Phil's Big Day

Phil's Big DayBy: Liza Woodruff Everyone is excited for Punxsutawney Phils big day. . . except for him. Its the night before Groundhog Day, and Phil cant sleep. His familys voices fill his head: Its a family tradition! Youll make us so proud! Were all counting on you, you, you! Making pancakes usually sets Phils mind at ease, but before he can finish making this batch his little sister, Marla, joins him in the kitchen. She cant wait for his big day and insists on

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and a sweet visit home make for a very memorable semester

From colossal whales to microscopic plankton

Nora—finds himself falling back into old habits and making a few polite inquiries

with magic at every stop

or to let go of stories like: I don’t deserve this

and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time

They lead the lives of the impoverished

the Columbia River Gorge

and reaching out to commiserate with their own plush version of Max the dog

they will love this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Samantha Meredith

and a renegade animal activist wants Teddy and Summer to help prove it