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Books in Random House Picturebacks series

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Bernette Goldsen, Gian Calvi

    Paperback (Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1988)
    A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
  • KON-TIKI

    Thor Heyerdahl

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 12, 1984)
    An easy-to-read adaption of Thor Heyerdahl's classic sea adventure recounts the tale of six amateur sailors who sail from Peru to Polynesia on a small balsa-log raft
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  • FLAP YOUR WINGS-PA

    P.D. Eastman

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 12, 1984)
    Two birds unwittingly hatch an alligator egg, which has been accidently placed in their nest, and then try to teach their "son" to fly
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  • PUDDLE WONDERFUL: POEMS

    Mary Morgan

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 14, 1992)
    A celebration of spring presents thirty-two whimsical poems by such well-known poets and writers as Jack Prelutsky, John Updike, Langston Hughes, Lilian Moore, Eve Merriam, and e. e. cummings.
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  • The joke book

    Roy McKie

    Paperback (Random House, Aug. 16, 1979)
    Illus. in full color. "Kids will undoubtedly memorize the knock-knocks, riddles, one-liners and other gems."--Publishers Weekly. From the Trade Paperback edition.
  • RUNAWAY TEDDY BEAR

    Ginnie Hofmann

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1986)
    Feeling neglected by his owner, a teddy bear runs away to live in the forest with real bears.
  • Catch Me, Catch Me!

    Owain Bell

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 31, 1990)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Thomas the tank engine has a race with another train, one pulled by an engine larger than he is.
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  • Are We There Yet, Fred

    Janelle Cherrington, Lauren Attinello

    Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, )
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  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, William Pene Du Bois

    Paperback (Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1987)
    A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.
  • THE LITTLE PUPPY

    Judy Dunn

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1984)
    A boy and his dog enjoy their first six months together.
  • A Day at the Races with Austin and

    Evelyn Clarke Mott

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 26, 1993)
    Text and photographs follow champion driver Kyle Petty and his son during a day at the stock car races
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  • Alice in Wonderland

    Lori Haskins, Diane Goode, Carroll Lewis

    Hardcover (Random House, Oct. 1, 1997)
    A shortened, simplified version of the tale in which a little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.