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Gr. 5-8. This volume combines three Wilder travel diaries: On the Way Home, recounting the 1894 trip from South Dakota to Missouri, with husband Almanzo and daughter Rose; West from Home, featuring letters written by Laura to Almanzo during her 1915 solo visit to Rose in San Francisco; and The Road Back, highlighting L...
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A thrilling story about friendship, loyalty, and revengeWhen he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. Nine moons later he becomes the hunter when he vows to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. Racked by guilt and grief, he follows the killer into the Deep Forest, where the World Spirit stalks the hidden ...
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Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mel Torm (1925-99) published more than 250 songs in his lifetime, mostly in collaboration with cowriter and friend Robert Wells (1922-98). Together at the piano and within forty-five minutes, they wrote the music and lyrics to one of the most beloved Christmas songs ever,...
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Her cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra truly is an eater of souls.Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra, the Eagle Owl Mage, holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn f...
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Katherine Hannigan studied mathematics, painting, and studio art and has worked as the education coordinator for a Head Start program and, most recently, as an assistant professor of art and design. She is the author of True (. . . Sort Of), Emmaline and the Bunny, and the national bestseller Ida B . . . and Her Plans ...
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A longtime resident of Washington State, Betty MacDonald (1908-1958) authored four humorous, autobiographical bestsellers and several children's books, including the popular Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books.; Title: Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (HarperCollins))
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K-Gr 1Feeling too small to be of any use, Li'l Rabbit leaves the house to find something special for his sick grandmother during Karamu, a Kwanzaa feast. Each animal he encounters (Momma Oriole, Groundhog, frogs, etc.) has been on the receiving end of Granna Rabbit's generosity in the past and wants to help in some way...
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Grade 5-9 - Set 6000 years ago, this fast-paced adventure delves into a world of spirits and mysticism not often seen in children's literature. Torak, 12, witnesses his father's brutal attack by a giant, demon-possessed bear and promises to find his way to the Mountain of the World Spirit. Before dying, his father inst...
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PreSchool-K—Engelbreit brings her trademark sunny style to this collection of 12 tales and successfully walks the line between adapting the stories for a preschool audience and watering them down. The world that these characters inhabit vibrates with bright colors, friendly animals, and buildings and woods of the...
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PreSchool-K—Little Olu has set up some of his toys in readiness for "the big race," but his father ends the child's fun by announcing that it's time for bed. Evading monsters, eating all the pizza he can hold, riding on a big blue whale, and traveling in a rocket ship through outer space reveal that the child's i...
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“Paver incorporates vivid descriptions [and] details that enrich her complex tale without impeding its quick pace.” (Kirkus Reviews)“Infused with an inexorable sense of menace.” (Booklist)“Will whet readers’ appetites for the sequel.” (KLIATT)“Torak’s bravery agains...
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1 Jack invites his mother on a picnic, but the outing appears doomed from the start. The boy's first choice for the lunch in Prospect Park is a boat, but something frightens a flock of ducks, which in turn startles Mama and Jack, causing them both to fall in the lake. A picnic on the gra...
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Inspired by the Salzberg Marionette Theatre, Stanley (Joan of Arc) frames this engaging and well-paced biography of Mozart as a three-act puppet play. Sprinklings of dialogue and witty anecdotes—such as the prank Mozart plays on a singer mid-performance—flesh out the life of this wunderkind (What a strange ...
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One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way, and Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to.Felicia Bond is both writer and illustrator of Tumble Bumble, The Day It Rained Hearts, the Poinsettia books, and many others. She painted the art for numerous other a...
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A thrilling story of friendship, survival, and the need to belong.For two moons Torak has hidden a terrible secret—and now it is revealed. He bears the mark of the Soul-Eater, and must pay the price. Cast out from the clans, he is alone and on the run: cut off from his best friend, Renn, and his beloved pack-brot...
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“Compelling from first page to last.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“Packs enough danger and action to hold any young readers’ attention.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))“Readers will be on the edge of their seats time and again, and definitely eager for the adventures to come.&...
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Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors—one for Olive’s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller—and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her...
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“The rich scene-setting and believable, appealing heroine will satisfy Rinaldi’s many fans” (Booklist (starred review))“Fascinating...compelling and engaging.” (Detroit Free Press)“Rinaldi knows how to tell a good story...entertaining.” (KLIATT)“Believably depicted...Rina...
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Starred Review. Grade 6 Up–In a world in which elegance, beauty, and singing ability are revered, Aza is bulky, awkward, and homely. Her saving grace is that she can sing and has a gift of voice manipulation that she calls illusing. Through a chance meeting at her familys inn, a duchess invites Aza to act as her ...
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“Written with charm and humor, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice, and generosity.” (London Sunday Times)“A joy for readers of all ages.” (Kirkus Reviews)“Stunningly original…the concept is immediately booktalkable and the telling is riveting; a...
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Henry Huggins feels that nothing very interesting ever happens to him. But from the moment a stray dog in the drugstore begs for a taste of his ice-cream cone and downs it in one gulp, everything is different. Henry names the dog Ribsy and decides to keep him. Before Henry even reaches home with Ribsy he spends all of ...
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“Truly a masterpeice.” (School Library Journal (starred review))“Boyce’s signature daffiness plays hilarity and pathos off each other with not one wrong note.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“This sophomore effort from the author of the witty and wonderful Millions is equally charm...
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Grade 1–2—Chickens and sheep collide in a tangle of wool and feathers and pull readers into an outlandishly hilarious romp as two unconventional cows prepare a surprise for the farmer's birthday. Minnie is giving the farmer her last cream puff (left, so he can't miss it, in his slipper). Moo decides to knit...
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PreSchool-Grade 2–Micklethwait's contributions to the literature of art appreciation for children are many; here she uses the "I Spy" format to encourage youngsters to seek out particular shapes in reproductions of paintings. The 19th- and 20th-century works are mostly European and American in origin. Georgia O'K...
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PreSchool-Grade 3 Free-verse poems about 14 individual dogs sprawl across oversize spreads accompanied by large oil illustrations. The poems and paintings together delightfully capture each distinct personality in few words and with broad strokes of the brush. The fonts change often and reflect the poet's words rising ...
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Denys Cazet is the author and illustrator of more than 25 picture books for children, including Never Spit On Your Shoes, winner of the California Young Readers Medal.The books about Minnie and Moo are his first for beginning readers. He was inspired to tell stories about the silly cow best-friends when he passed a her...
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Grade 4-6–After her parents' divorce, Willa and her mother move into a run-down trailer in the country, near Willa's Uncle Andrew. The 10-year-old keeps her mind off her dad's absence by helping out at her elderly neighbor Hazel's while her mom is at work, but whenever she goes near the woods, she is plagued by s...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-This easy reader opens with a glossary of Spanish words. Each of the three stories centers on the relationship between two Puerto Rican tree frogs as they celebrate Carnival. In the first, Rafi casually assures Rosi that she could be chosen Queen of Carnival, and she is crushed when she is told tha...
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Cushmans illustrations are delightfully silly and spirited; his hilarious plot will please youngsters who often claim that they want horror but are relieved to find humor instead. (School Library Journal)Shivery delights await emergent readers in this not-too-creepy caper. (Kirkus Reviews)Doug Cushman is the creator of...
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In Echo Falls, secrets buried in the past don't always stay there.An idyllic day of snowshoeing on Grampy's land with Joey Strade turns out to be less than idyllic when thirteen-year-old super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill stumbles upon a body lying in the snow. This discovery sends the town of Echo Falls into a tailspin in...
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PreSchool-Grade 2Palatini and Bowers have a winner in this hilarious story about an awkward subject. Gorgonzola the dinosaur isn't mean, he isn't scary, and he isn't fierce. But boy does he stink! He smells so "doggone awful" that no one can stand to be around him. The poor guy doesn't even realize his offense until a ...
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Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Com...
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Starred Review. As author Gaiman demonstrated on his recording of his first children's novel, Coraline, he's more than up to the task of reading his work with great style. Here, again, he performs as a consummate storyteller, reading four stories, two of which have been published as picture books. Gaiman has a slow, su...
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Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.; Title: The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
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Grade 6-9An avid reader of Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid Levin-Hill, 13, is also a fleet-footed soccer player with a knack for stage actingskills that come in handy when she finds herself caught in a police investigation following the murder of an eccentric woman. The deceased was associated with the Prescott Players, a loca...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2Dirk Bones, skeletal investigative reporter for The Ghostly Tombs, is interviewing author Edgar Bleek (a blue-skinned Frankenstein look-alike) when it is discovered that the only copy of his unreleased new book is missing. Bones and Bleek search everywhere but turn up only an unusual spotted leaf. B...
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Grade 5-8-Ingrid Levin-Hill, the eighth-grade Sherlock Holmes lover introduced in Down the Rabbit Hole (HarperCollins, 2005), is back for another adventure. She quotes her hero quite often as she tries to sort out details that she observes around her. In trying to figure out why her brother is so moody, why her dad is ...
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Mia Hamm, American soccer champion and bestselling author of Go for the Goal, tells a truelifeinspired story of learning that winning and losing aren't as important as being part of a team.More than anyone, soccer superstar Mia Hamm knows the value of teamwork and perseverance. She shares this lesson, paired with energ...
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Grade 4 UpThere's a celebrity chef in this cookbook, and, judging by the frequent use of heavy cream, whole milk, butter, sugar, and cream cheese, he is apparently unaware of the childhood-obesity crisis. Each spread combines simple color illustrations of food with photos of corresponding international locales and Food...
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This fast-moving tale by an author known for exciting survival stories...is full of sports action...intriguing. (KLIATT)Hobbs is in great form here...mysterious and compelling-the pace moves along swiftly...powerful. (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))Offering something to tantalize nearly every boyish taste, this title ...
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Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of nineteen novels, including Far North, Crossing the Wire, and Take Me to the River.Never Say Die began with the author's eleven-day raft trip in 2003 down the Firth River on the north slope of Canada's Yukon Territory. Ever since, Will has been closely following what scientists ...
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Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybb...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3—Lighthearted verses provide a sense of wonder and joy with such age-old topics as backpacks, lunch bags, and erasers. Poets include Alice Schertle, J. Patrick Lewis, and David L. Harrison. Yoshikawa's bright cartoons are ebullient. Bruce Lansky's No More Homework! No More Tests! (Meadowbrook,...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-When her teacher, Mr. Slinger, announces that he is going to marry Ms. Shotwell, the school nurse, the indomitable Lilly takes her role as flower girl at their wedding for granted. Of course, he hasn't asked her-yet-but the young mouse commences practicing her very slow walk, eyebrows raised, hands...
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A marvelous counting/concept adventure. A wonderful read-aloud. Its a definite 10. (School Library Journal (starred review))A surprise for the youngest child from Eric Carle!Get swept away on a high seas voyage of discovery with 10 little rubber ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, and learn about numbers, di...
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[A] jolly rhyming celebration...This warmhearted, holiday alphabet book is an attractive and worthy selection. (School Library Journal)Engelbreits many fans will enjoy her cozy interpretation of a traditional Christmas season with all the trimmings. (Kirkus Reviews)Mary Engelbreit grew up studying the illustrations in ...
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Skillfully retold with just a few lines of text per page...an excellent introduction to the ballet for younger children. (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))Jeffers lush watercolors...will wholly satisfy families...this treatment will earn curtain calls galore. (ALA Booklist)Energetic and child-friendly...Jefferss soft wa...
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Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Com...
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Grade 46In this sequel to Thora: A Half-Mermaid Tale (HarperCollins, 2005), readers rejoin the intrepid 10-year-old who is half-mermaid, half-human (which means she sports a pair of legs, a penchant for swimming, and a blowhole). She, her mermaid mother, and their companion, Mr. Walters, are visiting London in their ho...
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Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters!I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readers encouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer a full spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child's reading develo...
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Deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations by an exceptional collection of writers and illustrators.Nadia Aguiar, M.T. Anderson, Katherine Applegate, Margaret Atwood, Avi, Holly Black, Pseudonymous Bosch, Libba Bray, Lisa Brown, Michael Connelly, Mark Crilley, Joseph Delaney, Dan Ehrenhaft, Carso...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3Palatini and Cole follow up their hilarious Bad Boys (HarperCollins, 2003) with another pun-filled adventure replete with tomfoolery, fairy-tale references, and attempted cookie thievery. Willy and Wally are still Bad. Bad. Really, really bad. When a baker's little treat hops off the cookie sheet an...
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PreSThis 1938 collaboration will please todays children. Opposite pairs are presented in rhythmic text, with font sizes that grow larger and smaller: Once upon a time/there was a great big bumble bug/and a tiny little bumble bug/And there was a great big butterfly/and a little tiny butterfly. Delightful scenes include ...
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Gr. 4-6. Half girl and half mermaid, 10-year-old Thora moves to the odd little seaside town of Grimli in order to fulfill her destiny as revealed by a fortune-teller. With a buoyant attitude and a loving heart, she quickly befriends and helps many of the town's inhabitants, though her goodwill does not extend to all. T...
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Something weird is going on!Music class is awesome! The teacher, Mr. Hynde, raps, break-dances, and plays bongo drums on the principal's bald head. But he goes too far when he tries to make A.J. kiss Andrea in the school play. Yuck! Will A.J. survive?Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Fil...
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Turbocharged with fun for both new and capable readers. It will dazzle reluctant readers and disappear right off the shelves. (Booklist (starred review))Theres strong appeal here for the youngest comic-book fans, with many doses of humor along the way. (School Library Journal (starred review))Engaging alphabet book who...
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A wild romp with a fast-paced and satisfying conclusion. (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))Magic, mystery and snortingly funny slapstick. (Publishers Weekly)Hilariously droll and totally heartfelt at the same time. Witty, satisfying, a must for all Jones fans. (School Library Journal)In a career spanning four decades, a...
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Grade 4-6Two border collie puppies adopted by a Maine farm couple try to decipher what Mister and Missus really want and how to fulfill their role as faithful and useful companions. The pups are polar opposites. Angus is an alpha male with an abundance of self-confidence. Sadie is submissive, introspective, and dominat...
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Erin Hunter is inspired by a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is also the author of the bestselling Warriors and Seekers series.; Title: Midnight (Warriors: The New Pr...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2Willy and Wally Wolf, hungry for a finger-lickin' chicken dinner, disguise themselves as chickens and pose as domestic workers for hire. Dubbing themselves the "Handy-Dandy Lupino Brothers," they hatch a plan to clean out the coop. Mother hen is delighted by the brothers' offer, but admonishes that ...
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Something weird is going on!Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, is a knockoutand A.J. has a crush on her! But are her charms just a cover for her secret identity as an international spy? Will A.J.'s love for Mrs. Cooney win out over his love for the good old USA?Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gen...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3In a village high in the hills of Thailand, the people make umbrellas decorated with flowers and butterflies. Finally allowed to paint one, young Noot quickly demonstrates her talent to copy her mother's example, but when she's left on her own, she fills her umbrellas with fanciful elephants having ...
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Erin Hunter is inspired by a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is also the author of the bestselling Warriors and Seekers series.; Title: Moonrise (Warriors: The New Pr...
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Something weird is going on!Miss Small, the gym teacher, is teaching A.J., Andrea, and the gang to juggle scarves, balance feathers, and do the Chicken Dance! Is this any way to stay in shape? Whatever happened to dodgeball?Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Car...
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Can there ever be too many Molly Moons? (Publishers Weekly)Georgia Byng grew up outside Winchester, in England, near the river Itchen, with three naughty brothers and a sister. Her dad was nature loving and her mum was very encouraging and warm. The nearby country lane with its many cottages was somewhere Georgia first...
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David McKee grew up in Devon, England. Later, while a student at Plymouth Art College, he began selling his cartoon drawings to newspapers. Since 1964 he has published a number of successful books for children, including the King Rollo stories, which he helped animate for British television. His first book for Lothrop ...
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Georgia Byng grew up by the river Itchen in Hampshire, England, in a large family. She started writing as a child, interviewing people who lived in the local village.As an adult, Georgia wrote comic strips and eventually turned to writing books without pictures. She lives with the artist Marc Quinn and her children Tig...
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*Starred Review* Max loves his job as the cooks dog and the kings taster, making sure the food isnt poisoned. He enthuses, My names Max and I eat like a king. However, when the new king (a young boy) refuses to eat the food, Max and the cook go in search of kitchens in Paris, Italy, and Mexico for tasty new recipes, bu...
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Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.; Title: Scranimals
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Sweet story. (Kirkus Reviews); Title: Bud and Gabby
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In the launch title of the Otto Undercover series, Perlman's mostly feeble stabs at humor will likely elicit fewer laughs than her deftly delivered comedic performances as an actress. In the driver's seat is Otto Pillip, who has built his own racecar, the fastest on the planet, which, given his penchant for palindromes...
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Grade 4-7The final volume of the series hits the ground running as Miles Wednesday is robbed of the rare and powerful Tiger's Egg by the Great Cortado and his buffoonish sidekick. Accompanied by his friend Little and the blind explorer Baltinglass of Araby, Miles races the villains to the home of Nura, his mother's twi...
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Fast-paced wackiness told with humor, often black, that will have young readers giggling even as they cheer. (School Library Journal)Intriguing, offbeat fantasy. Readers will look forward to the upcoming sequel. (ALA Booklist)A most engaging read. (Bookseller (London))No need to compare to Harry Potter; with The Wall a...
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Anne Davis is an artist and animal lover who lives in Vermont with the real Cookie, Gabby, and Bud. She wrote and illustrated the picture book Bud and Gabby and is the founder of Anne Made Inc., a greeting card company featuring her many dog and cat friends.; Title: No Dogs Allowed!
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She longed for adventure.So she left her home and ventured out into the wide world.The pleasures and perils she met proved plentiful: marauding pirates on the majestic seas, a ferocious lion under the bright lights of the big top, a mysterious stranger in an exotic and bustling bazaar.Yet in the face of such daunting d...
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Fun [and] fast-paced. (Chicago Tribune)A fun and fast fantasy rideRuby has produced a witty, quick read thats sure to be a hit. (School Library Journal)Grand amusement for the hip and clever. (Kirkus Reviews)A wonderful story about how being different can be infinitely preferable to being ordinarily beautiful. (KLIATT)...
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It seems astonishing to chart new territory in todays world of fantasy and adventure, but Berkeley has done just that. (Julie Andrews Edwards)Filled with captivating and ingenious descriptive passages. (School Library Journal)Berkeley weaves painterly details into his depiction of this nightshaded world but also inject...
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"Though War is Old / It has not / Become wise," Walker writes inthis spare, eloquent poem. Naive-stylepaintings in neon-bright colors celebrateforest diversityandurban communitiesacross the globe. Then each community, in turn, is destroyed by war, its glowing warmthdisappearing beneath clouds of smoke and ash. On the f...
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"Berkeleys writing is full of color, music, and a large supporting cast of vivid, eccentric characters. Fantasy afficionados looking for adventure will find plenty to love here." -- School Library Journal"Fantasy readers will relish the imaginative characters. This novel is engaging from beginning to end." -- Voice of ...
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Lemony Snicket had an unusual education which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.; Title: The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Whi...
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Grade 5-8–In 1991, 17-year-old Tanya is encouraged by Vera, another member of the Kirov Ballet Corps, to defect with her when the company goes on tour to Paris. The teens come from very different backgrounds. Veras family is rich because of her fathers black-market dealings, while Tanyas family has sacrificed a l...
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You couldn’t really tell about Mama’s brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she spoke. She had a high voice, like a little girl’s, and she only knew twenty-three words. I know this for a fact, because we kept a list of the things Mama said tacked to the inside of the kitchen ca...
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Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Since then, more than 370 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 300 million co...
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Lemony Snicket was born before you were, and is likely to die before you as well. His family has roots in a part of the country which is now underwater, and his childhood was spent in the relative splendor of the Snicket Villa which has since become a factory, a fortress and a pharmacy and is now, alas, someone else's ...
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This circuitous tale from the creators of It's Hard to Be Five opens with a series of questions: "Is there really/ a human race?/ Is it going on now all over the place?/ When did it start?/ Who said, 'Ready, Set, Go'?/ Did it start on my birthday?/ I really must know." Cornell quickly livens up the proceedings, however...
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PreS Up–Watson presents a modern, hip, and playful version of the classic poem with Santa cruising in a rocket-ship-style sleigh into an ordinary American '50s town, dressed like a biplane aviator. Multicultural elves, including one with dreadlocks and carrying a boom box and another in an Asian jacket carrying a...
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Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Com...
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Sarah Weeks is a critically acclaimed and award-winning novelist and picture-book writer. Her books include Jumping the Scratch; So B. It; I'm a Pig, illustrated by Holly Berry; Without You and Follow the Moon, illustrated by Suzanne Duranceau; and the I Can Read books Pip Squeak and Baa-Choo! illustrated by Jane Manni...
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“A small gem.” (Publishers Weekly)Ruth Krauss's beloved picture books include two Caldecott Honor Books, The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont, and A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, as well as the perennial favorite A Hole is to Dig, also illustrated by Mr. Sendak.; Title: The Hap...
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Gr 14This picture book biography tackles the life of former slave and abolitionist Isabella Baumfree, better known as Sojourner Truth. Turner details the life of this pivotal figure, who was born into slavery in the late-18th century in New York, along with 11 siblings, all of whom were sold off. The account is told in...
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Peter Sís is an internationally acclaimed author, artist, and filmmaker. Among his works are three Caldecott Honor books: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain; Tibet: Through the Red Box; and Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. He has illustrated five other novels by Sid Fleischman, including the Newbery Me...
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Starred Review. Grade 4–7—It is 1968, and three black sisters from Brooklyn have been put on a California-bound plane by their father to spend a month with their mother, a poet who ran off years before and is living in Oakland. It's the summer after Black Panther founder Huey Newton was jailed and member Bo...
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Grade 4-6–In this craft book in graphic-novel format, siblings Celine and Tucker show, through dialogue balloons, how a little ingenuity can turn everyday household items and discarded material into fun, cutting-edge projects. The activities range from simple (making ice cream, safety goggles from plastic liter b...
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Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the ...
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“Endearing. Will appeal to fans of Dav Pilkey’s ‘Captain Underpants’ series.”” (School Library Journal)Dave Keane always loved monsters as a kid. Halloween was his favorite holiday and he dreamed of becoming a werewolf or a vampire when he grew up. Instead, he became a children's...
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Cheerful illustrations set the upbeat (and updated) tone for this introduction to manners. A succinct running text introduces young Emily and her neighbor Ethan and comments on how and why they use manners as well as how etiquette can differ according to the time and place. More interesting to children, no doubt, are t...
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A dizzyingly fast and compelling read. (San Francisco Chronicle)Packed with hair-raising near misses and vivid glimpses of Africas landscapes, tribal customs, and wildlife. (Kirkus Reviews)With this series, Allende has freely set aside more literary concerns for plot-driven suspense and has succeeded admirably. (Critic...
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Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Com...
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Have fun with Biscuit!The sweet, yellow puppy is here!Featuring ten different stories, the Biscuit Storybook Collection is filled with cuddly moments and big adventures for Biscuit. Each day presents the chance to make new friends or explore something new.This collection includes:BiscuitBiscuit Wins a PrizeBiscuit'...
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“Endearing. Will appeal to fans of Dav Pilkey’s ‘Captain Underpants’ series.”” (School Library Journal)Dave Keane always loved monsters as a kid. Halloween was his favorite holiday and he dreamed of becoming a werewolf or a vampire when he grew up. Instead, he became a children's...
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