Juvenile Fiction, Stories In Verse
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The Music Thief
by Sophie Armstrong
“Then, one starry night through a sky full of stars, The sound of music drifted afar…” The sound of music lights up the enchanting city of Song, filling the air with the joy of each girl and boy. But when a witch named Mysantha hears the...
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NoseBleedz
Keep Your Head Up by Troy Porter
NoseBleedz: Keep Your Head Up is a wild, vibrant rhyming book about sibling rivalry. Red and White are two drops who go to school together. They love to ride their bikes and hang out with each other. But when they’re late to school, White leaves...
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Larkin and the Wild Things
by Carrie Critchlow
Larkin does not like to have her hair brushed. In fact, she dislikes it so much she puts on a hat and does not brush her hair for a year. Then one morning she wakes up to find her hair has turned green. There are wild things living in her hair,...
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Jerry Olliveri
by Paul Toffanello
Jerry Olliveri is the fourth in a series of softly spooky stories for little kids. Under the theme, In Blackburn Hamlet, each story revolves around scary things that happen in the little hamlet. Jerry is a schoolyard bully whose attitude leads...
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What the Raccoon Saw
by Sherry McMillan
Explore the world with curiosity! Have you ever seen an animal in nature? Maybe it was a dragonfly, or a turtle, or a seal, or a raccoon. Did you have a magical moment where you were looking at them and they were looking at you? Did you wonder...
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Bruce and the Trouble with Antlers
by Gina Frisby
In the snowy heart of Jasper National Park lives Bruce, a Canadian bull moose adored by tourists and townspeople for his majestic antlers and knack for joyful antics. Beloved as the unofficial mascot of this winter wonderland, Bruce revels in his...
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Hobbledy Gobbledy Learns to be Thankful
by Sharlene Yarish
At the beginning of the story we find Hobbledy Gobbledy’s day starting off a bit glum as he watches his friends out playing with all their new toys…he wishes he could have new stuff too. His father takes him aside, sits him down, and reminds him...
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Grasshopper Stew
Tibbey and Sedgwick's Pond Picnic by April L. Kameka
Every spring in the shire of Newingham, England, best friends badger Tibbey and hedgehog Sedgwick, go out collecting bugs. They need bugs for their sandwiches and delicious grasshopper stew. They have a lot of fun, but the bugs are not too fond...
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A Great Bear Hug for Two, From Papa
by Cynthia Carla
Through both good times and hard times, a child is always supported by the dedication and love of their parents. This support is shown in many ways, and one of the best ways is with a hug … a great bear hug for two! This charming book brings to...
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A Honeydew Huffwhuffle Followed Me Home!
by Lianne Clark
Has a Honeydew Huffwhuffle ever followed you home? If it had, would you have known? Honeydew Huffwhuffles love to hide in green things, and there are green things all around us! Is there one hiding in that fern? What about behind that parrot? The...