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My rotten redheaded older brother
There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something—anything—to show him up, she finds out just what wishe…
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- 0689820364
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Our cat cuddles
Rich in language, humour and rhyme, this hilarious tale is perfectly complemented by Amanda Montgomery-Higham's witty illustrations. Lizzie and Dominic desperately want a kitten but they get much more than they bargain for!
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- 0859538648
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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The shortest day : celebrating the winter solstice
The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. Over time, they realized that one day each year the sun started moving toward them again. In lyrical prose and cozy illustrations, this book explains what the winter solstice is and how it has been observed by various cultur…
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- 9780147512840
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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The keeping quilt
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four ge…
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- 9780689820908
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- 44 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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The feel good book
With his signature bold colors and positive message, Parr shows us that happy feelings come many different ways, big and small. "Giving a great, big hug feels good," and so does "taking a bubble bath," but would you stop to think that "eating carrots with a bunny feels good" or "watching your grandma and grandpa dance?" How about "crying when you're sad" or "brushing your teeth with strawberry …
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- 9780316072069
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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Once upon a dragon : stranger safety for kids (and dragons)
After a thump-bumping ride on a slide, a little girl and her dragon friend find themselves inside a fairy-tale book. The stories are familiar, and there's lots of silly fun as the dragon is transformed into fairy-tale characters. But danger lurks in the form of strangers --- including the hungry wolf from ?Little Red Riding Hood? and Snow White's evil stepmother. And it's up to the girl to keep…
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- 9781553379690
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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Parsnip and the runaway tractor : a lift-the-flap book
In this second story about the mischievous little lamb, Parsnip decides to investigate the farmer's shiny new tractor with her friends Tadpole the piglet, Blanket the foal, and Champy the sheepdog. At first they only look at it, but then Parsnip accidentally starts the engine -- and that's when the fun begins! Parsnip, Tadpole, and Champy set off on a hair-raising, animal-scattering tractor rid…
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- 9780751363838
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Toodler story book
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Babushka's doll
Natasha isn't really a bad girl. It's just that she wants to play on the swing now, not after the wash has been hung up to dry. And she wants her soup now, not after the goats have been fed. Looking after Natasha keeps Babushka, Natasha's grandmother, very busy. Then, after lunch, Natasha notices a doll sitting on Babushka's shelf...a doll Babushka tells Natasha she played with just once when …
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- 0590622056
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Families are different
An adopted Korean girl discovers that all families are different. Nico doesn't look like her mom and dad. That's because she's adopted. Nico looks around and realizes she's like everyone else --- she's different!
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- 0590463179
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Monday I was an alligator
Every day Emily's imaginative play brings despair to a different member of her family.
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- 0397318308
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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