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For the final episode of this season, the Book Bugs answer some questions from listeners and talk about some of their favorite things about books.


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently, the thirty-six very short poems in this collection remind readers young and old that a few perfect words and pictures can make the world glow. Selected by acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko and gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, this anthology invites children to sample poems throughout the four seasons.


Published: March 11th 2014
Editor: Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf; here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends.


Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in school (in the hallway... in the teacher's lounge... in the bathroom)! This is power, Maybe even a superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming "El Deafo", Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it's just another way of feeling different... and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?


Published: September 2nd 2014
Author & Illustrator: Cece Bell
Colorist: David Lasky


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin girl wins the heart of a mysterious being who lives by the lake near her village.


The powerful Invisible Being is looking for a wife, and all the girls in the village vie for his affections. But only the girl who proves she can see him will be his bride. The two beautiful but spoiled daughters of a poor village man try their best to be chosen, but it is their Rough-Face-Girl sister, scarred on her face and arms from tending fires, who sees the Invisible Being in the wonder of the natural world.


Published: April 13th 1998
Author: Rafe Martin
Illustrator: David Shannon


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "Wishtree", people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "Wishtree" watches over the neighborhood.


Published: September 26, 2017
Author: Katherine Applegate
Illustrator: Charles Santoso


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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It's Christmas Eve and when Stevie decides that he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he's in for a big surprise! Santa, his elves, eight flying reindeer, and Harry W. Throckmorton the Dancing Holstein show Stevie that there's more to Christmas than he thinks. There are Gift Fulfillment Centers, a string of satellites, and a Spacetime Scruncher. But more importantly, Stevie discovers that Santa is more than just the latest technology.


Published: January 1st 2004
Author: James Solheim
Illustrator: Barry Gott


Music - "Twinkerbell" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/


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