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The Circus Ship Big Book by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart...Categorized as:
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![When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne]()
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis is the first book of A.A. Milne's verses for children, with Ernest H. Shepard's line illustrations in colour... -
![A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond]()
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAn alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did...Categorized as:
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![Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians by Walt Disney Company, Justine Korman Fontes]()
Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians by Walt Disney Company, Justine Korman Fontes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere are more than 101 things to love about Disney’s 101 Dalmatians! The animated classic from 1961 is being released in a Platinum Edition DVD, so a whole new generation of children will come to love Perdita and Pongo, Cruella DeVil, and all those adorable puppies. This Little Golden Book retells all the tail-wagging excitement of the film... -
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![The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton]()
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer. This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless...Categorized as:
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![Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann]()
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"Good night, Gorilla," says the zookeeper. But mischievous Gorilla isn't quite ready to go to sleep. He'd rather follow the zookeeper on his rounds and let all of the other animals out of their cages. Little night owls can sneak along with Gorilla and see who gets the last laugh in this riotous goodnight romp...Categorized as:
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![Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day]()
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAvailable in paperback for the first time, the modern classic that introduced the beloved baby-sitting rottweiler to the world...Categorized as:
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![Back in Time by Geronimo Stilton]()
Back in Time by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the past with Geronimo Stilton in this fabumouse special edition!Imagine my surprise when I, Geronimo Stilton, was offered the chance to travel back in time again! Professor Paws von Volt entrusted me to lead my family on a secret journey in his new time machine...Categorized as:
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![The Ark,the Reed,and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote]()
The Ark,the Reed,and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMax, a Scottish terrier, takes his usual morning trot down to the loch where he hears a mysterious Voice humming in the reeds saying, "Come to Me...follow the fire cloud." He embarks on an unknown journey from Scotland, meeting other animals along the way including Liz, a brilliant, petite black cat from France...Categorized as:
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![The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter]()
The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll aboard! This classic Little Golden Book, originally published in 1953, tells the tale of a charming red caboose who wants nothing more than to be as popular as the big steam engine at the front of the train. Boys and girls will love the inspiring tale and the colorful illustrations by Tibor Gergely...Categorized as:
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![西游记 by Wu Cheng'en]()
西游记 by Wu Cheng'en
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJourney to the West is one of the Greatest Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Originally published in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty, by Wu Cheng'en.The novel is a mythical story of the legends around a Chinese Buddhist monk's quest to India to obtain Buddhist religious text...Categorized as:
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![More About Paddington by Michael Bond]()
More About Paddington by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis new revised edition of the third book about Paddington captures all the playfulness of the incorrigible little bear. Living with the Brown family in London, Paddington has a talent for getting into trouble. His intentions are always the best, but he is seldom far from disaster...Categorized as:
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![Bambi by Bob Grant]()
Bambi by Bob Grant
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDisney...Categorized as:
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![The Ice Monster by David Walliams]()
The Ice Monster by David Walliams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to this story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth...Categorized as:
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![The Shadowlands: A Branches Book by Katrina Charman]()
The Shadowlands: A Branches Book by Katrina Charman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina...Categorized as:
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![A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer]()
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIllus. in color. "Comic pictures show how the fish rapidly outgrows its bowl, a vase, a cook pot, a bathtub."--The New York Times... -
![Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman]()
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsStack the blocks to construct a tower and discover all the interesting ways dogs can go. Learn numbers with dogs, and see the dogs climbing a ladder to an unusual party at the top of the tree... -
![Silent Night by Clifford Riley]()
Silent Night by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brand new holiday adventure from the world of The 39 Clues! The year is 1914 and war is raging in Europe. Eager to win glory for the Lucian branch, sixteen-year-old Rupert Davenport (Ian Kabra's ancestor) sneaks off to France to join the fighting. But the reality of battle is unlike anything Rupert imagined...Categorized as:
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![Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThat bear is back again, and in this new edition of Paddington Helps Out, his attraction for near disaster is as magnetic as ever. Who but Paddington would set out to cook dumplings only to find himself chased from the kitchen by something so nasty only his resourceful friend Mr... -
![What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter by Dr. Seuss]()
What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter by Dr. Seuss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDr. Seuss in a glowing new format!What were we waiting for? We’ve taken the classic Dr... -
![The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter]()
The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTo celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff]()
The Story of Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter making peace with the rhinocerous, King Babar and Queen Celeste plan a model city and live happily with their friends and subjects in the country of elephants... -
![Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer]()
Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter spending almost a year with cave people from an earlier time, a young girl is transported back to the present greatly changed, both by her experience and by the fact that no one believes her...Categorized as:
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![Peut-on adopter un bébé terriblosaure ? by Geronimo Stilton]()
Peut-on adopter un bébé terriblosaure ? by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor is back in another prehistoric adventure!Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family save a young dinosaur from the river! The dinosaur and Benjamin quickly become good friends. But the dino turns out to have a tremendous talent . .Categorized as:
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![Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen by Geronimo Stilton]()
Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure!A visiting rodent has arrived in Old Mouse City with astounding news. On his recent journey to a cold, distant land, he spotted a mountain . . . moving! Holey cheese! Geronimo Stiltonoot is determined to travel to the ice and snow himself to find out what lies behind this mystery...Categorized as:
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![Christopher Robin: The Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick]()
Christopher Robin: The Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCapturing the heartwarming magic of Walt Disney Studios' upcoming Christopher Robin film, this novelization pulls fans back into the world of Pooh through a book that enables them to relive the story and revisit their old pals whenever they please... -
![Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Fale by Helen Ketteman]()
Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Fale by Helen Ketteman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBubba is bossed around the family ranch by his wicked step-daddy and his nasty stepbrothers, Dwayne and Milton. Bubba never complains, though. He's a real cowboy - tough as leather (and cute as a cow's ear).When Miz Lurleen, the purtiest rancher in Texas, decides to throw a ball to find herself a real feller, Bubba has to stay at home... -
![Watch Your Tail! by Geronimo Stilton]()
Watch Your Tail! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeronimo Stilton meets the Stone Age in this NEW spin-off series!Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot stars in the Cavemice series!Geronimo Stiltonoot wakes up to a terrible morning...Categorized as:
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![Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack and Annie are diving into danger when the magic tree house whisks them away to shark-infested waters in this NEW adventure in the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! It’s a dream vacation for Jack and Annie—or is it? When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can’t wait to go...Categorized as:
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![Around the World in 80 Days by Deanna McFadden, Arthur Pober]()
Around the World in 80 Days by Deanna McFadden, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Phileas Fogg, a man of habit whose every day is like the one before, makes a bet that he can circle the globe in just 80 days, the race is on. Verne's classic story bubbles with excitement, suspense, and colorful locations. Illustrations...Categorized as:
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![Walt Disney's The Jungle Book by Walt Disney Company]()
Walt Disney's The Jungle Book by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRelive Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature in this beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime... -
![Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey]()
Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLittle Bear has lost his trousers. All the toys have seen them and used them in some way - Rabbit as a skiing hat, Duck as a flag and Dog as a holder for his bones. From the author of Little Bear Lost.https://openlibrary.org/works/OL84760..Categorized as:
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![Dasher by Matt Tavares]()
Dasher by Matt Tavares
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCandlewick has acquired Matt Tavares's Dasher, the story of a brave young reindeer in search of something more, and of how Santa's reindeer came to be. Publication is slated for fall 2019... -
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Crane by Jeff Stone
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor the past 12 years, Hok, a crane-style Kung Fu master, has hidden the fact that she is a girl. Now her rogue brother, Ying, and his army have placed a huge price on her head. Fortunately, she manages to make it to Keifeng where she finds her mother and a round-eye with the very funny name of Charles...Categorized as:
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Eagle by Jeff Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor year, Ying hated his grandmaster for denying him the opportunity to train as a Dragon, and held a deep resentment for his five younger brothers–grandmaster’s favorites. He took his revenge and burnt the Cangzhen temple to the ground, but the five youngsters survived and continue to be a thorn in his side...Categorized as:
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![Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell]()
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsEmily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big red dog and how they take care of each other...Categorized as:
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![Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings- Night of the Ninjas - Afternoon on the Amazon - Sunset of the Sabertooth - Midnight on the Moon Books 5-8 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...Categorized as:
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![Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Magic Tree House adventures continue in books 9—12. Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic...Categorized as:
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![Paddington at Large by Michael Bond]()
Paddington at Large by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere’ll always be an England, but the old place has never been quite the same since the Brown children came across a small lost bear in London’s Paddington Station. Whether tinkering with the neighbor’s lawn mower or experimenting in the kitchen, Paddington has a knack for finding trouble... -
![Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the Browns go on holiday to France, Paddington is put in charge of the "eyetinnery." But even with the whole trip planned down to the last marmalade sandwich, somehow Paddington takes the family off the beaten path on a voyage no one could forget... -
![A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne]()
A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back!But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must find four things to break the spell. The first is a rare and precious emerald...Categorized as:
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![Magic Tree House: #1-4 by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House: #1-4 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMagic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past...Categorized as:
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![Crushed by Clifford Riley]()
Crushed by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIan Kabra has an embarrassing secret. It's not that he once accidentally ate at Burger King. It's not that he still has his childhood teddy bear, Mr Buttons. It's that he can't stop thinking about a certain grubby American orphan...Categorized as:
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![Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren]()
Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception...Categorized as:
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![Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren, Nancy Seligsohn]()
Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren, Nancy Seligsohn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOutrageous Pippi Longstocking has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She's been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too--like buying and eating seventy-two pounds of candy, or sailing off to an island in the middle of a lake to see what it's like to be shipwrecked... -
![The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown]()
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic...Categorized as:
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![Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka by Kate McMullan]()
Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka by Kate McMullan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the last day of the school year, so it must be time for Wiglaf and all his friends at Dragon Slayers’ Academy to go home and enjoy the lazy hazy days of a medieval summer. Ummm, not quite. Not when Mordred the gold-hungry headmaster realizes there’s money to be made running a camp...Categorized as:
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![Freddy and the Ignormus by Walter Rollin Brooks]()
Freddy and the Ignormus by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious and fearsome creature called the Ignormus is living in the Big Woods. No one has actually gotten a good look at it but, because of the Ignormus, the animals live in terror of going into the Big Woods. Freddy the Pig makes the mistake of borrowing Mr. Bean's gun without permission for protection in the Big Woods and loses it... -
![Journey through Ash and Smoke by Kate Messner]()
Journey through Ash and Smoke by Kate Messner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRanger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, goes to Viking age Iceland!Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to Viking age Iceland, which proves to be tough terrain for Ranger to navigate...Categorized as:
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![Freddy the Cowboy by Walter Rollin Brooks]()
Freddy the Cowboy by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdults, children, and reviewers have embraced the stouthearted Freddy the Pig since he and his Bean Farm chums first appeared in 1927, and the Overlook reissues of this classic series-with almost 150,000 hardcover copies sold-have brought these timeless adventures to an entirely new generation eager for a good time and a good laugh...Categorized as:
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