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The rascally child introduced in Chicken Butt returns. Here, he gets his poor mom to say all kinds of rhyming words as he plays with homophones (think: but, butt; bare, bear).
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Like many children, Ida is accompanied by her imaginary friend to her first day of school. As the year goes on, however, other children forget their chums. Not so for Ida and her ever-loyal Dotty who wind up in a bit of trouble.
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His teacher keeps count as a boy describes the comings and goings of the 93 human and animal members of his full household. Readers will want to calculate, too, as they enjoy the animated chaos in this engaging counting adventure.
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