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	The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm by LeVar Burton, Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Courtenay Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 602 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs by Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Courtenay Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile Alexandre Steinlen by Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Courtenay Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 107 ratings — 2 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
	The Big Adventures of Tiny House by Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Courtenay Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 94 ratings — 2 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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	The Cancer Poetry Project 2: More Poems by Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them by Karin B. Miller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Janine Soucie Kelley (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Baci di Sole, Abbracci di Luna: Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs by Susan Schaefer Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Courtenay Fletcher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Nicola Sonosuono (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 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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