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English
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An hilarious story about sibling rivalry and a child's impulse to run away from home-(and come back again!)
"When my squawking baby brother arrived, I realized I needed a new family. No one seemed to mind when I packed my bag. I took a box and used my best handwriting to write 'FREE KID', then waited for some new parents to take me home."
Waiting in a box like an abandoned pet and encountering the passersby changes the girl's perspective. At the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Binny is excited to talk to her class about her favorite holiday. But she struggles to find the words.
Taking a deep breath, she tells her classmates about the fireworks that burst like stars in the night sky, leaving streaks of gold and red and green. She shares with them delicious pedas and jalebis. And she shows them clay lamps, called diyas, which look so pretty all the children ooh and aah.
Author
Series
Squishy Taylor volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sita (A.K.A . Squishy) has moved in with her father and his new family, which includes a pair of twin girls (Jessie and Vee) while her mother is away on a security assignment in Geneva, and she is finding her "bonus sisters" difficult to get along with even though they are only five months older--but when Vee finds out that Squishy is feeding a runaway boy who is hiding in the apartment house garage the two girls discover that a shared secret can...
10) Spotty
Author
Language
English
Description
Having been excluded from a party because his spots make him different, Spotty the bunny runs away from home.
13) Trixie ten
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The youngest of ten children, Trixie grows tired of all the noise and sets off on her own to find a quiet place.
Author
Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Brayden Bunny doesn't feel like picking up his toys or washing his whiskers. It'd be so much easier to live with his friends, so Brayden decides to give it a try. But every new home he visits come with a new problem: Missy Mouse's house is too messy, Benny Badger's house smells a little funny, and Fipsi Squirrel's house is too high. At last Brayden Bunny visits his Cousin Pepi. Everything there is perfect and easy, but it doesn't take long for Brayden...
16) Alfie runs away
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Told he must give up his favorite, now too-small, shoes, Alfie leaves home, but not before his mother persuades him to take all of the things he might need while he is gone.
17) Dirt Boy
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home and is befriended by Dirt Man, a filthy giant who lives in the woods.
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A hilarious story about sibling rivalry and a child's impulse to run away from home (and come back again!) When my squawking baby brother arrived, I realized I needed a new family. No one seemed to mind when I packed my bag. I took a box and used my best handwriting to write 'FREE KID', then waited for some new parents to take me home.' Waiting in a box like an abandoned pet and encountering the passersby changes the girl's perspective. At the end...
