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Cover of The Very Boastful Kangaroo

The Very Boastful Kangaroo

Bernard Most

Ages 3–8humilityboasting

Cover of Heidi Heckelbeck has a secret

Heidi Heckelbeck has a secret

Wanda Coven

Ages 7–11magicself-discovery

Cover of The Big Bazoohley

The Big Bazoohley

Peter Carey

Ages 7–12luckcontests

Cover of Honey Bunny's Easter Surprise

Honey Bunny's Easter Surprise

Ages 3–7easterrabbits

Cover of Amelia Bedelia bakes off

Amelia Bedelia bakes off

Herman Parish

Ages 6–10humorcreativity

Cover of Third grade ghouls!

Third grade ghouls!

Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna

Ages 7–10halloweenfriendship

Cover of Roman Beanfeast

Roman Beanfeast

Gillian Cross

Ages 8–12contestsschool life

Cover of Rich Mitch

Rich Mitch

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Ages 8–12contestsdetermination

Cover of Picklepuss

Picklepuss

Patricia Reilly Giff

Ages 7–11school lifelibraries

Cover of No messin' with my lesson

No messin' with my lesson

Nancy E. Krulik

Ages 7–11magicschool

Cover of Pip Bartlett's guide to unicorn training

Pip Bartlett's guide to unicorn training

Jackson Pearce

Ages 8–12magicfriendship

Cover of Magician's Dream

Magician's Dream

Shawn Thomas Odyssey

Ages 8–12magicmystery

Cover of Miss Brown is upside down!

Miss Brown is upside down!

Dan Gutman

Ages 7–11creativityperspective

Cover of Gumballs

Gumballs

Baker, Keith

Ages 3–8contestscompetition

Cover of Snack snatcher

Snack snatcher

Gail Herman

Ages 5–8mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize (Nate the Great)

Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize (Nate the Great)

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Ages 6–10mysterydetective work

Cover of Sabrina wins big!

Sabrina wins big!

L. E. Blair, Carol McCarren

Ages 7–11contestswinning

Cover of Trick-or-Trouble

Trick-or-Trouble

Franklin W. Dixon

Ages 8–12mysterydetective work

Cover of Bricks for breakfast

Bricks for breakfast

Julia Donaldson

Ages 4–8creativityimagination

Cover of Too cool for school

Too cool for school

Debra Mostow Zakarin

Ages 8–12schoolcontests