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  Comin' Down to Storytime

  by Rob Reid, Nadine Bernard Westcott

  PreSchool-Grade 1—Building on the familiar song "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," Reid's animal version begins, "We'll be comin' down to storytime when we come. Yee ha!" as all the farm animals run excitedly to the barn. It ends with, "We will check out lots of books when we leave, Bye Now!" as the animals exit, each with at least one book in hand, and are shown on or under a big, broad tree, reading.... (more)
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  The Hinky-Pink

  An Old Tale

  by Megan McDonald

  A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches ! That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball. Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel is woozy for want of sleep. Her lace looks like cheesecloth; her hems, like saddle cinches. Night after night, the Hinky-Pink keeps... (more)