Puzzle 1 (Book Titles & Characters)

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Across
  1. 3. Sparkly fish ditches his bling to make friends — because nothing says “popular” like giving away your expensive accessories (2 words; title)
  2. 6. Tiny Paris rebel with big guts laughs off tigers, shrugs off surgeries, and gives her nun caretaker a daily heart attack (1 word; title/character)
  3. 8. A monkey with a need for Adderall has a talent for turning innocent questions into public safety hazards (2 words; title)
  4. 10. A bunny delays sleep by saying goodnight to literally everything in the room (2 words; title)
  5. 11. A bullied giraffe has legs like noodles and zero groove until a bug with a beat shows him that even the most awkward jungle giant can moonwalk, twirl, and tango… as long as no one’s watching (3 words; title)
  6. 13. When all the strong, shiny trains say “nah” to helping stranded toys, one tiny blue engine with zero qualifications and a can-do attitude huffs, puffs, and pep-talks her way up a mountain, proving that sheer stubbornness might just be a super power (4 words; title)
  7. 15. Emotionally intense picture book where a mom serenades her son through every life stage—even creepy break-ins during adulthood (3 words; title)
Down
  1. 1. Gluttonous bug stress-eats everything from fruit to junk food, gets a stomachache, takes a nap, and wakes up fabulous (3 words; title)
  2. 2. Gluttonous bear can’t say no to honey, causing chaos, naps, and the occasional existential crisis in the woods (2 words; character)
  3. 4. Devoted tree with no boundaries gives way too much to a selfish boy in this classic tale of unconditional love and extreme deforestation (3 words; title)
  4. 5. Chill bull prefers smelling flowers over bullfighting drama, proving you don’t need to charge to be a legend (1 word; character)
  5. 7. The first of a bevy of paranoid animals that insist they’re being watched by each other in a progressive game of I spy (1 word; character)
  6. 9. A semi-sentient toy escapes his department store shelf for or a nighttime quest to fix his fashion faux pas before someone notices he’s one wardrobe malfunction away from being in the clearance bin. (1 word; title)
  7. 12. Alphabet letters with no sense for maximum weight capacity host a party in a tree that ends in chaos (4 words; title)
  8. 14. Imaginative tot who discovers a passion for purple graffiti just before bedtime (1 word; character)