Noah's granddaughter assists him in bringing the animals two-by-two onto the ark and helps them adjust to their new cramped quarters during the next forty days of rain.

3) Hedgie blasts off!

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c2006

Description

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When the spectacular, sparkling explosions at a popular tourist sight slow down, Hedgie the hedgehog is the only one capable of flying to tiny planet Mikkop to see what is wrong.

4) The mitten: a Ukrainian folktale

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

1989

Appears on these lists

Books to Read Before Kindergarten
RU (APA) Kindergarten

Description

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Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

5) Gingerbread friends

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

2008

Appears on list

RU (APA) Kindergarten

Description

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Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale.

6) Honey, honey--lion!: a story of Africa

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

2005

Appears on list

RU (APA) Kindergarten

Description

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After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

7) The Easter egg

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

c2010

Description

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Hoppi the bunny wants to win the egg-decorating contest so the Easter Bunny will choose him to help distribute Easter eggs, but instead, while everyone else is working on their decorations, he finds himself guarding an egg that has fallen from a robin's nest.

8) The tale of the tiger slippers

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Putnam, G. P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

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A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him.

9) Beauty and the beast

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2012?]

Description

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Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

10) The animals' Santa

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

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"A rabbit named Little Snow is celebrating his first Christmas, and after all the forest animals tell him about the animals' Santa, he is excited to wake up on Christmas morning to find his own surprise"--Provided by publisher.

11) Home for Christmas

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2011]

Description

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Rollo the troll is tired of chores, but after spending time on the tundra with various animal families, from owls to moose, he realizes that he wants to be home for Christmas even if that means behaving himself.

12) Daisy comes home

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

2002

Description

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Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.

13) Jan Brett's The nutcracker

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

2021.

Description

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Set in wintry Russia, this classic Christmas fantasy features young Marie experiencing the magic of toys and animals and the Snow Princess coming to life.

14) Fritz and the beautiful horses

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books

Pub. Date

c1981

Description

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Fritz, a pony excluded from the group of beautiful horses within the walled city, becomes a hero when he rescues the children of the city

15) Scary, scary Halloween

Author

Bunting, Eve

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c1986

Description

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A band of trick-or-treaters and a mother cat and her kittens spend a very scary Halloween.

16) Berlioz the bear

Author

Brett, Jan

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise that saves the day.

17) The night before Christmas

Author

Moore, Clement Clarke

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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"A funny, over-the-top new spin on the classic Christmas poem! A hysterical new version of "The Night Before Christmas"! David Ercolini's over-the-top illustrations will have readers saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Creatures of all shapes and all sizes will be stirring with laughter in this overly decked out, Christmas-splendored illustrated picture book! Ercolini breathes new life into an unrivaled classic with his vibrant illustrations featuring fun, accessible...