Kevin Henkes
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Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. "I'm named after my grandmother," said Victoria. "You're named after a flower." Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn't improve. In fact, it got worse. Then the students were introduced...
8) Oh, Sal
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Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she recieved from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strengths over an eventful Christmas season with her family.
10) My garden
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After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
12) Sun flower lion
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Invites the reader to see the sun, bright as a flower, a flower on a hill that looks like a lion, a lion that dreams of flowers as big as the sun, and more.
15) Old Bear
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Greenwillow Books
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2008
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When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.
16) A good day
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Greenwillow Books
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c2007
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A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.
18) Winter is here
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2018]
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"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--
20) Egg
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Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Three little birds crack their way out of eggs and fly away, leaving one egg sitting all alone until the three chicks come back and discover a friendly baby alligator has finally hatched.