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45) Waiting
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Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?--Publisher.
48) The stray dog
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A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
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Caldecott Award Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this book tells a true-to-life tale about what happens when Daddy's in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong.
51) Zen shorts
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When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
55) Ben's trumpet
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Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
56) Owen
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Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's fervent attachment to Fuzzy.
57) Hondo & Fabian
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Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.