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1) Big and Bad
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In this variation on the classic tale of the three little pigs, two clever cats decide to rid their locale of a vicious wolf whose hunger threatens the entire planet, and enlist the help of assorted animals to build houses for the bait--three exquisitely pink pigs.
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two pterosaur brothers get in an argument over a fish, as usual, with other dinosaurs appearing and giving them new reasons to fight, until finally a Tyrannosaurus Rex shows up and they realize that being the best is not always the best thing.
5) Cowboy José
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A poor cowboy enters a rodeo to win a date from a pretty señorita, but afterwards wonders if he should spend his winnings on the girl, who is only interested in the money, or on his trusty horse, whose encouragement helped him win.
Author
Series
Betty Bunny books volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.
Author
Series
Mouse books (Judy Cox) volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On Thanksgiving Day while everyone naps, Mouse spots one pea, a perfect feast, but he cannot help adding all of the fixings--until Cat spots him.
10) Cats get famous
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Disguised as a trash bag, greedy cat-hater Lekvar Smirk kidnaps a trio of singing cats, Hal, Dora, and Geneva, and takes them to try out for the television show, Animal Idol.
14) Gold!
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Instead of making friends, seven-year-old Max Midas decides to make millions and spend it on what he loves best, gold, but one day things get lonely inside his shiny castle and Max finally learns that gold is not worth anything without friends and family by your side.
15) Pig the winner
Author
Series
Pig the pug volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, Pig is a greedy pug, who insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him--until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
16) The greedy goat
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A very greedy goat wreaks havoc in the barnyard in an entertaining cautionary tale from Petr Horácek. Goat is tired of always eating herbs and grass. She wants to try something new! So one day she embarks on a tasting spree, trying the dog's food, the pig's potato peels, and more, with the farmer's underpants topping off a massive meal. Pretty soon, everyone else around the farm starts to notice that certain things have gone missing - including a...
19) The flying bed
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A greedy baker buys his wife a magic bed that flies them to the master baker, where they are given special yeast that helps their bakery become, for a while, the most popular in Florence.
20) The gold leaf
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A gold leaf appears in the forest. As soon as the animals notice it, each wants it more than anything else in the world. But in their struggle for it, the leaf is destroyed. Heartbroken, the animals wonder: Will we ever again see such a leaf?
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