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When a little boy sees a sad little bear looking in his bedroom window, he invites him in, in a whimsical tale--originally published in 1968 and now in full color--about an unlikely friendship between a boy and a bear.

Hardcover:

9780060507749 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 2004), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: No matter what the little boy does to disguise the small bear he finds looking in his bedroom window one night, it still looks like a bear, and must be returned to its mother bear in the forest.

Library:

9780060507756 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, April 1, 2004), cover price $16.89 | About this edition: No matter what the little boy does to disguise the small bear he finds looking in his bedroom window one night, it still looks like a bear, and must be returned to its mother bear in the forest.
9780060257057 | Harpercollins, June 1, 1968, cover price $9.89 | About this edition: No matter what the little boy does to disguise the small bear he finds looking in his bedroom window one night, it still looks like a bear, and must be returned to its mother bear in the forest.

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Three children decide to find a new place to live, and although the treehouse and raft and cave and sandcastle are nice, each one gets scarier, until they end up back at the perfect home, which happens to be where they started.

School and Library:

9780399230165, titled "We Were Tired of Living in a House" | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1999, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Four children, a cat, and a dog move to a tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying each new dwelling until they discover its drawbacks

Library:

9780698303942 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1969, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: After trying to live at a number of places four children and their pets return home

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Forced to apologize for frightening her next door neighbor, eleven-year-old Sara meets Grace, a lonely, helpless, and aging woman in desperate need of a friend

Library:

9780060257996 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1984, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: A cruel practical joke leads Sara, a lonely sixth grader, into a secret, sometimes difficult, but rewarding freindship with Grace, a proud old woman who is afraid her daughter will put her into a nursing home.

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Kate is not very happy with the doll she gets for Christmas until she finds out it does everything a doll is supposed to do.

Hardcover:

9780060257088 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, November 1, 1978), cover price $7.25 | About this edition: Kate grows to love her plain cloth doll, Elizabeth, and shares some interesting experiences with her

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A young boy is disappointed when his puppy follows his mother everywhere, but the situation changes with the advent of a new baby.

Hardcover:

9780060257224 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1978, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A young boy becomes upset when a puppy named Puck begins to like his mother more than it likes him, but both the boy and the dog are unhappy when his mother has a baby

Having cared for a baby bird unable to stay in its nest, a young boy responds with anger and sorrow when his charge learns to fly and follows the call of autumn

Library:

9780060256944 | Harpercollins, June 1, 1976, cover price $10.89 | About this edition: A young boy cares for a baby bird that has fallen out of its nest and gives it flying lessons.

Michael must overcome his terrible fear of thunderstorms when he assumes the responsibility of caring for a baby rabbit

Library:

9780060257194 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1975, cover price $8.79 | About this edition: A little boy overcomes his fear of thunder to comfort his pet rabbit.

Mandy and her visiting grandmother begin to recognize one another's good points after a few false starts

Hardcover:

9780803749627 | Dial Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1975, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: At first meeting Mandy and her grandmother are a disappointment to each other as neither is quite what the other expected.

When her parents are swallowed up by the sea, a little girl finds she's not as happy being free to do what she wants as she thought she would be.

Library:

9780060257170 | Harpercollins, November 1, 1974, cover price $10.89 | About this edition: Erwina runs out of kisses, muffins, clean socks, and friendly chatter when her mother is swallowed by a fish and her father is swallowed by the sea

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After leaving the farm where he is not wanted, an old dog develops a very special friendship with a young boy.
By Liesel Moak Skorpen and Wallace Tripp (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060257149 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1972, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A young boy befriends an old dog that he finds at the pound

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Peter wants a dog so badly that he names his new fish, turtle, bird, and cat Lassie.

Library:

9780803701854 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1969, cover price $4.58 | About this edition: After being given a great succession of pets, Peter finally gets the dog he wanted in the first place

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