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Boxitects

Written and Illustrated by Kim Smith

Meg is a brilliant and creative boxitect. She loves impressing her teacher and classmates with what...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Angus All Aglow

Written by Heather Smith and Illustrated by Alice Carter

Angus loves sparkly things, so much so that he can hear them.

To Angus, shiny objects not only look...

Pre-K - 1st
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Snack Time

Written by Janie Smith and Illustrated by Sarah Pitt

Max is hungry. Who will give him a snack?

Pre-K - 1st
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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

Written by Margaret M. Holmes & Sasha J Mudlaff & Cary Pillo and Illustrated by Cary Pillo
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Wonky Donkey

Written by Craig Smith and Illustrated by Katz Cowley
"I was walking down the road and I saw . . . A donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Dinky Donkey

Written by Craig Smith and Illustrated by Katz Cowley
The laugh-out-loud follow-up to the viral sensation The Wonky Donkey is finally here! Featuring...
Pre-K - 1st
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Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads

Written by Bob Shea and Illustrated by Lane Smith
Drywater Gulch has a toad problem. Not the hop-down-your-britches, croaking-all-night toad kind of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure: Book 1

Written by Alex T. Smith (author)
Meet Mr. Penguin: adventurer (and penguin)! He has a dashing hat. He has a battered satchel. He has...
K - 3rd
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One Mitten

Written by Kristine O'Connell George and Illustrated by Maggie Smith

Using playful rhymes, a girl shows readers the many different things she can do with one mitten…and...

Pre-K - 1st
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One City, Two Brothers

Written by Chris Smith and Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty
Listen to Solomon as he tells the story of two brothers who learn the true meaning of peace and...
K - 4th
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Lynx Twins Grow Up - a Smithsonian Northern Wilderness Adventures Early Reader (Soundprints Read-And-Discover. Reading Level 2)

Written by Stephanie Smith and Illustrated by Robert Hynes
The lynx twins do everything together! They eat their favorite foods together, tumble and play...
1st - 2nd
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There Is a Tribe of Kids

Written by Lane Smith
There Is a Tribe of Kids is a meditation on childhood and life's beginning. When a young boy embarks...
K - 3rd
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Grandpa Green

Written and Illustrated by Lane Smith
Follow Grandpa Green's great grandson as he explores his grandpa's garden, where fantastic topiary...
K - 3rd
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Coyote and the Butterflies

Written by Joe Hayes and Illustrated by Theresa Smith
After several attempts to retrieve salt from the Salt Lake for his wife's baking, a very lazy coyote...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Birthday Present

Written by Mavis Smith
A young dog goes shopping for a present for his mother's birthday.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Written by Smith, Richard B, Bernard and Felix and Illustrated by Hopgood
The classic and beloved winter holiday song "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" is brought to life with...
1st - 2nd
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Written by Jon Scieszka and Illustrated by Lane Smith
A spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as The...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

Written by Jon Scieszka and Illustrated by Lane Smith
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1989. This version of the three little pigs is told by Alexander T. Wolf. He goes over to the pigs' houses to borrow sugar for his grandmother’s birthday cake.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink…

Jenna loves the...

Pre-K - 3rd

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