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  1. Lon Po Po

    by Ed Young

    A haunting Chinese rendition of the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" follows the adventures of young Shang, Tao, and Paotze, who encounter a terrifying wolf. Caldecott Medal. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. AB. SLJ. H.

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  2. Seven Blind Mice

    by Ed Young

    "It's a pillar," says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole... (learn more about this book)

  3. Wabi Sabi

    by Mark Reibstein

    Wabi Sabi, a little cat in Kyoto , Japan , had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant. At last, the master Says, "That's hard to explain." And That is all she says. This unsatisfying answer sets Wabi Sabi on a... (learn more about this book)

  4. I Wish I Were a Butterfly

    by James Howe

    A wise spider helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way.

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  5. Beyond the Great Mountains

    by Ed Young

    Ed Young's spare prose, as lovely as a rice-paper painting, describes in measured detail the beautiful and mystical land that the author so clearly loves. The unique format and gorgeous paper-collage illustrations, highlighted with Chinese characters, combine to convey the many facets of China... (learn more about this book)

  6. Hook

    by Ed Young

    A young eagle learns to soar in Caldecott-winner Ed Young's newest work. With beautiful, sweeping artwork and spare, lyrical text, Ed Young tells the story of a boy who finds an egg and gives it to a flock of chickens. When the egg hatches not a chick but an eaglet, the hens, the roosters,... (learn more about this book)

  7. The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story

    by Penny Pollock

    Believing the Dance of the Sacred Bird to be a poor girl's event of a lifetime, a beautiful young turkey keeper fears that her tattered clothing and shabby appearance will keep her away, until her turkeys give her a beautiful feather gown.

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  8. Moon Bear

    by Brenda Z. Guiberson, Ed Young

    Brenda Guiberson's lyrical text and Ed Young's stunning illustrations combine in a winning tribute to this endagered species.  Follow one moon bear in the wild as she eats, plays, hibernates, and wakes up again in the spring.

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  9. Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac (An Owlet Book)

    by Ed Young

    To select the animals of the zodiac, the Jade Emperor has called for a race between all the animals. Full-color illustrations.

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  10. What About Me?

    by Ed Young

    Ed Young once again turns a fable into a saucy collage treat in this tale about a boy who is just looking for a little bit of knowledge! Told he can have knowledge if he gets the Grand Master a carpet, he begins a journey on which everyone-from Spinner to Goatkeeper-tells him their problems.... (learn more about this book)

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