John and El's Favorite Books

The bears' picks for best books: March 2003

These titles should be available at your local library.

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How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon by Jane Yolen
illustrated by Mark Teague

What do dinosaurs do when they're sick? Do they get lots of rest, or do they cry and kick? Do they take all their medicine, or do they sulk and pout? Read this book and you'll find out! Yolen and Teague's sequel to How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight is just as delightful as the original.
Ages 4-8

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Horse in the Pigpen by Linda Williams 
illustrated by Megan Lloyd

The horse is in the pig-pen, the pigs are in the chicken coop, and the chickens in the dog house! Ma's too busy to sort out all the animals. Wait 'til she finds out the cow is in the house!
Ages 4-8

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Dear Mrs. La Rue: Letters From Obedience School 
by Mark Teague

Poor Ike has been sent off to obedience school for two whole months. Is school really as bad as Ike writes in his letters home? Ike hopes that Mrs. La Rue thinks so!
Ages 5-8

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Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson

Bob is a rooster that only knows how to cluck, so he decides to find another rooster to teach him how to crow. Along the way, Bob learns lots of other animal sounds which come in handy back home.
Ages 3-6

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Alphaboat by Michael Chesworth

One day i built an alphaboat to sail to an I-land in the west. Soon captain C, silent e, and u were searching for mister E's burried treasure chest. join this crew of characters for an alphabet adventure of the high Cs!
Ages 4-8


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