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Series

Pub. Date

1989.

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

On her way to the pet shop to buy an animal with her birthday money, Annie buys a toy, a collar, a dish, and a leash and discovers that she has no money left for a pet.

2) Lion and lamb

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1989.

Physical Desc

48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Lamb sees through the fierce reputation of her friend Lion and recognizes him for the gentle pussycat he really is.

3) Could it be?

Author

Oppenheim, Joanne

Series

Language

English

Description

Surrounded by the many sounds of spring, a hibernating bear is late in waking up, until he hears one very special sound.

4) Who goes out on Halloween?

Author

Alexander, Sue

Series

Language

English

Description

Boegehold, Betty Virginia Doyle

This book enumerates the various creatures out on Halloween, from fat monsters and pirates to small witches and ghosts.

5) The fight

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1991.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

An accidental bump starts a gigantic fight in the schoolyard when the students forget to use their heads and use their fists instead.

6) Little Poss and Horrible Hound

Author

Hooks, William H

Series

Pub. Date

[1992]

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Following his father's sage advice, Little Poss narrowly escapes from Horrible Hound.

7) Noah and the flood

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1992.

Physical Desc

46 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes how Noah built his ark and saved specimens of all the animals from the great flood.

8) Too many mice

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1992.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

When Nita and her mother use a bunch of cats to get rid of the mice in their house, it is only the beginning of a proliferation of animals.

9) Row, row, row your boat

Author

Oppenheim, Joanne

Series

Pub. Date

1993.

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

While singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in the bathtub, a boy becomes the skipper of several imaginary vessels.

10) The boy who cried "Wolf!"

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end.

11) Button soup

Author

Orgel, Doris

Series

Pub. Date

1994.

Physical Desc

32 pages : cil. illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup," Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a delicious pot of soup while starting with only water and an old wooden button.

12) Diamonds and toads: a classic fairy tale

Author

Series

Language

English

Description

After showing kindness to a fairy in disguise, Claire receives the gift of flowers and jewels that fall from her mouth when she speaks, but her bitter sister suffers a less pleasant fate.

13) Sleep tight, Pete

Author

Series

Language

English

Description

Pete's mother tells him three bedtime stories in which he is the hero.

14) The spaghetti party

Author

Orgel, Doris

Series

Pub. Date

[1995]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Annie tells her friends to "come as you are"--and they do!

15) Choco-Louie

Author

Kindley, Jeffrey

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Louie's older brother bets his new skateboard that Louie can't go an entire week without eating any chocolate.

16) Feed me!: an Aesop fable

Author

Hooks, William H

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

26 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

A mother lark whose nest in the farmer's corn is threatened by the coming harvest uses wisdom in deciding when to move her babies.

17) Hedgehog bakes a cake

Author

Macdonald, Maryann

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

As Hedgehog starts to make a cake, his friends stop by, one by one, and each has advice for the project.

18) The plant that kept on growing

Author

Series

Language

English

Description

After Will and his sister plant lots of seeds in hopes of winning a prize at the 4-H fair, they are surprised to see the appearance of a giant tomato plant that will not stop growing.

19) Real live monsters!

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, a variety of animals, birds, and insects notable for their unusual looks and behavior.

20) The town mouse and the country mouse

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description