{"title":"CMCC Free Reads","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"blueberry-pie-elf","title":"Blueberry Pie Elf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eBack in print soon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eOne day the people who live with Elmer, who was a little elf, baked a blueberry pie. The minute Elmer had a chance he jumped right into that rich, melting pie and ate till his elfin stomach bulged. It was delicious, and Elmer wanted another one right away. But nobody can see an elf, or hear an elf, or feel an elf, so none of his people knew he was trying to tell them something. Then, when Elmer was unhappily sampling cherry pie, he had an inspiration! But, dear reader, we can’t give the ending away. Let’s just say that Elmer’s ingenious solution satisfied his craving for blueberry pie and, being a polite elf, he thanked his people. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/elmer-website_240x240.jpg?v=1612753268\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eElmer has been the most appealing and industrious elf around for more than fifty years, and he’ll continue to delight children for generations to come. Seymour Fleishman’s charming illustrations transform our familiar household world into the tiny world of elves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e“This is one of my 5 year-old twins’ favorite books in the whole wide world: \u003cem\u003eThe Blueberry Pie Elf\u003c\/em\u003e. I think we could read it every day and it still wouldn’t be enough to satisfy him.”  \u003cbr\u003e—Sarah MacKenzie, Read-Aloud Revival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e“Originally published in 1961, this winsome picture book has a certain innocence not often found in picture books of today.”   \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ca style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plumfieldandpaideia.com\/the-blueberry-pie-elf\/\"\u003ePlumfield and Paideia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e“\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Blueberry Pie Elf\u003c\/em\u003e has all the charm of a storybook from the 1940s and the illustrations (by frequent collaborator Seymour Fleishman) share that simplicity. 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Read why \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/collections\/worldwide-books\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/products\/henry-explores-the-jungle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Explores the Jungle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Taylor \u0026 Graham Booth","offers":[{"title":"Worldwide paperback*","offer_id":46359130210518,"sku":"9798888180488","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/henry-mountains-web-cover.jpg?v=1701195931"},{"product_id":"mr-pines-mixed-up-signs","title":"Mr. Pine's Mixed-Up Signs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDetail\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eMr. Pine made signs.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eHe made signs that said STOP.  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/3739\/9717\/files\/mus-website_240x240.jpg?v=1612803759\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e He made signs that said GO.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e He made signs that said FAST.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e And signs that said SLOW.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eWhen the signs in Little Town were old, the mayor said, “we need all new signs.” Mr. Pine painted all new signs in one week. “I will put them up,” he said. But he could not find his glasses. He put the signs up anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eThe signs were all MIXED-UP! Little Town was all mixed-up! Where were Mr. Pine’s glasses? Who had his glasses? How did he solve the problem of all those mixed-up signs?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMr. Pines Mixed-up Signs, \u003c\/em\u003ethe adventures of our beloved, intrepid sign painter Mr. Pine was first published in 1961.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eReason #185 of 240 Reasons to Celebrate America! 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