Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity...and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review.
When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Foxs door by mistake, the fox is sure it must be his lucky day. Its not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep! But as the piglet is quick to point out, shouldnt the fox give him a bath first? And wouldnt it be best to fatten him up a little? Its beginning to look like "dinner" is a lot smarter than it seems.
Illus. in full color. In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissackhonors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hearsthat strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical--untilhe invents a fish story of his own. "McKissack understands the elements of agood story, and includes just enough detail to make it work. Uninhibitedsplashes of vivid colors fill the pages and elicit a joyous emotional responseto the dynamic human figures. A radiant debut for a talentedillustrator."--(starred) School Library Journal. 小男孩Hugh的家乡是一块神奇的地方。不过，对于传说中的奇事，他觉得那只是玩笑。有一天，当Hugh抓到了一百万条鱼，遇到鳄鱼的威胁、浣 熊敲竹杠、狗熊的刁难，就连邻居家的猫也来瓜分。后Hugh带回家的鱼只够吃一顿的了。这次他明白了什么叫“不可思议”。
写给有恋物癖的宝宝和为孩子的恋物癖发愁的家长们: 请温柔地对待吧，不要着急，孩子不能 放下 的这个小物件是他的好朋友。 小老鼠Owen有一条已经旧了的黄色的小毯子。无论是走路、吃饭、睡觉还是和其他小朋友玩时，Owen都一定要带着他心爱的小毯子，有小毯子陪着Owen，他心里就很安稳。 看，我去哪儿，小毯子就去哪儿" 看，我喜欢吃什么，小毯子就喜欢吃什么 Owen和小毯子形影不离。邻居太太投来了奇怪的目光，而且面授机宜。Owen的爸爸妈妈真是愁坏了。 Owen的爸爸妈妈觉得要改变这样的情况，既不让Owen过分地依赖小毯子，又不能让Owen感觉失去了小毯子，怎么办呢?终于，爸爸妈妈和Owen商量好，把小毯子剪下一块给Owen做了一块手绢，这样，Owen依然可以带着他的 小毯子 ，但也能很好地与同学相处，适应学校的生活了。 家里有个像Owen-样的
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