40 Forever

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Friday, March 7, 2008

Short and funny

Here are a few read-aloud books that always get a laugh:

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Posted by Rebecca Hickman at 8:58 PM
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Labels: books, children's literature, comedy, Mo Willems
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