Cañon City Public Library

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Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.

3) Strega Nona takes a vacation

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Strega Nona sends home gifts of candy and bubble bath while on vacation, but when Bambolona grabs the candy, Big Anthony is left with a lot of bubbles.

4) A new Barker in the house

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Twins Moffie and Morgie are excited when they hear that their family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy.

5) Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill

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An ALA Notable Children's Book

Fin's wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland.

6) 26 Fairmount Avenue, Books 1-4

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Read by the author
3 hrs. 57 mins.
2 cassettes
Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of the first four books from his 26 Fairmount Avenue series.
26 Fairmount Avenue
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year.
Here We All Are
Tomie takes us back into his childhood...

7) The Kids' Cat Book

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This warmly illustrated picture book is full cats—and lots of cat facts!

Did you know that:
- Some cats do not have tails?

- The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods?

- Some cats have curly hair, like poodles? Even their whiskers are curly!
Granny Twinkle knows everything there is to know about cats. When Patrick visits to pick out a free kitten, he ends up knowing everything, too. After you read this picture book

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8) The clown of God: an old story

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A once-famous Italian juggler, now old and a beggar, gives one final performance before a statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child.

9) Pancakes for breakfast

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A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets.

10) STREGA NONA, HER STORY

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DEPAOLA, TOMIE

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Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.

11) The legend of the Bluebonnet : An old tale of Texas

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A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.

12) The legend of the poinsettia

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When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

13) Strega Nona's magic lessons

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DEPAOLA, TOMIE

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Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.

14) Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

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DEPAOLA, TOMIE

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Big Anthony plans a surprise Christmas party for Strega Nona.

15) "Charlie needs a cloak"

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De Paola, Tomie

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A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

16) 26 Fairmount Avenue

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Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

17) Strega Nona meets her match

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A rival puts Strega Nona out ot the healing business until Big Anthony's assistance inadvertently sabotages the newcomer in his usual well-meaning way.

18) Bill and Pete go down the Nile

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Little William Everett Crocodile and his friend Pete take a class trip to a Cairo museum where they encounter a jewel thief.

19) The legend of the Indian paintbrush

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Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth

20) Here we all are

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