When the moon gives twelve tiny babies to a childless couple, the new parents take great care of their charges and eventually receive an unexpected reward.

4) I love you as much

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

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A variety of mothers tell their children how much they love them.

5) This first Thanksgiving Day: a counting story

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

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Twelve short poems that combine counting with the story of the first Thanksgiving.

6) Little Oh

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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A mother tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother.

7) Moishe's miracle: a Hanukkah story

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Moishe, a milkman who is kind to everyone in his poor village of Wishniak, receives a magic frying pan that produces an unlimited supply of delicious Hanukkah latkes.

8) Jumbo's lullaby

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Description

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A mother elephant sings to her baby of the dreams of other animals, hoping to get her own little one to sleep.

9) Fright night flight

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Pub. Date

2002.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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On her way to Halloween trick-or-treating, a witch makes room on her broom for a group of fiendish friends.

10) Capital!: Washington from A to Z

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Rhyming text and illustrations present the sights of Washington, D.C., from A to Z.

11) A hug goes around

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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During the course of a busy day, family members continue to share a hug by passing it on to others.

12) Hurry! Hurry! Have you heard?

Author

Melmed, Laura Krauss

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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A small bird, her heart filled with love, hurries from her perch above the manger to spread the news to creatures of the field and forest that a child, to whom all are precious, has been born.