Grade 2 & 3
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 | Bailer, Darice, art adapted by Peter and Nick LoBianco |
| Snoopy, Flying Ace to the Rescue |
Regular dogs go on walks and play with toys. Snoopy is off chasing the Red Baron.
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 | Berenstain, Stan & Jan |
| The Berenstain Bears Clean House |
Spring cleaning sounds like a good idea, until everything slated for the yard sale turns out to be someone’s favorite.
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 | Dahl, Roald, illustrated by Quentin Blake |
| The Magic Finger |
An eight-year-old girl turns the tables on a family of bird hunters with her "magic finger."
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 | Danziger, Paula, illustrated by Tony Ross |
| It’s Justin Time, Amber Brown |
Amber’s best friend Justin may spoil her birthday by being late to the party. Maybe he’s the one who needs a watch.
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 | Giff, Patricia Reilly, illustrated by Blanche Sims |
| Fish Face |
It can be hard to make friends with the new kid in class. It may be even harder being the new kid.
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 | Heilbroner, Joan, illustrated by P.D. Eastman |
| Robert the Rose Horse |
A horse’s allergic sneezes are problematic until the fateful day when, to everyone’s surprise, they turn out to be just the ticket!
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 | Le Guin, Ursula, illustrated by S.D. Schindler |
| Catwings |
Four young cats with wings look for an escape from the city slums.
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 | Minarik, Else Holmelund, illustrated by Maurice Sendak |
| Little Bear’s Visit |
Precocious Little Bear goes to visit his grandparents in this 1962 Caldecott Honor book.
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 | Rylant, Cynthia, illustrated by Arthur Howard |
| Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book |
Just how hard can it be to write a book, wonders Mr. Putter. With the "help" of his next-door neighbor, he’s going to find out.
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 | Schwartz, Alvin, illustrated by Dirk Zimmer |
| In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories |
Friendly dollops of humor mitigate the chill of these seven scary stories for early readers.
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 | Seuss, Dr. |
| The Foot Book |
The world of feet gets the full-on Dr. Seuss treatment. Try not to laugh.
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 | Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman, illustrated by Marc Simont |
| Nate the Great and the Missing Key |
Our favorite, intrepid young investigator is hot on the trail of Annie’s housekey.
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