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Carl at the Dog Show
Carl

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Madeleine’s mom has to help Carl's Cousin, Gamble, get ready to compete in his event at the dog show, and she tells Carl and Madeleine to meet her by the show...
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Felicity & Cordelia
A Tale of Two Bunnies

Frances Foster Books
Felicity likes adventures. Cordelia likes to stay home. While Felicity sets off on her hot air balloon, Cordelia picks berries and bakes pies. Through letters,...
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The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis

Square Fish
Something unexpected is about to happen this summer.
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The Trucker

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
What Leo wants is a fire truck; what Mama gives him is a kitten: Lola. To make matters worse, mischievous and high-spirited Lola just about takes over all of...
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Once Upon a Baby Brother

Melanie Kroupa Books
Lizzie loves to make up stories and tell them to anyone and everyone, even though now that her annoying baby brother, Marvin, has joined the family, no one has...
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The Eraserheads

Frances Foster Books
4 + 3 = 8? Whoops! That’s not right. Looks like a job for the eraserheads! The three eraserheads—an owl, a crocodile, and a pig—live atop three pencils in...
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The Weaver

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
As the sun rises, the weaver begins her work, spinning thread, dying it, and then weaving it into a cloth along with the signs of love and friendship she sees...
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Super Stock Rookie
Motor Novels

Square Fish
Fast cars, faster girls, and a fat paycheck. Trace is finally living the good life.
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Checkered Flag Cheater
A Motor Novel
Motor Novels

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Racing Super Stocks for a professional team has 16-year-old Trace Bonham riding high--until he begins to realize that his team is cheating....
  
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Carl's Snowy Afternoon
Carl

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
When Madeleine’s parents go to the Pond Party, they leave Carl and the baby at home for a cozy winter afternoon with a babysitter. But Carl and Madeleine have...

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Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen

Melanie Kroupa Books
I can pop a wheelie, I can touch the sky, I can pedal backwards, I can really fly! Sally Jean was born to ride. And her bicycle, Flash, is just about her...
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Shrinking Violet

Melanie Kroupa Books
Never has being shy seemed so rewarding! Whether she's impersonating Elvis, swaggering like Captain Hook, or imitating the sounds of a cricket, Violet is...
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How I Learned Geography

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy’s father...
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Carl's Sleepy Afternoon
Carl

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A new book to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Good Dog, Carl Carl is finally back! Once again, Alexandra Day has concocted a very busy day for the...
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One-Dog Canoe

Square Fish
Sometimes—the more the merrier.
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Close Your Eyes

Frances Foster Books
A little tiger takes an imaginative journey The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass. "Close your eyes, little tiger," said his mother, "and go...
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The Night Worker

Sunburst Paperbacks
Going to the job site with Dad When darkness falls and bedtime comes, Papa tucks Alex in, then puts on his hard hat and goes to work. Papa is an engineer...
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When Sheep Cannot Sleep
The Counting Book

Sunburst Paperbacks
When Wooly the sheep suffers from insomnia, he goes for a walk and gets into just about everything. Each illustration features objects for children to count....
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C D C ?

Square Fish
Puzzles and wordplay make reading fun in this Steig classic.
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Jack's Talent

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“You must be good at something,” said Miss Lucinda. “Everyone has a special talent.” On the first day of school, Miss Lucinda asks the students to share their...
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Madlenka's Dog

Frances Foster Books
"Inspiring memories in the old and imagination in the young, the dog is a noble beast indeed, and Madlenka's Dog's resonant intergenerational connections make...
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Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog!
and Other Palindromes

Sunburst Paperbacks
What do Adam, Napoleon, and Agee have in common? Their bond is the palindrome, that peculiar marvel of language when words or sentences read the same forward...
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And If the Moon Could Talk

Sunburst Paperbacks
It is night. Inside a house, a child is getting ready for bed. A hall light is switched on, toys and animals are settled in their places. Papa reads a story,...
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If Animals Kissed Good Night

Melanie Kroupa Books
If animals kissed like we kiss good night, Giraffe and his calf would stretch their necks high and kiss just beneath the top of the sky. In a cozy...