18 books like Blueberries for Sal
Spinning-wheel stories
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Make Way for Ducklings
First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallard ducks who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. [1][1]
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings
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We Found a Hat
Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat....
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Paddington
Adopting for their own the lost bear they find in Paddington Station, the Browns have some exciting first moments with him.
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Potatoes, potatoes
Recounts how a mother's love and potatoes ended the war.
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Gospoda Golovlevy
"Searingly hot in summer, bitterly cold in winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Arina Petrovna rules over her servants and family with an iron hand - until she loses power to her son Porphyry. One of the most memorable monsters in all of world literature, Porphyry is a perfect hypocrite and indefatigable schemer who preys remorselessly on everyone who…
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The little white bird, or, Adventures in Kensington gardens
A few chapters of this story introduced Peter Pan to the reading public. His chapters (13-18) were later published as "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens."
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The Yearling
Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag after a fatal encounter with his mother and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. Following Mr. Henshaw's recommendation, he starts to keep a diary. Through his letters and diary entries, a picture emerges of a growing boy trying to adjust to new situations, particularly to his parents' divorce.
***Dear Mr. Henshaw*** is a juvenile epistolary novel by Beverly Cleary and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky that was…
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No Kiss for Mother
Piper Paw cannot bear being kissed by his mother all the time, and it takes some painful experiences for them to reach a mutual understanding.
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The Foot Book
Preschool: Beginner's text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.
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The wise woman
The Wise Woman abducts a princess and a peasant girl and carries them off to her magical cottage in the forest in order to teach them the lessons of Christian love and humility.
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Dustland
Four children, all possessing extraordinary mental powers, are projected far into the future to a bleak region called Dustland.
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Corduroy
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) is a novel by Beverly Cleary in the Ramona series. Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in Jr. High and Mr. Quimby going back to college, Ramona feels the pressure with everyone counting on her to manage at school by herself and get along with Willa Jean after school every day. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 was named…
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Iggy Peck, Architect
Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun.
Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty…
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I Want to Eat Your Books
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Contaminated
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