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The Beautiful Butterfly: a Folktale from Spain

By Judy Sierra (Reteller) and Victoria Chess (Illustrator)

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A beautiful butterfly is courted by many suitors. She finally finds a husband who has a singing voice soft and sweet enough to please her, but no sooner does the honeymoon begin than he is swallowed by a giant fish! All of nature joins her in mourning, setting off a comical chain of events that results in a second chance for the beautiful butterfly and her devoted husband. J398.0946 Si
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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

By Sam McBratney

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Knowing that he must satisfy their curiosity, an old mouse agrees to show three young mice the "monster" at the top of the stairs. Suggested ages 6-9; JE Fic McB.
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A Beasty Story

By Bill Martin and Steven Kellogg

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Four brave mice enter a dark, dark, house. Suggested for ages 4-7; JE Fic Mar.
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A Beasty Story

By Bill Martin and Steven Kellogg

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Four brave mice enter a dark, dark house. Suggested for ages 4-7.
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Sea Story

By Jill Barklem

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The mice from Brambly Hedge set out on adventurous sea voyage.

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Once a Mouse: A Fable Cut in Wood from Ancient India

By Marcia Brown

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"No one shall tell me that I was once a mouse!" roars the tiger. But an old hermit, mighty at magic, does tell him; for it was he who first changed the tiger from a wretched little mouse to a stout cat, to a big dog, and finally, to his proud and royal self.
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Mother's Mother's Day

By Lorna Balian

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Hazel the mouse goes to visit her mother on Mother's Day, but doesn't find her at home.

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The Mother's Day Mice

By Eve Bunting and Jan Brett (illustrator)

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Three little mouse brothers go into the meadow to find a present for their mother but it is the littlest mouse that comes up with the most unusual gift of all.

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Mice And Beans

By Pam Muñoz Ryan and Joe Cepeda (illustrator)

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Kind-hearted but forgetful grandmother Rosa María prepares for her granddaughter’s seventh birthday, with help from the ratones living in her house. Color-drenched, lively illustrations reflect a close-knit Hispanic family, and Spanish phrases flavor the story. Includes a recipe for rice and beans!

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A Beasty Story

By Bill Martin and Steven Kellogg

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Four brave mice enter a dark, dark house.

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