John Manders

• Aug-1998
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The inhabitants of the planet Krelb have their own way of celebrating Christmas, like decorating huge ornaments with tiny trees, but they still get a visit from Santa, even if he does have to add a team of rocket-powered squirrels to help the reindee...

• Aug-1998
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• Apr-2002
• / General Fiction
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It’s a quiet night in the woods, and a group of campers is asleep. That is, until one frog, two owls, three geese, four fish, and a host of rambunctious animals get together to create a symphony of sounds -- and enough mischief to wake even the sou...

• Aug-2003
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As befits its hero, the song "Señor Don Gato" springs to life in an animated read-aloud sure to spur many a rousing rendition. Meow - Meow - Meow!

Oh, Señor Don Gato was a cat.
On a high red roof Don Gato sat. . . .

When Señor Do...

• Jun-2007
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Clarence may be a cat, but he's a peace-loving cat. Definitely not a mouser. So it's difficult for him to find a home--until a kindly librarian takes him in. Clarence loves living among the books of the public library. For months life is good. Very g...

• Jun-2010
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In Venice in the 1890s, a café owner takes in a stray cat she names Nini. This is against her better judgment, for the café is modest, and she has nothing to spare. But in no time at all, the cat becomes a celebrity, charming all sorts of important...

• Dec-2011
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A wacky tall tale about how musicians first learned to play together. All the musicians in the kingdom are so awful that the king sends his men-at-arms to round up musicians and feed them to the royal crocodiles. Pipe and drum player Piffaro heads f...