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"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home -- and become the Boxcar Children. -- Publisher's description.
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How to catch volume 1
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A rhyming tale of St. Patrick's Day approaching and a leprechaun causing mischief while avoiding being caught in a trap.
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From the day Paddington was discovered on a railway platform in London, he was seldom far from imminent disaster... but it always seemed to turn into hilarious fun. The Brown family decides to adopt a little Peruvian bear they find at Paddington railroad station, but life with Paddington isn't always easy. The sequels are Paddington Helps Out (1961), More about Paddington (1962), Paddington at Large (1963), Paddington Marches On (1965), Paddington...
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How to catch volume 3
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A rhyming tale of an elf who must avoid being caught in traps while assisting Santa on Christmas Eve.
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How to catch volume 4
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A rhyming tale of Easter and the lucky rabbit who is clever and fast enough to avoid being caught in any trap.
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How to catch volume 7
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Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?
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When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountains.
This anniversary edition features the original text, all-new reimagined artwork and an introduction from Caldecott Medal-winner Dan Santat, and a special letter from Dolly Parton, award-winning singer-songwriter and founder of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
11) The bad seed
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The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy.
13) Hi! Fly Guy
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When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
15) The Big Cheese
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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?
17) The cool bean
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Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
18) SumoKitty
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A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
19) The good egg
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.