| Te Ata |
Baby Rattlesnake. |
Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.
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| Barrett, Judy |
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. |
Problems that would happen if animals wore clothes.
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| Bonsall, Crosby |
Piggle. |
Homer makes up a game which his sisters and animal friends play.
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| Brett, Jan |
Trouble With Trolls. |
While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog.
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| Brown, Marc |
Arthur's Eyes. |
His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.
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| Brown, Margaret Wise |
Big Red Barn. |
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.
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| Bunting, Eve |
Flower Garden. |
Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
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| Carlson, Nancy |
Sit Still! |
Patrick has difficulty sitting still until his mother comes up with a plan to help him.
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| Cherry, Lynne |
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. |
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian
rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
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| Cummings, Pat |
Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon. |
Harvey tackles a big job: cleaning his room.
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| de Paola, Tomie |
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile. |
Little William Everett Crocodile and his friend Pete take a class trip to a Cairo museum where they encounter a jewel thief.
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| Gackenbach, Dick |
Harry and the Terrible Whatzit. |
When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn't return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed whatzit.
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| Gilmore, Rachna |
Lights for Gita. |
Recently immigrated from India, Gita is looking forward to celebrating her favorite holiday, Divali, a festival of lights, but things are so different in her new home that she wonders if she will ever adjust.
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| Ginsburg, Mirra |
Mushroom in the Rain. |
How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the ant?
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| Grossman, Bill |
My Little Sister Ate One Hare. |
Little sister has no problem eating one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but when she gets to ten peas, she throws up quite a mess.
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| Henkes, Kevin |
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. |
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
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| Johnson, Angela |
Julius. |
Maya's grandfather brings her a pig from Alaska and the two of them learn about fun and sharing together.
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| Kleven, Elisa |
Hooray! A Pinata! |
After she chooses a cute dog piņata for her birthday party, Clara pretends it is her pet and she doesn't want it to get broken.
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| Krensky, Stephen |
Lionel in Winter. |
Lionel's winter adventures include pretending to be an Arctic explorer, building a snowman, and making some New Year's resolutions.
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| La Prise, Larry |
The Hokey Pokey. |
A lively group of people and animals dances to the lyrics and music of this popular novelty tune.
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| Lester, Helen |
Tacky the Penguin. |
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
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| Levine, Evan |
Not the Piano, Mrs. Medley! |
After several false starts, Mrs. Medley, loaded with gear, sets out for the beach with her grandson Max and her dog Word.
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| Lillegard, Dee |
Tortoise Brings the Mail. |
Because Tortoise is slow to deliver the mail, one animal after another offers to do a better job, but the successful completion of the task always depends on Tortoise.
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| London, Jonathan |
Froggy Goes to School. |
Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.
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| MacDonald, Amy |
Cousin Ruth's Tooth. |
When little Cousin Ruth loses a tooth, the whole Fister family is in a dither.
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| Marshall, Edward |
Three by the Sea. |
Three friends relax after their picnic lunch by each telling his or her best story.
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| Martin, Bill |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. |
An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
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| Noble, Tricia |
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash. |
Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.
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| Riley, Linnea |
Mouse Mess. |
A hungry mouse leaves a huge mess when it goes in search of a snack.
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| Sadler, Marilyn |
The Very Bad Bunny. |
The Funnybunnies all think that P.J. is the worst bunny they have ever seen, until his cousin Binky comes for a visit.
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| Schade, Susan |
Snug House, Bug House! |
Six bugs find a tennis ball and turn it into a wonderful house for themselves.
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| Stadler, John |
Ready, Set, Go! |
When he plays with bigger dogs, Sasha proves himself and his abilities.
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| Stevens, Janet |
Tops and Bottoms. |
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
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| Van Leeuwen, Jean |
Amanda Pig, School Girl. |
Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as wonderful as she always hoped it would be.
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| Wells, Rosemary |
McDuff Moves In. |
A little white dog that nobody seems to want finds just the right home--and a name.
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| Williams, Linda |
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. |
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her.
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| Wood, Audrey |
The Napping House. |
In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.
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