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Shark vs. Train
By Chris Barton
A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.

I'm a Shark
By Bob Shea
A boastful shark is not afraid of anything, which impresses his underwater friends until they ask about spiders.

Clark the Shark 
By Bruce Hale
Clark finds everything about school fun and exciting, but his enthusiasm causes problems until he begins inventing rhymes to remind himself to stay cool at school.

Flip & Fin: We Rule the School
By Timothy Gill
Flip, a sandshark, practices all week for Joke Day at school, but when the time comes and he faces a big crowd, Flip freezes until his twin brother, Fin, comes to the rescue.

The Shark King
By R. Kikuo Johnson
In graphic novel format, retells the Hawaiian story of Nanaue, born of human mother and shark father, who struggles to find his place in a village of humans.

The Ghastly McNastys: Raiders of the Lost Shark
By Lyn Gardner
Gruesome and Grisly McNasty are hot on the trail of the legendary treasure of Capt. Syd. Fortunately, heroic best friends Tat and Hetty catch wind (no pun intended) of the nefarious plan and rush to foil it.

Gilbert the Hero
By Jane Clarke
Gilbert, a little great white shark, is frustrated that his baby brother, Finn, is too small to play any shark games, but when a killer whale threatens Finn, Gilbert discovers being small has its advantages.
 
Nugget & Fang : friends Forever--or Snack Time?
By Tammi Sauer
Everyone knows that minnows and sharks can't be friends! Can Nugget and Fang be different?

Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure
By Viviane Schwarz
Follows the humorous attempts of Shark and Lobster to conquer their fear of tigers.

Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug
By Lynn Rowe Reed
Charlie the shark wants nothing more than a hug, and Olivia Octopus desperately wants a kiss, but none of the people on the beach are interested.

Higgins Hole
By Kevin Boreen
The sea creatures of Higgins Hole, led by Petronius the seahorse and Lutus the lobster, defend their ocean home from a pack of three geat white sharks, led by the infamous Tacitus.

Hooey Higgins and the Shark
By Steve Voake
Hooey Higgins and his best friend Twig plan to capture a shark and charge people to see it in order to raise money to buy a large chocolate egg in Mr. Danson's store window and end up finding something amazing.

Shark in the Library
By Cari Meister
Noah is thrilled when the week's library theme is sea creatures. But when Noah can't find the stuffed shark, he is disappointed. Noah knows there is a shark somewhere in the library, and he is going to find it.

Deep-sea Disaster
By Davy Ocean
Harry the hammerhead shark wishes he could be any other type of shark, but when a class trip to a famous shipwreck almost ends in disaster, Harry realizes the importance of being exactly who he is.

The Shivery Shark
By Cari Meister
Marco the shark is scared to go to the dentist, but his tooth will not stop hurting.
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