Don Freeman
1) Corduroy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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A toy bear who is anxious to have a home is befriended by a little girl who is willing to spend her own money to buy him.
A teddy bear spends his days at a store, waiting for someone to buy him. In 1968, a girl named Lisa fell in love with a little brown bear wearing green overalls with one button missing, and thousands of readers followed suit, making Corduroy one of the best-loved children's books of all time. Now, forty years later, Viking proudly...
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Army life didn't agree with GI Albert C. Bedlington, Jr. He felt like he was always crawling on all fours, and one day when the very thing he'd feared for months finally happened - he had become a dog! The fellas all recognized him, so he carried on as usual, going on a furlough, visiting the USO, getting in and out of trouble, and serving with the K-9 corps. Recounted chiefly in winsome illustrations, this fantasy was written and drawn by Don Freeman,...
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Upon its 1954 debut, the cuddly classic Beady Bear was praised by The New York Times as "the kind of book small children will delight in." Don Freeman, author of the acclaimed children's story Corduroy, recounts the whimsically illustrated tale of a wind-up toy who longs to live like a real bear. When Beady learns that bears are brave and live in caves, he resolves to give it a try ― and discovers that being real is actually about loving and being...
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Every summer Ty's family
came to camp in their trailer at the same beautiful spot on the white sand
dunes by the ocean. And every year, as long as Ty could remember, the same old
pelican had welcomed them. This year, as soon as the
trailer was parked, Ty pulled on his shiny red wading boots and ran with his
fishing pole to look for his friend.
"Be sure not to lose those
new boots of yours," his father said. And Ty didn't – not really. But by...
5) Dandelion
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Dandelion overdresses for a come-as-you-are party and is turned away because the hostess does not recognize him.
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Just before Groundhog's Day, Gregory Groundhog becomes separated from his faithful shadow. The two spend a hard day looking for each other -- and learning about the meaning of friendship -- before becoming reunited just in time for their much-anticipated annual appearance. A Live Oak Media audio production.
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From the author of perennial favorite Corduroy comes a charming tale of a marvelously talented mouse
"Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles...T he world of art lovers, exhibit openings, and mousedom... will enchant children and delight the most sophisticated of parents."-Kirkus Reviews
15) Mop top
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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An almost-six-year-old with a mass of floppy red hair tries to postpone the inevitable trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop.