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Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

Picture book about the search to find just the right book for loved ones in time to all read together on Christmas Eve. Based on Icelandic tradition.

A goldfish gives a personal account of his experiences while swimming around his bowl as it slowly fills with fish and other accessories, only to realize when he is relocated for a cleaning how much he misses them.

Little Tortoise hurrys to school on her first day in order to be on time, but despite her best efforts she gets passed by all her friends.

"Told through creative language play, and with depth and whimsy, this picture book reminds readers of their own agency and the power they have to direct their own path. Marc Colagiovanni's lyrical text and Peter H. Reynolds's stunning art create an enduring message of strength and perseverance that is both universal and personal, and one that readers will be drawn to over and over again. This first of two new picture books created in collaboration...

The kids at school want to know why Becca is wearing glasses and a patch. Instead of telling them she has amblyopia, Becca leads her friends on imaginative adventures to explain her new fashion accessory. Mitch Vane's illustrations capture the spunky exuberance of this resourceful heroine.

"Starting with the partridge and its gift of dried fruit, this rhyming story includes all of the familiar characters from the song as they all contribute to the baking of the magnificent Twelfth Night cake. At the end of the story, there is a recipe included to bake your own cake at home, giving this book the potential to be a favorite Christmas story as well as a resource to be used every year in introducing a twelfth-night cake tradition to a family."--...

"Big Panda and the forest animals have an unspoken agreement: what's his is his and what's theirs is theirs. And that's just the way they like it. So when newcomer Little Panda wonders through the forest with his kite, he's met with a refrain of "Mine!" from the animals as he stumbles into their games and pastimes, followed by a string of exasperated "Yours!" directed at Little Panda's kite. But when a gust of wind threatens the animals and their...

When a dragon attacks the kingdom and her parents are too preoccupied with sparkly things to help, the ever resourceful Princess Susan, with the help of some friends, puts into motion a delightfully unexpected plan.