Fran Hunia

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

South Carolina

Cinderella

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Charles Dickens

Great Expectations with Connections

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Jan Karon

Melanie Cecka

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

No Mitford collection is complete without the Violet books
Violet Comes to Stay is the first in a series of storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith, Father Timas wife from Jan Karonas bestselling Mitford Years series. Jan Karonas legions of fans will love this timeless story about the endearing white kitten named Violet, charmingly written by Melanie Cecka and beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully. Karon searched for three years to find a storytelling voice and art style authentic to Cynthia Coppersmith. She was personally involved in every step of the creation of this book. In Violet Comes to Stay, Violetas search for the perfect home leads her to a plant nursery, a bakery, and finally a bookstoreathe one place where the gentle cat isnat expected to be a mouse hunter.

Violet Comes to Stay

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Barbara Taylor

Apes and Monkeys is a fascinating introduction to our nearest animal relatives. Young readers will enjoy meeting chattering chimps and curious colobus monkeys, as well as learning about the remarkable things apes and monkeys do. Species from around the world are introduced by continent, and the differences between apes and monkeys are clearly explained.

Apes and Monkeys

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Adam McKeown

Even the youngest readers can enjoy Charles Dickens’s classic Christmas tale in this beautifully illustrated picture-book version of the holiday favorite, simple to read but with all the magic of Dickens’s voice preserved. Follow miserly Scrooge as he is whisked through the night by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come in order to face his selfish treatment of Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, and Tiny Tim. Families will enjoy reading this shortened version of Dickens’s story together, with its warm illustrations that capture every twist and turn.

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 

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B. G. Hennessy

Don Freeman

Corduroy has so many fun things to do at the library.

Corduroy Goes to the Library

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