William Steig
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English
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Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain. Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals--that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. How can the kindhearted De Sotos turn him away? But how can they make sure that the fox doesn't...
3) Shrek!
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English
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"Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!" --publisher's description
4) Brave Irene
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English
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Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
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Macmillan Audio
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2011
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English
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From the incomparable William Steig, creator of Shrek, comes an audio story that proves even a fox can be out-foxed by a clever mouse in Doctor De Soto, a Newbery Honor Book.
"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain.
Since he's
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The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year for 1973 and an ALA Notable Book, The Real Thief is the story of Gawain, a most honorable goose. Trustworthy and proud, Gawain is given the keys to the king's Royal Treasury and put in charge of security. When rubies begin to disappear and the world-famous Kalikak diamond vanishes, it looks as if someone is sacking the treasury.
Only the king and Gawain have the keys-and why would the king steal from...
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Del incomparable William Steig, creador de Shrek, llega una historia que demuestra que incluso un zorro puede ser superado por un ratón inteligente en Doctor De Soto.
"El doctor De Soto, el dentista, hizo muy buen trabajo". Con la ayuda de su hábil asistente, la señora De Soto, se enfrenta a los dolores de muelas de animales grandes y pequeños. Su experiencia es tan grande que sus afortunados pacientes nunca sienten ningún dolor.
Como es un...
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To mark the 100th birthday of William Steig and in anticipation of the next blockbuster movie Shrek the Third, Macmillan Audio presents The One and Only Shrek! the essential collection of Steig classics featuring everyone's favorite ogre, read by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci.
11) Amos & Boris
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English
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Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
12) Dominic
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English
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Dominic the dog sets out to see the world and finds many exciting adventures as well as great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang.
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion.
Caleb and Kate is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year and a 1978 National Book Award Finalist for Children's Literature.
14) Pete's a pizza
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English
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When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.
15) The toy brother
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English
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An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised little brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.
16) Tiffky Doofky
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English
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Madame Tarsal's prediction that garbage collector Tiffky Doofky will meet his true love before sunset is upset by a bad-tempered witch, whose spell takes Tiffky far from Popville and very close to sundown.
18) Spinky sulks
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English
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Convinced that the world is against him and that his family does not love him, Spinky spends his days sulking and nothing his family does to cheer him up seems to help.
19) The real thief
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English
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When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.