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Five-year-old Ross thinks that all the fun things in life will happen after he turns six, until he gets to carry the banner in his town's Fourth of July parade

Paperback:

9780394851952 | Random House Inc, November 1, 1911, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Five-year-old Ross is ofter told 'wait until you are six,' but when he carries a banner to the end of a long, hot Fourth of July parade, his parents decide that he is old enough for sparklers after all.

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Whenever she's been naughty, Elisabeth must spend time in the thinking place.
By Kay Chorao (illustrator) and Barbara M. Joosse

Hardcover:

9780394849089 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1982, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: After doing such naughty things as pounding on the furniture or putting candy corn in the dishwasher, Elisabeth is sent by her mother to the thinking place to think about and be sorry for what she has done

Library:

9780394949086 | Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1982, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: After doing such naughty things as pounding on the furniture or putting candy corn in the dishwasher, Elisabeth is sent by her mother to the thinking place to think about and be sorry for what she has done

Elizabeth's mother agrees not to ask her to go to the fruit cellar when she learns Elizabeth is afraid of the spiders there
By Kay Chorao (illustrator) and Barbara M. Joosse

Hardcover:

9780394853277 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1983, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Elisabeth is old enough to go to the fruit cellar alone, but she is afraid of the spiders lurking there.

Library:

9780394953274 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1983, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Elisabeth is old enough to go to the fruit cellar alone, but she is afraid of the spiders lurking there.

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An annual family reunion involving berry-picking and jam-making reminds Ben that he is part of a big, noisy family of grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts.

Hardcover:

9780060230968 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1987, cover price $12.95 | also contains Jenny Holzer | About this edition: An annual family reunion involving berry-picking and jam-making reminds Ben that he is part of a big, noisy family of grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts.

Laura tries to make Mrs. Brady feel better when her dog Max dies.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Catherine Stock (illustrator)

Library:

9780060230777 | Harpercollins, August 1, 1988, cover price $11.89 | About this edition: Laura comes to the aid of her good friend, Mrs.

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Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.

Library:

9780060230999 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1989, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.

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Yearning to be more like her talented, almost perfect older sister, Kimberly, Anna sets out to prove herself to her family and friends, but her plans take an unexpected turn

Paperback:

9780064403450 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, April 1, 1990), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Third-grader, Anna Skoggen, struggles to express her true personality, and finally finds a way to be herself and become friends with her older sister, Kimberly.

Reinforced:

9780606030212 | Demco Media, April 1, 1990, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Third-grader, Anna Skoggen, struggles to express her true personality, and finally finds a way to be herself and become friends with her older sister, Kimberly.

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Twelve-year-old Emily and her mother move to a country inn after Emily's father dies, and although her mother seems too busy for her daughter, Emily discovers an enlightening piece of her mother's past

Paperback:

9780064403108 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1991), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Deeply resentful of having to move from Chicago to rural Wisconsin after her father's death, teenage Emily struggles to understand her seemingly calm, hard-working mother and to come to terms with her own mixed emotions.

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Thirteen-year-old Simon tries to stand up for himself and be recognized for who he is, not for the person his mother wants him to be

Library:

9780060224875 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1991, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Thirteen-year-old Simon tries to stand up for himself and be recognized for who he is, not for the person his mother wants him to be

Despite the misgivings of her family, Anna and her friend, Bethie, come to the aid of Mrs. Sarafiny, an elderly lady who is eating cat food, uses aluminum foil as wallpaper, and believes that the Martians are about to invade.

Hardcover:

9780060202422 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 1992, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: When nine-year-old Anna rescues a stray kitten, it leads her into friendship with Mrs.

Library:

9780060202439 | Harpercollins, February 1, 1992, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: When nine-year-old Anna rescues a stray kitten, it leads her into friendship with Mrs.

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A starving cat who has been living in the wild seeks food and shelter for her kittens and herself by going to the home of a learning disabled boy
By Barbara M. Joosse and Marcia Sewall (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060208349 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A starving cat who has been living in the wild seeks food and shelter for her kittens and herself by going to the home of a learning disabled boy

Library:

9780060208356 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: A starving cat who has been living in the wild seeks food and shelter for her kittens and herself by going to the home of a learning disabled boy

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In the sequel to Wild Willie and King Kyle Detectives, the sleuthing team of Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy take on bully Chuckie Herman as they try to come up with a solution to their soccer team's problems.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Sue Truesdell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780395623350 | Clarion Books, September 19, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The sleuthing team of Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy take on bully Chuckie Herman as they try to come up with a solution to their soccer team's problems

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Bram and his family leave their small village in the Netherlands to build a new life amid the hustle and bustle of New York City. By the author and the illustrator of Nobody's Cat.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Marcia Sewall (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780395623374 | Clarion Books, April 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City

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Despite the fact that his best friend, Kyle, has moved away, it does not stop the newly formed King Kyle and Wild Willie Detective Agency from investigating the weird new girl who moves into Kyle's old house. Reprint. AB.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Sue Truesdell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780395643389 | Clarion Books, April 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house

Paperback:

9780440411079 | Bantam Books, January 1, 1996, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house

Reinforced:

9780606100724 | Demco Media, January 1, 1996, cover price $9.60 | About this edition: Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house

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Young detectives Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy set out to discover the secret to soccer triumph when Lucy and Willie's soccer team, the Bruisers, cannot seem to escape their losing slump. Reprint.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Sue Truesdell (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780440411109 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, June 1, 1996), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: The sleuthing team of Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy take on bully Chuckie Herman as they try to come up with a solution to their soccer team's problems

Reinforced:

9780606095785 | Demco Media, June 1, 1996, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: The sleuthing team of Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy take on bully Chuckie Herman as they try to come up with a solution to their soccer team's problems

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Early in the evening, two young brothers and their mama finish supper and set out to fish, and while digging for worms, rowing the boat, and pulling in fish, each brother asks his mama who is best at each task, but mama loves them both equally.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Mary Whyte (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780811807180 | Chronicle Books Llc, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways

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After hearing strange noises in a secret passageway, Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy wonder if its is the late Loony Loraine making the noises in Kyle's new home and begin a search to find out exactly what is going on.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Sue Truesdell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780395665879 | Clarion Books, April 20, 1998, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When Wild Willie's best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle's new house is haunted

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In a historically accurate picture book, a father and son set out for adventure along the Santa Fe Trail where the boy learns that being a man is about more than muscles and courage.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Jon Van Zyle (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780811819596 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man

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In a Spanish language version of a beloved bestseller, a child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

School and Library:

9780811820769 | Chronicle Books Llc, April 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional

When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together
By Barbara M. Joosse and Jennifer Plecas (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780395968901, titled "Snow Day" | Houghton Mifflin, August 23, 1999, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together

School and Library:

9780395665886 | Clarion Books, October 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together

Reinforced:

9780606173421, titled "Snow Day" | Demco Media, September 1, 1999, cover price $13.66 | About this edition: When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together

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Suspecting that aliens have invaded their block, Wild Willie and his fellow detectives, Lucy and Kyle, hatch a scheme to discover why Kyle's parrot is acting strangely and a mean bully has turned nice. (view table of contents)
By Barbara M. Joosse and Sue Truesdell (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780395689646 | Clarion Books, September 18, 2000, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.

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While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
By Barbara M. Joosse and Giselle Potter (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780811821643 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.

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Product Description: Children will be delighted by their favorite arctic animals as they learn the basic preschool skills of counting, the alphabet, and puzzle-solving.

Hardcover:

9780811832595 | Chronicle Books Llc, September 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Children will be delighted by their favorite arctic animals as they learn the basic preschool skills of counting, the alphabet, and puzzle-solving.

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A small boy joins with his mother to find a creative way to save his older brother from the dangers of gang violence.

School and Library:

9780811821681 | Chronicle Books Llc, January 1, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A small boy joins with his mother to find a creative way to save his older brother from the dangers of gang violence.

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Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget's reaction when a kitten appears on the scene

Paperback:

9780618111411 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, March 19, 2001), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget's reaction when a kitten appears on the scene

School and Library:

9780395645710 | Clarion Books, March 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget's reaction when a kitten appears on the scene

Reinforced:

9780606213608 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $14.21 | also contains Nugget and Darling | About this edition: Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget's reaction when a kitten appears on the scene

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