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The story of a frog who courted a mouse.
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A picture book of the most memorable animals of Biblical stories with passages from Bible text. (1938 Winner)
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Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States. (1941 Winner)
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In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by. (1966 Winner)
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Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption. (2021 Winner)
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Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership. (1952 Winner)
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Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. (1981 Winner)
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Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion. (1991 Winner)
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A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
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A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. (2016 Winner)
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Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine. (1958 Winner)
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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. (1942 Winner)
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Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear. (1993 Winner)
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An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men. (1975 Winner)
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Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree. (1951 Winner)