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While painting pictures for the royal family, plain Cabbage falls in love with the prince and decides to use her magic paintbrush to increase her chances with him
By Julie Downing (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781481421560 | Atheneum, October 29, 2013, cover price $16.99

School and Library:

9780027435139 | Atheneum, March 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: While painting pictures for the royal family, plain Cabbage falls in love with the prince and decides to use her magic paintbrush to increase her chances with him

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Jamie loves sports and she always falls for jocks who turn out to be jerks, but this summer she will be in a big city, with lots of sophisticated guys. Original.

Paperback:

9780060847340 | Harperteen, July 1, 2006, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Jamie loves sports and she always falls for jocks who turn out to be jerks, but this summer she will be in a big city, with lots of sophisticated guys.

Prebinding:

9781439594797 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $17.99

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A poetic tale written for a young audience captures the beauty and wonderment of this celebrated holiday ballet, enhanced with colorful illustrations throughout. 75,000 first printing.

School and Library:

9780060743864 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, October 1, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: An abridged version of the story of Marie Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome prince.

Product Description: A carnival offers all the fun and excitement of flying balloons, shooting basketballs, riding ponies, and walking through a haunted house.
By Mary-Claire Helldorfer (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780140559774 | Puffin, December 30, 2006, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: A carnival offers all the fun and excitement of flying balloons, shooting basketballs, riding ponies, and walking through a haunted house.

School and Library:

9780670866878 | Viking Childrens Books, March 1, 1996, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A carnival offers all the fun and excitement of flying balloons, pitching baseballs, riding ponies, and walking through a haunted house

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With Momma off at work all day, a little girl enjoys a fun-filled day with her grandfather as they make tasty pancakes for breakfast, take a walk through the zoo, and spend the warm summer afternoon dancing their blues away!

Hardcover:

9780385326285 | Doubleday, May 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A young city girl dances away the summertime blues with her grandfather.

Library:

9780385908658 | Doubleday, May 1, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A young city girl dances away the summertime blues with her grandfather.

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Three shepherd boys guard their sheep in the hills near Bethlehem the night Jesus is born

Paperback:

9780689714405 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, November 1, 1990), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Three shepherd boys guard their sheep in the hills near Bethlehem the night Jesus is born

School and Library:

9780027435115 | Atheneum, October 1, 1987, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Three shepherd boys guard their sheep in the hills near Bethlehem the night Jesus is born.

Prebinding:

9780613134309 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Three shepherd boys guard their sheep in the hills near Bethlehem the night Jesus is born

Product Description: Written originally as a book for readers of all ages, this story of the orphan Anne Shirley in the town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island has become a classic of children's literature. Unmarried siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt a boy orphan to help on their farm...read more

Reinforced:

9780606289894 | Demco Media, August 1, 2003, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Written originally as a book for readers of all ages, this story of the orphan Anne Shirley in the town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island has become a classic of children's literature.

On Christmas Eve, a young boy enters an ice-webbed forest, where he encounters an old blind man who is hunting the wonderous and elusive white stag.

Hardcover:

9780385322614 | Doubleday, November 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: On Christmas Eve, a young boy enters an ice-webbed forest, where he encounters an old blind man who is hunting the wonderous and elusive white stag.

Paperback:

9780440412557 | Reprint edition (Dragonfly, October 1, 2001), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: On Christmas Eve, a young boy enters an ice-webbed forest, where he encounters an old blind man who is hunting the wonderous and elusive white stag.

Reinforced:

9780606224086 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.09 | About this edition: On Christmas Eve, a young boy enters an ice-webbed forest, where he encounters an old blind man who is hunting the wonderous and elusive white stag.

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Great Aunt Liza sends a gift to her neice, Lucy, and as the box makes its way west by mail coach, each person who helps to get the package to where it is going adds something else to the box.

School and Library:

9780670871827 | Viking Childrens Books, July 1, 2000, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Travelers along the National Road help make sure that the birthday gift that Lucy's great aunt has sent makes it all the way from Maryland to her family's farm in Illinois

As caretaker of the captive birds of the royal gardens, Phoebe is not free to live life beyond the kingdom's walls, yet when a River Flute bird suddenly appears, she is given the unique opportunity to be set free on the condition that she captures and cages the rare and beautiful bird.
By Mary-Claire Helldorfer and Paul Hess (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780385323383 | Doubleday, February 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: As caretaker of the captive birds of the royal gardens, Phoebe is not free to live life beyond the kingdom's walls, yet when a River Flute bird suddenly appears, she is given the opportunity to be set free if she can cage the rare bird.

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Bold, colorful photos capture the lives of an orangutan family in their natural setting in the rain forest by showing how they build their nest, gather their food, raise their young, and more.

Hardcover:

9780792271062 | Board book edition (Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, April 1, 1999), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Depicts the lives of an orangutan family in its natural setting in the rain forest, showing how they build a nest, gather food, and raise young

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Bright, full-color photos introduce beginning readers to the activities and adventures of the penguins of Antarctica as they swim and play in their beautiful world of ice and snow.

Hardcover:

9780792271055 | Board book edition (Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, April 1, 1999), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Introduces the activities and adventures of the penguins of Antarctica as an emperor penguin family swims and plays in its world of ice and snow

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One hot dry summer, a young boy and his mother wait for the much-needed rain and for the birth of their new baby

School and Library:

9780395730935 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: One hot dry summer, a young boy and his mother wait for the much-needed rain and for the birth of their new baby

Words and pictures evoke the changing seasons

Paperback:

9780140548471 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Words and pictures evoke the changing seasons

School and Library:

9780670847525 | Viking Childrens Books, December 1, 1994, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Words and pictures evoke the changing seasons

Reinforced:

9780606129411 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $12.74 | About this edition: Words and pictures evoke the changing seasons

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A little boy and his Gram spend the late night hours on the beach where they are joined by a cast of family characters, pirates, ghosts, and a sea monster during their magical midnight adventure.

Hardcover:

9780027435184 | Atheneum, April 1, 1996, cover price $17.00 | also contains Still Life: A History | About this edition: One by one members of a family join a young boy and his grandmother in a fanciful nighttime frolic on the beach.
9780027435184 | Atheneum, April 1, 1996, cover price $17.00 | also contains Still Life: A History | About this edition: One by one members of a family join a young boy and his grandmother in a fanciful nighttime frolic on the beach.

School and Library:

9780689805325 | Atheneum, May 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: One by one members of a family join a young boy and his grandmother in a fanciful nighttime frolic on the beach.

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Resourceful orphan boy Jack and his faithful dog Skinny Bones confront the town's wiliest villains in sly old Granny Trick and the devil himself, whom he foils with his special pancake recipe.

Hardcover:

9780670860067 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Jack joins up with Granny Trick's dog Skinny Bones and together they outwit both the evil old lady and the Devil himself

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It is Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox, Babe, to the rescue when the big bright moon lands in the river next to Farmer Klank's house and the farmer and his neighbors must come up with a way to stick it back in the sky.

School and Library:

9780027435177 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When the moon falls into Farmer Klank's river, every attempt to get it back into place fails, until Paul Bunyan is called

In this volume that celebrates the beauty, majesty, and energy of life, song, dance, and laughter abound. By the author of Sailing to the Sea.

School and Library:

9780670851553 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: The reader is exhorted to sing, count, listen, touch, and dance in celebration of the miracle of each day

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A young boy spends an exciting day on his first sailboat journey with his aunt and uncle

Paperback:

9780140543179 | Reprint edition (Puffin, May 1, 1993), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A young boy spends an exciting day on his first sailboat journey with his aunt and uncle

It is up to clever Vi to come to the aid of her mother when two charming but sneaky boys set out to steal the family fortune for themselves, in a rollicking, comic adventure.

School and Library:

9780027435160 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A baker's daughter devises a clever scheme to outwit her thieving brothers and recover the gold they've been stealing from her and her mother

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Suchen, the daughter of a mapmaker, goes on a journey through an enchanted land to find the king's son

School and Library:

9780027435153 | Atheneum, March 1, 1991, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Suchen, the daughter of a mapmaker, goes on a journey through an enchanted land to find the king's son

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While vacationing at her grandfather's island home, Jesse meets an unusual girl and together they find mysterious objects that provide clues to understanding the past and the present.

School and Library:

9780027435122 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1987, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: While spending her summer vacation on the island of Ships Light with her previously unknown grandfather, Jessica Laird and her islander friend, Carmen, are drawn into the unsolved mystery of pirate Wishbone Jack and disturbing family secrets

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