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4 stars
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The kids in room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
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The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and make them win at least one game.
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3.7 stars
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When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up."
4. Flat Stanley
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Flat Stanley volume 1.
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4.4 stars
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A picture book version of the story in which a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, and he finds that being flat has its advantages.
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Flat Stanley volume 2.
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The members of the Lambchop family react differently when a boisterous genie grants their wishes for fame, power, and the ability to fly.
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Flat Stanley volume 3.
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When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
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Flat Stanley volume 6.
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After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.
8. Stellaluna
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4.3 stars
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After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
9. Crickwing
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A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.
10. Verdi
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5 stars
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A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
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5 stars
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Tomie de Paola's first story featuring his beloved Strega Nona character, who began life in the 1970s as a doodle, and was the perfect creation for his Italianized retelling of Der süße Brei, Grimm's Fairy Tales, number 103. Der süße Brei, or The sweet porridge, is better known in English as The magic porridge pot.
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
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Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.
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A rival puts Strega Nona out ot the healing business until Big Anthony's assistance inadvertently sabotages the newcomer in his usual well-meaning way.
14. Olivia
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 1.
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4.1 stars
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Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 2.
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4.7 stars
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At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.
At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying...
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 3.
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4.9 stars
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When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible.
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 4.
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5 stars
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When Olivia learns that there will be no band at the evening's fireworks display, she decides to form one of her own, with herself as the only musician and some rather unusual instruments.
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 6.
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5 stars
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On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir.
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Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 7.
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4 stars
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Olivia is having an identity crisis--there are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days stealing her spotlight, so she embarks on a quest for individuality, to stand out, and feel special.
20. Pinky and Rex
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Rex and her best friend Pinky, each the proud possessor of twenty-seven stuffed animals or dinosaurs, find their visit to the museum and its gift shop complicated by Pinky's little sister Amanda.