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1) Life is fun
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To be happy, just follow these simple instructions. Don't bring snakes inside the house. Laugh a lot! And most importantly, make big, big plans. Nancy Carlson presents another warm and funny book sure to boost spirits and encourage kids to make the most of life.
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Louanne can't get off the ground with her split jumps. Arnie drops every pass he tries to catch. So every day after school, the two friends meet to practice for tryouts just one week away. The only problem is that neither Louanne's cheerleading routines nor Arnie's football skills seem to improve much. Will Louanne make the squad? Will Arnie make the team?
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From building forts to sharing secrets to sitting together on the bus, best friends do everything together. So what do you do when your best friend moves away? Will you ever have fun again? Or will you be bored and lonely for the rest of your life? Perfect for coping with those best-friend-moved-away-blues, Nancy Carlson's wise and heartfelt story eases the pain of saying goodbye, while reassuring young readers that they can make new friends even...
5) Poor Carl
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Carl's big brother doesn't think it would be easy to be a baby, but he also realizes Carl is lucky to have someone to play with and protect him.
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Loudmouth George has just started playing the coronet and he's awful! Awful-according to everyone but George, who thinks he's the best coronet player ever born. George is full of hot air, but it's hard not to admire his complete lack of self-consciousness. George is soon on to big, better, and LOUDER things
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George is always bragging. He says he runs the fastest, reads the thickest books, and catches the biggest fish. When Harriet invites him to join her family's fishing trip, George is nervous. What if Harriet finds out the only fish he's ever caught was in the pet store? Readers will delight in what happens when George's bragging finally catches up with him.
11) Think big!
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Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother's advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small.
13) Sit still
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Patrick has difficulty sitting still until his mother comes up with a plan to help him.
17) Harriet & Walt
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Harriet decides that her little brother Walt isn't as big a pest as she once thought he was.
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Henry likes kindergarten. He gets to paint pictures, sing songs, and learn his letters and numbers. But there's one thing Henry doesn't like: show and tell! His legs get all shaky and he's too shy to speak. Just in time, Henry's kind teacher, Ms. Bradley, comes to the rescue with a great plan for helping him overcome his fears.
20) Smile a Lot!
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! When facing down a bully, a trip to the dentist, or your mom's prune oatmeal, there's only one thing you can do-smile a lot! And you'll pull through! In this appealing new offering from best-selling author/illustrator Nancy Carlson, a determined little frog discovers that even when you don't want to, smiling can make any situation better.