Kate DiCamillo
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Baby Lincolns older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying "Yes, Sister." But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesnt know where she is headed only that she was entirely happy in the previous nights dream, sitting aboard a train with a view...
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Physical Desc
91 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.
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Mercy Watson volume no. 6
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86 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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When Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their pig Mercy take in a movie at the Bijou Drive-In, mayhem ensues after Mercy smells the enticing scent of hot buttered popcorn.
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Series
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English
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Features an audio read-along! When the Watsons decide to zip their porcine wonder into a formfitting princess dress for Halloween – complete with tiara – they are certain that Mercy will be beautiful beyond compare. Mercy is equally certain she likes the sound of trick-or-treating and can picture piles of buttered toast already. As for the Lincoln Sisters next door, how could they know that their cat would lead them all on a Halloween "parade"...
26) La la la
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Physical Desc
68 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Follows a singing girl's fruitless search for a friend in her world, until one night when her song is finally heard by someone who understands. This almost wordless picture book is a gentle reminder of how powerful we can be when we dare to reach out to one another.
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Series
Language
English
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Joe's got a problem. He has to write to an author for a school assignment and get her to answer a bunch of questions. But the author he's chosen, Maureen O'Toople, just doesn't want to play along. Jon Scieszka and Kate DiCamillo collaborate on a hilarious and heartfelt short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.
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Series
Physical Desc
141 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends -- a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl -- bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue...
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Physical Desc
241 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. By now, she figures, it's not running away. It's leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about her dog, Buddy, now buried underneath the orange trees back home; her friend Raymie, whom she left without a word; and her mom, Rhonda, who has never cared about anyone but herself. Beverly doesn't...
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Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Español
Description
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
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Physical Desc
233 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
Description
Cosa rara, tener a los tiernos diez ąos un motivo en la vida: hacer que tu padre regrese a casa luego de haberse fugado con la dentista del pueblo. Diez ąos, buena edad para ser valerosa, pero ¿̤cmo lograrlo? Pues bien, su nombre es Raymie y ha encontrado una forma. Sèr ̀fcil, bueno& quìz. ̤Slo debe ganar el concurso de Pequęa Sęorita Florida. Eso le dàr proyecc̤in. Sèr suficiente para que su padre vea la foto de su gloria en el per̤idico...
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Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Español
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Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived.
34) Alegría plena
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"Sumergidos en un anochecer rojizo de invierno, un organillero y su mono aparecen en la esquina de la calle de Francisca. La niña se preocupa al ver que el hombre y el mono siguen en la calle muy tarde por la noche. Llega el día de la representación navideña y cuando le toca hablar a Francisca, no puede pensar en otra cosa que en los ojos tristes del organillero -- hasta que justo a tiempo, encuentra las palabras perfectas para compartir"--P....
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Physical Desc
136 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
Description
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger--a real-life, very large tiger--pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things--like memories, and heartache, and tigers--can't...
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Physical Desc
1 audio disc (approximately 42 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Mercy Watson to the rescue: After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. Mercy Watson goes for a ride: Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
40) Good Rosie!
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Rosie is a good dog and a faithful companion to her owner, George. She likes taking walks with George and looking at the clouds together, but the closest she comes to another dog is when she encounters her reflection in her empty dog bowl, and sometimes that makes Rosie feel lonely. One day George takes Rosie to the dog park, but the park is full of dogs that Rosie doesn't know, which makes her feel lonelier than ever. When big, loud Maurice and small,...