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Welcome, Carlos!
Welcome, Carlos! Welcome, Carlos! One late summer day, Carlos sat at the kitchen table. He wanted to begin his poster. He had found...
FIVE Little MONKEYS bake a birthday cake
FIVE Little MONKEYS bake a birthday cake FIVE Little MONKEYS bake a birthday cake Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. “Today...
Arthur's Bad News Day
Arthur's Bad News Day Arthur's Bad News Day Hey, sit down, and I'll tell you a story. My name is Arthur. I'm eight years old, and...
A Circus Life for Ben
A Circus Life for Ben A Circus Life for Ben Long ago a family of bears lived in Berry Woods. There was Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and little...
Mike the Medic
Mike the Medic Mike the Medic This is Mike. He is a medic. A medic helps people who have medical problems before they can get to a...
All Week Long
All Week Long All Week Long "I'm bored," Val said to Mom. "What can I do?" It was the middle of summer. Val tapped her fingers on...
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE January In January it’s so nice while slipping on the sliding ice to sip hot chicken...
The Singing Duck
The Singing Duck The Singing Duck Once there was a little duck. He was very happy to be a duck. He liked being a duck. He liked his...
Black and White and Big All Over
Black and White and Big All Over Black and White and Big All Over Josh dressed quickly. His long wait was almost over! Today was his...
Whistle for Willie
Whistle for Willie Whistle for Willie Oh, how Peter wished he could whistle! He saw a boy playing with his dog. Whenever the boy whistled,...
Old Jacket, New Jacket
Old Jacket, New Jacket Old Jacket, New Jacket Mom held up a faded blue jacket. “This jacket looks like it will fit you, Iris,” said...
Frog Songs
Frog Songs Frog Songs Froggy loved to sing. He sang in the shower, and he sang on his lily pad. Sometimes, he sang to the moon. One...
Gail at the Game
Gail at the Game Gail at the Game When I was nine, Dad went away. A lot of men did. It was 1942, and there was a big war. Mom and...
Harvest Holidays
Harvest Holidays Harvest Holidays It was almost Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was eight-year-old Jane's favorite holiday. “My friend...
Gram and Me
Gram and Me Gram and Me I like my grandmother a lot. I call her Gram. She is so much fun. Gram takes me fishing. We sit together on...
At the Powwow
At the Powwow At the Powwow "Gram, tell me again why we go to the powwow," said Ben. "The powwow is a place to celebrate with song...
