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Billy's Bucket
Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 262 Ratings and 75 Reviews

Book Description
A fantastical birthday story reminds us never to underestimate the power of an empty bucket - or a child's imagination!

Billy's birthday is coming, and there's only one thing he wants. It's not a computer game, or new sneakers, or a shiny new bike - it's a bucket, and just one special bucket will do. Billy knows it when he sees it, and sure enough, when he fills it with water, he di... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages32
ISBN-100763621277
ISBN-13978-0763621278
Publication Date05/12/2003
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About Kes Gray (Author) : Kes Gray is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Kes Gray include Nelly the Monster Sitter, Daisy and the Trouble with Life, 006 and a Bit (Da... more
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About Garry Parsons (Illustrator) : Garry Parsons is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Garry Parsons include Daisy and the Trouble with Life, Stuck in the Mud.
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6/20/2011 Garry Parsons tagged as: I illustrated

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8/17/2008 Heather Ayris Burnell said:
This one is a favorite. Billy insists on having a bucket for his birthday, is able to find the perfect bucket at Bucket's 'R Us, and the one he picks holds an ocean as soon as he fills it up with water. His parents, of course, don't believe him. With humor and imagination from start to finish, great... more

tags: I recommend

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