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Honey...honey...lion! Honey...honey...lion! Jan Brett After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend de… OL12165574W
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast Jan Brett Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. OL13912W
Who's that knocking on Christmas Eve? Who's that knocking on Christmas Eve? Jan Brett A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal. OL13915W
Gingerbread baby Gingerbread baby Jan Brett A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man. OL13917W
The three snow bears The three snow bears Jan Brett Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears. OL13919W
Berlioz the Bear Berlioz the Bear Jan Brett Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise tha… OL13921W
Town Mouse, Country Mouse Town Mouse, Country Mouse Jan Brett After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home. OL13926W
The First Dog The First Dog Jan Brett Kip the Cave Boy and Paleowolf each face hunger and danger on a journey in Paleolithic times; when they decide to join forces and help one another, Paleowolf becomes the first dog. OL13927W
The Hat The Hat Jan Brett When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head. OL13928W
The wild Christmas reindeer The wild Christmas reindeer Jan Brett After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve. OL13931W
The Easter Egg The Easter Egg Jan Brett Hoppi the bunny wants to win the egg-decorating contest so the Easter Bunny will choose him to help distribute Easter eggs, but instead, while everyone else is working on their decorations, he finds … OL15066958W
Gingerbread friends Gingerbread friends Jan Brett Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase simi… OL15066964W
The three little dassies The three little dassies Jan Brett In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that li… OL15066982W
The umbrella The umbrella Jan Brett Carlos goes into the cloud forest to look for animals, but he manages to miss seeing them even though they have an adventure with his umbrella. OL15066986W
Berlioz the bear Berlioz the bear Jan Brett Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise tha… OL16478856W
The mermaid The mermaid Jan Brett "Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"-- OL19713995W
Cinders Cinders Jan Brett Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her. OL19973071W
The Turnip The Turnip Jan Brett Badger Girl is delighted to find the biggest turnip she has ever seen growing in her vegetable garden, but when the time comes to harvest the giant root, she is unable to pull it up without help from… OL20011256W
Scary, Scary Halloween Scary, Scary Halloween Eve Bunting,Jan Brett A band of trick-or-treaters and a mother cat and her kittens spend a very scary Halloween. OL97606W
The Valentine Bears The Valentine Bears Eve Bunting,Jan Brett Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine's Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year. OL97611W
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