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As he encounters animals from A to Z, Alfred learns the letters of the alphabet.

Hardcover:

9780688842239, titled "Alfred's Alphabet Walk" | Olympic Marketing Corp, October 1, 1979, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: As he encounters animals from A to Z, Alfred learns the letters of the alphabet.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780807221822, titled "Alfred's Alphabet Walk" | Listening Library, June 1, 1986, cover price $29.98

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Sharp illustrations punctuate an easy-to-read chapter book about the birth of a baby boy into a unique and loving family and one sibling's efforts to accept her new little brother.
By Victoria Chess (illustrator) and Jane Breskin Zalben

School and Library:

9780618234899 | Clarion Books, September 30, 2004, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Unhappy when her baby sister turns out to be a brother, Beryl schemes with her brother Sam to make the newborn disappear, but Uncle Morty helps by telling stories of the love his big sisters had for him, even when he squirted one with pickle juice and ruined another's doll.

With the arrival of picture day at the zoo, Mr. Phibbs is excited to have Beautiful Buehla available for some much-needed animal makeovers, yet when she dons the bears in disco suits and the hippos appear wearing blush and lipstick, Mr. Phibbs begins to think Beautiful Buehla may have gone just a bit too far!
By Victoria Chess (illustrator) and Gary Hogg

Hardcover:

9780060094201 | Katherine Tegen Books, May 1, 2006, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Buehla, of Beautiful Buehla's Beauty Parlor, tries to get the zoo animals ready to have their picture taken.

Library:

9780060094218 | Katherine Tegen Books, May 1, 2006, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Buehla, of Beautiful Buehla's Beauty Parlor, tries to get the zoo animals ready to have their picture taken.

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After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.
By Victoria Chess (illustrator) and Judy Sierra

School and Library:

9780395900154 | Clarion Books, March 20, 2000, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.

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Beasley, a rather portly hippopotamus, is afraid that he is too huge to be good at anything, until he enters a contest he simply cannot lose.

School and Library:

9780316354448 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A young hippopotamus worries that he is too big to be good at anything, but with the help of Aunt Emerald he learns that 'You can always find something to be good at, you just have to find out what it is.

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When Brenda's favorite uncle decides to marry, Brenda sees visions of a gold lamâe flower-girl's outfit, until Uncle Harry and his bride-to-be show up with her niece. Includes cake recipe.
By Victoria Chess (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780618313211 | Clarion Books, May 18, 2009, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: When Brenda's favorite uncle decides to marry, Brenda sees visions of a gold lamâe flower-girl's outfit, until Uncle Harry and his bride-to-be show up with her niece.

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Humorous poems about ants, cockroaches, spiders, termites, centipedes, and other kinds of 'bugs.'

School and Library:

9780670194544 | Viking Pr, September 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Humorous drawings illustrate verses expressing common feelings about and depicting the habits of detestable and likable bugs

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When Cat enters the hospital to have her tonsils removed, Dog must wait a whole week for her return.

Library:

9780531041239 | Franklin Watts, August 1, 1980, cover price $6.90 | About this edition: Dog plans a surprise party for Cat but gets the days of the week mixed up until the other animals teach him the correct sequence of days

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Despite the directions they've been given, Cat, Dog, and Squirrel become lost on the way to visit Rabbit in the city.

Library:

9780531035313 | Franklin Watts, August 1, 1980, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: Cat, Dog, and Squirrel learn all about directions--including up, down, botton, top, under, and over--as they try to find Rabbit's home in the city

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Madame Coco and her family of dogs are bored because the rain just won't stop, but then they decide to have a costume party and become very busy with the preparations.

Hardcover:

9781929132874 | Kane Miller Book Pub, August 4, 2005, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Madame Coco and her family of dogs are bored because the rain just won't stop, but then they decide to have a costume party and become very busy with the preparations.

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Product Description: Our story opens with a cat stuck in a tree, an ordinary-enough occurrence. Fletcher the cat, having run up the tree in a moment of thoughtless abandon, cannot get back down. Then strange things begin to happen: Fletcher finds in his tree a steamer trunk full of hats, and among the hats a papier-mâché egg that opens to reveal Zenobia, a worldly talking doll who was locked in the egg by an unfeeling child named Mabel...read more
By Victoria Chess (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781590179635 | New York Review of Books, April 12, 2016, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Our story opens with a cat stuck in a tree, an ordinary-enough occurrence.

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Wally and Marvin try a double cross, a triple swap, and even a frognapping in order to win the frog jumping contest

Hardcover:

9780394844329 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1981, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Two boys put into effect a guaranteed plan to win a frog-jumping contest, but their complex 'wheeling and dealing' goes against them.

Library:

9780394944326 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1981, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Two boys put into effect a guaranteed plan to win a frog-jumping contest, but their complex 'wheeling and dealing' goes against them.

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A collection of twenty-one humorous poems about monsters

Hardcover:

9780688083199 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of twenty-one humorous poems about monsters

Library:

9780688083229 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1992, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: A collection of twenty-one humorous poems about monsters

Product Description: With a trio of bestselling Halloween I Can Read Books--Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore by Alvin Schwartz, Creepy Crawly Critters and Other Halloween Tongue Twisters by Nola Buck, and In a Dark, Dark, Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz--young ghouls and ghosts are sure to be delighted...read more

Paperback:

9780694011469 | Trophy Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: With a trio of bestselling Halloween I Can Read Books--Ghosts!

More than thirty mostly humorous poems about a variety of animals.
By Victoria Chess (illustrator) and J. Patrick Lewis

Paperback:

9780140552737, titled "A Hippopotamusn't and Other Animal Poems" | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 1994), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A celebration of all the animals of the animal kingdom--owls, eels, woodpeckers, elephants, slugs, and others--captures the essence of each creature

Reinforced:

9780606058759, titled "A Hippopotamusn't and Other Animal Poems" | Demco Media, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.09 | About this edition: A celebration of all the animals of the animal kingdom--owls, eels, woodpeckers, elephants, slugs, and others--captures the essence of each creature

Prebinding:

9780785723844, titled "Hippopotamusn't: And Other Animal Poems" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.60 | About this edition: A celebration of all the animals of the animal kingdom--owls, eels, woodpeckers, elephants, slugs, and others--captures the essence of each creature

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More than thirty mostly humorous poems about a variety of animals.

Hardcover:

9780803705180 | Penguin USA, April 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A celebration of all the animals of the animal kingdom--owls, eels, woodpeckers, elephants, slugs, and others--captures the essence of each creature

Library:

9780803705197 | Dial Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1990, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: A celebration of all the animals of the animal kingdom--owls, eels, woodpeckers, elephants, slugs, and others--captures the essence of each creature

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Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
By Victoria Chess (illustrator) and Jane Yolen

Paperback:

9780152163419 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 2002), cover price $6.00 | About this edition: Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects.

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An award-winning author puts a spin on the classic The Emperor's New Clothes in the tale of two shrewd tailors who convince King Long Shanks that their magic cloth is visible only to honest and loyal subjects.

School and Library:

9780152000134 | Harcourt Childrens Books, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects

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An assortment of poems featuring insects and spiders

Hardcover:

9780803717695 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1998, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: An assortment of poems featuring insects and spiders

Library:

9780803717701 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1998, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: An assortment of poems featuring insects and spiders

Bruno, lost in a crowded store, is befriended by intrepid Molly, and they enjoy a whirlwind tour
By Larry Bograd and Victoria Chess (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780027109801 | Atheneum, October 1, 1981, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Bruno is worried when he becomes separated from his parents in a large department store, until he meets Molly, who shows him the joys of being lost.

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Annie is bored until a walk around the block to visit her neighbors brings several pleasant diversions

Hardcover:

9780688049546 | William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Annie is bored until a walk around the block to visit her neighbors brings several pleasant diversions

Library:

9780688049553 | William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: Annie is bored until a walk around the block to visit her neighbors brings several pleasant diversions

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Despondent over her lack of playmates, Esme visits the library to read a book on wishes and receives an unexpected surprise when she wishes for a playmate ten different ways

School and Library:

9780823404551 | Holiday House, September 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A lonely little girl wishes for a playmate, and her wish is finally granted in a way she never expected.

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King Gorilla decrees that no one may marry his daughter until a suitor strong enough to consume a barrel of strange, intoxicating water is found.
By Verna Aardema and Victoria Chess (contributor)

Library:

9780803704138 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1988, cover price $10.89 | About this edition: King Gorilla decrees that no one may marry his daughter until a suitor strong enough to consume a barrel of strange, intoxicating water is found.

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