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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 — 601 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 — 213 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) 4.29 avg rating — 106 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 — 95 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) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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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