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  When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)

  by Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode

  "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."--Association for Childhood Education International. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.
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  Are You Going to Be Good?

  by Cari Best

  A joyous celebration of the young and young-at-heart Tonight’s a special night. Robert is going to his first grownup party – a birthday celebration for Great-Gran Sadie, who is one hundred years old. Robert is so excited he feels like a firecracker about to go off. But once he arrives at the party, it’s hard to remember what to do when. “Don’t do that!” says Grandpa Jack. “Don’t do that!” says Uncle Phil. “Don’t... (more)
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  The Gardener

  by Sarah Hyman Stewart, David Small

  By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her... (more)
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  A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON

  by William Joyce

  No need to knock, just step right in. You're just in time to two-step with Grandfather Robinson and his dancing frog band. Cousin Laszlo is demonstrating his new antigravity device. And Uncle Art's flying saucer is parked out back. It seems like all the Robinson relatives are here, so be prepared. And keep your head down...Uncle Gaston is testing out the family cannon.
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  One Of Those Days

  by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

  Sometimes life just doesn’t seem fair. Have you ever had a day when . . . your favorite pants shrunk in the wash? your best friend was being a beast? you were too short to go on the best ride? no one would listen to you? Well, take heart—you’re not alone. Everyone has one of those days sometimes. And even if you bowled gutter balls or your nice sweater made you itchy, at least there’s a bright side—a ... (more)
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  The Book that Jack Wrote

  by Jon Scieszka

  This book is about a Rat, a Cat, a Cow over the moon, and a Baby humming a tune. It's about what the Bug did to the rug. It's about how the Egg fell off the wall. It's about the crazy mayhem that can occur when nursery rhymes go awry. Children and adults alike will enjoy reading this book over and over. "This one will wow even the most sophisticated." --Kirkus Reviews, pointer review "Clever, madcap text. A... (more)
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  Brave Charlotte (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))

  by Anu Stohner

  Charlotte is different from all the other sheep. She likes to explore the world around her, climbing up trees and wandering near the dangerous road while the wary old sheep “tsk, tsk.” But when danger strikes, only Charlotte is brave enough to go for help and save the day. This beautifully illustrated tale speaks to all shy little sheep who stand out from the crowd and aren’t afraid to follow their dreams.
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  The Useful Moose: A Truthful, Moose-Full Tale

  by Fiona Robinson

  What use is a moose? A young girl and her family find out Molly loves moose-not the dessert, the animal. Imagine her surprise when on a family trip to Alaska she can't find any because they've all gone on vacation-to her home city! When Molly returns, she befriends a forlorn moose threesome exhausted from their urban adventures and she and her parents take the moose in. Once rested, the moose prove to be... (more)
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  Nothing Ever Happens On 90th Street

  by Roni Schotter

  write what she knows,"" young Eva takes the literary advice of her neighbors while adding a few embellishments that make her neighborhood seem much more exciting than she realized.
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  Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (Reading Rainbow)

  by Lynne McTaggart, Trinka Hakes Noble

  Looking for some diversion, a bored rancher drives to the town of Sleepy Gulch, little knowing that some amazing things are happening to his wife and his ranch during his absence. Reprint. AB. K. PW. SLJ.
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  Naughty Parents

  by Joy Gosney

  Imagine you had naughty parents and when they took you to the park they ran off, jumped in puddles, dribbled ice cream down their clothes and played rough games on the swings! What would you do? And then imagine the most awful thing happened - they ran off and did all these naughty things and got lost. In this lovely and quirky picture book a little girl has to contend with naughty parents who do all the wrong... (more)
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  My Father's Shop

  by Satomi Ichikawa

  There is a rug in his father s shop that Mustafa loves. (It has a hole in it, so you can put it over your head and still see out.) No one else wants the rug, though lots of tourists visit the shop. His father always welcomes them "Bienvenue" and offers them tea "O cha wa ikaga desu ka?" Mustafa s father would like him to know some words in other languages too, and he tells Mustafa that he may have the rug if he... (more)
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  Tiny's Big Adventure (Horn Book Fanfare List (Awards))

  by Martin Waddell

  "Visually lovely and perfectly cadenced, this warm-hearted adventure belongs in every library." — THE HORN BOOK (STARRED REVIEW) Tiny Mouse has never been to the cornfield before, so he’s thrilled that his sister will take him. It’s the perfect place to play games, but it’s also full of strange new sights that make Tiny quiver and call out for his sister, who helps him feel braver. With boldly animated... (more)
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  Gabriella's Song

  by Candace Fleming, Giselle Potter

  Gabriella wanders the streets and canals of Venice singing a simple tune so evocative that it makes the baker long for his youth, turns the widow to weeping, and sets the gondolier's heart aflutter. This captivating song is passed around until it's on the lips of all in the city. Full color.
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  The Problem With Chickens (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))

  by Bruce McMillan

  The ladies of Iceland have a problem: the birds lay their eggs in nooks on the sides of steep cliffs, so the ladies have a very difficult time getting any of the eggs for baking. They go to town to buy chickens to lay eggs for them instead. For a while, everyone is happy: there are plenty of eggs to bake plenty of yummy things. But the ladies' problems are far from solved, for the more time the chickens spend with... (more)
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  From Here to There

  by Margery Cuyler

  A little girl travels from the comforts of her own home to the far reaches of the universe. The journey begins in Maria's house and then moves outward to the street, town, country, continent, hemisphere, planet, solar system, galaxy, and, finally, the universe. With each new widening perspective, children can explore the vastness of the world around them as they discover their own special place in space. Margery... (more)
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  Catherine Certitude

  by William Rodarmor

  This charming book will delight any child or adult who appreciates ballet, Paris, New York, childhood, and mystery (not necessarily in that order). The book's plot is deceptively simple: Catherine, the eponymous heroine, begins her story watching her own daughter demonstrate jazz steps in their ballet school on a snowy afternoon in New York. Memory takes her (and the reader) back to her childhood, spent in the... (more)