Zinnia and Dot by Lisa Campbell Ernst
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By Suzanne Kaplan
Two bickering hens named Zinnia and Dot are constantly trying to outdo each other. Will they learn to put their differences aside and quit arguing in time to protect something valuable to both of them?
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