When Mr. Portly finds a kitten, he and his wife raise her like a child, but unlike a typical child, Minifred the kitten does not like to follow rules at home or at school.

3) I am Pan

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Description

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"A picture book about the Greek god of the wild, shepherds, music, hunting and misrule, Pan."--

4) Moose, Goose, and Mouse

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

Language

English

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Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined

Description

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"Moose, Goose, and Mouse ride a loose caboose on their way to finding a new house"--

5) Dear hot dog: poems about everyday stuff

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

Description

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Collects poems celebrating everyday activities, including drifting off to sleep, lying in the warm sun, and eating spaghetti for dinner.

6) A book

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

Roaring Brook

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

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"Once in a book by Mordecai Gerstein ... there lived a family of characters." This is the tale of one little girl's search for her own story.

7) Arnold of the Ducks

Author

Gerstein, Mordicai

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[1983]

Language

English

Description

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Mistaken for a fish by a nearsighted pelican and deposited with a family of ducks, young Arnold learns to swim, fly, and eat like a duck until his curiosity finally leads him back to his human family.