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The very lonely firefly

1995
A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies.

What's up, what's down?

2002
Illustrations and simple text show young readers what the world looks like from a variety of different perspectives.

Today I feel silly & other moods that make my day

1998
A child's emotions range from silliness to anger to excitement, coloring and changing each day.

Go away, big green monster!

1992
Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters.

Color farm

1990
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages.

Luv, Amelia, luv, Nadia

1999
Ten-year-old Amelia exchanges letters and postcards with her long-distance friend Nadia. Includes actual letters folded and inserted into envelopes.

Reflections

1987
Chronicles a child's busy day by the sea, in a forest, and then home with the hope of going to a carnival or concert. The illustrations change when the book is turned upside down.

Corduroy goes to the fire station

2003
A lift-the-flap book in which Corduroy the bear visits a fire station with his class, seeing a fire truck, a rescue truck, and firefighters' equipment up close.

Cookie count

a tasty pop-up
1997
A pop-up book of ten tasty types of cookies, ready to be devoured by a crew of tiny mice.

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.

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