G. Brian Karas
41) Anywhere farm
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All it takes for an anywhere farm is one farmer, plus soil and sunshine, some water, and a seed.
43) Good knight
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A child insists that he is a fire chief, an admiral, and a king in order to delay going to bed.
47) Big Bad Bunny
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When Baby Boo-Boo, a mouse dressed in a bunny suit, becomes lost in the forest, his mother follows the sound of his cries to locate him.
48) Elevator magic
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Explains the concept of subtraction through a rhyming text about a descending elevator.
50) Oh no, gotta go!
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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.
51) Puddles
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When the rain stops falling and the skies clear up, it's time to put on boots and go outside to play in the puddles.
53) I like bugs
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In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.
54) Night job
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What is it like to work at night, while the rest of the city is asleep? Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse's quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
57) Car wash
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While sitting inside their car, two children enjoy the soapy sights and watery sounds of the car wash.
58) Sleepless Beauty
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In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.