Books like The runaway soup and other stories by Michaela Muntean
In these three stories, Grover prepares a pot of runaway soup, Ernie's lost hat becomes a bird's nest, and Little Bird relates the advantages of being small.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Michaela Muntean
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