How Tiny People Grew Tall : An Original Creation Tale

by Nancy Wood, Rebecca Walsh (illus.)
Amazon Price: $11.55
Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages (October 2005)

Synopsis:
In this original creation myth, the Tiny People emerge from the center of the Earth, led by the bravest and tiniest of them all, who surges on ahead of his wary compatriots. Over time, the forest denizens teach them a number of lessons, such as bravery, patience, and how to hunt. As they learn, the Tiny People grow a little taller, until finally they have absorbed so much that they become human, dancing around a bonfire as the animals watch.

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Punk Farm

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Amazon Price: $10.85
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (2005)

Synopsis:
After a long day of work, Farmer Joe goes home to bed.

But meanwhile, back at the barn . . .
Cow sets up her drums.
Pig plugs in his amp.
Goat tunes his bass.
Chicken sets up her keyboards.
And Sheep checks the microphone.

They are Punk Farm and tonight they're ready to ROCK!

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The Well at the End of the World

by Robert D. San Souci
illustrated by Rebecca Walsh
Amazon Price: $11.87
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (2004)

Synopsis:
Princess Rosamond isn't your typical princess. She prefers good books to good looks and keeps both the royal accounts and the castle drawbridge in working order. When her greedy stepmother and stepsister scheme to spend the royal treasury and her father, the king, falls ill, Rosamond must set out in search of the one thing that can cure him -- the healing waters found in the magical well at the end of the world.

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The Boll Weevil Ball

Amazon Price: $11.17
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (2002)

Synopsis:
Redd, a very little beetle-perhaps "the smallest beetle ever"-has been invited to a big event: the Boll Weevil Ball. But being a social butterfly is quite a struggle for such a tiny bug.

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The Moon Quilt

by Sunny Warner
Amazon Price: $12.00
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (April 2001)

Synopsis:
An elderly woman stitches the fabric of her life - past and present - into a quilt in Warner's reflective, sophisticated story.

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Good Night, Monkey Boy

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Amazon Price: $14.95
Hardcover (June 2001)

Synopsis:
Who's that eating a banana? Swinging from the shower curtain? Making faces in the mirror? Why, it looks like a monkey!
But not to Mommy. Mommy knows it's her own monkey boy, and even monkey boys need their sleep. But first, they need to clean up their room and take a bath. Then she'll read a story. "Good night, Monkey Boy . . . and no more bananas!"

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Dim Sum For Everyone

by Grace Lin
Amazon Price: $14.95
Hardcover (July 2001)

Synopsis:
In English, dim sum means "little hearts," or "touches the heart," but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. And as is traditional and fun, they share their food with each other so that everyone gets a bite of everything.

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