Sally Derby

• Sep-1993
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Mouse is happy with his sedentary life at Mouse Hollow, where he instructs the sun when to rise and set, until an embarrassing question sends him out in the world in search of new experiences and new friends....

• Jun-1994
• / General Fiction
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In exchange for generous pay, lazy Jacob agrees to care for a mysterious stranger's plant and to return everything when the stranger comes back, but the plant produces magical miniature wildcats that Jacob does not want to give up....

• Sep-1994
• / General Fiction
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When the King gets a splinter, it interferes with his royal duties and his royal happiness, but he is afraid to let anyone touch his royal foot, in a delightfully whimsical tale illustrated with beautifully decorated, colorful paintings....

• May-1999
• / General Fiction
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As any city kid knows, the front steps can be one of the best places to play. In this award-winning story, an African-American girl invites readers to share in the private playtime world just outside her front door, where each season brings new adven...

• Oct-2001
• / General Fiction
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A warm-spirited Christmas story about friendship and generosity, with a touch of adventure.

Snowflakes like dandelion fluff floated in the air.
Christmas carols rang through the streets, and the
sleigh bells on Blue Bird's door chimed m...

• Jan-2005
• / General Fiction
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When Mr. Wuerst, the substitute kindergarten teacher at Merryvale School, drops his glasses into the frying pan one morning, he ends up wearing a dish towel to school instead of his scarf and he mistakes the class gerbils for fur caps....

• Oct-2006
• / General Fiction
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A little boy tells his teacher about the tricks of a mischievous wind that made him late for school. But his teacher just won’t believe him. Is he telling the truth or just inventing some outrageous excuses? Listen to the little boy as he tells abo...

• Sep-2008
• / General Fiction
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Nonie's had enough! Enough mushy mush for breakfast. Enough of her baby brother's crying. So off she goes to live at Grandma's house. No mush or baby there. Grandma attends to Nonie. Grandma takes her out into the world of grown-ups.

After a day ...

• Mar-2010
• / General Fiction
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For as far back as Kyle can remember, he spent summers at Gram's cottage on the lake--fishing all day, and hanging out with the whole family. But this year is different. His father has moved out, his grandmother has died, and his mother is selling th...

• May-2015
• / General Fiction
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Sunday nights are special for Evie and Grandma. That's when they go on their weekly shopping spree. Grandma flips open the newspaper to see what s advertised, and the imaginary tour of neighborhood stores begins. Toting a wallet filled with...

• Jul-2017
• / General Fiction
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In a unique narrative, readers meet a diverse group of six children ranging in age from Kindergarten through fifth grade. With nerves and excitement each child gears up for a new school year by hustling in the morning, meeting new teachers and new c...