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This week's stories include:

	Old MacDonald had a Farm by Jane Cabrera The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.
	A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals.
	Selected poems, from: Toots The Cat by Karla Kuskin Toots–a calico–who saunters inside a house, claims the best chair as her own, and decides that she is home.
	Poems, from: My Dog May Be A Genius : Poems by Jack Prelutsky Different poems will be read this week.
	¡No quiero ir a la escuela! por Stephanie Blake

Prior week's stories:

	The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say MOO by Jonathan Allen When Calf hears Rabbit out in the field mooing he feels inspired to give a great big baa and soon all the other creatures on the farm realize they're not limited to their own language but can enjoy experimenting with others.
	Burger Boy by Alan Durant Benny hates vegetables and eats nothing but hamburgers, until the day his mother's prediction proves true and he turns into a walking, talking--and running--burger.
	The Secret Olivia Told Me by N. Joy Olivia shares a secret with her best friend who then lets it slip to someone else, and soon everyone knows about Olivia's secret.
	Poems, from: Paint Me Like I Am: Teen Poems from WritersCorps Paint Me Like I Am is a collection of poems by teens who have taken part in writing programs run by a national nonprofit organization called WritersCorps
	¡No quiero ir a la escuela! por Stephanie Blake

	Good Night Nori by Brigitte Weninger Nori has a hard time falling asleep. With the help of friends Nori finds a way to go to sleep.
	Little Night by Yuyi Morales At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, Little Night, to get ready for bed.
	The Case of Nemo's Tuba, from: Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Jumping Frogs by Donald J. Sobol Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective extraordinaire, solves ten new cases, and the solutions are provided at the end of each chapter.
	Let's Go to the Videotape, from: Guys Write for Guys Read by Jon Scieszka There's something for every guy in this collection of stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics and drawings.
	La oruga muy hambrienta por Eric Carle Follow the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as a beautiful, colorful butterfly.

	Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.
	Little Pea by Amy Rosenthal Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.
	Excerpt (pgs 46-49), from: The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian.
	The King's Dragon, from: Fire and Wings: Dragon Tales from East and West edited by Marianne Carus A collection of stories about all kinds of dragons.
	Pato va en bici por David Shannon En este libro ilustrado para niños, un pato va paseando por primera vez en una bicicleta. Influye a los demás animales de la granja que también prueban los bicis.

	Tiger Can't Sleep by S. J. Fore A young boy is kept awake by the noisy, "talented" tiger in his closet that is busy dancing, eating, and making music.
	A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.
	What A Day It Was At School! : Poems by Jack Prelutsky What a funny, outrageous, exciting, incredible, silly, extraordinary day it was at school! Are you ready to hear all about it? Listen to the following 7 poems.
	My Dog May be a Genius : Poems by Jack Prelutsky The following 5 poems will be read: My Dog May be a Genius, I know You Won't Believe Me, Crumbo Crumme, Beezil B. Bone, and My Brother Poked a Porcupine.
	Lola en la biblioteca por Anna McQuinn Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat.

	Flower Garden by Eve Bunting Simple rhyming text of a girl and her father who buy beautiful blooming plants to make a special birthday surprise for Mom.
	Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
	Game by Walter Dean Myers If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional, basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player.
	Cloud boy = Niño nube por Rhode Montijo "Había una vez un pequeño y solitario niño nube que encontró la manera de no sentirse tan solo"--Cover.

	Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats Verses describing the activities of various animals also illustrate the numbers one through ten.
	The Very Boastful Kangaroo by Bernard Most A very, very boastful kangaroo brags that it can jump higher than anyone, but a teeny, tiny kangaroo cleverly wins the jumping contest.
	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.
	Into the Wild: Book 1 of the Warrior Series by Erin Hunter For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all.
	Salta y brinca por Ellen Stoll Walsh Bored with just hopping and jumping, a frog discovers dancing.

	Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh Bored with just hopping and jumping, a frog discovers dancing.
	Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so they go into the library in town trying to find something to do.
	Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out, from: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
	The Belle of Biloxi, from: Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends collected and retold by David Holt and Bill Mooney
	Salta y brinca por Ellen Stoll Walsh Bored with just hopping and jumping, a frog discovers dancing.

	All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund When dinosaurs seek adventure by taking a train ride, they find the trip has some unexpected surprises along the way.
	Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.
	The Ivory Cups, from: The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings by Lise Lunge-Larsen
	The Coffin That Wouldn't Stop, from: Scared Witless: Thirteen Eerie Tales to Tell by Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss
	El bebé llorón por Cressida Cowell y Ingrid Godon A dog, a cat, a duck, and a cow try to think of things to do to soothe a crying baby.

	Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David McPhail Pigs galore invade a house and have a wonderful party.
	If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.
	My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza When a young pig knocks on a fox's door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans.
	The Special Powers of Blossom Culp, from: Best Shorts: Favorite Short Stories for Sharing selected by Avi "My name is Blossom Culp, and I'm ten years old, to the best of my mama's recollection."-Excerpt from the story.
	La gallinita roja por Byron Barton The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

	Cock-a-Doodle Quack! Quack! by Ivan Baddiel and Sophie Jubb A baby rooster learns through trial and error what sounds he must crow in the morning to wake up the rest of the farm.
	McDuff and the Baby by Rosemary Wells McDuff enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks in the woods with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home.
	At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems compiled by Lillian Morrison A collection of poems, by a variety of authors, about the game and personalities of baseball.
	Li Chi Slays the Serpent, from: Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls collected and told by Jane Yolen A traditional tale whose main character is a fearless, strong, heroic and resourceful woman.
	Dita y Dito duermen fuera de casa por Mónica Gutiérrez Serna Dita and Dito sleep outside their home.

	The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn A lazy ladybug who never learned how to fly decides she wants to go somewhere, but she cannot find an animal to give her a peaceful ride.
	The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake--only to have to outwit that creature as well.
	The Three Silly Girls Grubb by John and Ann Hassett Three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.
	The Magic Horns, from: When Bat was a Bird and other Animals Tales from Africa told by Nick Greaves An orphan boy runs away from his village taking nothing with him but the ox his father gave him.
	Maisy va a la biblioteca por Lucy Cousins En la biblioteca Maisy ha encontrado el rincón perfecto para leer su libro de peces. Luego la visita de Maisy a la biblioteca resulta ser toda una aventura.

	Niccolini's Song by Chuck Wilcoxen A gentle night watchman at the railroad yard lulls anxious train engines to sleep by singing just the right song.
	The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers Henry loves to eat books, until he begins to feel quite ill and decides that maybe he could do something else with the books he has been devouring.
	Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground, from: A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories by Richard Peck A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
	The Witches by Roald Dahl A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
	La silla de Pedro por Ezra Jack Keats When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, and runs away.

	Hilda Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.
	That Pesky Dragon by Julie Sykes When a pesky dragon visits their farm and hard boils their chickens' eggs, turns the wheat fields to toast, and the cows' milk to yogurt, Izzy needs to find a solution before the Remove-A-Dragon lady arrives.
	Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox A prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her hair so he can rescue her, but she mishears him and throws down random objects from her room instead.
	Cleverest Son, from: Stories to Solve : Folktales From Around the World told by George Shannon A brief folktale in which there is a mystery or problem that you are invited to solve before the resolution is presented.
	¿Me quieres, mamá? por Barbara M. Joosse A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

	Mucky Pup by Ken Brown A floppy-eared puppy has a splendid time burrowing in the trash can, pulling down the tablecloth and ripping up a cushion, until the farmer's wife sends him outdoors.
	Snow Day! by Lester L. Laminack Someone is very, very excited about the possibility of missing school due to snow, and plans a whole day of sledding, building forts, reading, and sipping hot chocolate rather than going to school for that test on chapter ten.
	Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set is Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.
	You Can Take the Girl Out of Texas, from: First Kiss (Then Tell) edited by Cylin Busby Twenty-five best-selling young adult authors share stories about their first kiss. Includes quotations, facts, advice, and illustrations.
	El Conejito Knuffle por Mo Willems Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing.

	Clip Clop! by Nicola Smee When Mr. Horse gives a ride to his friends, Cat, Dog, Pig, and Duck, they urge him to go faster and faster.
	Catch Me if You Can! by Bernard Most A little dinosaur is not afraid of the biggest dinosaur of them all for a very special reason.
	Lucy on the Loose by Ilene Cooper When his beagle Lucy runs off chasing a big orange cat, Bobby must overcome his shyness in order to find them again.
	Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan Jake, a budding juvenile delinquent, is sent for home schooling to the arty and eccentric Applewhite family's Creative Academy, where he discovers talents and interests he never knew he had.
	El Conejito Knuffle por Mo Willems Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing.

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