Eileen Spinelli
3) Thankful
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"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--
4) Silly Tilly
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Tilly drives the other barnyard animals crazy with her silliness, but after gruffly telling her to stop, they discover that they miss her old ways.
5) Cold snap
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A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again.
7) Hero cat
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A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in an abandoned building that catches fire while she is out searching for food.
14) Someday
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A young girl contrasts the exciting things she might someday do, like digging for dinosaur bones and swimming with dolphins, with her present-day activities of finding loose change in the sofa cushions and feeding her goldfish.
15) Nora's ark
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When the weatherman predicts rain, young Nora builds an ark just like Noah's--almost.
20) The best story
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When a contest at the local library offers a prize for the best story, a girl tries to write one using her family's suggestions, but her story does not seem right until she listens to her heart.