Cynthia Rylant
5) Scarecrow
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Although made of straw and borrowed clothes, a scarecrow appreciates his peaceful, gentle life and the privilege of watching nature at work.
7) Missing May
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After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.
11) All in a day
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Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its "perfect piece of time."
15) Hornbeam all in
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Hornbeam the moose goes on a picnic with his best friend Eureka, sleeps over his friend Cuddy's house, and learns how to swim with Adorabelle.
16) Rosetown
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In 1972, Flora Smallwood, nine, copes with her parents' separation with the help of her friends, Yury and Nessie, a new pet, and the familiar routines of life in Rosetown, Indiana.
18) Little penguins
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"During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play"--
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A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch who wants to eat them.
Newbery Medalist Rylant teams up with illustrator Corace for this gorgeous interpretation of the classic fairy tale. Full color.