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Henry and Mudge and the long weekend

the eleventh book of their adventures
1992
Henry and Mudge's boring weekend becomes interesting when Mom suggests building a castle in the basement.

I wish I had a pirate suit

1990
Peter has a pirate suit and all the power to go with it, while his younger brother has to serve as the crew on their imaginary pirate ship.

There are cats in this book

2008
The reader is invited to lift-the-flaps and follow the cats as they play with yarn, boxes, pillows, and fish.

A lion for Lewis

1984
When Lewis plays make-believe with his older siblings, he always gets the least desirable role until a lion suit found in a corner turns him into a king.

The hayloft

1995
Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft.

Joe on the go

2007
Joe the frog wants to be on the go, but even at a family reunion he is out of luck, as everyone says they are too busy, or he is too fast, too slow, too big, or too small to go with them, until Grandma invites him to go with her on a special outing.

Rainstorm

2007
In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day.

Flip and Flop

2001
A two-year-old penguin named Flop is sad when his five-year-old brother, Flip, would rather play with a friend his own age.

Snow is my favorite and my best

2006
Charlie and his little sister, Lola, play in the snow and consider what it would be like if it snowed everyday.
Cover image of Snow is my favorite and my best

Jumanji

1981
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
Cover image of Jumanji

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