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“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 […]

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“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 and slithering […]

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