Ware, Chris
Summary: Presents an illustrated tale, told in various books and folded sheets, about the residents in a three-story Chicago apartment building, including a lonely single woman, a couple who are growing to despise each other, and an elderly landlady --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2000
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Summary: "Rusty Brown" is a fully interactive, full-color articulation of the time-space interrelationships of six complete consciousnesses on a single midwestern American day and the tiny piece of human grit about which they involuntarily orbit. A sprawling, special snowflake accumulation of the biggest themes and the smallest moments of life, "Rusty Brown" literately and literally aims at nothing less...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2019
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Summary: A five-year-old girl who is brave and strong faces night noises, too much light, and spooky shadows, all without calling her parents, before finally feeling sleepy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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Summary: Jacob watches his favorite television show, "Baking with Chef Monty," and bakes a beautiful peach pie, which he gives to his parents for their anniversary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
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Summary: Raven is excited for the figure skating competition, but before she steps onto the ice she must do something she has never done before--overcome her fear of performing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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Summary: Joining in the fun at a Saint Patrick's Day party in the park, Tiny and Elliott watch a parade, participate in a costume contest and embark on a scavenger hunt before helping a new friend search for her missing shoe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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Summary: It is Snowy the Shetland pony's birthday and Princess and Seb have planned a surprise trip to the movies to celebrate--but three horses in a movie theater are bound to result in one smelly situation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: Tiny and his friend Eliot are enjoying the summer and go see a movie in the park, but when a cat appears onscreen during the film, Tiny barks and runs around, making a huge mess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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Summary: Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation singing the Drinking Gourd song that will guide slaves to freedom in the North.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Picture Window Books 2012
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Summary: A dog's owner describes how Tiny grew from a very small puppy to a very big dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 1999
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Summary: "A boy turns a cardboard box into a car and imagines what it would be like to take his mama for a drive all around town"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2016
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Summary: Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001
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Summary: Dressed as a cowboy on a horse, Elliot and his large, rambunctious dog, Tiny, soon find themselves leading the parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2015
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Summary: Imani and her lesson pony Peanut make a great team, but before the big show Peanut sprains his ankle, leaving nervous Imani to ride the much bigger and faster Rico for the competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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Summary: Seb the draft horse is very upset because a friend from the neighboring farm has moved away, and Snowy and Princess decide that a seaside adventure will cheer him up because he has always wanted to swim in the sea, and anyway Princess wants to catch a fish (she is convinced that she is actually a cat)--but when Seb swims out too far and panics, it is up Princess to rescue him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: Tiny the dog is a big help at the library when his owner takes out too many books to carry home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2000
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Summary: A dog's owner describes how Tiny grew from a very small puppy to a very big dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999
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Summary: In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anna Schwartz Books 2024
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Summary: In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2014
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Summary: Princess is a show pony who is absolutely convinced that she is a cat and needs to hunt for her dinner, Blizzard (otherwise known as Snowy) is a Shetland pony who needs material for the book he is writing, and Sebastian is a draft horse who knows how to break out of the barn; so together the Tres Caballos Incognito set out for the clover fields looking for adventure--where Princess chases a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: Eliot is cast in a Thanksgiving play, and his dog, Tiny, wants to help but only gets in the way until disaster strikes on opening night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: Luna, Ruby, and May are busy practicing for the Fairy Hill music show, and together they perform beautifully--but when it is time for Luna's solo song she freezes up, and it is up to May and her bells to help overcome Luna's stage fright.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Summary: The Beat Bugs build a carnival ride that requires a special golden-leaf ticket to ride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017