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TONY’S BREAD<br />
An Italian Folktale<br />
Tony dreams that one day he’ll become<br />
the most famous baker in all of northern<br />
Italy. His poor daughter Serafina wants<br />
only to be allowed to marry. each of<br />
their dreams seems far away until the day<br />
Angelo, a rich young nobleman from<br />
Milan, appears and devises a way to make<br />
everyone’s dreams come true. “The<br />
pictures and the story combine to make a<br />
delectable Christmas treat.”<br />
—The Horn Book<br />
Rec: E, H, NC, PW, SLJ<br />
8 x 10 32 pp. 1996<br />
978-0-698-11371-8 $5.99<br />
TROUBLE IN THE BARKERS’ CLASS<br />
“Those adorable twins…Welsh terriers<br />
Morgan and Moffat deftly handle a<br />
common crisis of early childhood when a<br />
mean new kid comes to class.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, K, SLJ<br />
8 1/4 x 10 32 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240585-7 $5.99<br />
THE VANISHING PUMPKIN<br />
By Tony Johnston<br />
978-0-698-11414-2 $5.99<br />
See author listing on page 55.<br />
See index for more titles by Tomie dePaola.<br />
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs<br />
Julia<br />
Donaldson<br />
THE GRUFFALO<br />
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler<br />
When Mouse takes a stroll through the<br />
woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a<br />
snake who all want to eat him! So Mouse<br />
invents a gruffalo, a monster with<br />
“terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible<br />
teeth, and terrible jaws.” but will<br />
Mouse’s frightful description be enough<br />
to scare off his foes? “A clever, exuberant<br />
story in rhyme with strong, color-saturated<br />
pictures to match . . . This is a sure<br />
bet.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, SLJ<br />
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240387-7 $5.99<br />
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD<br />
Illustrated by Margie Moore<br />
one night the Gruffalo’s child goes into<br />
the woods to find the big bad Mouse.<br />
After much searching, the child stumbles<br />
upon a little mouse. Suddenly a terrible<br />
shadow falls on the ground. Could it be<br />
the big bad Mouse? or maybe the little<br />
mouse is bigger and badder than the<br />
Gruffalo’s child thinks.<br />
Rec: H, SLJ<br />
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2007<br />
978-0-14-240754-7 $5.99<br />
ROOM ON THE BROOM<br />
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler<br />
“A witch and her cat pick up a dog,<br />
a bird, and a frog, and fly off on her<br />
broomstick. The frog jumps for joy, the<br />
broomstick snaps in two, the animals<br />
land in a bog, and a dragon captures the<br />
witch. What to do? A surefire read-aloud<br />
hit.” —School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ<br />
9 3/4 x 11 32 pp. 2003<br />
978-0-14-250112-2 $6.99<br />
THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE<br />
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler<br />
When a tiny snail meets a humpback<br />
whale, the two travel together to far-off<br />
lands. It’s a dream come true for the<br />
snail, who has never left home before.<br />
but when the whale swims too close to<br />
shore, will the snail be able to save her<br />
new friend? “Along with providing a<br />
resonant environmental message, the<br />
story lightly demonstrates that friendships<br />
come in all shapes and sizes.”<br />
—Publishers WeeklyH<br />
Rec: K, PWH, SLJH<br />
9 3/4 x 11 32 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240580-2 $6.99<br />
THE SPIFFIEST GIANT IN TOWN<br />
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler<br />
George the giant, known for wearing<br />
his old patched clothes, finally buys new<br />
ones, but then gives them away to some<br />
needy animals. “Good for collections<br />
needing books about being kind to others.”<br />
–School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ<br />
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2005<br />
978-0-14-240275-7 $5.99<br />
Ages 3-8 • Picture Books<br />
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