Books in Miss Read Series series

Looks at the different zig-zags, polka dots, heart shapes, and stripes on the skins of various snakes

Polly tackles problems of all sizes and with the help of a mystery client, an African-American classmate, she even solves the loneliness of a new girl at school

Shows various creatures walking in the jungle, saying what they are, and who is following them, and includes photographs of children performing the story in sign language on each page

In an interview format, folk singer and children's author Tom Paxton reveals how he got started as a musician and a writer, and discusses how he finds ideas, his favorite character, and the evolution of his reading tastes.

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An optimistic group of children sees the bright side of everything that goes wrong as they try to fix up their playground

A young boy learns to cope with his sense of loss as he struggles to adjust to a new stepmother and to the destruction of the family's beloved red barn

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Absent-minded Miss Molly tries to remember why she tied a string around her finger--and why all her friends plan to see her at eight