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Classics
(before 1950)
 The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) by Beatrix Potter
When mother rabbit leaves she warns Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter to stay away from Mr. McGregor’s garden. So of course, that is right where Peter goes. What happens when Mr. McGregor comes after Peter? And what about the cat?
 Millions of Cats (1928) by Wanda Gag
Once there lived an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. If only they had a cat! The old man sets off to find the perfect kitten. But instead he finds “hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats”! But instead of just one they ALL follow him home! Oh, oh…what next?
 Mike Mulligan & his Steam Shovel (1939) by Virginia Burton
Mike Mulligan had a steam shovel (a digger that used steam to run) named Mary Ann, but no one uses steam shovels anymore. Most other steam shovels have been left to rust. How will Mike make sure Mary Ann stays useful?
 Make Way for Ducklings (1941) by Robert McCloskey
After flying and flying Mr. and Mrs. Mallard finally find a place to have a family—on a nice island on the Charles River in Boston. Everything is fine until they decide to take their ducklings through town to the Public Gardens. How will they get across all of those streets—alive?
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