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While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan. (1973 Winner)
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Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z. (1977 Winner)
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Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between make believe and real life. (1967 Winner)
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A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes. (1946 Winner)
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In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. (2010 Winner)
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Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring. (1950 Winner)
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A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's. (1984 Winner)
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When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. (1969 Winner)
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A wordless picture book about all the fun a dog can have with her ball. (2012 Winner)
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The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
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An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season. (1961 Winner)
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Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. (2003 Winner)
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An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world. (2015 Winner)
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A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. (1994 Winner)
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When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. (2008 Winner)