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Winnie-the-Poohby A.A. Milne

The adventures of ChristopherRobin and his friends in whichPooh Bear uses a balloon to gethoney, Piglet meets a Heffalump,and Eeyore has a birthday.

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Bear is Awake!

Sophie's Squash

Count the Monkeys

by Hannah E Harrison

An alphabet book in which a bearwakes unexpectedly in themiddle of winter, and meets ayoung girl who tries to figure outwhat he is supposed to be doing.

by Pat Zietlow Miller

A young girl befriends a squash.

by Mac Barnett

The reader is invited to count theanimals that have frightened themonkeys off the pages.

Ernest the Moose, WhoDoesn't Fitby Catherine Rayner

A rather large moose who cannot fiton the page teams up with his littlechipmunk friend to find a solution.Final pages form a gatefold.

Grumpy Monkeyby Suzanne Lang

Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad moodone beautiful day, but he keepsdenying he is grumpy even as hisfriends give advice for feelingbetter.

Wolfie the Bunnyby Ame Dyckman

When her parents find a babywolf on their doorstep anddecide to raise him as their own,Dot is certain he will eat them allup until a surprising encounterwith a bear brings them closertogether.

by Richard Scarry

On their way to the beach for apicnic the Pig family encountersalmost every kind of transportationvehicle imaginable and imaginary.Can you find the gold bug on everypage too?

Cars and Trucks and ThingsThat Go

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Last Stop on Market Streetby Matt de la Pena

Every Sunday, CJ and his grandmaride the bus. CJ wonders why theydon't own a car like his friend Colbyand has other questions. Eachquestion is met with an encouraginganswer from grandma, who helpshim see the beauty in their routineand the world around them.

The Story of Ferdinand

Somewhere Else

Bear Has a Story to Tell

The Pout-Pout Fish

"Let's Get a Pup!" said Kate

Gossie

The Bear, the Piano, theDog and the Fiddle

The House on East 88thStreet

Circus Ship

Papa Please Get theMoon for Me

by Munro Leaf

Ferdinand likes to sit quietly andsmell the flowers, but one day hegets stung by a bee and hissnorting and stomping convinceeveryone that he is the fiercest ofbulls.

by Bob Graham

When Kate and her parents visit theanimal shelter, an adorable puppycharms them, but it is very hard toleave an older dog behind.

by Olivier Dunrea

Gossie is a gosling who likes to wearbright red boots every day, no matterwhat she is doing, and so she isheartbroken the day the boots aremissing and she can't find themanywhere.

by Gus Gordon

While other birds are seeing theworld, George the duck iscontent to stay at home--or so itseems until he confesses thetruth to Pascal, a visiting bear.

by Philip Stead

Bear, with the help of his animalfriends, remembers the story hehad hoped to tell before theonset of winter.

by Deborah Diesen

The pout-pout fish believes heonly knows how to frown, eventhough many of his friendssuggest ways to change hisexpression, until one day a fishcomes along that shows himotherwise.

by David Litchfield

Hugo the dog becomes the starof an all-animal band afterlearning to play his best friendHector's fiddle.

by Bernard Waber

When the Primm family movesinto the house on East 88thstreet, they discover a veryunusual resident already there.

by Chris Van Dusen

When a circus ship runs agroundoff the coast of Maine, the pooranimals stagger onto a nearbyisland. They soon win over thetownspeople. When the greedycircus owner returns to claimthem, villagers of all speciesconspire to outsmart him.

by Eric Carle

Monica's father fulfills herrequest for the moon by taking itdown after it is small enough tocarry, but it continues to changein size.

I Wish You Moreby Amy Rosenthal

In simple text and pictures, theauthor and illustrator create acompendium of small daily moments.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drivethe Busby Mo Willems

The pigeon would love to drive thebus.

by Donald Crews

Journey a colorful train as itgoes through tunnels, bycities, and over trestles.

Freight Train

by Parker CurryInspired Parker, and her mother,Jessica Curry, tell the story of ayoung girl and her family, whosetrip to a museum becomes anextraordinary moment, in amoving picture book.

Parker Looks Up