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I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When someone steals the winner’s trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective.

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Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch and a Switch

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A wicked witch’s plan to wreak havoc by switching a human baby and a troll baby backfires in a surprising way.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Norway, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Scandinavia » Themes: , , , , , » Comments closed

Pino and the Signora’s Pasta

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Tired of the pasta that the Signora brings him and the other cats of Rome every day, Pino sets out to sample other delicacies.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Comments closed

Grandpa’s Angel

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

An elderly man shares his life story with his grandson, complete with long, dangerous walks to school, war, love and marriage, and a very special protector.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Comments closed

The Silver Spoon Of Solomon Snow

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Ten-year-old Solomon Snow, a foundling who was discovered with a distinctive silver spoon in his mouth, sets out to find his parents and receives help along the way from an aspiring writer, a precocious young circus performer, and several orphans.

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Pirate Diary: The Journal Of Jake Carpenter

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The fictional diary of a ten-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Themes: » 2 Comments

The Children Who Smelled A Rat

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

All the Gaskitts have a bad day when the baby rolls away in a shopping cart, the twins’ teacher acts peculiar, and a lost bird tries to hypnotize the cat.

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Whatever

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Billy, unimpressed with everything his father does with him, always responds ‘whatever,’ until the world’s ‘hungriest’ tiger comes along and gets his attention.

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I Am Too Absolutely Small For School

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.

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