Tomie DePaola
11) Jack
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"Young Jack meets a host of animals on his way to ask the king for a house"--
15) Bill and Pete
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When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.
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In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't...
18) Stagestruck
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Although Tommy fails to get the part of Peter Rabbit in the kindergarten play, he still finds a way to be the center of attention on stage.
19) Boss for a day
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Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and so she is always in charge, but when their mother says she is too bossy, Moffie decides to make Morgie boss for a day.
20) I'm still scared
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The author recalls his fears as a first-grader during the initial days of World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor, air raid drills, and blackouts, and the reassurance he received from his parents.