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The King Cake Baby
In this New Orleans version of The Gingerbread Man, the King Cake Baby, a small figure that is traditionally baked inside a king cake during Carnival season, escapes and encounters various local characters as he runs across the French Quarter, heading for the Mississippi River. Includes a recipe for king cake.
The sleeping beauty
"In this retelling of the classic ballet story, bring Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty to life by pressing the musical notes on each page. Join the King and Queen as they throw a party for their new baby, Princess Aurora. But when a terrible guest arrives and places a curse on princess, the whole kingdom will have to come together to defeat it ... Read the story and then turn to the back of the book to read about the music clips."--Publisher description
Me, myselfie, & I
When her mom becomes obsessed with taking selfies, a little girl must bring her back to reality.
Just the right size
A ladybug is small enough to land on the branch of a tree. A giraffe is not. But a giraffe is big enough to reach a treetop without stretching its neck. What about you?
A couch for llama
When the Lago family's new couch accidentally falls off their car, it's found by Llama, who discovers how much fun a couch can be.
Who wants a tortoise?
Expecting a dog for her birthday, a girl is upset and furious when she gets a tortoise instead, but soon learns that even a tortoise can be a good pet.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
"Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, one of the bestselling and most beloved songs of all time, brings Christmas joy to countless listeners of all ages every year. And nowits classic lyrics will bring that same holiday spirit to readers of all ages in this one-of-a- kind picture book about a young girl whose greatest Christmas wish is for a new puppy!"--Publisher
If your monster won’t go to bed
A handbook for youngsters that includes such instructions as "pour your monster a nice big glass of healthy, crunchy, oozy bug juice slimed with ooey-gooey snail trails to calm him."
How to feed your parents
Matilda's picky parents refuse to try new foods, so Matilda teaches herself to cook.
Feed your mind
August Wilson (1945–2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice of black Americans. As a child, he read off soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world opened up. After facing intense prejudice at school from both students and some teachers, August dropped out. However, he continued reading and educating himself independently. He felt that if he could read about it, then he could teach himself anything and accomplish anything. Like many of his plays, Feed Your Mind is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights. --from publisher