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author: Eileen Christelow rating: asin: 0395928621 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD

When Old Betty tries to advise Ezra on how to survive the cold winter nights, Ezra rebuffs her concerns because he has his own private source of warmth.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064433722 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

The Little House books tell the story of a little pioneer girl and her family as they traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books, illustrated with Garth Williams' timeless artwork, have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over sixty years ago.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064434931 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

It's an exciting day for Almanzo as the Wilder family visits the county fair in this second My First Little House Book adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic Farmer Boy. There are contests, races, and good things to eat, and Almanzo can't wait to see what the judges think of his special pumpkin. Jody Wheeler's luminous illustrations bring Laura's beloved farmer boy to life.

author: Alice Mclerran rating: asin: 0060526335 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops.

author: Barbara McClintock rating: asin: 0374380449 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.00 USD amazon price: $10.88 USD

When Simon’s older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother?

author: Mary Chamberlin Rich Cahmberlin rating: asin: 1905236646 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD

On market day, Mama Panya s son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give.

author: Margi Preus Lise Lunge-Larsen rating: asin: 0618432310 binding: Paperback list price: $5.95 USD amazon price: $5.95 USD

Never pick a lady slipper. If any part is picked, the entire flower dies. And it grows there, in the northern woods, to mark the courage and strength of a small girl who lived long agoa girl who saved all of her people from a terrible disease by listening carefully to the whispering snow, the rumbling ice, and the dancing northern lights.

author: Natalie Kinsey-warnock rating: asin: 068817244X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $12.74 USD

A flood is coming! When the water climbs to the rooftops, where will everybody go? To Grandma's house, of course, high up on a hill. Before long, the house is full ofpeople, chickens, ducks, pigs, horses, cats, and even a cow. There's only one person missing -- Grandpa! This heartwarming story by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is based on a real-life event: the Vermont Flood of 1927. Watercolors by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully capture both the sweeping drama of the flood and the comfort of a cozy kitchen filled with friends, neighbors, and good cheer.

rating: asin: 0688040748 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."––Horn Book.

author: Judi Barrett rating: asin: 0689707495 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?