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Recommended for Preschool-2 Grade

Ball for Daisy (Daisy)

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This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy’s anguish when her favorite ball is destroyed by a bigger dog. In the tradition of his nearly wordless picture book Yo! Yes?, Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka explores in pictures the joy and sadness that having a special toy can bring. Raschka’s signature swirling, impressionistic illustrations and his affectionate story will particularly appeal to young dog lovers and teachers and parents who have children dealing with the loss of something special.

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Classics | Fantasy | Fiction

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Velveteen Rabbit

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.

Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys–and people–become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.

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Lexile/Reading Level
970L

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Fantasy | Fiction

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Mouse and His Child, The

“What are we, Papa?” the toy mouse child asked his father.

“I don’t know,” the father answered. “We must wait and see.”

So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clock-work rules and are themselves broken.

Thrown away, then rescued from a trash can and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a perilous odyssey to follow the child’s dream of a family and a place of their own.

What happens to the mouse and his child in their search for the magnificent doll house, the plush elephant, and the tin seal they had known in the toyshop is a tale to remember and return to.

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Lexile/Reading Level
NA - Recommended for 1-3 Grades

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Adventure | Classics | Fantasy | Fiction

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Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse

The little wooden horse is the finest toy Uncle Peder has ever made. When the toymaker falls upon hard times, the little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune. But whether he’s working in a coal mine, walking a tightrope in the circus, or gathering pirate treasure, the loyal little horse has only one thought – to return to his master’s side.

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