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Bauer, Marion Dane
How Do I Love You?
"How do I love you? Let me count the ways.
I love you as the sun loves the bright blue days . . ."
In this board book with padded covers, a parent declares her love...as the bees love a flower, a duck loves a shower, a bird loves to sing, a bear loves the spring.
Appears on the following book lists:
 New Picture Books 2009 01-02
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Beil, Karen Magnuson -- and Minnesota Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka
Jack's House
In this classic cummulative tale, readers discover who was really responsible for the house that Jack claims to have built. Along the way, Max the dog introduces readers to bulldozers and backhoes and forklifts, and a handful of trucks--everything used to build the house.
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Bowen, Anne -- and Minnesota Illustrator Stephen Gammell
I Know an Old Teacher
In this take on the well-known cumulative rhyme, a teacher inadvertently swallows a flea, then follows it with an assortment of classroom pets while her students look on in surprise.
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Butler, Dori Hillestad
My Mom's Having a Baby!
Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and she traces his growth, month by month. This charming book gently answers all sorts of questions any sibling-to-be may have.
Appears on the following book lists:
Family Changes - new baby in the family
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Carlson, Nancy L.
Henry's Amazing Imagination!
When Henry's imagination gets mixed up with the truth during show and tell, his teacher suggests that he write and illustrate his own stories.
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Carlson-Voiles, Polly
Someone Walks By : the Wonders of Winter Wildlife
Take a stunning trek across a Northern woodland in winter. Animals are hiding on every page waiting for children to find them. Following a series of tracks in the snow, the reader will learn how animals stay warm, eat, care for themselves, and travel when there is snow on the ground.
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Casanova, Mary
One-Dog Canoe
A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, and are joined by a series of animals, large and small. Minnesota Book Award Finalist.
Appears on the following book lists:
Word Patterns
Summer Stories
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Chall, Marsha Wilson
Up North at the Cabin
A girl's summer vacation at a northern Minnesota cabin provides memorable experiences with the water, animals, and other aspects of nature.
Appears on the following book lists:
Summer Stories
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Coy, John
Night Driving
As father and son drive into the night, they watch the sunset, talk about baseball, sing cowboy songs, and even change a flat tire before pitching camp at daybreak.
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DiCamillo, Kate
Louise : the Adventures of a Chicken
She longed for adventure. So she left her home and ventured out into the wide world. The pleasures and perils she met proved plentiful: marauding pirates on the majestic seas, a ferocious lion under the bright lights of the big top, a mysterious stranger in an exotic and bustling bazaar. Yet in the face of such daunting danger, our heroine . . .
She was brave.
She was fearless.
She was feathered.
She was a chicken.
A not-so-chicken chicken.
Her name?
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Dokas, Dara
Muriel's Red Sweater
Muriel the duck visits all of her friends on her birthday to invite them to a party.
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Frasier, Debra
On the Day You Were Born
A celebration of the natural world and the birth of a newborn baby, conveyed by papercut illustrations and a lyrical text.
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Friend, Catherine
The Perfect Nest
Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken. Minnesota Book Award Finalist.
Appears on the following book lists:
Silly Stories
The Perfect Holiday Gift: Books
Classroom Read Aloud - picture books
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Gag, Wanda
Millions of Cats
How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
Appears on the following book lists:
Word Patterns
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Glaser, Linda
Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah
When Rachel makes latkes with her friend Mrs. Greenberg, the project turns out to be a very messy one.
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Hanson, Warren
Bugtown Boogie
While strolling home through the woods one evening, a young boy happens upon a rollicking dancing party in Bugtown.
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Hoover, Helen -- and Minnesota Illustrator Betsy Bowen
Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman
The miracle of Christmas unites the forest friends and their enemy, the Great Wolf, when the Good Woodsman is injured and needs help.
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Jonell, Lynne
Mom Pie
Because their mother seems too busy preparing for company, Christopher and Robbie cook up the idea of a Mom pie to serve as her surrogate.
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Kalz, Jill
Farmer Cap
After years of trying to convince their eccentric neighbor to do things the way they do, the farmers of Pfeffernut County finally see that Farmer Cap might have some good ideas, after all. Minnesota Book Award Finalist.
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Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie -- and Minnesota Illustrator Leslie W. Bowman
The Fiddler of the Northern Lights
Henry and Grandpa go in search of the fiddler whose music makes the Northern Lights dance. Illustrator is Minnesotan Leslie W. Bowman. Minnesota Book Award Finalist.
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