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Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold

Product Description: Olympic dreams come true in this inspiring picture book from Michael Jordan’s mother, author of the New York Times bestselling Salt in His Shoes.Long before he became a professional All-Star basketball player, Michael Jordan had dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal—and with dedication and perseverance, that’s exactly what he did...read more

By Barry Root (illustrator)

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9781442412699 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 2012, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Olympic dreams come true in this inspiring picture book from Michael Jordan’s mother, author of the New York Times bestselling Salt in His Shoes.

Giant Peach Yodel!

Product Description: A great big tale about peach pickin' fun. Join Tall Papa Tom, Pretty Mama May, Little Buddy Earl, and the rest of the bunch as they head to the Peach Pickin' Festival. Little Buddy Earl yodels each time they pass a field, but what's the use of that? His yodel soon comes in handy when he turns a tiny peach into the largest in the land! Complete with a recipe for peach cobbler, this tale about teamwork proves that sometimes the smallest person can be the biggest help...read more

By Barry Root (illustrator)

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9781589809802, titled "Giant Peach Yodel" | Pelican Pub Co Inc, April 21, 2012, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A great big tale about peach pickin' fun.

Messenger, Messenger

Product Description: Messenger, messenger, keepin' the groove, Always, always, on the move. Morning's come around again, and Calvin Curbhopper, the messenger man, is on the go, zipping around from spot to spot, taking shortcuts through parking lots, steering through the midday blare of honking horns, his breath like a smokestack in the frosty air...read more

By Robert Burleigh and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780689821035 | 1 edition (Atheneum, May 1, 2000), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Calvin Curbhopper, a bicycle messenger, makes his way through the city in all kinds of conditions to make sure that his messages get delivered on time

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9781442453357 | Atheneum, December 20, 2011, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Messenger, messenger, keepin' the groove, Always, always, on the move.

Teammates

Product Description: Tiki Can’t Believe It when the ball is knocked out of his hand in the Cave Spring Viking’s last preseason game against their rival Knights. And when nobody wants to talk to him the next day at lunch, he feels even worse. So Ronde and Paco start “secret” practices with Tiki, and Coach shows him a special four point ball carry...read more

By Ronde Barber, Robert Burleigh (contributor) and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9781442412620 | Simon & Schuster, August 30, 2011, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Tiki Can’t Believe It when the ball is knocked out of his hand in the Cave Spring Viking’s last preseason game against their rival Knights.

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9781416924890 | Simon & Schuster, August 29, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: 'A story of teamwork and perseverance based on the childhood of National Football League stars and twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber'--Provided by publisher.

The Araboolies of Liberty Street

Product Description: The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different.

By Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780606084772 | Demco Media, September 1, 1995, cover price $12.25 | About this edition: The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different

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9781439585061, titled "Araboolies of Liberty Street" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different.

Christmas Farm

Product Description: When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how many grow to become Christmas trees...read more

By Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780152162900 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 1, 2008, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor.

The Birthday Tree

When Jack goes to sea, his parents watch as the tree planted at his birth reflects his fortunes and misfortunes.

By Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780763626044 | Candlewick Pr, March 30, 2008, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When Jack goes to sea, his parents watch as the tree planted at his birth reflects his fortunes and misfortunes.

The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup

The friendship between a curmudgeonly old man and his uppity old cat, both of whom like potato soup, is strained after he goes fishing without her and they both learn that even the most cantankerous love can inspire acts of heroic proportions. Reprint.

By Terry Farish and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780763632977 | Reprint edition (Candlewick Pr, June 12, 2007), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: The friendship between an old man and his cat, both of whom like potato soup, is strained after he goes fishing without her.

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9780763608347 | Candlewick Pr, May 1, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: The friendship between an old man and his cat, both of whom like potato soup, is strained after he goes fishing without her.

Banjo Granny

Baby Owen's grandmother learns that he is wiggly, jiggly, and all-around giggly for bluegrass music, so with her banjo, she travels by curious means to visit and play for him.

By Sarah Martin Busse, Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Barry Root (illustrator)

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Miscellaneous:

9780547528700 | Houghton Mifflin, November 13, 2006, cover price $16.00

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9780618336036 | Houghton Mifflin, November 13, 2006, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Baby Owen's grandmother learns that he is wiggly, jiggly, and all-around giggly for bluegrass music, so with her banjo, she travels by curious means to visit and play for him.

Game Day

Having gotten all the glory for his many great touchdowns during the season, Ronde becomes jealous of his best friend, teammate, and brother Tiki and it starts to affect their game, but soon Ronde gets his moment to shine and all his hard work is quickly recognized by all in this inspirational tale of two brothers who worked together to make their dream of reaching the NFL come true!

By Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber, Robert Burleigh and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9781416900931 | Simon & Schuster, August 30, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Having gotten all the glory for his touchdowns, Ronde becomes jealous of his best friend, teammate, and twin Tiki and it starts to affect their game, but soon Ronde gets his moment to shine in a story of two brothers who make it to the NFL.

By My Brother's Side

Provides the true story of two brothers who spent much of their childhood together, working hard, struggling for a better life through football, and then finding great success after both winning a spot on the same major NFL team during the same season. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

By Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber, Robert Burleigh and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780689865596 | Simon & Schuster, August 31, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Introduces twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, who worked hard to overcome obstacles and became National Football League stars, one as runningback for the New York Giants, the other as cornerback for the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Giant Steps

When a group of bored giants decides to pass the time with a game, their version of 'giant steps' takes them all around the world, through canyons and up mountains, as they use the entire planet as their own personal playground.

By Elizabeth Loredo and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780399234910 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 2004, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Five giants play a global game of tag, and while the first four run just as far as they can go, north, south, east, and west, the unlucky fifth giant has to count.

Gumbrella

When her brother comes home with a wounded mouse, Gumbrella is more than happy to assist and soon starts an animal hospital for every hurt animal in the community, but when all her patients get better and it is time for them to leave, Gumbrella finds it difficult to say good-bye.

By Barry Root

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9780399233470 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 2002, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Gumbrella loves nursing sick animals back to health, but she hates letting them go.

Central Park Serenade

By following in the footsteps of a father and his son spending a day in Central Park, all of the park's eclectic culture is captured beautifully, from toy-boat racing to baseball playing to bicycle riding.

By Laura Godwin and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780060258917 | Joanna Cotler Books, April 1, 2002, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the sights and sounds of New York's Central Park in summer.

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9780060258924 | Joanna Cotler Books, April 1, 2002, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the sights and sounds of New York's Central Park in summer.

Backyard Bedtime

Even the animals of the backyard--including robins, toads, and butterflies--have to go to bed at night, in a gentle bedtime tale with full-color illustrations.

By Susan Hill and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780694013173 | Board book edition (Harperfestival, May 1, 2001), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Sings a lullaby to all the plants and animals in the backyard--including carrots and birches, robins, toads, and butterflies--as they go to bed at night.

Saturday Night Jamboree

A young girl has fun whether she spends Saturday night with one of her inventive babysitters or with her parents when they stay home from their country dancing.

By Barry Root (illustrator) and Lee Wardlaw

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9780803721890 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 2000, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A young girl has fun whether she spends Saturday night with one of her inventive babysitters or with her parents when they stay home from their country dancing.

Cowboy Dreams

A little cowpoke is lulled to sleep by dreams of the sights and sounds of the Western landscape at night, in a lyrical celebration of the American prairie that includes warm, gentle illustrations.

By Kathi Appelt and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780060277635 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A little cowpoke is lulled to sleep by dreams of the sights and sounds of the Western landscape at night

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9780060277642 | Harpercollins, February 1, 1999, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A little cowpoke is lulled to sleep by dreams of the sights and sounds of the Western landscape at night

Nobody's Dog

When Nobody's Dog is left abandoned on River Road, he searches the neighborhood for the perfect family to adopt, but he is too small for the Fitz's, too noisy for the Applegate's, and too mischievous for Miss Pepper.

By Charlotte Towner Graeber and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780786801091 | Disney Pr, June 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: After he is abandoned on River Road, Nobody's Dog uses his persistence to find a home

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9780786820931 | Disney Pr, June 1, 1998, cover price $13.49 | About this edition: After he is abandoned on River Road, Nobody's Dog uses his persistence to find a home

The Giant Carrot

Wanting to help her family grow the carrot they have planted, Little Isabelle sings and dances to the carrot, which shows its appreciation by growing to an amazing height, in a Russian folktale that comes complete with a carrot pudding recipe.

By Jan Peck and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780803718234 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1998, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.

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9780803718241 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.

Someplace Else

When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs. Tillby sets out to find a different place to call home

By Barry Root (illustrator) and Carol P. Saul

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9780689815676 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, December 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs.

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9780671872830 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs.

9780689802737 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs.

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9780606130318 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, December 1, 1997), cover price $14.30 | About this edition: When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs.

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9780613059022 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.30 | About this edition: When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs.

Two Cool Cows

Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots

By Barry Root (illustrator) and Toby Speed

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9780698115996 | Reprint edition (Puffin, November 1, 1997), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots

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9780399226472 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots

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9780606128636 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, November 1, 1997), cover price $14.21 | About this edition: Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots

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9780613060882 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.25 | About this edition: Millie and Maude are two cool cows who fly to the moon and back in a night wearing the Huckabuck children's new black boots

Whoosh! Went the Wish

Tired of the hustle and bustle of urban life, a hip city fairy moves to a peaceful mountain community and sets out to grant Henry's wish for a cat, but her bumbling efforts have unexpected and hilarious results.

By Barry Root and Toby Speed

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9780399230004 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: All Henry wants is a cat, and when the mountain fairy finally grants his wish she grants a wish of her own at the same time

Grandpa Takes Me to the Moon

A child whose grandfather was an astronaut always asks Grandpa for a bedtime story in which the two of them blast off for the moon together

By Timothy R. Gaffney and Barry Root (illustrator)

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9780688139377 | Tambourine, August 1, 1996, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A child whose grandfather was an astronaut always asks Grandpa for a bedtime story in which the two of them blast off for the moon together

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9780688139384 | Tambourine, August 1, 1996, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: A child whose grandfather was an astronaut always asks Grandpa for a bedtime story in which the two of them blast off for the moon together

Pumpkins: A Story for a Field

A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers

By Mary Lyn Ray and Barry Root (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780152013585 | Sandpiper, August 15, 1996, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers

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9780152522520 | Gulliver Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers

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9780606117708 | Demco Media, August 1, 1996, cover price $13.70 | also contains Pumpkins: A Story for a Field | About this edition: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers

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9780613023375 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers

Old Devil Wind

On a dark and stormy night one object after another joins in making eerie noises in the old house

By Bill Martin and Barry Root (illustrator)

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Reinforced:

9780606116985 | Demco Media, August 1, 1996, cover price $15.83 | About this edition: On a dark and stormy night one object after another joins in making eerie noises in the old house

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9780613004299 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: On a dark and stormy night one object after another joins in making eerie noises in the old house

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