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Whether she's impersonating Elvis, swaggering like Captain Hook, or imitating the sounds of a cricket, Violet is expressive and funny - but only when she's alone or with her best friend, Opal. At school, especially around class bully Irwin, who teases her nonstop, she retreats into a shell of shyness. But when Irwin, playing the part of Planet Mars in the class play, begins to spin wildly out of control and threatens to ruin the entire production, it's Violet who saves the day -- managing not only to give Irwin his comeuppance but to find her own unique way of surviving the spotlight.

Sam meets a stranger who helps him make the perfect decision on how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.

A termite named Roberto follows his dream of becoming an architect and travels to the big city where he hopes to find success. This funny and inspirational story will encourage listeners of any age to build their dreams.

A moving musical score helps bring to life this unforgettable story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of colors in their flower garden. The cyclical excitment of planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden is brought to life.

After receiving a rose covered sweater from Grandma, Harry is determined to lose it. He tries leaving it all over town, but it is always returned - until a bird catches sight of a loose thread and Harry's luck finally changes.

Buddy McGee eagerly awaits a promised Christmas visit from his friend, the thing from outer space.

A true story about a mama duck and her five ducklings that had to be rescued from the town storm drain during an early morning walk. How three firemen and a pickup truck rush to their rescue makes for a vivid and exciting drama that children will return to over and over again. This delightful new classic has an inspiring environmental message.

Little Tim lived in a house by the sea. He wanted very much to be a sailor, but his parents said he was much too young and must wait for years and years, until he was grown up. So when Tim got a chance to stow away on a steamer, of course he jumped at it, little expecting the hard work, the stormy sea, and the sinking ship to come!

A lemonade stand in winter? Yes, that's exactly what Pauline and John-John intend to have. With a catchy refrain, plus simple math concepts throughout, here is a tale that's great for both storytime and classroom use.

In pursuit of freedom, a band of Rowdies and their leader set sail to an island inhabited by a seemingly hostile Skog.

With a little encouragement from his sister, Ramon discovers that creativity is about a lot more than getting things just "right."

A wealthy, arrogant merchant learns the true meaning of Hanukkah when he takes the family of a poor peddler to court for savoring the smell of his wife's pancakes from outside their window.

It isn't how fast you get someplace, but what you do along the way: That's the philosophy behind the is story, inspired by Thoreau's Walden, about two friends who agree to meet thirty miles away in Fitchburg. Henry elects to take a very long nature walk while his friend chooses to work to earn his train fare.

Inspired by the life of Henry David Thoreau, a frugal bear named Henry sets about building a small cabin in the woods and ends up with a much bigger home than he and his friends ever imagined.

Frances is worried about the monkey and organ grinder who play outside her window, especially after she sees them sleeping outside on the cold street after midnight. At the local Christmas pageant, she finds just the right words to express her compassion.

A baby goose, adopted at birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly.

Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift - from the moon and the stars to the tiniest blade of grass.

Farmer Brown is going on vacation. He asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. "But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble." Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Brown's notes exactly. He orders pizza with anchovies for the hens, bathes the pigs with bubble bath, and lets the cows choose a movie. Is that giggling he hears? Giggle, giggle, quack, giggle, moo.