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  Falling For Rapunzel

  by Leah Wilcox

  When the prince spies Rapunzel in her high tower, he’s convinced she’s the girl of his dreams. He thinks he can rescue her in the ordinary way, but this is no ordinary Rapunzel. She throws everything from her tower except what the prince keeps asking for— including one delightful surprise to make all his dreams come true. Here is a hilarious tale of how one bad hair day turns into happily ever after. With... (more)
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  Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm

  by Jerdine Nolen

  Harvey Potter was a very strange fellow indeed. He was a farmer but not like any farmer you've ever met. He didn't grow corn, okra, or tomatoes. Harvey Potter grew balloons. No one knew exactly how he did it, but with the help of the light of a full moon, one friendly child catches a peek of just how Harvey Potter does it. And keeps some magic for herself. "This is the best sort of fantasy imaginative,... (more)
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  The Great Fuzz Frenzy

  by Janet Stevens, Susan Stevens Crummel

  Deep, deep down in their underground town, the prairie dogs live in harmony--until a mysterious, fluorescent, very fuzzy thing (otherwise known as a tennis ball) rolls down their hole. When the prairie dogs discover that they can pluck and pull the fuzz into fabulous fashions, their fear quickly turns to curiosity, then delight, then pure greed. The frenzy that erupts threatens to tear apart the prairie-dog... (more)
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  Go Away, Big Green Monster!

  by Ed Emberley

  Each page of this die-cut book features a new part of a big green monster--his nose, his teeth, his eyes--which soon disappear again as young readers continue to turn the pages.
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  Click, Clack, Moo: Book 1

  Click, Clack, Moo

  Cows That Type

  by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin

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  Piggie Pie!

  by Margie Palatini

  Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make piggie pie.
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  The Web Files

  by Margie Palatini

  DUM DE DUM DUM... This is the farm. Peaceful. Full of chickens, horse, sheep, and intrigue. Intrigue? Yes - intrigue. Someone has pilfered a peck of perfectly picked purple peppers. Ducktective Web and his partner Bill are hot on the trail of the pepper pincher, but this could be a hard case to quack. Little Boy Blue has an airtight alibi and Jack Horner won't talk. Meanwhile, vegetables are vanishing all over... (more)
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  A Bad Case of Stripes

  by David Shannon

  Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!!!!!
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  The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

  by Jon Scieszka

  In this spin off of the original fairy tale, Alexander T. Wolf gives the readers his account on what really happened in the story of The Three Little Pigs. It all started with a sneeze and a cup of sugar.
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  Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude

  by Kevin O'Malley

  Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl who had to tell a fairy tale to the class, but they couldn't agree on the story. Will they all live happily ever after? Once upon a time there was ...a princess ...a cool muscle dude ...who loved all her beautiful ponies. ...who rode an awesome motorcycle. ...But a giant came and started stealing them! ...The dude came to fight the ugly, smelly giant with his... (more)
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  Diary of a Wombat

  by Jackie French

  Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian animals. Their favorite activities are eating, sleeping, and digging holes. Here, in the words of one unusually articulate wombat, is the tongue-in-cheek account of a busy week; eating, sleeping, digging holes . . . and training its new neighbors, a family of humans, to produce treats on demand. This entertaining book, with its brief, humorous text and hilarious... (more)
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  Rotten Teeth

  by Laura Simms

  Speaking in front of the class isn't easy for small people like Melissa Herman. Especially when there's nothing very special to say about her house or her family or herself. But with the help of her older brother, Melissa borrows a bottle from her father's dental office to take to show and tell. The teacher is appalled, but the children are intrigued. David Catrow's hilariously zany illustrations reveal that... (more)
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  Scaredy Squirrel

  Scaredy Squirrel

  by Melanie Watt

  Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. Scaredy Squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachute. Day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day ... his worst nightmare comes... (more)
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  Scranimals

  by Jack Prelutsky

  We're sailing to Scranimal Island, It doesn't appear on most maps.... Scranimal Island is where you will find the fragrant Rhinocerose, the cunning Broccolions, and if you are really, really lucky and very, very quiet, you will spot the gentle, shy Pandaffodil. (You may even hear it yawning if the morning's just begun, watch its petals slowly open to embrace the rising sun. So put on your pith helmet and... (more)
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  Trouble with Trolls

  by Jan Brett

  Treva's trouble with trolls begins when she climbs Mount Baldy with her dog Tuffi. The trolls who live there long for a dog, and they try to kidnap him. But Treva is brave and quick-thinking. She outwits one troll after another until she reaches the very top of the mountain, where five trolls are waiting--and they want her dog! From underground to mountain peak, Jan Brett's story is filled with adventure and... (more)
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  Just Another Ordinary Day

  by Rod Clement

  Like most kids, Amanda gets dressed, goes to school, plays with friends, and eats dinner with her family. But don’t be fooled by this deceptively simple story—readers will soon find out that Amanda is no ordinary girl! Best-selling Australian artist Rod Clement has created a wickedly funny picture book in which the artwork tells an extraordinary story of ‘just another ordinary day.’
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  Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap!: An Appalachian Folktale

  by Tom Birdseye

  A forgetful boy gets himself into trouble when he repeats what each person he meets on the road says to him.
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  Chester: Book 1

  Chester

  by Melanie Watt

  Chester is more than a picture book. It is a story told, and retold, by dueling author-illustrators. Melanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Melanie's cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and proceeds to cover the pages with rewrites from his red marker, and the gloves are off.Melanie and her mouse won't take Chester's antics lying down. And Chester is obviously a creative powerhouse... (more)
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  The Araboolies of Liberty Street

  by Sam Swope, Barry Root

  The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different.