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The Library Card That Chose a Dragon cover

The Library Card That Chose a Dragon

An adult librarian gives a lost dragon a library card that chooses books for it. The card keeps borrowing maps of places the dragon is afraid to remember.

Children's book
A Whale for the Window Box cover

A Whale for the Window Box

An adult gardener finds a tiny whale in her window box. It needs a route back to the ocean that will not flood the town.

Children's fantasy
Mister Moss and the Very Lost Roar cover

Mister Moss and the Very Lost Roar

A gentle adult gardener finds a roar trapped in his potting shed. Returning it to its owner helps a timid lion and a loud little garden learn the difference between noise and courage.

Children's book
The Fox Who Kept Tuesday cover

The Fox Who Kept Tuesday

An adult fox postmaster hides Tuesday to give an exhausted village a rest, then must rescue everyone whose birthday went missing.

Children's fantasy
The Moon Is Afraid of the Duck cover

The Moon Is Afraid of the Duck

An adult pond keeper discovers the moon will not rise because a duck keeps shouting at its reflection. She must teach two frightened neighbors how to introduce themselves.

Children's book
The Badger Who Borrowed the Sea cover

The Badger Who Borrowed the Sea

An adult badger borrows a bucket of sea to help a homesick neighbor. Returning it becomes difficult when every puddle in the village wants to come too.

Children's book