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	I Love Saturdays Y Domingos		JPB ADA, A
		Ada, Alma Flor
		A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents.
	Super Duck		JPB ALBOROUGH
		Jez Alborough
		When, in rhyming text, Duck and his long-suffering friends, Frog, Sheep and Goat, attempt to fly a kite, chaos results. Frog is pulled into the sky as the kite files away and Duck jumps to rescue him.
	Chickerella		JPB AUCH, M
		Auch, Mary Jane
		This barnyard version of the Cinderella story features a mild-mannered chicken, a fashion-conscious Fairy Goosemother, and a prince at a Fowl Ball.
	Daisy comes home		JPB BRETT, J.
		Brett, Jan
		Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.
	Ruby's wish		JPB BRIDGES, S
		Bridges, Shirin Yim
		In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
	Click, clack, moo : cows that type		JPB CRONIN, D
		Cronin, Doreen
		When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
	Diary of a worm		JPB CRONIN, D
		Cronin, Doreen
		A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
	Strega Nona		JPB DE PAOLA, T
		De Paola, Tomie
		When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
	Oh no, gotta go!		JPB ELYA, S
		Elya, Susan Middleton
		As soon as she goes out for a drive with her parents, a young girl needs to find a bathroom quickly. Text includes some Spanish words and phrases.
	Olivia and the missing toy		JPB FALCONER, I
		Falconer, Ian
		When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible.
	Corduroy		JPB FREEMAN, D
		Freeman, Don
		A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
	The princess knight		JPB FUNKE, C
		Funke, Cornelia Caroline
		Violetta is a little princess, who wishes she could be as big and strong as her brothers. But what she lacks in size, she makes up for in determination. At night Violetta slips out into the woods and secretly teaches herself to become the cleverest, bravest, most nimble knight in the land. But when she has to fight the most important battle of all, will she be ready?
	Miss Smith's incredible storybook		JPB GARLAND, M
		Garland, Michael
		When the new teacher, Miss Smith, reads to her class, Zack and his classmates are amazed to find that the storybook characters come to life.
	Let's get a pup, said Kate		JPB GRAHAM, B
		Graham, Bob
		When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.
	The three little dinosaurs		JPB HARRIS, J
		Harris, Jim
		In this variation on the story of the Three Little Pigs, three young dinosaurs set out on their own, only to be hassled by a tyrannosaurus rex who gets a big surprise in the end.
	Wemberly worried		JPB HENKES, K
		Henkes, Kevin
		A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.
	Off to school, Baby Duck		JPB HEST, A
		Hest, Amy
		Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.
	Don't take your snake for a stroll		JPB IRELAND, K
		Ireland, Karin
		Mayhem ensues when when a little boy takes unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
	Papa do you love me?		JPB JOOSSE, B
		Joosse, Barbara M
		When a Masai father in Africa answers his son's questions, the boy learns that his father's love for him is unconditional.
	Whistle for Willie		JPB KEATS, E
		Keats, Ezra Jack
		Mr. Keats's illustrations boldy, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summer's day.--The New York Times
	Miss Spider's ABC		JPB KIRK, D
		Kirk, David
		Jumping junebugs, very vivid violets, entertaining earthworms, and other friends of Miss Spider gather to celebrate her birthday.
	How I became a pirate		JPB LONG, M
		Long, Melinda
		Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
	Chicka chicka boom boom		JPB MARTIN, B
		Martin, Bill
		An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
	Make way for ducklings		JPB MCCLOSKEY, R
		McCloskey, Robert
		Mr. & Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.
	Beatrice doesn't want to		JPB NUMEROFF, L
		Numeroff, Laura Joffe
		On the third afternoon of going to the library with her brother Henry, Beatrice finally finds something she enjoys doing.
	Officer Buckle and Gloria		JPB RATHMANN, P
		Rathmann, Peggy
		The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
	One duck stuck		JPB ROOT, P
		Root, Phyllis
		In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.
	Epossumondas		JPB SALLEY, C
		Salley, Coleen
		A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
	Where the wild things are		JPB SENDAK, M
		Sendak, Maurice
		A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
	Duck on a bike		JPB SHANNON, D
		Shannon, David
		A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
	Wild about books		JPB SIERRA, J
		Sierra, Judy
		A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
	The stray dog		JPB SIMONT, M
		Simont, Marc
		A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
	Too many tamales		JPB SOTO, G
		Soto, Gary
		Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.
	The Little Red Hen makes a pizza		JPB STURGES, P
		Sturges, Philemon
		In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it.
	Joseph had a little overcoat		JPB TABACK, S
		Taback, Simms
		A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
	Round is a mooncake : a book of shapes		JPB THONG, R
		Thong, Roseanne
		As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.
	McDuff comes home		JPB WELLS, R
		Wells, Rosemary
		McDuff the little white dog gets lost while chasing a bunny and needs help finding his way home.
	Don't let the pigeon drive the bus		JPB WILLEMS, M
		Willems, Mo
		When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place -- a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate.
	Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale		JPB WILLEMS, M
		Willems, Mo
		After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.
	Bear wants more		JPB WILSON, K
		Wilson, Karma
		When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.
	Sweet dream pie		JPB WOOD, A
		Wood, Audrey
		Pa Brindle helps Ma bake her irresistible sweet dream pie, and the whole neighborhood is affected.
	How do Dinosaurs say good night		JPB YOLEN, J
		Yolen, Jane
		Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.