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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
by Seuss

ISBN 039484484X (0-394-84484-X)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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8 Cousins
by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 0316030910 (0-316-03091-0)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain, Gerald Graff, James Phelan

ISBN 0312112254 (0-312-11225-4)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins

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Like its popular predecessor, this critical edition is designed for "teaching the conflicts" surrounding Mark Twain's classic novel. It reprints the 1885 text of the first American edition (with a portfolio of illustrations) along with critical essays representing major critical and cultural controversies surrounding the work. The novel and essays are supported by distinctive editorial material - including introductions to critical conflict in literary studies, to Twain's life and work, and to each critical controversy highlighted in this edition - that helps students grapple not only with the novel's critical issues but also with cultural debates about literature itself. In addition to several new critical essays, the second edition includes an appendix on how to argue about the novel so that students may more effectively enter the critical conversation about its issues. [via]
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Sculley Bradley, Mark Twain, E. Hudson Long, Thomas Cooley, Richmond Croom Beatty

ISBN 0393044548 (0-393-04454-8)
Softcover, Norton

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)
by Mark Twain, E.W. Kemble

ISBN 0394605217 (0-394-60521-7)
Hardcover, Modern Library

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A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
by Seuss

ISBN 0394844947 (0-394-84494-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Marco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon. Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in that harness. Marco's story grows ever more elaborate as he reasons that a reindeer would be happier pulling a sled, then that a really unusual sight would be an elephant with a ruby-bedecked rajah enthroned on top. "Say! That makes a story that no one can beat, / When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street." Time and again, Marco tops himself until he is positively wound up with excitement and bursts into his home to tell his dad what he saw on Mulberry Street.
Pulitzer-prize winning Dr. Seuss needs no introduction. His ode to the imagination of a child is as fresh and exquisitely outlandish today as it was when first published in 1937. This is a classic that will never fade with age. (Ages 3 to 8) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Annotated Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain, Michael Patrick Hearn

ISBN 0393020398 (0-393-02039-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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The Annotated Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum, W. W. Denslow, Michael Patrick Hearn

ISBN 0393049922 (0-393-04992-2)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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An updated version of the definitive guide, The Annotated Wizard of Oz provides a facsimile color version of the first edition of L. Frank Baum's children's classic along with extensive notes and a thorough history of the immense Oz project. In his excellent introduction, Michael Patrick Hearn describes the author's early life and interests and the development of his collaboration with W.W. Denslow, the original illustrator for his books.
An energetic and excitable fellow, Baum's devotion to make-believe began in his early 20s, when he joined a small touring theatrical troupe on the East Coast. Later attempts to run a general store and a newspaper in South Dakota (then the Wild West) failed miserably. Although few of his business ventures or artistic efforts had met with success, in 1897 Baum's "Father Goose" rhymes (designed and illustrated by Denslow) became a surprise bestseller, and Baum was able to buy his family a summer cottage on Lake Michigan, christened "The Sign of the Goose," for which he made most of the furniture (goose-themed, of course) and stenciled the walls with a frieze of green geese.
The idea for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, "a modern fairy tale," as he considered it, soon followed, and the book appeared in May 1900. The 10,000-copy first printing sold out in two weeks, and about 90,000 sold within the first year. Hearn goes on to describe the many books that followed, as well as the 1902 musical extravaganza The Wizard of Oz and Baum's subsequent, ill-starred attempts to depict the world of Oz on film. (He died long before the 1939 MGM musical made his fairy tale known around the globe.) In 1907, he told a reporter for the Grand Rapids Herald why he preferred young readers:
To write fairy stories for children, to amuse them, to divert restless children, sick children, to keep them out of mischief on rainy days, seems of greater importance than to write grown-up novels. Few of the popular novels last the year out, responding as they do to a certain psychological demand, characteristic of the time; whereas, a child's book is, comparatively speaking, the same always, since children are always the same kind of folks with the same needs to be satisfied.
Hearn has gone to great lengths in his notes to this facsimile of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, often referring to subsequent volumes in the series, slowly building a key to the rules and history of Oz, pointing out inconsistencies as well as hints to Baum's literary sources (such as Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress), and providing, among other delights, a mini-treatise on malevolent vegetation in Oz. This is an essential volume for the Oz aficionado or the student of children's literature, and a wonderful resource for parents of young readers. --Regina Marler [via]
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- The Annotated Wizard of Oz: ISBN 0393049922 (0-393-04992-2)
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Arabian Nights
by Husain Haddawy, Muhsin Mahdi

ISBN 0393313670 (0-393-31367-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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Readers for more than three centuries have delighted in The Arabian Nights--a world wherein magic is woven into the fabric of everyday life; a touching, exhilarating mixture of flamboyance, pathos, beauty, and humor. This first serious English translation fully exploits the Middle-Eastern storyteller's art and the variety of levels at which the stories move. [via]
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights
by Richard Francis Burton, A. S. Byatt

ISBN 0375756752 (0-375-75675-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. [via]
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The Arm of the Starfish
by Madeleine L'Engle

ISBN 0374303967 (0-374-30396-7)
Hardcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux

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When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for the renowned scientist Dr. OKeefe, he has no idea that this seemingly chance meeting will set into motion a chain of events he will be unable to stop. Caught between Kalis seductive wiles and the trusting adoration of Dr. OKeefes daughter, Poly, Adam finds himself enmeshed in a deadly power struggle between two groups of people, only one of which can have right on its side. As the danger escalates, Adam must make a decision that could affect the entire worldwhich side is he on?
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Blue's Fruit Field Trip!
by Victoria Miller, Dan Kanemoto, Jennifer Oxley, Zina Saunders

ISBN 0307105067 (0-307-10506-7)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books

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Blue and her friends are headed to the fruit market! After picking out their favorite fruits, they return to school to draw all the foods they could make with them. Two pages of scented stickers make this book look and smell delicious! Simple recipes on the back cover show kids how to make lemonade ice cubes and peanut butter and banana sandwiches! [via]
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
by Dr. Seuss

ISBN 0375875387 (0-375-87538-7)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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That behatted and bow-tied cat from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is back, and, not surprisingly, is up to all sorts of mischief. This time, Sally and her brother are stuck shoveling snow: "This was no time for play./ This was no time for fun./ This was no time for games./ There was work to be done." But--you guessed it--the laughing Hat Cat has other ideas, as he lets himself in to eat cake in their tub. He leaves behind "a big long pink cat ring," which he then handily cleans with "MOTHER'S WHITE DRESS!" The dress then loses its pink stain to the wall, then Dad's shoes, then the rug in the hall, until finally the Cat must call in some assistance: from inside his hat comes Little Cat A, then Littler Cats B, C, D, E, and so on, nested like dolls in ever tinier hats. With this pack of felines, Sally and her brother may get rid of those stains, but they'll likely never be rid of that rascally cat. As should be expected from the good doctor, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back provides an excellent reader (and alphabet primer) for those just learning, not to mention ample laughs for everyone else. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!: ISBN 0394800028 (0-394-80002-8)
  Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

ISBN 0375815260 (0-375-81526-0)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Roald Dahl's other tales for younger readers, make him a true star of children's literature. Dahl seems to know just how far to go with his oddball fantasies; in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example, nasty Violet Beauregarde blows up into a blueberry from sneaking forbidden chewing gum, and bratty Augustus Gloop is carried away on the river of chocolate he wouldn't resist. In fact, all manner of disasters can happen to the most obnoxiously deserving of children because Dahl portrays each incident with such resourcefulness and humor.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy, childhood justice and revenge, and as much candy as you can eat. The book is also available in Spanish (Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate). (The suggested age range for this book is 9-12, but nobody this reviewer has met can resist it, including New York City bellhops, flight attendants, and grumpy teenagers.) [via]
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Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

ISBN 0375814256 (0-375-81425-6)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc

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: "My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had". Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful ... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. Danny is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with subtle escapades that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book
by Seuss

ISBN 0394800915 (0-394-80091-5)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Eight Cousins, or the Aunt Hill
by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 0316030864 (0-316-03086-4)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co

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Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at "The Aunt Hill" after the death of her beloved father. Six aunts fussing and fretting over her are bad enough, but what is a quiet 13-year-old girl to do with seven boisterous boy cousins? [via]
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- Eight Cousins, or the Aunt Hill: ISBN 0316037796 (0-316-03779-6)
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El Ratoncito De LA Moto/the Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 0380709244 (0-380-70924-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--his very own motorcycle. Living in a knothole in a hotel room, young Ralph has seen plenty of families come and go, some more generous with their crumbs than others. But when young Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to check out. He has always fantasized about venturing beyond the second floor, maybe even outside. Curiosity overcomes caution, and Ralph must have a go at Keith's toy motorcycle. Soon, the headstrong mouse finds himself in a pickle, when all he wanted was to ride a motorcycle. Lucky for him, the boy understands how it is. When he discovers Ralph in his thwarted attempt to abscond with the toy bike, Keith generously encourages the rodent to ride. He even teaches him the simple trick of starting the motorcycle: "You have to make a noise... pb-pb-b-b-b." The subsequent situations Ralph motors into require quick thinking and grownup-sized courage. The team of Beverly Cleary and Louis Darling has been a great favorite for decades, introducing young chapter readers to Ramona, Beezus, Henry, and of course Ralph the mouse. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- El Ratoncito De LA Moto/the Mouse and the Motorcycle: ISBN 0380727994 (0-380-72799-4)
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Ellen Tebbits
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 0380709139 (0-380-70913-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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Ellen tebbits has a secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets austine-and discovers that austine has the same secret! soon the girls are best friends who do everything together-attending dance class, horseback riding, and dodging pesky otis spofford. But then ellen does something terrible, and now austine isn't speaking to her. Will ellen be able to prove how sorry she truly is [via]
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- Ellen Tebbits: ISBN 0380709139 (0-380-70913-9)
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Eragon
by Christopher Paolini

ISBN 0375826696 (0-375-82669-6)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc

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Here's a great big fantasy that you can pull over your head like a comfy old sweater and disappear into for a whole weekend. Christopher Paolini began Eragon when he was just 15, and the book shows the influence of Tolkien, of course, but also Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, and perhaps even Wagner in its traditional quest structure and the generally agreed-upon nature of dwarves, elves, dragons, and heroic warfare with magic swords.
Eragon, a young farm boy, finds a marvelous blue stone in a mystical mountain place. Before he can trade it for food to get his family through the hard winter, it hatches a beautiful sapphire-blue dragon, a race thought to be extinct. Eragon bonds with the dragon, and when his family is killed by the marauding Ra'zac, he discovers that he is the last of the Dragon Riders, fated to play a decisive part in the coming war between the human but hidden Varden, dwarves, elves, the diabolical Shades and their neanderthal Urgalls, all pitted against and allied with each other and the evil King Galbatorix. Eragon and his dragon Saphira set out to find their role, growing in magic power and understanding of the complex political situation as they endure perilous travels and sudden battles, dire wounds, capture and escape.
In spite of the engrossing action, this is not a book for the casual fantasy reader. There are 65 names of people, horses, and dragons to be remembered and lots of pseudo-Celtic places, magic words, and phrases in the Ancient Language as well as the speech of the dwarfs and the Urgalls. But the maps and glossaries help, and by the end, readers will be utterly dedicated and eager for the next book, Eldest. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell [via]
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Farm Tales
by Golden Books

ISBN 0375831908 (0-375-83190-8)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books

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Fox in Socks
by Seuss

ISBN 0394800389 (0-394-80038-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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- Fox in Socks: ISBN 0394800389 (0-394-80038-9)
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Hippos Go Berserk!
by Sandra Boynton

ISBN 0316104892 (0-316-10489-2)
Softcover, Little, Brown

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I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
by Seuss

ISBN 0394839129 (0-394-83912-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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1978 - Beginner Books / Div of Random House - I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! - By Dr. Seuss - 40 Pages - Classic Children's Book - The Cat in the Hat Series - Minor Edge / Shelf Wear on Corners - Dirt Smudges on Cover - Inside is Clean and Bright - Out of Produciton - Limited Edition - Colelctible - VG Condition [via]
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The Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford, Carl Burger

ISBN 0385322798 (0-385-32279-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time--and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961. [via]
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- The Incredible Journey: ISBN 0316117145 (0-316-11714-5)
  Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
- The Incredible Journey: ISBN 0385322798 (0-385-32279-8)
  Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
Indian in the Cupboard
by Brock Cole, Lynne Reid Banks

ISBN 0385170513 (0-385-17051-3)
Hardcover, Doubleday

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What could be better than a magic cupboard that turns small toys into living creatures? Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, so he gives Omri an old medicine cabinet he's found. Although their mother supplies a key, the cabinet still doesn't seem like much of a present. But when an exhausted Omri dumps a plastic toy Indian into the cabinet just before falling asleep, the magic begins. Turn the key once and the toy comes alive; turn it a second time and it's an action figure again.
The Indian in the Cupboard is one of those rare books that is equally appealing to children and adults. The story of Omri and the Indian, Little Bear, is replete with subtle reminders of the responsibilities that accompany friendship and love. For kids, it's a great yarn; for most parents, it's also a reminder that Omri's wrenching decision to send his toy back to its own world is not so different from the recognition of their children's emerging independence.
The Indian in the Cupboard is also available in Spanish (La Llave Magica.) (The publisher recommends this book for children ages 9-12, although younger kids will enjoy hearing it read aloud.) [via]
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- Indian in the Cupboard: ISBN 0385170602 (0-385-17060-2)
  Hardcover, Doubleday
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Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks, Brock Cole

ISBN 0380600129 (0-380-60012-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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What could be better than a magic cupboard that turns small toys into living creatures? Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, so he gives Omri an old medicine cabinet he's found. Although their mother supplies a key, the cabinet still doesn't seem like much of a present. But when an exhausted Omri dumps a plastic toy Indian into the cabinet just before falling asleep, the magic begins. Turn the key once and the toy comes alive; turn it a second time and it's an action figure again.
The Indian in the Cupboard is one of those rare books that is equally appealing to children and adults. The story of Omri and the Indian, Little Bear, is replete with subtle reminders of the responsibilities that accompany friendship and love. For kids, it's a great yarn; for most parents, it's also a reminder that Omri's wrenching decision to send his toy back to its own world is not so different from the recognition of their children's emerging independence.
The Indian in the Cupboard is also available in Spanish (La Llave Magica.) (The publisher recommends this book for children ages 9-12, although younger kids will enjoy hearing it read aloud.) [via]
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- Indian in the Cupboard: ISBN 0380725584 (0-380-72558-4)
  Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Inheritance: 3-book Set
by Christopher Paolini

ISBN 0375836586 (0-375-83658-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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In the #1 New York Times bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and his dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. This beautiful boxed set includes books I and II in the Inheritance trilogy. [via]
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- Inheritance: 3-book Set: ISBN 0375836586 (0-375-83658-6)
  Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
Little Golden Book Collection : Sleepytime Tales
by Golden Books Staff

ISBN 0375831274 (0-375-83127-4)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books

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The Long Secret
by Louise Fitzhugh

ISBN 0385327846 (0-385-32784-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Harriet the Spy refuses to become ruffled when an unidentified person starts leaving disturbing notes all over the quiet little beach town of Water Mill. Shes determined to discover the author of the notes. And she drags her friend, mousy Beth Ellen, into all kinds of odd and embarrassing situations in her efforts to reveal the culprit. Observing in her own special, caustic way with her ever-present notebook, Harriet the Spy is on the case. But will she be ready to face the truth when she finds it? [via]
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The Lorax
by Seuss

ISBN 0394823370 (0-394-82337-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more--a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to heed.
The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. ("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove. It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with his own colorful version of a compelling morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for a clean, green future. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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Many Waters
by Madeleine L'Engle

ISBN 0312368577 (0-312-36857-7)
Softcover, Feiwel & Friends

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We've all done it. In the frigid depths of winter we've wished we could be magically transported to someplace warm and sunny. But most people don't have genius parents who just happen to be working on a scientific experiment with time travel at the moment of our wish. Sandy and Dennys Murry, the "normal" boys in a family of geniuses, suddenly find themselves trudging through a blazing-hot desert, seeking a far-off oasis for shade. Their desperate wandering brings them face-to-face with history--biblical history. Soon they're feeling right at home with Noah and his family. Even so, the urgent question is, how will Sandy and Dennys get back to their own place and time before the floods--the many waters--come? As they begin to cross the invisible border into adulthood, the twins must confront their ability to resist temptation and embrace integrity.
In Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle continues the Murry family saga, which includes A Wrinkle in Time; A Wind in the Door; and A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which won the American Book Award. L'Engle's mystical mix of science fiction and fantasy, time and space travel, history, morals, religion, and culture once again urges her many adoring readers to stretch their minds and hearts to understand why the world is the way it is. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Messenger
by Lois Lowry

ISBN 0385732538 (0-385-73253-8)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Lois Lowrys Messenger continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, and Gathering Blue, followed by Son.

For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has been invaluable as a messenger. Now he must make one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself.
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The Monster at the End of This Book

ISBN 0307010856 (0-307-01085-6)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the pagefor fear of a monster at the end of the book. Oh, I am so embarrassed, he says on the last page . . . for, of course, the monster is Grover himself!

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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by Edward Lear, Gwen Fulton

ISBN 0224014005 (0-224-01400-5)
Hardcover, Cape

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After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married. [via]
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense
by Edward Lear

ISBN 0233970185 (0-233-97018-5)
Hardcover, Deutsch

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Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum

ISBN 0345335899 (0-345-33589-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group

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Ralph S. Mouse
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 0380709570 (0-380-70957-0)
Softcover, Camelot

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Ramona and Her Mother
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 038070952X (0-380-70952-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin

ISBN 0307122123 (0-307-12212-3)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Author Jack London wrote Kate Douglas Wiggin a letter about her classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm from the headquarters of the First Japanese Army in Manchuria in 1904: "May I thank you for Rebecca?... I would have quested the wide world over to make her mine, only I was born too long ago and she was born but yesterday.... Why could she not have been my daughter? Why couldn't it have been I who bought the three hundred cakes of soap? Why, O, why?" Mark Twain called Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm "beautiful and warm and satisfying."
Who is this beguiling creature? The irrepressible 10-year-old Rebecca Rowena Randall burst into the world of children's book characters (and her new life in Maine) in 1903 when storybook girls were gentle and proper. A "bird of a very different feather," she had "a small, plain face illuminated by a pair of eyes carrying such messages, such suggestions, such hints of sleeping power and insight, that one never tired of looking into their shining depths.... " Soon enough, she wins over her prim Aunt Miranda, the whole town, and thousands of readers everywhere with her energetic, indomitable spirit. This beautiful trade edition features the artwork of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm's original illustrator Helen Mason Grose, with 6 full- color plates and 32 pen-and-ink drawings. (Ages 9 and older) [via]
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

ISBN 0375815562 (0-375-81556-2)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books

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I guess you think you know this story.
You dont. The real ones much more gory.
The phoney one, the one you know,
Was cooked up years and years ago. . . .

With his famous wicked humor and the cunning of a big bad wolf, master storyteller and satirist Roald Dahl retells his six favorite fairy tales. Get ready for Dahls diabolical version of what really happened to Cinderella, Goldilocks, the Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood.

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Runaway Ralph
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 0380709538 (0-380-70953-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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Saint George and the Dragon
by Margaret Hodges

ISBN 0316367958 (0-316-36795-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co

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Saint George and the Dragon
by Trina Schart Hyman, Margaret Hodges, Edmund Spenser

ISBN 0316367893 (0-316-36789-3)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co

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Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. [via]
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Sleepytime Tales
by Golden Books

ISBN 0375831282 (0-375-83128-2)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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There's nothing like a Little Golden Book--and everyone's favorites can be found in this deluxe, affordable compilation. Beautifully bound, this volume of bedtime stories features such unforgettable stories as The Poky Little Puppy, The Sleepy Book, and Good Night, Little Bear in their entirety . . . as well as some new favorites, too! [via]
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Sleepytime Tales
by Garth Williams, David L Harrison, Golden Books, Annie North Bedford, Jane Werner Watson

ISBN 0375839429 (0-375-83942-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Socks
by Beverly Cleary

ISBN 0380709260 (0-380-70926-0)
Softcover, Avon Books

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Socks is one happy cat....
He lives with a nice young couple called Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing their laps and love with Charles William, and Socks is getting into trouble. He runs from a phantom dog, wrestles with Nana's best wig, and fights Old Taylor the tomcat for his territory. But as Charles William grows, Socks discovers that he has a new friend and a new way to be a part of the family.
A purr-fectly hilarious portrait of life with a baby from a cat's point of view.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson

ISBN 0237522829 (0-237-52282-9)
Softcover, Evans Publishing Group

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Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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Treasure Island
by Edwards, N. C. Wyeth

ISBN 0361027966 (0-361-02796-6)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Raintree

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Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi, Ruth E. Murray

ISBN 0380714752 (0-380-71475-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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A vicious captain, a mutinous crew --
and a young girl caught in the middle
Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it.
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting

ISBN 0385296630 (0-385-29663-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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White Fang
by Pauline Francis

ISBN 0237525321 (0-237-52532-1)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square Books

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This illustrated version of the classic novel "White Fang", is one of a series of shortened stories which aims to lose none of the strength and flavour of the original. It also contains biographical details of the original author, and a glossary of unusual words. [via]
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The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum, Charles Santore

ISBN 0345335902 (0-345-33590-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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In the 100 years since L. Frank Baum first published his Wonderful Wizard of Oz, countless authors and illustrators have adapted, interpreted, and retold this story of Dorothy and her unusual companions, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. But for sheer opulence and sumptuous color, award-winning artist Charles Santore's 100th anniversary edition takes the cake. Santore's large, fairy-tale style watercolors feature ominous, shadowy forests, magnificent but deadly poppies, the whimsical, green-tinted landscapes of Oz, and the golden gray fields of Kansas. Each page is awash in color; many of the two-page spreads have no text to distract readers from the illustrations' myriad details--not-yet-blooming poppy buds, the Tin Woodman's watering can head, and the radiant good witch, Glinda, posing on her ruby-encrusted throne. The text is condensed rather than adapted; so virtually every word is Baum's own. Although some scenes have been left out, Baum's classic story rings through, loud and clear. Sharing this lush edition with a favorite child would be the perfect way to celebrate a century of Oz. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

ISBN 037581423X (0-375-81423-X)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books

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If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? Thats what Henry has to decide in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,"one of the seven stories in this extra-ordinary collection. In addition to imaginative and magical tales, this book also contains the true story of how Roald Dahl became a writer, as well as a copy of the very first nonfiction story he wrote for The Saturday Evening Post. Packed with wit and adventure, the collection is a clever mix of fantasy and reality and a stunning showcase of Dahls prose. [via]
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Seuss

ISBN 0394800877 (0-394-80087-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Yet more wisdom cast down from high atop Mt. Seuss, this cheerful trio of tales teaches some valuable lessons in humility--thanks to a sharp-eyed worm, a bragging bear and rabbit, a fuzzy-tailed bird, and a couple hundred turtles led by their foolish King Yertle.
Yertle's story leads off with his attempt to build a bigger kingdom on the backs of his loyal subjects (literally). King of everything he can see, Yertle orders his turtles to stack up under him to build a towering throne. ("He made each turtle stand on another one's back and he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.") But a plain little turtle named Mack--stuck at the bottom--decides he's had enough. ("I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down on the bottom we, too, should have rights!")
Following Yertle's downfall, a whiny girl-bird named Gertrude McFuzz wishes she had two feathers, just like Miss Lolla-Lee-Lou: "One droopy-droop feather. That's all that she had. And, oh! That one feather made Gertrude so sad." But even when Gertrude gets her wish--and then some--she finds that vanity has its price. Meanwhile, in "The Big Brag," a proud rabbit and an even-prouder bear duke it out in a battle of the senses, arguing over who's the best of the beasts, only to get their clever comeuppance from a wild-eyed little worm. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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