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Tired of Waiting
By Dana Meachen Rau and Brad Fitzpatrick
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A child thinks of ways to have fun while waiting for the bus, at the doctor's office, and at other boring times during the day.
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Dana Meachen Rau
Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children’s books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.
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