David DeVries
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One zillion valentines: two enterprising friends, Milton and Marvin, prove that valentines are for everyone. A letter to Amy: the wind spoils Peter's attempt to mail a special birthday invitation to Amy. Goggles!: Peter and his friend Archie call upon faithful dog Willie to outsmart a gang of tough bullies who want Peter's motorcycle goggles. Wilfrid Gordon Partridge: a small boy helps a friend remember her past by sharing his own special items. Will...
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Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...
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Scaredy Squirrel: Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree, until one day, his worst nightmares come true. Scaredy Squirrel suddenly finds himself out of his tree. As he leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really surprising about himself.
Scaredy Squirrel makes a friend: Scaredy Squirrel is afraid to make a friend. After all, they can bite. When he decides the perfect friend would be a goldfish (no teeth), his plan takes a surprising...
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A little witch wants to know what humans are actually like, so she sets out on an adventure to find out. Other stories included are: By the Light of the Halloween Moon; A Dark, Dark Tale; Georgie; The Witch in the Cherry Tree; The Three-Legged Cat; The Three Robbers; and Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain.
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The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp? An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman calls upon a rat-catcher to get rid of a nasty, or maybe nice, family of rats. Then, a tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle.
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Even dinosaurs make a fuss before their bedtime. Mischievous dinosaurs show that burping, spilling and playing with your food is not the best way to enjoy a meal. The outrageous antics of these dinosaurs will bring a smile to anyone who has ever sniffled, coughed or ached. When Danny visits the museum he makes a rather unusual friend and the two buddies spend a happy day together.
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I stink! : Live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup.
Trashy Town: Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage.
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel: Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel out of business until he finds just the job to prove their worth.
The remarkable riderless runaway tricycle: An old tricycle is mistaken...
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Crazy hair day: Stanley is excited about Crazy Hair Day at his school, until he discovers that he has gotten the date wrong.
Petunia: A silly goose learns that it takes more than just carrying a book to become wise.
How do dinosaurs go to school?: Come along for a very unusual day at school as dinosaurs enjoy story time, show-and-tell, and recess.
Monty: Monty, an alligator taxi, decides that he needs a vacation when the kids' back seat-driving...
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Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there! But one day he suddenly finds himself out in the unknown world and ends up discovering something surprising! Bink & Gollie are marvelous companions who often do not agree, on socks, or goldfish, or venturing to the Andes. But with compromise these two different girls remain the best of friends.
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Celebrate American history and learn about the public and private lives of our Presidents; Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill; A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President; The true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it. Suports early reading; leadership; history knowledge.
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Is your mama a llama?: Through playful rhyme and riddle, a young llama learns about different kinds of animals; Noisy Nora: What's a wee mouse to do when little brother and big sister take up all of mom and dad's time? Make noise!; Each peach pear plum: Children play 'I spy' with favorite nursery rhyme characters in this beloved story; The little red hen: The classic tale of a hardworking hen who teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out;...
18) Antarctic antics
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A collection of 7 beloved children's stories presented in story book form.
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[Vol. 1]. The teacher from the Black Lagoon: On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers his new teacher is the 'monstrous' Mrs. Green. The librarian from the Black Lagoon: When the class plans to visit the library for the first time, the students prepare themselves for the worst. The gym teacher from the Black Lagoon: A new gym teacher is coming to school and the kids say he is a real monster! Shrinking Violet: Violet...