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"The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning--at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."--

When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.

The second installment in the popular and best-selling series starring Judy Moody. Fans of JUDY MOODY already know that Judy has a mood for every occasion—and this time Judy is in a jealous mood. Jealous of classmate Jessica Finch, that is, who gets her picture on the front page of the newspaper. When Judy sets off in pursuit of her own fame and happiness, watch out! She's so determined, she just might find it, or she might merely become more INFAMOUS...

Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine, and bees must be ten, Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there is love. Then Peony's mother arrives to take her away from everything she...

"Ten-year-old Kinjal knows something strange is going on. But he does not expect his dog, Thums-up, to disappear before his eyes in the middle of the night! Even stranger, two enormous flying horses appear and insist on taking Kinjal and his twin sister, Kiya, to a place they have never heard of: the Sky Kingdom. The twins have no choice but to go if they want to see their dog again, even if that isn't why the winged pakkhiraj horses showed up in...

Originally written as a children's song, Willbee the bumblebee is embarrassed (and chilly) when his snazzy black-and-yellow jersey gets caught on a rose thorn and unravels--but Monica the butterfly and Steve the spider come to his rescue.

Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese cat with an uncanny imagination, pretends to battle el Blimpo Bumblebeeto Bandito--a giant bee--on behalf of the Mexican Chihuahuas it has been terrorizing.

A description in pictures and verse of the floral and animal inhabitants of a garden, told in the manner of "The house that Jack built."

When Pip the mouse floats off with Otto the robot's balloon, Otto and Zee the Bee go to the rescue.

Buzzbee and Rubee's new sibling Babee is coming home and the two of them compete to have Babee stay in their room. This level 2 reader is perfect for young fans welcoming a new sibling into their home.