S. D Schindler

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1) Big pumpkin

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A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.

2) Monster mess!

Author

Cuyler, Margery

Publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pub. Date

2008

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A monster sneaks into a boy's room and cleans up while the boy is asleep.

3) How Santa lost his job

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2001

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Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.

4) Oh, what a Thanksgiving !

Author

Kroll, Steven

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

c1988

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David, a boy who thinks modern Thanksgivings are boring, imagines being at Plymouth Colony and celebrating the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

5) The runaway pumpkin

Author

Lewis, Kevin

Publisher

Orchard Books, 2003

Pub. Date

2003

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The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill.

6) We're going on a ghost hunt

Author

Pearson, Susan

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish

Pub. Date

2012

Description

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Children go out at night seeking a ghost, through one scary place after another.

7) The unforgettable season: the story of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and the record-setting summer of '41

Author

Bildner, Phil

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group (USA)

Pub. Date

c2011

Description

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Tells the story of two of baseball's greatest heroes, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams and how during the summer of 1941 they each set records that still stand.

8) Come to the castle!: A visit to a castle in thirteenth-century England

Author

Ashman, Linda

Publisher

Roaring Brook

Pub. Date

c2009

9) Johnny Appleseed

Author

Benét, Rosemary

Publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pub. Date

c2001

Description

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A poem describing Johnny Appleseed's appearance and actions.

10) The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys

Author

Fellowes, Julian

Description

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When Doc the bear arrives at the dump from his former home in a children's hospital, he's not sure what kind of life awaits him. But the friends he finds there are determined to make his new home a welcoming one. Julian Fellowes's witty text and S. D. Schindler's lovely, intricate art in “The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys” combine to make a beautiful gift book, sure to strike a chord with any child, or adult, who has ever loved a stuffed...

11) Jefferson Measures a Moose (Read Along)

Author

Pinchot, Bronson

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Thomas Jefferson was wild about numbers. He was constantly counting, measuring, and observing things that caught his interest. He loved sharing his discoveries and reading the discoveries of others. But when a famous Frenchman published a book about America, Jefferson was appalled: all the information in the book was wrong. The author insisted that America was a wretched, dismal place, where birds could not sing, dogs could not bark, and everything...

12) Ben Franklin's Big Splash (Read Along): The Mostly True Story of His First Invention

Author

Rosenstock, Barb

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Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish - fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. This title includes Read-Along subtitles.