Ted Rand
Author
Lexile measure
AD 940L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"A funny, over-the-top new spin on the classic Christmas poem! A hysterical new version of "The Night Before Christmas"! David Ercolini's over-the-top illustrations will have readers saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Creatures of all shapes and all sizes will be stirring with laughter in this overly decked out, Christmas-splendored illustrated picture book! Ercolini breathes new life into an unrivaled classic with his vibrant illustrations featuring fun, accessible...
2) Heidi
Author
Lexile measure
AD 650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.
4) Barn dance!
Author
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.
5) Night tree
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 690L
Language
English
Description
A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When his older sister Julie brings home two small wolf pups, Amaroq takes care of the one called Nutik and grows to love it, even though Julie tells him it cannot stay.
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Recreates the sights and sounds at a country crossing one summer night, as an old car patiently awaits the passing of a long and noisy freight train. Whooawoo!
11) Ice palace
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A girl and her father help plan the annual winter carnival in Saranac Lake Village, New York, as the girl's uncle and other prisoners work together to build its centerpiece, the ice palace.
16) My father's boat
Author
Lexile measure
AD 850L
Language
English
Description
A Vietnamese-American boy spends a day with his father on his shrimp boat, listening as he describes how his own father fishes on the South China Sea.
20) The cabin key
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Reveling in the atmosphere of her family's mountain cabin, a young girl remembers the many stories she has heard about previous generations and their adventures with the area's wildlife.