Once There Was a Story: Tales from Around the World, Perfect for Sharing
By: Jane Yolen
4.11
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From beloved author Jane Yolen and acclaimed illustrator Jane Dyer a collection of thirty stories f…
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1. Sophie's Squash
By: Pat Zietlow Miller , Anne Wilsdorf
4.27
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting … read more
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2. The Turnip
By: Jan Brett
3.93
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In a rollicking, cumulative tale, a badger family and their friends–Hedgie, Mr. Ram and Vanya, the … read more
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- fairy tales
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3. The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse
By: Patricia MacLachlan , Hadley Hooper
4.05
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would you… read more
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- picture books
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4. If I Built a Car
By: Chris Van Dusen
3.73
Format: 238 pages,
"If i built a car, it'd be totally new! Here are a few of the things that i'd do. . . ." Jack has d… read more
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- fantasy
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5. Roxaboxen
By: Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children's book aut… read more
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6. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
By: Kenard Pak
4.03
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone kn… read more
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7. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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8. More Perfect than the Moon (Sarah, Plain and Tall #4)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The fourth book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tallby Pat… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
9. Caleb's Story (Sarah, Plain and Tall #3)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a journal to fill. "It's your job now," Anna say… read more
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10. If You Give a Moose a Muffin
By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you … read more
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11. A Frog in the Bog
By: Karma Wilson , Joan Rankin
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
There's a frog on the log in the middle of the bog. A small, green frog on a half-sunk log in the m… read more
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12. The Cloud Book
By: Tomie dePaola
4.33
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
The ten most common clouds along with related myths and popular weather sayings. read more
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13. Little Red Riding Hood
By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , Daniel Egnéus
3.94
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
" . . . what big eyes you have!" Originating in seventeenth-century French folklore, the story of L… read more
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14. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.83
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more
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"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
15. Ten, Nine, Eight
By: Molly Bang
3.00
Format: 112 pages, Board Book
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to … read more
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16. Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella
By: Jan Brett
3.85
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
Jan Brett sets her Cinderella story in a snowy Russian winter where one magical night, Cinders, the… read more
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17. The Growing Story
By: Helen Oxenbury , Ruth Krauss
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From this simple beginning grows a story that celebrates those little changes that tell us we're gr… read more
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18. Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
By: Tomie dePaola
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When his wife injures her back and can't do all the work, Jamie O'Rourke--the laziest man in all of… read more
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19. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)
By: Robert C. O'Brien
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarter… read more
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20. And Then It's Spring
By: Julie Fogliano , Erin E. Stead
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that … read more
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21. Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew… read more
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22. Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins
By: Pablo Bernasconi , Katie McKy
3.96
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
One pumpkin makes a tasty pie. Two pumpkins can be carved into grinning jack-o'-lanterns, and a cou… read more
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23. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)
By: Peter Brown
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more
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24. Home in the Woods
By: Eliza Wheeler
4.57
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This picture book from Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a f… read more
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25. Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
By: Cheryl Bardoe
4.25
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to ach… read more
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26. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Oge Mora
4.44
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more
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27. How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide
By: Ame Dyckman
3.87
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a faux-cautionary tale featuring dad joke… read more
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28. Big Truck, Little Island
By: Chris Van Dusen
4.08
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
That big truck is stuck! How will the island residents get where they’re going? A tale of community… read more
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29. The Love Letter
By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
4.16
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Fall in love with this endearing and adorable picture book that illustrates how a little bit of hea… read more
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30. The Biggest Puddle in the World
By: Mark Lee
3.63
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
When Sarah and her younger brother Charlie go to stay with their grandparents, it rains for days. A… read more
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"Ambition with knowledge is like a boat on dry land"-Mark Lee, The Biggest Puddle in the World
"Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land."-Mark Lee, The Biggest Puddle in the World
31. Once There Was a Story: Tales from Around the World, Perfect for Sharing
By: Jane Yolen
4.11
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From beloved author Jane Yolen and acclaimed illustrator Jane Dyer a collection of thirty stories f… read more
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- fiction
- fantasy
