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Where the Wild Things Are
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Maurice Sendak
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was one of the first children's books to depict the sometimes subversive inner mind of a child. A seemingly straightforward tale about monsters, the story allows readers to deal with their fears of the unknown. Wearing a wolf suit and acting like a wild child, a boy named Max gets so out of control that his mother sends ...
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Guess how much I love you
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Sam McBratney
Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare compare how much they love each other. Big Nutbrown Hare is larger, so all his comparisons sound grander, but Little Nutbrown Hare has the last word before he falls asleep. This is the pop-up version of the story.
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Giving Tree
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Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein writes and draws an intriguingly ambiguous classic, the meaning of which will probably always be debated. THE GIVING TREE tells the tale of a young boy and the tree who, literally piece by piece, gives her life for him. Throughout the story, the tree (which is referred to by female pronouns) never hesitates to give the boy ...
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Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
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J R R Tolkien
This 1937 fantasy is the prequel, or "prelude" to the classic epic trilogy THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Bilbo Baggins is the hobbit of the title: a short, round, and hairy-footed creature fond of small comforts and his rural home. What he doesn't like (or at least thinks he doesn't like) is adventure, but that's just what he gets when a wizard and ...
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Little prince
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Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Part fable, part fairy tale, part philosophy of life, THE LITTLE PRINCE tells the story of a pilot who crashes his airplane in the Sahara Desert, where he meets the Little Prince, a visitor from another planet. The Little Prince tells the pilot he has been traveling to many distant asteroids to get advice on how to care for his rose, the only ...
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Harry Potter
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J. K. Rowling
A companion to the Harry Potter series of books, this is a reproduction of the text Harry studies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This compendium of magical creatures includes information on Hippogriffs, Hungarian Horntails, Puffskeins, and Quintapeds. This edition is an exact replica of Harry Potter's personal copy of the book ...
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Subtle Knife
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Philip Pullman
In this second installment of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and her friend Will travel to a strange, tropical otherworld known as Cittagazze, a place devoid of adults, where children run wild. As Lyra and Will's lives become more and more entwined, Lyra's alethiometer commands her to find Will's father, and the search brings her and Will ...
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Where's Spot
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Eric Hill (Illustrator)
In this lift-the-flap book, readers can help a dog named Sally search for her playful puppy, Spot, who is hiding somewhere in the house. Could Spot be hiding behind the door? No, but a bear is. Is he in the piano? No, but a hippo is. Is he under the bed? No, but a crocodile is. Where can Spot be? Colorful illustrations accompany the simple text, ...
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Amber Spyglass
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Philip Pullman
The final entry in the His Dark Materials trilogy (which was inspired by John Milton's PARADISE LOST), THE AMBER SPYGLASS weaves together a number of story strands as the final battle between good and evil approaches. Will, with the help of a pair of Gallivespian agents, searches for Lyra who has been hidden away by the devious Mrs. Coulter. ...
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Alice's adventures in Wonderland,&,Through the looking glass
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Lewis Carroll
As he escorted the three young daughters of a colleague on a trip up the river Isis, Lewis Carroll invented ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, the story of a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Full of such wonderfully eccentric characters as the Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad ...
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Tuck Everlasting
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Natalie Babbitt
Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? It's 1880, and the members of the Tuck family (Ma, Pa, and their two sons) haven't aged since the day 80 years ago when they unknowingly drank from a magical spring. When friends and family noticed that the Tucks never aged, they were labeled as bewitched and cast out of society. Since that time, the Tucks ...
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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J. K. Rowling
Eleven-year-old Harry Potter was a baby when his parents died and since that time he has been living with his horrible Uncle Vernon, dislikable Aunt Petunia, and truly disgusting cousin Dudley. Miserable and lonely, Harry is shocked when he receives a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now living at this ...
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Phantom Tollbooth
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Norton Juster
A war between words and numbers sets the stage for this classic fantasy novel, which author Norton Juster says he created in order to help readers uncover "the joy of discovering that learning can be fun." One day a disaffected boy named Milo receives a mysterious gift of a turnpike tollbooth--through which he is able to enter the magical world of ...
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Moo, baa, la la la
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Sandra Boynton
Ideal for reading aloud, this classic book encourages youngsters to imitate the sounds made by Boynton's seriously silly signature animals. (Baby/Preschool)
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The Bfg
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Roald Dahl
Sophie is kidnapped from the orphanage where she lives by the Big Friendly Giant (or, the B.F.G.) after she spots him performing his job of blowing good dreams into the minds of sleeping children. Sophie is happy with the giant, who takes her back to Giantland with him, but there are some not-so-very-nice giants who also live in Giantland, and all ...
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Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
This charming classic, first published in 1908, is set in an idyllic, fantasy Edwardian England, in which some animals can talk and interact with humans. The story chronicles the adventures of four friends who make their home in the lush countryside, the busy riverbank, and the mysterious woods: good-hearted Mole, clever Water Rat, wise reclusive ...
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Borrowers
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Mary Norton
The first of five novels about Pod, Homily, and Arrietty, a family of miniature people who must rely on "borrowing" things from full-grown humans in order to survive. Here Pod, Homily, and Arrietty explore the world beyond their comfortable home underneath the grandfather clock. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
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Mrs Frisby and the rats of Nimh
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Robert C. O'Brien
When her youngest child falls ill, a mouse named Mrs. Frisby turns to the rats who live on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm. Mrs. Frisby soon learns of a common bond shared by the rats and her late husband--they were all imprisoned at a laboratory known as NIMH, where they were used in experiments that gave them superior intelligence. When the farmer's son ...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Lewis Carroll
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How to Eat Fried Worms
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Thomas Rockwell
Eating 15 worms in 15 days sounds pretty gross, but Billy decides it's worth it since he stands to win $50 from his friend Alan, if he can accomplish the disgusting deed. Billy is given the option to smother the worms in anything he likes--from ketchup to peanut butter and he can even have the worms cooked up in a variety of ways including fried, ...
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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Salman Rushdie
In Rushdie's humorous and tender novel, Haroun is the 12-year-old son of a famous storyteller. When his father loses his powers of invention, Haroun takes charge, and sets out on a series of adventures that, against all odds, will bring his skills back.
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Napping House
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Audrey Wood, Don Wood
On a gray, rainy day, a snoring grandmother sleeps in a cozy bed. She doesn't awaken, even after she is joined by a dreaming grandchild, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. However, on that mouse is a wakeful flea--who bites the mouse, who scares the cat, who claws the dog, who thumps the child, who bumps the granny. This ...
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Fantastic MR Fox
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Roald Dahl
Extremely clever Mr. Fox and his animal friends attempt to outwit three nasty farmers who are trying to kill them.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Roald Dahl
After being orphaned at the age of 4, James Henry Trotter goes to live with his only other relatives, the horrific Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. The aunts force James to do all the work around the house, never give him treats, and refuse to let him play with other children. One day a mysterious stranger gives James some magical crystals, which ...
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Peter Pan
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James Matthew Barrie
J. M. Barrie's famous story of a boy who won't grow up, and his adventures with Wendy and the lost boys in Neverland.
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