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  • Welcome to the Little Schoolhouse

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    It’s the first day of kindergarten, and Miss Mindy (the teacher) is very excited to meet all her new students and get to know them. She’s even more excited to tell them about the amazing field trip she’s taking them on to celebrate the beginning...


  • “Do Bears Have Belly Buttons?”

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    “Grandma, do bears have belly buttons?” Alexis asks lots of remarkable questions. Usually, Grandma knows the answers to them, but even she doesn’t know if bears have belly buttons. Grandma takes Alexis to the zoo to meet Dr. Merry, who answers...


  • Grandpa's Garden

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    One day at school, a teacher tells her class that she has a special project for them: they have to write a story using adverbs and adjectives! Some of the kids know exactly what they want to write, but one student has no idea what to write about....


  • Just A Position

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    Boy and girl. Salty and sweet. Black and white. These things might seem like opposites, but they don’t have to be! It’s all in how you see it. What we think of as opposites might be ‘just a position.’ This delightful story is designed to teach...


  • Wild Animals

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    This book takes little readers on a visual tour of forests, wetlands, mountains, and prairies, introducing animals and objects that are important to many Indigenous cultures. Bears and fish, moon and stars, fall and winter… Designed to facilitate...


  • Little Dirty Diaper Girl

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    Oh, no! It’s a potty-training disaster! Etta NEVER wants to have her diaper changed. She likes being a baby. She likes being hugged and cuddled all day. And she especially likes knowing that her parents love her just the way she is—stinky diaper...


  • Pet Surprise

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    The target audience is for kids in elementary/early education. The text deals with themes about the life cycle, metamorphosis, amphibians, nature, exploration & observation, caring for pets and responsibility. This story features a young boy who...


  • Hugo Does Not Need To Read

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    Hugo doesn’t think he needs to read. He’s sure of it actually. He gets by just fine without it, no matter what his parents say. His mom reads to him all the time anyway, and when she’s not around, he just looks at the pictures. Reading is too...


  • I Am Brilliant... And I Know It

    Helping the Early Reader Embrace Their Greatness
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    Sophie Lazarou is the author of the best-selling books: Beautiful Brilliant and Brave, and I am Beautiful…and I Know it. Her first book was the inspiration for this children’s trilogy series that serves as a tool to initiate important...


  • The Colors Jesse Sees

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    Jesse’s first day of school is NOT off to a good start! At home on the farm, Jesse sees tractors in every color of the rainbow! He knows colors by the names of the tractors and not by their traditional names. When he shows up at school for the...