Eileen Spinelli
1) Thankful
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"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--
6) Nora's ark
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When the weatherman predicts rain, young Nora builds an ark just like Noah's--almost.
9) 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.
10) Birdie
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Twelve-year-old Birdie Briggs loves birds. They bring her comfort when she thinks about her dad, a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Life without her dad isn't easy, but at least Birdie still has Mom and Maymee, and her friends Nina and Martin. But then Maymee gets a boyfriend, Nina and Martin start dating, and Birdie's mom starts seeing a police officer. And suddenly not even her beloved birds can lift Birdie's spirits. Her world is...
11) 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.
17) 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.
18) 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.
19) 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.