Christopher Raschka
63) Star stuff
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An original, out-of-this-world fable about friendship, teamwork, and persistence, illustrated by double Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka. It's up to Giovanni and Lorenzo, Sky Repair Specialists, to fill the sky with stars. One night, on the job, Lorenzo gets stuck in a nebula! Giovanni calls out for help to the constellations.... Find out what it will take to rescue his friend in this imaginative story featuring Chris Raschka's brilliant, luminescent...
65) Dear substitute
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In a series of letters a student laments the absence of her teacher and daily routine, but she soon realizes there are benefits to mixing things up, and that perhaps having a substitue teacher is not so bad afterall.
67) Little tree
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Inspired by a poem by E.E. Cummings, this is the story of a little tree that finds its own special place in the world as a much-loved Christmas tree.
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In "Yo! yes" two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends; in "The island of the skog" in pursuit of freedom, a band of rowdies and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a seemingly hostile Skog; in "Here comes the cat" a peaceful settlement of mice is threatened by the ominous shadow of a big cat.