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Curtains Up Children's Non-Fiction Books
Kids make music!: clapping & tapping from Bach to rock by Avery Hart and Paul Mantell ; illustrated by Loretta Trezzo Braren
M is for melody: a music alphabet by written by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by Katherine Larson
Linnea in Monet's garden by text, Christina Bjork ; drawings, Lena Anderson
The twelve dancing princesses by a fairy tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell ; illustrated by Dorothée Duntze
Cool painting: the art of creativity for kids by Anders Hanson
Painting by Jane Bower
Great Sci-Fi for Teens
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Program by Suzanne Young
Pulse by Patrick Carman
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Curtains Up Children's DVDs
Caillou [videodisc]: Caillou the creative by Cinar Productions
Dora the explorer [videodisc]: Dance to the rescue by directed by Ray Pointer ; written by Eric Weiner
Angelina Ballerina. Love to dance [videodisc]
The Wiggles [videodisc]: You make me feel like dancing: Learn to move to the music! by The Wiggles Touring Pty. Limited
Arthur's music jamboree [videodisc] by produced by Cassandra Schafhausen ; written by Peter K. Hirsch ; directed by Greg Bailey
Dance to the music [videodisc]
Doodlebops. Let's rock! [videodisc]
Yo gabba gabba. Music makes me move! [videodisc] by Nickelodeon
Curtains Up Children's Music CDs
Bounce & boogie [sound recording] by Greg & Steve
Dancin' tunes [sound recording]
Disney's dance along [sound recording]
Greatest dance hits [sound recording] by Sugar Beats
Jumpin' & jammin' [sound recording] by Greg & Steve
Kids' dance party [sound recording]
Kidz Bop dance party! [sound recording]
Let's dance! [sound recording] by Sharon, Lois & Bram
Mickey's dance party [sound recording]
You make me feel like dancing by the Wiggles
Curtains Up Teen Books
Take a bow by Elizabeth Eulberg
Time to shine by Nikki Carter
The girl who became a Beatle by Greg Taylor
Nick & Norah's infinite playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Audrey, wait! by Robin Benway
Marie, dancing by Carolyn Meyer
House of Dance by Beth Kephart
Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer
Book About Animals for Children
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Picture Books
My farm friends by Wendell Minor
Chicken, chicken, duck! by Nadia Krilanovich
Gilbert Goldfish wants a pet by Kelly DiPucchio; illustrated by Bob Shea
Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley
Animals home alone by Loes Riphagen
Dear Tabby by Carolyn Crimi; illustrated by David Roberts
Mini racer by Kristin Dempsey; illustrations by Bridget Strevens
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Teen Fiction About Cats and Dogs
My boyfriends' dogs by Dandi Daley Mackall
The dust of 100 dogs by A.S. King
Inubaka: crazy for dogs. Vol. 1 by Yukiya Sakuragi
Ashes, ashes by Jo Treggiari
Black Cat. Vol. 1. The man called Black Cat by story & art by Kentaro Yabuki
Wisdom's Kiss: a thrilling and romantic adventure, incorporating magic, villany, and a cat by written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
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Unusual Pets
Pot-bellied pigs: a complete and up-to-date guide by Dennis Kelsey-Wood
The chinchilla handbook: filled with full-color photographs by Sharon L. Vanderlip; illustrations by Michele Earle-Bridges
Cockatiels: everything about purchase, care, behavior, and health by Thomas Haupt and Julie Rach Mancini; illustrations by György Jankovics; [translated from the German by Rita Kimber]
Giant lizards: the definitive guide to the natural history, care, and breeding of monitors, iguanas, and other large lizards by Robert George Sprackland
Newts and salamanders: everything about selection, care, nutrition, diseases, breeding, and behavior by Frank Indiviglio
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Dog Memoirs
Memoirs About Dogs — Some of these titles may also be available as books on CD or e-books and a few have been made into DVDs:
A dog for all seasons: a memoir by Patti Sherlock
Dog house: a love story by Carol Prisant
Drinking with Miss Dutchie: a memoir by Ed Breslin
Fixing Freddie: a true story about a boy, a mom, and a very, very bad beagle by Paula Munier
It's okay to miss the bed on the first jump: and other life lessons I learned from dogs by John O'Hurley
Izzy and Lenore: two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me by Jon Katz
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Fiction Books About Cats
File M for murder by Miranda James
Cats can't shoot: a Pru Marlowe pet noir by Clea Simon
Grey expectations by Clea Simon
No cooperation from the cat: a mystery by Marian Babson
The cat, the wife and the weapon: a cats in trouble mystery by Leann Sweeney
The big cat nap: the 20th anniversary Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
Cat telling tales by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
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