Owen Jordan
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The Mallards look for the perfect spot to raise their young, and find it in the most unlikely place. Their friend Michael, a policeman, helps them to "Make Way for Ducklings" as they march their eight little ones home. A little girl and her mother go out to get "Blueberries for Sal." But Sal and a little bear get mixed up with each other's mothers. Two sisters spending a summer in Maine experience a wonderful variety of natural sights and sounds,...
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What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub. A beloved classic is born! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother are picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?
7) Drummer Hoff
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A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.
8) Lentil
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From Robert McCloskey, acclaimed creator of Make Way for Ducklings.
Young Lentil wants to learn to sing, but no matter how hard he tries he can't sing on key. He can't even pucker his lips to whistle! So Lentil learns to play the harmonica instead and beautifully carries his tune through the winding streets of Alto, Ohio. Lentil masters his craft just as the beloved Colonel Carter returns to town and the Alto residents decide to plan a special celebration....
9) Little Toot
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This classic story is sure to delight a whole new generation of listeners!
Little Toot is a tugboat who does not want to tug. Instead, he wants to make figure eights in the harbor and bother all the other tugboats. But when he ends up all alone on the open water as a storm is rolling in, it's up to him to save a stuck ocean liner.
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From the author of perennial favorite Corduroy comes a charming tale of a marvelously talented mouse
"Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles...T he world of art lovers, exhibit openings, and mousedom... will enchant children and delight the most sophisticated of parents."-Kirkus Reviews
11) The Doughnuts
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From Robert McCloskey, acclaimed creator of Make Way for Ducklings.
A doughnut machine goes berserk and Homer is up to his ears in doughnuts - and fun!
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A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
This classic story about a duckling who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River has charmed readers since 1933. When the owner calls for the ducks to come home, Ping, the smallest duck, tries not to be the last up the gangplank--for the last duck counted gets spanked on the back. One evening Ping misses the call to come home and stays...
14) The Tomten
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Relates the story about a Swedish troll who protects the farm animals from a hungry fox.