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Loretta Mason Potts

By Harold Berson (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9781590177570 | Reprint edition (New York Review of Books, July 15, 2014), cover price $16.95

Watermelons, Walnuts and the Wisdom of Allah: And Other Tales of the Hoca

Stories about the wit and wisdom of Turkey's legendary hero, Nasreddin Hoca

By Harold Berson (illustrator) and Barbara K. Walker

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Hardcover:

9780896722545 | Reprint edition (Texas Tech Univ Pr, May 1, 1991), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of tales about the folk hero Nasreddin Hoca, as he appears in the legends of Turkey.

A Moose Is Not a Mouse

By Harold Berson

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Paperback:

9780517559468 | Reissue edition (Crown Pub, July 1, 1988), cover price $1.00

The Turkey Girl

The outcast 'turkey girl' gains a new home through a brave deed

By Betty Baker and Harold Berson (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780027082609 | Atheneum, April 1, 1983, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The outcast 'turkey girl' gains a new home through a brave deed

Barrels to the Moon

The people of the French village of Rully decide that they want to tie the moon to their church steeple and attempt to reach it by stacking up wine barrels

By Harold Berson

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Hardcover:

9780698205512 | Coward Mc Cann, February 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The people of Rully, France, devise a plan to unhook the moon and fasten it to their church steeple where they can enjoy it every day.

Truffles for Lunch

Phil, a pig plagued with big problems, attempts to escape from his frustrations by having the Wizard of the Woods turn him into a lion--only to later realize that he misses truffles, a pig's favorite food

By Harold Berson

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9780027098006 | Atheneum, October 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A wizard grants a pig's wish to be another animal, but it proves to be distressingly unsatisfactory.

Charles and Claudine

When Claudine's parents reject Grisnel the witch's offer to be their baby's godparent, Grisnel changes Claudine into a small green toad, but, through a surprising series of events, Claudine later happily marries the man of her dreams

By Harold Berson

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9780027092301 | Atheneum, June 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The witch Grisnel helps Charles, a handsome young man, and Claudine, an exquisite little frog, overcome their differences and live happily ever after.

Joseph and the Snake

While running away from his mean-tempered employer, Joseph rescues a snake trapped under a stone, but instead of being grateful, the snake threatens to devour the kind-hearted boy

By Harold Berson

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9780027092004 | Atheneum, January 1, 1979, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Only a fox's cleverness saves Joseph from being eaten by the hungry and ungrateful snake whose life he saved.

The Friends of Abu Ali: Three More Tales of the Middle East

Three stories of Abu Ali's misadventures and forgetfulness in his attempts to prevent arguments between his friends, Musa and Hamid, and to outwit them

By Harold Berson and Dorothy Van Woerkom

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9780027913200 | Atheneum, February 1, 1978, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Retells three more adventures of muddle-headed Abu Ali including 'The Bag of Rice,' 'Cake for Sale,' and 'The Donkey's Shadow.

Kassim's Shoes

Kassim succumbs to pressure to abandon his old shoes but has trouble discarding them.

By Harold Berson

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Hardcover:

9780517530634 | Random House Childrens Books, November 1, 1977, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Ashamed of Kassim's old patched-up shoes, the man's neighbors bring him a new pair, but he just can't get rid of the old ones no matter how hard he tries

I'm Bored, Ma

Young Steve Rabbit finds his friends, his toys, and his life boring. Then his friend Pack Rat fires his imagination.

By Harold Berson

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Hardcover:

9780517525081 | Random House Value Pub, April 1, 1976, cover price $1.99 | About this edition: Steve Rabbit is short-tempered and bored with his toys until Pack Rat shows him a special kind of game

The Boy, the Baker, the Miller, and More.

In return for a piece of bread he requests from the baker's wife, a little boy is sent on an errand that leads to an errand that leads to an errand. ...

By Harold Berson

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Hardcover:

9780517503263 | Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1974, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A hungry boy's attempt to obtain a piece of bread from the baker's wife leads him on a series of errands

More Poetry for Holidays.

Children's verse on each major national and religious holiday accompany an explanatory section on the significance of each of these special days

By Harold Berson (illustrator) and Nancy Larrick (compiler)

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Hardcover:

9780811641166 | Garrard Pub Co, October 1, 1973, cover price $8.22 | About this edition: A collection of poems and rhymes for various holidays throughout the year.

Pirates in the Park.

Made from a walnut shell, Jenny's ship can't compare with the big pirate ship a boy is sailing on the pond - or can it?

By Harold Berson (illustrator) and Thom Roberts

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Hardcover:

9780517502570 | Outlet, August 1, 1973, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: A young girl makes a ship from a walnut shell and imagines that she is the captain and her dog and toys, the crew

Henry Possum

Until he meets a fox, a young opossum ignores all of his mother's warnings about the dangers of the forest.

By Harold Berson

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9780517502969 | Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1973, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: An adventurous possum, separated from his family, journeys deeper and deeper into the woods to find his mother

Balarin's Goat;

Jealous of her husband's pampered old goat, Marinette devises a crafty scheme

By Harold Berson

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9780517500682 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1972, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Feeling her husband treats his goat better than he treats her, Marinette finally revolts.

Thief Who Hugged a Moonbeam

The rich man overhears the thief on the roof and contrives to trick him.

By Harold Berson

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9780395287675 | Houghton Mifflin, August 1, 1972, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A thief learns a valuable lesson when he follows the advice of a wealthy townsman

Shrimp's Soccer Goal

When their new teacher turns out to be a soccer fan, the kids in the class form a soccer team.

By Harold Berson (illustrator) and Beman Lord

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Hardcover:

9780809820702 | Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1970, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A small boy discovers that his ability to kick a football qualifies him for a position on the new soccer team

Why the Jackal Won't Speak to the Hedgehog

The tale of the wily hedgehog who outwitted the jackal at harvest time

By Harold Berson

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9780395287682 | Houghton Mifflin, June 1, 1969, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A retelling of a Tunisian folk tale in which the jackal is twice outsmarted by the hedgehog.

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