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The Bears of the Air, the tale of four little bears who try hard to be good and do everything that Grandfather says but always get into trouble.

Prince Bertram the Bad, the story of a naughty little prince whose pranks go too far― when he teases a witch, he is turned into a dragon.

The Great Blueness, a fable that recounts a wizard’s discovery of colors and his transformation of the world.

The Man Who Took the Indoors Out, in which Bellwood Bouse invites his home’s inside to step outside and finds himself alone as his furniture skips away.

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]]> Once a Mouse … https://classic.powertactics.com/product/once-a-mouse/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/once-a-mouse/#respond Mon, 07 May 2018 18:36:46 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=12664 Marcia Brown retells an Indian fable from the Hitopadesa in this Caldecott Medal–winning tale of a mouse who becomes a tiger.

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Marcia Brown’s magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her a second Caldecott Medal.

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“The most remarkable of the author-illustrator’s 60-plus bestselling award winners.” —Publishers Weekly

“There is enough cheerful nonsense in Mr. Lobel’s fables to endear any child listener.” —The New York Times

“Lobel has come up with a magical addition to an ancient genre of storytelling.” —Newsweek

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