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Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes

Written by James Dean and Illustrated by Kimberly Dean
Pete the Cat and his friends are baking cupcakes for a party, where Pete's band is going to perform...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete

Written and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat has a new pet, a goldfish named Goldie. He's so excited about her that he paints a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Written by Eric Litwin and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat loves his new white shoes, but they don't stay white for long. Pete steps in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

Written and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat is having a great time at the beach, finding seashells and building sand castles. But...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch

Written and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat makes himself a giant sandwich for lunch, but then discovers it's no fun eating alone...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pete the Cat: Play Ball!

Written and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat is ready to play on his baseball team, the Rocks. Their opponent is the Rolls. When the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Peter's Chair

Written by Ezra Jack Keats
Peter is having trouble accepting his new baby sister. He's particularly upset that his father is...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

Written by Steven Kroll and Illustrated by Jeni Bassett

Desmond is a field mouse who wants to carve the biggest jack-o'-lantern. Clayton is a house mouse...

Pre-K - 3rd
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How Full is Your Bucket?

Written by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer and Illustrated by Maurie J. Manning
Every day, we can fill our buckets with good thoughts and kind deeds. Felix learns the importance of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Little Critter: I Was So Mad

Written and Illustrated by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter is very mad. His family won't let him do anything he wants to do--have frogs in the...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Little Critter: Just Going to the Dentist

Written and Illustrated by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter heads to the dentist and has a complete checkup, including x-rays. When Dr. Ghum...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Llama Llama Mad at Mama

Written and Illustrated by Anna Dewdney
Going shopping is not Llama Llama's idea of a good time, but Mama needs some things at the store...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Llama Llama Misses Mama

Written by Anna Dewdney
It's Llama Llama's first day of preschool, and he's not so sure about it. Although there are a lot...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Clifford the Firehouse Dog

Written and Illustrated by Normal Bridwell
When Clifford and Emily Elizabeth go visit Clifford's brother at the firehouse, where he works...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Freckle Juice

Written by Judy Blume and Illustrated by Debbie Ohi
Andrew Marcus is on a mission for freckles. He wants to look like his friend, Nicky, who's covered...
1st - 5th
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Arthur's Pet Business

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown
Arthur wants a dog all his own, so he starts a pet-sitting business to prove to his parents he can...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
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David Goes to School

Written by David Shannon
David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Old Hat New Hat

Written by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain
Out shopping, the Bears look at frilly and silly hats, bumpy and lumpy ones. Offers slapstick humor...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Biscuit Goes to School

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Illustrated by Pat Schories
Just like his young fans, Biscuit can't wait to go to school! Even though no dogs are allowed, he is...
Pre-K - 2nd
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Written by Jame Yolen and Illustrated by Mark Teague
A playful peek into the homes of dinosaur babies and their parents at bedtime. 'How does a dinosaur...
Pre-K - 3rd
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I Need My Monster

Written by Amanda Noll and Illustrated by Howard McWilliam
Ethan can't fall asleep without his favorite monster, Gabe, but he left a note that he's gone...
K - 1st
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The Tooth

Written by Avi Slodovnick and Illustrated by Manon Gauthier
Marissa loves candy - maybe too much. When she wakes up with a toothache, her mother takes her to...
Pre-K - 3rd

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