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Thy friend, Obadiah

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 08:37

A warm friendship develops between a young Quaker boy and a seagull on old Nantucket.

Madeline

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 08:37

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

The old joke book

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 08:37

A collection of humorous riddles, cartoon strips, and poems featuring the Bogies, Little Mo and her Magic Pencil, Bully Bertha, and others.

Bea and Mr. Jones

story and pictures
  • Schwartz, Amy
1983
Tired of kindergarten, Bea Jones trades "jobs" with her father, who works in an office.

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

  • DePaola, Tomie
1978
A small boy enjoys his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he learns to face their inevitable death.

Goggles!

  • Keats, Ezra Jack
1998
Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lensless motorcycle goggles.

Time of wonder

  • McCloskey, Robert
1989
Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

First day of school

  • Oxenbury, Helen
1993
A little girl is not looking forward to her first day at nursery school until she makes friends with another new girl.

Anansi the spider

a tale from the Ashanti
  • McDermott, Gerald
1977
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

Farmer Palmer's wagon ride

story and pictures
  • Steig, William
1978
The wagon ride from town is so hazardous that Farmer Palmer, a pig, and Ebenezer, an ass, barely make it home again.

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