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Pictures depict the adventures of a little girl who imagines herself to be the same size as the fly on her ceiling
By Pat Ross and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780517514252 | Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1974, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: A little girl sees her home from a new point of view when she shrinks and joins a fly in numerous and dangerous household adventures.

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When the flood waters from seven weeks of rain threaten the lives of the animals of field, forest, and farm, Bee leads them to safety

Hardcover:

9780517523537 | Random House Childrens Books, December 1, 1975, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: When the dam begins to crumble following heavy rains, Bee leads the animals to safety.

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Little Fox tells her mother all the frightening things she'll see and do when she travels to the end of the world

Hardcover:

9780517526002 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1976, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Little Fox tells her mother all the frightening things she'll see and do when she travels to the end of the world

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The management's rule about not visiting the Astral executive suite penthouse is forgotten when Donald and Kathy Barrett leave their tiny basement apartment and travel twenty stories to the place they call heaven

Hardcover:

9780397317288 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1977, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A little boy's escapades on top of a high office building nearly end in disaster.

Miranda relishes the thought of staying at home one more day with her cold, but she also wants to try out for a part in the school play.

Hardcover:

9780803867338 | Hastings House Pub, June 1, 1977, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A common cold gives Miranda an excuse for staying home from school and for issuing dramatic commands to her long-suffering parents

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Little Otter selects a gift for Mother Otter, searches for his pine cone, and attends a coasting party with his relatives.

Hardcover:

9780517527511 | Random House Childrens Books, November 1, 1977, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Little Otter can't decide on a gift for his mother's birthday, forgets where he put his pine cone, and has trouble organizing a coasting party

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Owing to a school project, eight-year-old Aldo decides to give up eating meat.
By Johanna Hurwitz and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

Library:

9780688321604 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1978, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Aldo, an animal lover, is horrified at the implications of his classroom project on the food chain and decides to stop eating meat

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Stella the Star Lady packs up her stars and takes time off to do some exploring so that, when night comes, the earth remains dark and gloomy and the people complain

Hardcover:

9780517532560 | Random House Childrens Books, December 1, 1978, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: After millions of years of dusting the stars all day to have them ready for the night sky, Stella decides she needs time to enjoy the day.

In this amusing bed-time alphabet book, each animal from A to Z falls asleep, from the alligators sleeping in the warm mud to the zebras resting in the dense jungle

School and Library:

9780590074858 | Atheneum, February 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: An alphabet book presenting sights and sounds of the night and animals drifting off to sleep.

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When Sara doesn't get her own way, she pinches or sulks until the school custodian shows her a way of handling her feelings.

School and Library:

9780395294352 | Houghton Mifflin, August 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Three illustrated stories portray a stubborn, willful little girl, Sara, who sulks and pinches when she doesn't get her way, until the old school custodian sympathetically shows her how to control her temper

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Louie feels incapable of dealing with moving and most other situations and cannot change his pessimistic view of life until he successfully handles a crisis

School and Library:

9780807529621 | Albert Whitman & Co, September 1, 1980, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: Gloomy Louie begins to develop optimism and self-confidence when he successfully handles a crisis.

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When Reggie's stuffed panda, Ralph, is left nose-less and sad looking, Reggie embroiders a new nose for his friend which, though it is not the right size, or shape, or color, looks perfect on Ralph nonetheless

Hardcover:

9780399207440 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: When his panda's fuzzy black nose falls off and gets lost, a little boy looks for a perfect nose with which to replace it.

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Daniel tries to find out exactly how it feels to fall asleep.

School and Library:

9780807580202 | Albert Whitman & Co, June 1, 1981, cover price $9.75 | About this edition: Daniel is determined to find out how it feels to fall asleep, so he lies in bed waiting and listening, only to hear his mother call him to breakfast in the morning

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When Grandpa Gus leaves his family who make him feel unwanted, their shame induces them to launch a birthday celebration.
By Jan Wahl and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780133633252 | Prentice Hall, November 1, 1981, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: The Pipkin family of tiny, furry creatures, including mother, father and the children, Bumps and Teeny, must learn to deal with having Grandpa Gus move in with them

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A young girl follows Grandma's directions and meets a lot of Grandma's friends, including a weeping bear, a grass witch, and a wild wizard

School and Library:

9780823403820 | Holiday House, March 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A child's secret letter from Grandma explains all the directions for getting to her house, and introduces all the elves, ghosts, witches, and dragons she is to deliver messages to along the way.

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Two giants who live in a chateau perched on the side of a mountain find their world threatened and their lives in danger when people settle on their island

Hardcover:

9780517536605 | Random House Value Pub, April 1, 1982, cover price $1.99 | About this edition: Even though Charles insists that people always cause trouble for giants, Charlotte wants people to visit their island.

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Father devises a way to banish the fear that comes with each clap of thunder.
By Susan Sussman and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780807533079 | Albert Whitman & Co, September 1, 1982, cover price $8.75 | About this edition: A father handles his child's fears about thunder by explaining how to count hippopotamuses after each lightening flash to determine how far away the storm is

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Recounts the 'real story' of the first Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims pursued such tough turkeys for dinner that they had to settle for squash.
By Steven Kroll and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823404575 | Holiday House, September 1, 1982, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A rugged turkey blessed with strong survival instincts, Solomon refuses to let the Pilgrims succeed when they decide to have turkey at their first Thanksgiving dinner

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When Nora Cat falls into a very frightening situation, Frizzy Tiger learns not to be afraid of everything

School and Library:

9780823404759 | Holiday House, March 1, 1983, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Frizzy Tiger is afraid of almost everything until he finds his friend Nova Cat in a really scary situation.

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These three short stories feature Hortense the rhinoceros, who is always neat and clean, and her unlikely companion, messy Herbert, who wears his sweaters backwards and drapes his underwear over a lamp
By Betty Bates and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780807532225 | Albert Whitman & Co, May 1, 1984, cover price $10.25 | About this edition: In three adventures, Hortense, a neat and graceful rhinoceros, and her sloppy classmate, Herbert, learn to enjoy each other's company in spite of, or maybe because of, their differences.

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Mrs. Claus, alone on Christmas Eve because Santa is out delivering presents, is helped by a retired reindeer and an old sleigh as she tries to take a puppy to a child named Davey
By Steven Kroll and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823405633 | Holiday House, September 1, 1985, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Mrs.

Plays the popular children's song and shows each animal mentioned, from ducks to dogs
By John C. Wallner (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780525442790 | Pop edition (Dutton Childrens Books, September 1, 1986), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A pop-up version of the famous children's song, on board pages.

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Father Mule's two loving children spend Father's Day showering him with lively presents that leave him exhausted, when the gift he really needs is a dose of peace and quiet.

School and Library:

9780823406371 | Holiday House, March 1, 1987, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Competing for their Dad's attention on Father's Day, Sterling Mule serves his Dad ten muffins with cream cheese and five quarts of milk for breakfast while Monica Mule gives him a new jump rope and sweatband for exercising

Rhyming text asks the reader to find the hidden bear in each scene, with varying degrees of difficulty

School and Library:

9780807589335 | Albert Whitman & Co, January 1, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Rhyming text asks the reader to find the hidden bear in each scene, with varying degrees of difficulty

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A family enjoys the weather and activities of every season of the year
By Susan Pearson and John C. Wallner (illustrator)

Library:

9780060246822 | Harpercollins, March 1, 1988, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: A family enjoys the weather and activities of every season of the year

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