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1. 1. Thelma the Unicorn

   Blabey, Aaron

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   Thelma is an ordinary pony who longs to be more. One day, she spots a carrot on the ground and comes up with a brilliant idea! She ties it to her head, just before a skidding truck spills pink paint and glitter all over her! Presto!…Read moreRead more of this annotation

2. 2. Polar Bear's Underwear

   Tupera Tupera (Firm)

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   Polar Bear is sad. He’s lost his underwear and doesn’t know what pair he was wearing today. Luckily Mouse comes along to help him find them. They set off to find Polar Bear’s underwear and see all sorts of underwear along the way.

3. 3. The Cow Tripped Over the Moon

   Wilson, Tony, 1972-

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   ‘Hey diddle diddle, You all know the riddle, A cow jumps over the moon…’ But the moon is very high in the sky. How many attempts will it take before Cow makes her famous high-flying leap?

4. 4. The Mystery of the Haunted Farm

   Dolan, Elys

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   Strange and spooky things are happening down on the farm, and Farmer Greg knows exactly who to call -Ghost-hunters! The three little pigs are the best guys for the job, a specialist team of Ghosthunters equipped with the latest in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

5. 5. The Deep Dark Wood

   Hall, Algy Craig

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   This deep dark wood is full of twists and turns, and all is not quite what it seems. The Big Bad Wolf is about to get a big, bad surprise...A fearsomely funny mixed-up fairytale with an unexpected twist!

6. 6. Little Red Riding Hood, Not Quite

   Morrison, Yvonne, 1972-

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   Take one traditional fairy tale and one infuriatingly cheeky (albeit knowledgeable) child, and mix with the talented writing of Yvonne Morrison and the funny and creative illustrations of Donovan Bixley...and you have a recipe for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

7. 7. Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

   Blabey, Aaron

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   Brian loves bananas. Trouble is, Brian is a piranha. And his friends aren't happy about his fondness for fruit. No, they're not happy at all.

8. 8. The Princess and the Pony

   Beaton, Kate, 1983-

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   Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year: a horse! A big horse, a strong horse, a horse fit for a warrior princess! But when the day arrives, she doesn’t quite get the horse of her dreams.

9. 9. What Pet Should I Get?

   Seuss, Dr., pseud., 1904-1991

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   A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

10. 10. Greenling

    Pinfold, Levi

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    Mr Barleycorn picks a green baby growing in his garden, letting loose the incredible power of nature. When courgettes flower in the kitchen and carrots sprout out of their television, his wife tells Mr Barleycorn that the greenling has to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

11. 11. My Pen

    Myers, Christopher

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    An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.

12. 12. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

    Messner, Kate

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    Up in the garden, the world is full of green leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

13. 13. Grasshoppers Dance

    MacIver, Juliette, 1972-

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    A rhyming children's meditation on the four seasons of summer, autumn, winter and spring, in which the grasshoppers dance to the rhythms and sounds of life around them as the world goes round. The animals in the story thrive on music: a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

14. 14. First Snow

    McCarty, Peter

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    When Pedro comes from far away to visit his cousins, who are eager to introduce him to snow, all Pedro can think about at first is how much he dislikes cold.

15. 15. The Bear and the Piano

    Litchfield, David

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    One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

16. 16. Have You Seen My Monster?

    Light, Steve

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    In the follow-up to Steve Light's Have You Seen My Dragon?, a little girl wanders through a country fair, searching for her monster friend. Can you spot the friendly monster as well as twenty shapes squares, triangles, trapezoids,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

17. 17. Sidewalk Flowers

    Lawson, JonArno, 1968-

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    A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. This wordless picture book,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

18. 18. The Snow Beast

    Judge, Chris (Children's writer and illustrator)

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    Beast has been robbed! And so has the whole village. Without tools the villagers can't put on their legendary Winter Party, so Beast sets off to solve the mystery. Discovering that a stranded Snow Beast is behind the robbery, Beast has to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

19. 19. I Will Chomp You!

    John, Jory

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    A monster tries to chomp any reader who wants to go past the first page of the book in order to keep his cakes safe.

20. 20. Waiting

    Henkes, Kevin, 1960-

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    Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is…Read moreRead more of this annotation