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Tiger tales

“Augustus And His Smile” by Catherine Rayner.2006. Little Tiger Press. Picture Book. Ages 2-6. The storyline is very simple: Augustus the tiger, wants to find his smile. He searches for it across hills and forests. In the end, he finds it in a pool of water. Augustus realizes that his smile is there all the [...]

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Emu-tional changes

“Edward the Emu” by Sheela Knowles, illustrated by Rod Clement. 1988. HaroperTrophy. Picture Book. Ages 3-7.     Edward is an emu who lives a lackluster life at the zoo. Bored of being an emu, he decides to try being something else. He attempts the outrageous, like swimming with seals, roaring in the lions’ den [...]

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