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Everybody Cooks Rice
Norah Dooley, Peter J. Thornton
Paperback (First Avenue Editions TM, Aug. 1, 1991)In this multicultural picture book, Carrie goes from one neighbor's house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for dinner. She discovers that although each family is from a different country, everyone makes a rice dish at dinnertime. Readers will enjoy trying the simple recipes that correspond to each family's unique rice dish.
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The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Hardcover (Dial Books, Feb. 7, 2005)A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .
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Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch
Hardcover (Dial Books, Sept. 2, 1991)Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.
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Five Minutes' Peace
Jill Murphy
Paperback (Puffin Books, April 5, 1999)All Mrs. Large wants is five minutes' peace from her energetic children, but chaos follows her all the way from the kitchen to the bath and back again.
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Hi, Cat!
Ezra Jack Keats
Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1999)On his way to hang out with the neighborhood kids, Archie very innocently greets a stray cat who follows him and gets in the way. The cat ruins everything - Archie's street show is a mess and his audience drifts away. But things aren't all bad: when Archie goes, the cat follows him all the way home, too!
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Science Verse
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2004)"Amoeba"Don't ever tease a wee amoeba By calling him a her amoeba. And don't call her a him amoeba. Or never he a she amoeba. 'Cause whether his or hers amoeba, They too feel like you and meba.What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and rhyming Black Hole? What if amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis, viruses, the creation of the universe are all irresistible, laugh-out-loud poetry? Well, you're thinking in science verse, that's what. And if you can't stop the rhymes . . . the atomic joke is on you. Only the amazing talents of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, the team who created Math Curse, could make science so much fun.
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Under the Sea
Anna Milbourne
Paperback (Usborne Books, March 1, 2012)This picture book takes the reader on a journey all the way through the sea from one shore to another far across the world. From a bustling bright coral reef (by day and by night), out into the open sea to swim alongside giant whales, and diving down and down to discover what lives in the deepest darkest part of the ocean. This book introduces a child to the wonders of the sea and all kinds of sealife. The stunning images and lyrical text will leave a lasting impression, and can be treasured again and again.
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The Topsy Turvies
Francesca Simon, Keren Ludlow
Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 1, 1999)This laugh-out-loud picture book follows Mr. and Mrs. Topsy-Turvy and their children Fern and Vern as they babysit little Lucy, soon having the young girl drawing on the floor and watching TV standing on her head. Reprint.
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My Goodnight Book
Eloise Wilkin
Board book (Western Publishing Company, March 15, 1981)A little girl goes through all the proper bedtime routines. On board pages.
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My Good Morning Book
Eloise Wilkin
Board book (Golden Books, Nov. 4, 1983)A child enjoys all his early morning activities, from washing his face to eating breakfast and playing outside. On board pages.
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The Find it Book
Margaret Wise Brown, Lisa Sheehan
Hardcover (Parragon Books, May 8, 2015)Find the cow who jumped over the moon. Find Little Bo Peep's lost sheep. Find the Owl and the Pussycat Look carefully as you turn each page! Find your favorite nursery rhyme characters hiding throughout this magical new title from Margaret Wise Brown, author of children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.
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ABC I Like Me!
Nancy Carlson
Paperback (Puffin Books, June 1, 1999)Nancy Carlson's cheerful pig is back in this vibrant ABC companion book to the best-selling I Like Me!--and she's brought along a few friends to join her. The letters of the alphabet are illustrated with brightly-colored, action-packed pictures and are accompanied by read-along text. Introduce children to the alphabet and reinforce positive self-esteem with the lovable characters of ABC I Like Me!.
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