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author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064434974 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Summer is here!The warm days of summer have arrived, and that means Laura gets to spend fun-filled days outdoors!The winter is finally over, and now it is summertime!

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: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064435717 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Laura is delighted when a soft, thick snow falls in late spring in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. A late snow helps the trees make more sap for maple syrup, and maple syrup means sweet sugar cakes and sticky fingers for Laura! Doris Ettlinger's enchanting full-color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams's artwork, perfectly capture Laura and her family in this My First Little House Book, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods.

author: John Reynolds Gardiner rating: asin: 0064401324 binding: Paperback list price: $5.50 USD amazon price: $5.50 USD

Little Willy's Grandfather is sick, and it's up to Willy to save their farm from tax collectors. Their only hope is the prize money from the National Dogsled Race. But a lot of other people want to win the race, too, including Stone Fox, who has never lost a race in his life.

author: Linda Williams rating: asin: 0064431835 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Linda Williams. Illustrated by: Megan Lloyd. 0nce upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . CLOMP, CLOMP, SHAKE, SHAKE, CLAP, CLAP. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!

rating: asin: 0679890955 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Illustrated in full color. He is a blue-bellied toad hopping aimlessly through life.  She is a sad peach yearning for escape and adventure.  Then one remarkable day, Peach and Blue explore the pond that Blue calls home and awaken each other to a world neither has ever really seen before.  Lush illustrations by the award-winning illustrating team of The Salamander Room and The Frog Prince, Continued perfectly complement this unique and graceful story.From the Hardcover edition.

author: Trinka Hakes Noble rating: asin: 1585362700 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $11.53 USD

Illustrated by Trinka Hakes NobleOriginally published over twenty years ago, and out of print since 1998, Sleeping Bear Press is proud to bring this beloved Christmas tale to a whole new audience. Moving and nostalgic, and brought to life by glowing watercolor paintings, it reveals the joy of a very special present and the love that a father and daughter share.

author: Audrey Wood rating: asin: 059042517X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $16.95

When Old Grandfather Winter disappears into his ice palace high in the mountains, Young Robin chirps her wake-up song to the Root Children deep underground. ³Wake up,² she sings, ³it¹s time for the masquerade!² Right away, the Root Children set to work sewing their flowering costumes and painting bugs with rainbows until they sparkle like jewels. Then they frolic out into the world in a joyous chorus of frolic and song all through Summer, until the frosty Autumn winds blow away the leaves and flowers.