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Series:
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic
A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
Paperback
Michael McCreary
9781773212579
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Mar 12, 2019
Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling, eventually turning his pain e into something empowering—and funny. He scored his first stan...
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Series:
A Cave in the Clouds
A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS
Hardcover
Badeeah Hassan Ahmed
9781773212357
$18.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Grade (CAN) from 11
Apr 09, 2019
Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,...
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Series:
A Cave in the Clouds
A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS
Paperback
Badeeah Hassan Ahmed
9781773212340
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Grade (CAN) from 11
Apr 09, 2019
Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,...
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4.
Series: The Heroes Quartet
Masters of Silence
Hardcover
Kathy Kacer
9781773212623
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 12, 2019
Silence can be powerful. Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen’s mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land. Visits from a local mime become the ch...
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Series: The Heroes Quartet
Masters of Silence
Paperback
Kathy Kacer
9781773212616
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 12, 2019
Silence can be powerful. Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen’s mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land. Visits from a local mime become the ch...
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Series:
Manuelito
Hardcover
Elisa Amado
9781773212661
$19.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
The powerful story of a child refugee seeking asylum in America Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs—armed civil patrol—are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced to join a gang, Manuelito’s parents make th...
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Series:
Manuelito (Spanish edition)
Hardcover
Elisa Amado
9781773212715
$19.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
El conmovedor relato de un joven refugiado que busca asilo en Norteamérica Manuelito, un niño de trece años, vive con su familia en un pueblito en Guatemala. Pero la vida es todo menos idílica: las PAC—o Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil— son una amenaza constante en las calles, y recuerdos aterradores de la guerra en el país siguen marcando la memoria colectiva de los campesinos. La situación se deteriora aún más cuando pandillas que trafican con drogas, respaldadas por el gobierno, se instalan en el pueblo y toman el control. Temiendo que a su h...
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8.
Series:
Bad Boys of Fashion
Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages
Hardcover
Jennifer Croll
9781773212432
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more. Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information ...
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9.
Series:
Bad Boys of Fashion
Paperback
Jennifer Croll
9781773212425
$16.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more. Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information ...
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Series:
Follow Your Stuff
Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You?
Hardcover
Kevin Sylvester
9781773212548
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 11 - 14
Apr 09, 2019
Get ready to go global! Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children’s author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy, examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production right to our doorsteps. Using familiar examples, easy-to-follow charts and graphs, and a fun,...
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Series:
Follow Your Stuff
Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You?
Paperback
Kevin Sylvester
9781773212531
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 11 - 14
Apr 09, 2019
Get ready to go global! Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children’s author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy, examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production right to our doorsteps. Using familiar examples, easy-to-follow charts and graphs, and a fun,...
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Series:
Digging Deep
How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
Hardcover
Laura Scandiffio
9781773212395
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Apr 09, 2019
Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging De...
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Series:
Digging Deep
How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
Paperback
Laura Scandiffio
9781773212388
$16.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Apr 09, 2019
Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging De...
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Series:
Extreme Abilities
Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them
Hardcover
Galadriel Watson
9781773212500
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Apr 09, 2019
These people did what?! Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is a fun and fascinating survey of what humans are capable of, with examples from around the world and throughout history. Short sketches of famous individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, mixed with stories about the amazing physical feats of others not-so-famous, draw readers in and bring these astounding abilities...
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Series:
Extreme Abilities
Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them
Paperback
Galadriel Watson
9781773212494
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Apr 09, 2019
These people did what?! Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is a fun and fascinating survey of what humans are capable of, with examples from around the world and throughout history. Short sketches of famous individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, mixed with stories about the amazing physical feats of others not-so-famous, draw readers in and bring these astounding abilities...
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Series:
Diana Dances
Hardcover
Luciano Lozano
9781773212487
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Mar 12, 2019
Diana is a dancer! Diana is struggling in school and no one knows why. One day she can’t help but dance to music she hears, and the truth becomes clear—there’s nothing wrong with Diana. She just learns through movement. Diana is a dancer!
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Series:
The Dog Who Wanted to Fly
Hardcover
Kathy Stinson
9781773212807
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Mar 12, 2019
Who says dogs can’t fly? Meet Zora: a dog with a big dream and an even bigger personality. All Zora wants to do is learn how to fly so she can catch that pesky squirrel in her yard. But try as she might to prove to her friend Tully—a skeptical cat—that dogs truly can fly, nothing seems to work. Until Zora finds the right motivation, that is. Kathy Stinson’s charming story of perseverance is beautifully brought to life by Brandon James Scott’s exuberant and wonderfully expressive illustration. Touching on themes of optimism and determination...
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18.
Series: The Mole Sisters
The Mole Sisters and the Blue Egg
Board book
Roslyn Schwartz
9781773212197
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 4
Apr 09, 2019
The Mole Sisters are looking for something special. They venture into a hollow tree and follow a long staircase up, up, up. The Sisters go out on a limb to play in a bird’s nest and then back down again.When they spy a beautiful blue egg, they know they have found a new treasure.
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Series: The Mole Sisters
The Mole Sisters and the Question
Board book
Roslyn Schwartz
9781773212241
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 4
Apr 09, 2019
The Mole Sisters are wondering who they are. They set out to find an answer. They decide they’re not fish, because fish live in water; they’re not birds, because birds fly; they’re not snails because snails live alone . . . they’re Mole Sisters, of course!
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Series: The Mole Sisters
The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day
Board book
Roslyn Schwartz
9781773212296
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 4
Apr 09, 2019
A rainstorm quashes the sisters’ plan for a lovely day outside. But their leaky mole hole provides the perfect place to build an indoor oasis, complete with swimming pool!
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Series: The Mole Sisters
The Mole Sisters and the Wavy Wheat
Board book
Roslyn Schwartz
9781773212142
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) to 4
Apr 09, 2019
An adventure with the irresistible and irrepressible Mole Sisters. After starting out in a new direction, the Mole Sisters find themselves in the middle of a field of wavy wheat. Back and forth, up and down, the Mole Sisters play the time away, going everywhere they can—including straight to bed at the end of their tiring day.
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Series: Classic Munsch Concepts
Classic Munsch 123
Board book
Robert Munsch
9781773212463
$12.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 1 - 4
Mar 05, 2019
Counting with Munsch is as easy as 123! Introducing the first-ever Robert Munsch counting book, beautifully styled in an oversized board book format perfect for gifting. Just as Classic Munsch ABC helps toddlers master the alphabet, Classic Munsch 123 uses favorite characters and illustrations from the wonderful world of Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko to provide a delightful introduction to numeracy. Numbers one through twelve are represented as numerals and are spelled out for early reading recognition. At the end, in one of two br...
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Series: Classic Munsch
50 Below Zero
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211015
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Jason’s dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night’s sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad’s toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.
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Series: Classic Munsch
50 Below Zero
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211008
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Jason’s dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night’s sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad’s toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.
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Series: Classic Munsch
The Boy in the Drawer
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211039
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses!
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Series: Classic Munsch
The Boy in the Drawer
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211022
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses!
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Series: Classic Munsch
The Dark
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211053
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann’s shadow, and then her mother and father’s shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs.
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Series: Classic Munsch
The Dark
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211046
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann’s shadow, and then her mother and father’s shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs.
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Series: Classic Munsch
I Have to Go!
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211060
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Andrew has decided he never needs to go pee ever again, but his parents aren’t too sure. Only one minute into the drive to his grandparents’ house, Andrew changes his mind.
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Series: Classic Munsch
I Have to Go!
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211077
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Andrew has decided he never needs to go pee ever again, but his parents aren’t too sure. Only one minute into the drive to his grandparents’ house, Andrew changes his mind.
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Series: Classic Munsch
Moira's Birthday
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211091
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!
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Series: Classic Munsch
Moira's Birthday
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211084
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!
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Series: Classic Munsch
Mud Puddle
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211114
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann’s mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time . . .
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Series: Classic Munsch
Mud Puddle
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211107
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann’s mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time . . .
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Series: Classic Munsch
Show and Tell
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211138
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn’t want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help—his mom!
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Series: Classic Munsch
Show and Tell
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211121
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn’t want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help—his mom!
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Series: Classic Munsch
Wait and See
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773211152
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
It is Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted—SNOW, SNOW, and MORE SNOW, even though it’s summertime. All that snow leads to too much trouble, though, so Olivia’s parents bake her another cake so she can make a new wish that will get rid of it. But when that wish, and the next one, and the next one lead to even more trouble what will Olivia do to solve it? Wait and see!
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Series: Classic Munsch
Wait and See
Paperback
Robert Munsch
9781773211145
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 05, 2019
It is Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted—SNOW, SNOW, and MORE SNOW, even though it’s summertime. All that snow leads to too much trouble, though, so Olivia’s parents bake her another cake so she can make a new wish that will get rid of it. But when that wish, and the next one, and the next one lead to even more trouble what will Olivia do to solve it? Wait and see!