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Geoffrey Chaucer

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom.
Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Virginia

A Caldecott Award Winner

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom. Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA) Winner, 1992 Kerlan Award

Chanticleer and the Fox

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Joan Richards Wright

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Sixteen insects are described in lively couplets, illustrations, and diagrams.

Bugs

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Barbara Cooney

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan.  This beloved classic and celebration of nature--written by a beloved Caldecott winner--is lovelier than ever!

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.

The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Miss Rumphius

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Beautiful Feet Titles

Emily Kleinman

Mudpuppy

Slight wear to box, but amazing condition set of four extra sturdy board books.

Mudpuppy's Little Feminist Board Book Set is comprised of colorful illustrated portraits of real women who have made historical impact on the world. Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and words by Emily Kleinman introduce children to these important people in history with images that are fun for youngsters and also realistic. The Board Book Set includes 4 mini board books (Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, and Activists.) - Size: 4 x 4 x 4" - Includes Artists: Maya Angelou, Lucille Ball, Frida Kahlo and Ella Fitzgerald - Includes Leaders: Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Indira Gandhi and Hillary Clinton - Includes Activists: Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinem and Malala Yousafza - Includes Pioneers: Marie Curie, Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart and Billie Jean King

Little Feminist Board Book Set

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Jennifer Adams

A Flowers Primer

BabyLit® is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar's Alison Oliver, these books are a must for every savvy parent's nursery library. This book introduces your toddler to Burnett's, The Secret Garden

Secret Garden

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All Aboard! Washington D.C.

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Board Lit 👶🏻📔

Patricia A. Pingry

This little board book gently introduces young children to the meaning of Christmas, using only about 200 words. From the Annunciation by the angel, to the birth of Jesus, to the appearance of the angels to the shepherds, the events of the first Christmas are explained in simple words and illustrated with bright, colorful artwork. This book, here in a fresh size and updated design, is a new edition of an enduring Christmastime classic. Ages 2-5.

Christmas Story

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Julia Donaldson

This fun family read-aloud is the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift book. A sweet story of quick wits, friendship, and inclusivity from the creators of The Gruffalo! The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom. But is there room on the broom for so many friends? And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon? Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the creators of many beloved picture books including The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, The Snail and the Whale, and The Spiffiest Giant in Town. "A surefire read-aloud hit." -School Library Journal

Room on the Broom

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Stan Berenstain

Jan Berenstain

This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas! Makes a perfect--and meaningful -- holiday gift with over 50 bonus stickers!

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Sister and Brother are ready for Christmas and have made their lists for Santa Bear. But it's up to Mama and Papa to show them that the true meaning of the holiday is about giving - not receiving.

Continue to celebrate the true meaning of the seasons with more heartwarming holiday books from the Berenstain Bears-
perfectly giftable with bonus stickers and more!
-The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine
-The Berenstain Bears and the Mama's Day Surprise
-The Berenstain Bears and the Papa's Day Surprise
-The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat
-The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin


The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear

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Holiday Reading

Barry Denenberg

A Revolutionary War Patriot

William, a twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the patriots who are opposed to the British rule, in a boy-narrated companion to the Dear America series.

The Journal of William Thomas Emerson

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Kristiana Gregory

Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British.

The Winter of Red Snow

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Beverly Cleary

Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She's finally old enough to do it too! Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate's boingy curls during recess.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it's the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby!

Ramona the Pest

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Juvenile Chapter Books📚

Jennifer W. Day

What is a Tree, “”” Fruit, “”” Mammal, and “”” Flower

Simple text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of various types of flowers.

What Is a? Children’s Science Bundle

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David M. Schwartz

If You Made a Million, How Much Is a Million?(autographed by the author), Best Friends, Jack and the Beanstalk (child’s drawing on inside back cover), The Missing Mitten Mystery, Sally Ann Thunder and Whirlwind Crockett, Give the Dog a Bone, The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash.
Most gently used —some wear on binding/corners of a couple titles. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

8 titles - 2 hardcover, 6 paperback

If You Made a Million Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts -- as well as the mystery and wonder -- of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know! An ALA Notable Book A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Teachers' Choices Selection

Steven Kellogg Bundle

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James Marshall

Two lovable hippos impart lessons on the meaning of friendship in five short stories by the picture book master James Marshall.
Five additional stories about the friendship between two hippos: "The Box, " "The High Board, " "The Trick, " "The Job, " "The Book." "Marshall's new collection of stories about the hippo friends sparkles with the warm feeling that bind George and Martha inseparably." -- Publishers Weekly

George and Martha, George and Martha Back in Town, George and Martha Round and Round

In this picture book classic that belongs on every reader's shelf, two lovable hippos impart funny lessons on the true meaning of friendship.

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan.

A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. Each of these five brief tales is filled with humor, and James Marshall's drawings are guaranteed to spark feelings of empathy, delight, and self-recognition.

George and Martha Bundle

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My Kids Bundles

Mostly Scholastic, gently used selections

Charlotte Foltz Jones

40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be

Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.

Mistakes That Worked

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Alice Provensen

Martin Provensen

Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25 1909

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.

"Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot's first experience of an airship"--Kirkus Reviews

The Glorious Flight

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Nonfic for Kids📖

these copies are large enough for easy picture-viewing and will keep the kids attention!

Stephen Mitchell

Hans Christian Anderson

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Graceful and full of rich humor, Stephen Mitchell’s retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s THE NIGHTINGALE is paired with impeccably researched, astonishingly beautiful paintings by Bagram Ibatoulline. The Emperor of China lives in the most marvelous palace in the world, made entirely of porcelain, and his garden is full of the rarest flowers. But loveliest of all - so say visitors to his realm - is the song of the nightingale in the forest by the sea. Though his bustling courtiers can’t find her, a clever kitchen maid can, and the nightingale soon enchants the Emperor with her song. But will the gift of a bejeweled bird with a mechanical tune replace the humble nightingale in his heart? Warmly and accessibly retold by master translator Stephen Mitchell, this definitive edition features breathtakingly intricate artwork by Bagram Ibatoulline, illustrator of CROSSING.

The Nightingale

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Simon James

Even though the new baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brains is very intelligent, they realize that he is still just a baby.

The Smartest Baby in the Whole World

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Jan Ormerod

Five stories about a playful, sometimes bossy, little girl and her dependable bear friend.

Maudie and Bear

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Read Aloud 👩‍👧‍👦📚

DuBose Heyward

To the surprise of many, the little country cottontail becomes one of the special Easter bunnies even though she has twenty-one children of her very own.

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes Gift Edition with Charm

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Jeri Watts

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close. When Hee Jun’s family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates’, and he can’t understand anything the teacher says, even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly at him. As he lies in bed at night, the sky seems smaller and darker. But little by little Hee Jun begins to learn English words and make friends on the playground. And one day he is invited to a classmate’s house, where he sees a flower he knows from his garden in Korea — mugunghwa, or rose of Sharon, as his friend tells him — and Hee Jun is happy to bring a shoot to his grandmother to plant a “piece of home” in their new garden. Lyrical prose and lovely illustrations combine in a gentle, realistic story about finding connections in an unfamiliar world.

A Piece of Home

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Springtime 🌤️🌸

Maurice Pledger

A Touch-and-Feel Adventure

A little silver dolphin looks for his family and meets a sea otter, flying fish, fish of many colors, coral, a lobster, and a shark on his way before he finds them.

In the Ocean

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Robert Burleigh

Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor

"This illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor"--

Solving the Puzzle under the Sea

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April Pulley Sayre

Jeff Sayre

A Counting by Feet Book

"The buggy-eyed insects, crabs, and snails provide an appealing cast of characters who stand up to be counted against a summertime palette of orange sand and blue skies." — Kirkus Reviews If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer their feet for counting in a number of silly, surprising combinations — from one to one hundred!

One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab

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Summer School 🌊☀️🐬🦀

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Russell Hoban

Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual, Bedtime for Frances is at last available with the warmth of full color enriching Garth Williams's original nuanced and touching art. 'Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day.'--Kirkus Reviews (pointer).

Bedtime for Frances

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In this Curious George classic tale, everyone's favorite monkey goes on a wild adventure that includes cute bunnies, fishing, cake, a powerful kite, a helicopter, and whole lot of playful fun and mischief right in his own neighborhood.



When Curious George gets a new ball, he loves playing with it! But when he takes a peek out the window and sees a very small house, he becomes curious, so George ventures outside. This curiosity starts a comical chain of events that build up to taming a high-flying kite--with George attached to it! With vibrant signature Rey illustrations and easy-to-read text, this story is sure to delight readers young and old at story time.

Curious George Flies a Kite

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Beatrix Potter

"Now run along, and don't get into mischief," Mrs.. Rabbit tells her bunnies.  But frisky Peter runs straight to Mr.. McGregor's tasty garden and sneaks under the gate!  This beloved classic is once again available in an 8x8 Reading Railroad, now with beautifully remastered artwork.

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