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Jalopy

by Stephen Cosgrove, Unknown · 1990

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A burro decides to leave his desert home for the lush grasslands of Tummy Bay but, once there, finds that it is not as wonderful as he thought it would be.

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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thishorseshorsesMore like thisLess of this
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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
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childrenspicture books

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