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Children's Classics

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander.
Caps for Sale : A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys, and will ask to read it again and again.
Curious George by  H. A. (Hans Augusto) Rey
"Curious George illustrates a variety of emotions and states of being, including happy, proud, dizzy, naughty, silly, and, of course, curious."
Go, dog, go! by P.D. Eastman
A vocabulary-building story about dogs engaged in every imaginable type of activity.
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Kay Thompson's Eloise : A Book for Precocious Grown Ups by  Kay Thompson
'Depicts the life of a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York."
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.Lexile 370
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Little Bear
Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry Allard
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by  A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
"This deluxe volume brings all of the Pooh stories together in one full-color, large-format book with complete and unabridged text and illustrations."
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
"Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.Note: Many titles by this author adapt well for humorous interpretation."
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.
Updated 02/09/2024