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Railroad toad
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Richard Ford |
A fun-loving toad likes nothing better than to ride the train to unknown destinations. |
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C is for city
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Nikki Grimes |
Rhyming verses featuring each letter of the alphabet describe different aspects of life in a city. |
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Ten Silly Dogs
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Lisa Flather |
A backwards counting story about ten silly dogs running in the park, racing through a lot, going for a swim, and engaging in other activities that gradually leave each of them behind one at a time. |
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Flora's feast
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Walter Crane |
As winter begins to fade, Queen Flora goes to her garden and awakens the flowers. |
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John Gilpin
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William Cowper |
"A humorous ballad by William Cowper; its full title is *The Diverting History of John Gilpin, Showing How He Went Further Than He Intended and Came Safe Home Again*. Gilpin, a successful London li… |
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The park in the dark
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Martin Waddell |
After night falls and their owner is asleep, three toy animals decide to go to the park and play. |
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Winter barn
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Dorothy Ripley |
Snow covers the farm, but the animals are comfortable in the barn where the Farmer tends them. |
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My loose tooth
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Stephen Krensky |
A young child describes in rhyme what it's like to have a loose tooth. |
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Vegetable Garden
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Douglas Florian |
A family plants a vegetable garden and helps it grow to a rich harvest. |
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The Tickle Monster is coming!
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James Otis Thach |
A little monster prepares for bed, all the while waiting anxiously for the Tickle Monster to sneak in and get him. |
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The busy tree
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Jennifer Ward |
Many different types of wildlife live in and around a tree that is their home, from chipmunks and woodpeckers to ants and spiders. |
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Two for the zoo
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Danna Smith |
A grandfather and grandchild go to the zoo, where they count animals from one to ten. |
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The leaf that wouldn't leave
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Trish Trinco |
Luigi, a birch leaf, finally accepts the advice of nearby Evelyn Evergreen and lets go of the tree that has always been his home to fly into the autumn sky. |
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Sleep, Big Bear, sleep!
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Maureen Wright |
As winter comes and Big Bear prepares to hibernate, he keeps thinking he hears Old Man Winter giving him exhausting orders that prevent him from sleeping. |
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Messy Bessey's closet
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Patricia McKissack |
Summary, Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet. |
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Disney's Mulan
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Nancy Parent |
Scenes from the Disney film Mulan on opposite pages have slight differences for the reader to distinguish. |
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A plump and perky turkey
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Teresa Bateman |
The townspeople of Squawk Valley try to trick a turkey into being their Thanksgiving dinner, but are frustrated when the turkey tricks them instead. |
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Mighty menfolk
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Carole Boston Weatherford |
Summary, An African American child describes the good qualities of the men in her community and in her family. |
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Princess and Fairy
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Anna Pignataro |
Two rabbits travel throughout Fairyland in search of the special things they must bring to the queen's birthday feast. Illustrations contain hidden objects for the reader to find. |
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Me
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William Saroyan |
Once upon a time there was only one word — me.
If you wanted to say here I am, you said — me.
It was the only word anyone ever heard!
But only people said me. Dogs said bark, bark, take me to the … |
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