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3) Roly Poly
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Roly Poly the polar bear never wanted a brother, but then little Monty arrives and Roly Poly has to adjust to his new sibling.
4) Koala Lou
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A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention.
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A small boy, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, knows and likes all of the old folks in the home next door, but his favorite is Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper she has four names, too. Hearing that she has lost her memory, he asks the old folks what a memory is ("Something from long ago" ; "Something that makes you laugh;" "Something warm;" etc.), ponders the answers, then gathers up memories of his own (seashells collected long ago last summer,...
8) Possum magic
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When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.
9) Time for bed
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Illustrations and simple text tell a story about how various members of the animal kingdom get their children ready for sleep.
11) Wombat divine
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Wombat auditions for the Nativity play, but has trouble finding the right part.
12) The magic hat
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A wizard's hat blows into town, but it changes people into different animals when it lands on their heads.
14) Ducks away!
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One by one five little ducklings tumble off the bridge into the river below--and mother duck follows them.
15) Cat Dog
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"A call-and-response-style adventure in which a cat and dog are astonished to find a mouse in their house! The three circle each other while the story sometimes correctly describes their antics--and sometimes doesn't"--
16) Boo to a goose
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A boy relates a long list of things he would do before he'd say boo to a goose.
17) A particular cow
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A particular cow has some particularly unusual adventures on a particular Saturday morning.