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Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this book tells a true-to-life tale about what happens when Daddy's in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When well-mannered Elliot reluctantly visits the aquarium with his distractible father, he politely asks whether he can have a penguin -- then removes one from the penguin pool into his backpack. The fun of caring for a penguin in a New England Victorian house is followed by a surprise revelation by Elliot's father.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests.
11) Chrysanthemum
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002, 1993.
Language
English
Description
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
12) Caps for sale
Author
Language
English
Description
"A tale of a peddler, some monkeys and their monkey business." Naughty monkeys steal the peddler's hats when he takes a nap under their tree.
15) Mother Bruce
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.
17) Exclamation mark
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A punctuation mark feels bad that he does not fit in with the others until a friend reveals the possibilities that exist when differences are accepted.
18) The little house
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A little house in the country sees life change around her as her small town grows into a large city.
19) Bark, George
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
George the puppy's mother is in for a big surprise when she takes him to the veterinarian to find out why he does not bark.
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