Judith Henderson
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The funniest book about punctuation you'll ever read.
Dee has a problem with Apostrofee. He keeps stealing letters and replacing them with himself! E is the first to go (turning DELISH into D'LISH), then A (I AM into I'M), and a lot of Os (WOULD NOT into WOULDN'T, COULD NOT into COULDN'T... you get the idea). Dee and the other letters have had enough! Though they have to admit Apostrofee is kind of helpful sometimes. And they do miss him when he's...
2) AAAlligator!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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A humorous tale about acceptance, social justice and keeping an open mind.
Though he's scared at first, a boy who encounters an alligator in the woods discovers all the creature wants is companionship, and leftovers!, and the two become friends. But the mayor of the boy's town won't have it. He makes a proclamation, "NO ALLIGATORS! Blah, blah, blah." Which the townspeople agree with, at first. Then they realize how friendly the alligator is (and...
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This is a dog book, and bunny wants to be in it!
To get into this dog book, a bunny tries to prove to some skeptical dogs that he's one of them. Does he like to run and catch a ball? Of course. Can he use his puppy-dog eyes to get out of trouble? Absolutely. Does he smell dog doo-doos? Umm . . . The bunny does his best to demonstrate his dog credentials. But, of course, a bunny is a bunny, not a dog. Only, does it have to matter?
This bunny is a...
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Big word coming! Big word coming! This collection of five stories follows the misadventures of a boy named Cris, who "likes things all in a row," and his cat, Crat, who "likes to mix things up." The two are visited along the way by the Sprinkle Fairy, who owns a word factory in Sicily, "where the best words in the world come from," and her helpers, the Sprinklers, who have slipped one big word into each of the small stories. But don't worry, kids...
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Watch out! Big Word coming in for a landing!
The second book in the Big Words Small Stories series follows the adventures of Davey and his dog, Abigail. When Davey tries to sweep an enormous dustball out the front door, the wind lifts the dustball into the air, and Davey and Abigail with it! Their flying dustball takes them on exciting adventures to places around the world, including Italy, China and Switzerland, which makes for some great stories...
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The third book in the popular, rib-tickling Big Words Small Stories series.
Meet Oleander, who likes to keep busy, and her pet salamander, Sally Mander, who prefers to take it easy. Over the course of five short stories, the pair are visited by the Sprinkle Fairy and her helpers, who've slipped a Big Word into each story. For example, Oleander accuses Sally Mander of procrastinating when it comes to her gardening duties. And Sally Mander demands...
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When a house full of grandmothers tries to determine who is the "best" grandma, a hilarious hullabaloo ensues
When a mysterious yellow envelope arrives at Hollyhock House, it causes quite the hubbub. It's addressed simply to "the greatest grandmother in the world." The trouble is, there are a lot of grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and even a great-great-grandmother living at Hollyhock House. So who is the best grandmother?
Whether your grandma...
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A Muslim American basketball star is forced to make a difficult choice in this true story about breaking barriers.
Bilqis was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star of her varsity team and soon headed to college on a full scholarship, where she will be the first woman to play in a hijab in NCAA history. She is even invited to play basketball with President Obama at the White House. But at key points...