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Bringing Peg to Schools: My Visit to Henry Elementary

Peg has officially launched! Last week I visited Henry Elementary and read to seventeen classrooms before noon. Phew! It was so much fun.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Peg delighted kids of all ages. The Pre-K students loved her, and so did the fifth graders. Fitting in and figuring out who you are is one of those themes that resonates no matter how old you are.

It was a joy to share Pe

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	Who's Coming for Dinner, Little Hoo? 3.78 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merry Christmas, Little Hoo! (Volume 3) 4.17 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Mine 3.71 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who's There, Little Hoo? 3.99 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Agent Josephine's Colors 3.87 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Little Hoo Goes to the Beach 4.15 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

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