the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres... all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!
  • SWITCH ON THE NIGHT

    Ray Bradbury, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 23, 1993)
    A lonely little boy who is afraid of the dark discovers a whole new world when he meets a little girl named Dark.
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  • The Tiny, Tiny Boy and the Big, Big Cow

    Nancy Van Laan, Marjorie Priceman

    Paperback (Dragonfly Books, March 28, 2000)
    What's a tiny, tiny boy to do when a big, big cow just won't stand still so he can milk her? Try, and try again!
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  • THE TINY, TINY BOY AND THE BIG

    Nancy Van Laan

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 23, 1993)
    Accented by vibrant watercolors, this classic Scottish cumulative folktale recounts the story of a small boy who tries to milk a large cow, but the cow will not be still, and the boy keeps on trying to milk her.
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  • The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1

    Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba

    Paperback (Dark Horse, June 24, 2008)
    Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance, makes his comics writing debut in this outrageous superhero epic that Grant Morrison called "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last..." In an inexplicable, worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again
  • SWITCH ON THE NIGHT

    Ray Bradbury

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 23, 1993)
    A young boy who is afraid of the dark embarks on a journey through a magical nightscape, and along the way, he finds tranquility, solace, and comfort in a place where he least expected them.
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  • There's a Hole in My Bucket

    William Stobbs

    Hardcover (Oxford University Press, June 25, 1987)
    The popular rhyme tells how a boy is able to use circular reasoning to avoid the work of fixing his bucket
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  • Told Under the Blue Umbrella: New Stories for New Children

    Anthology; Selected By the Literature Committee of the Association for Childhood, Marguerite Davis

    Hardcover (The MacMillan Co., March 15, 1940)
    Hardcover, 1933 copyright, 19th printing 1966, The Macmillan Co., 161pp, full-color dustjacket.
  • Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas Ltd.

    Gerard Way, Various

    Hardcover (Dark Horse Books, Oct. 13, 2009)
    Times are tough for this dysfunctional family of superheroes. Following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor, Pogo, the team is despondent. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse them into action. Trouble is, each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. The Rumor has lost her voice - the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, and while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track, The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres... all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!
  • BEAR AND BUNNY GROW TOMATOES

    Bruce Koscielniak

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 23, 1993)
    In the tale of two different gardens, Bunny flippantly scatters some tomato seeds before he relaxes in an easy chair, while Bear meticulously plants, waters, and weeds his tomato garden.
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