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Ramona the brave
In this touching and funny story, the ebullient Ramona, feeling brave and grown-up, enters first grade. Quickly she finds that her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs, appears perplexed by pupils who like to be different. Since Ramona cannot help being different, clearly the two are incompatible. Nevertheless, Ramona can be counted on to keep things lively. Enraged when Susan copies her wise old owl pr…
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- 0439148006
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- 189 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- C
Life doesn't frighten me
Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn't frighten me at all Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. Angelou's strong words are matched by the daring vis…
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- 1556702884
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- 32 pages : illustration : 30 cm
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- 811 ANG
The owl who was afraid of the dark
Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing - he is afraid of the dark. "Dark is nasty" he says and so he won't go hunting with his parents. Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man…
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- 9781405201773
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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Darkness slipped in
Daisy isn't afraid of Darkness when he quietly slips in through her bedroom window one evening. Together, Daisy and Darkness dance and play until bedtime. This enchanting story personifies Darkness as a friendly and welcome visitor. The bold design includes a wonderfully tactile varnish to highlight Darkness's looming shape as he fills the room. The book's striking use of black and white is enl…
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- 9780753462096
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- BU
Switch on the night
A LONELY LITTLE boy who is scared of the dark sits in his room alone, with only light for company, until a little girl named Dark appears and shows him that light switches don’t just switch off the light—they switch on the night. And to switch on the night is to switch on the stars, the moon, the crickets, and the frogs. With the Dillons’ dreamlike illustrations, Switch on the Night is su…
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- 0553112449
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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What if ...?
Joe is nervous about his first big party, and as Mum walks him along the darkening street to his friend’s house, his imagination starts to run wild. They search for the right place, looking through the windows, wondering "What if...?" while making surprising discoveries along the way.
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- 9780763674199
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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Franklin goes to the hospital
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero goes to the hospital for an operation to repair his broken shell, and everyone thinks he's being very brave. But Franklin is only pretending to be fearless. He's worried that his X-rays will show just how frightened he is inside. With the help of Dr. Bear, Franklin learns that even though he's feeling scared, he can still be brave.
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- 9780439083706
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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My dog's a scaredy-cat
Stanley is a dog, but he's also a scaredy-cat. Stanley is scared of everything - big dogs, little dogs, cars, water, butterflies, even cats! His owner wishes Stanley was just a little bit braver - as brave as a lion, or a rhinoceros or an elephant. But Stanley is Stanley and it doesn't matter if he's a scaredy-cat.
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- 9780207198199
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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Boo! made you jump!
It’s so very easy for Charlie to scare his little sister, Lola . . . but just once, Lola wants to make Charlie jump. Lola tries absolutely everything she can think of, including practical jokes, dressing up like a creepy ghost, and telling a really scary story. But no matter what she does, nothing seems to work! Will Lola ever make Charlie jump?
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- 9780448446967
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Charlie and Lola
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This is the bear and the scary night
In the series' third book, a boy accidentally leaves his pet bear in the park to endure a scary, and humorous, night adventure. By the author of This Is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl. Original.
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- 0744594820
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- 27 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- HA
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