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2) Dirty Gert
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Little Gert loves to play in the dirt so much that she turns into a tree.
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"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something ; maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could...
6) The mitten
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When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki in the boarders...
11) The boring book
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A child, bored by his toys, contemplates the emotion and concept of boredom, and whether or not it is boring to be an adult--or a child.
12) Even monsters
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"Everybody knows monsters can be, well, monsters. But did you know sometimes even monsters get scared? They can be sad, they can be kind, they can miss their mommies. Sometimes, they're just plain silly. And even monsters need to brush their teeth"--
13) Creepy crayon!
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Creepy tales! volume 3
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"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--
14) Dinosaur kisses
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"An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss."--
15) Those shoes
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Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
18) When we are kind
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"This beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child's life."--