James Stevenson
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Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk in a courtroom, shopped for a dinosaur, or conversed with a Bupple, a Wosstrus, a Violinnet, or a Celloon? You will have, once you've read collection of poems.
42) July
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The author recalls the summers he and his brother spent at their grandparents house near the beach.
45) I know a lady
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Sally describes a loving and lovable old lady in her neighborhood who grows flowers, waves to children when they pass her house, and bakes cookies for them at Christmas.
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(1st work) By the light of the Halloween moon: In this cumulative story, a host of Halloween spooks are drawn to the tapping of a little girl's toe. (2nd work) What's under my bed?: Grandpa tells his two young houseguests about the time he was afraid of the dark and about other figments of his imagination. (3rd work) Teeny-Tiny and the witch-woman: A boy outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.
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(1st work) Space Case: Funny things happen when a creature from outer space visits Earth on halloween, in this zany story of a small space traveler and the young boy he befriends. (2nd work) What's under my bed?: Grandpa tells his two young houseguests about the time he was afraid of the dark and about other figments of his imagination. (3rd work) Georgie : Georgie, the little ghost, sets out on a search for a new house to haunt in this classic tale...
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(1st work) A little mouse thinks her name, Chrysanthemum, is perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. (2nd work) Monty, a dependable alligator taxi for three school children decides he needs a vacation. (3rd work) Jimmy brings along his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm.
51) Loop the loop
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A young girl and an old woman form a friendship that lasts even after the woman enters a nursing home.
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"Shaken, stirred, clarified, layered, floral, and more, these gorgeous cocktails taste as good as they look. Cocktail alchemy--the sweet, sour, bitter, booze--is magic in the hands of self-taught mixologist Natalie Migliarini. Sure, her story is the classic "girl-quits-job-to-pursue-passion-(cocktails)-starts-website-(Beautiful Booze)-leads-to-book-(yes, this one)." But these beautiful drinks are the result of a real immersion in the craft of building...