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A young girl named Benita is so engrossed in the book she is reading that she isn't frightened by Cuco, the monster who enters her window. Cuco calls on other Peruvian monsters to help him, but Benita hushes them in order to keep reading. The monsters want to know what reading a book means, and Benita begins to read stories to them. Includes information on creatures from Peruvian folktales, and on the country of Peru.
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Dotty and Other Dotty are a pair of matching mittens worn by a little girl, and in the girl's pocket lays Stripes, a mitten that has lost its partner. Dotty and Other Dotty exclude Stripes from their friendship, pointing out how it doesn't match. The tables are turned when Dotty loses its partner and Other Stripes shows up. Finally the little girl steps in and questions why they have to match. When the girl begins wearing mismatched mittens, the mittens...
4) Scaredy cats
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Three kittens ponder what is in a mysterious, gift-wrapped box. They humorously wonder if it's a cake, but it also could be a crocodile, a tiger, or a great white shark! Will any of the scaredy cats have the courage to peek in the box?
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
10) Red & green
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On a cold, snowy night, all is quiet throughout the house except for a small, mischievous mouse.
14) Greenlight
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The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able to find the power and connection of her own light? This story reminds us all that the world is waiting for us to shine, so when you're ready ... get set ... go!
15) Mermaid day
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On Mermaid Day, the mer-queen throws a big bash and sea creatures of all kinds attend, including a shy shark who joins in the dancing.
16) Cape
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After losing the person in his life he loves more than anything, a young child holds onto a cape as a source of comfort and strength as he navigates the sadness and joy of his memories.
19) Big
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.