Wanda Gág
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Picture Books for Cat Lovers
Explore the Classics - YOUTH
OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
Picture Books for Cat Lovers
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How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
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Overview: In Snippy and Snappy, we are introduced to brother and sister field mice living with their mother and father in a cozy nook in a hay field. Their father enthralls them with stories about gardens in big fields, houses in big gardens, kitchen cupboards in big houses, and big yellow cheeses in big kitchen cupboards. One day Snippy and Snappy wander away from home while playing with their mother's yarn ball. Their journey takes them to a large...
12) Tales from Grimm
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This edition of Tales from Grimm is a fantastic selection of 16 stories, decorated with Wanda Gág's splendid illustrations. Included, are such well-known and loved stories as 'The Frog Prince', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Valiant Little Tailor', 'Cinderella', 'Snow White', and 'Rumpelstiltskin'. Wanda Gág (1893 – 1946), was an American artist, author, translator and illustrator, who won many awards for her intricate and ethereal black-and-white...
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Chicka chicka 1,2,3: See what happens when 101 numbers race each other up an apple tree, and bad bumble bees come buzzing. Which number will save the day? -- How much is a million?: What does a million really mean? A trillion? Explains the concepts of a million, a billion, and a trillion. -- If you made a million: What's it like to have a million dollars? A guide to various forms of money.
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Chicka chicka boom boom: The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Five creatures: In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun. Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books. Inch by inch: To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale's song. Bonus stories:...
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Caps for sale: A charming tale of the peddler whose stolen caps mean all kinds of monkey business. Other stories add to the collection.
Millions of cats: A gentle old man looks for one cat for his lonely wife, and returns with "millions and billions and trillions of cats".
Petunia: A silly goose learns that carrying a book under her wing doesn't make her knowledgeable.
Leo the late bloomer: Leo is a late bloomer. Then he shows how glorious it is...
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Cinderella: A hard-working young girl is turned into a beautiful princess complete with a wacky godmother and a coach driven by charmed rats. Hansel and Gretel: Two poor children get lost in the woods and end up some place they'd rather not be! The three billy goats Gruff: The adventures of three billy goats named Gruff bravely hunt for fresh grass to eat. The elves and the shoemaker: A pair of elves secretly create an amazing pair of shoes for a...
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Harry, the dirty dog: When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
I, crocodile: An Egyptian crocodile, with a big ego and a big appetite, is taken to Paris in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Millions of Cats: How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
Norman the Doorman: Norman, the doorman of a mouse hole in an...