Owen Jordan
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Overview: Essential Picture Book Classics - timeless stories for every child to treasure. "One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight." Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement. Full of funny twists and surprises, this joyful story shows just how far your imagination can take you. Harold and the Purple Crayon has delighted...
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What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub. A beloved classic is born! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?
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Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1971.
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"Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles...T he world of art lovers, exhibit openings, and mousedom... will enchant children and delight the most sophisticated of parents.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Weston Woods
Pub. Date
c2004
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The Mallards look for the perfect spot to raise their young, and find it in the most unlikely place. Their friend Michael, a policeman, helps them to "Make Way for Ducklings" as they march their eight little ones home. A little girl and her mother go out to get "Blueberries for Sal." But Sal and a little bear get mixed up with each other's mothers. Two sisters spending a summer in Maine experience a wonderful variety of natural sights and sounds,...
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Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008
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Diary of a spider: This spider is a lot like a normal kid--he goes to gym class and has Grandparents Day at school. But he also gets to spin sticky webs, take wind-catching lessons, and have a fly as a best friend! Roberto the insect architect: Roberto the termite travels to the big city to follow his dream of becoming a successful architect. Norman the doorman: Norman, the guard of the Art Museum, is surprised when his sculpture wins first prize...
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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys in this new, enlarged, and redesigned edition,...
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[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2009], ©2009
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In Where the Wild Things Are, Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper.
In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear.
In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear.
In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present,...
14) Little Toot
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Little Toot, the tugboat, conquers his fear of rough seas when he singlehandedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.
15) Drummer Hoff
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A picture book, from an old folk verse, which tells of the building of a cannon as each soldier brings a part.
16) Lentil
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Lentil's harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens the homecoming celebration for the leading citizen of Alto, Ohio.
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In Curious George Rides a Bike, George the monkey goes riding on his new bicycle and runs into unexpected adventure.
In Doctor De Soto, a hungry fox with a toothache begs a mouse dentist to relieve his pain in this modern day fable.
In The Biggest Bear, Johnny hunts for the biggest bear in the forest, but comes home with a little bear -- that grows and grows and grows.
In Blueberries for Sal, a little girl and a little bear, picking blueberries...
19) The tomten
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Tells the story of Tomten, a little troll who talks to all the animals that live at a lonely, old farmhouse.
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Harper Trophy picture book volume JP 20
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Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a colorful present for her mother's birthday.