Ruth Sanderson
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) Bell's Star
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the Vermont spring of 1853, Bell's Star, a Morgan horse, and his owner Katie rescue a runaway slave and try to outwit the slave catchers in order to help her to freedom.
3) Cinderella
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous and best-selling painter of her century. In a stunning ode to underrepresented women everywhere, award-winning illustrator Ruth Sanderson tells the untold story of French artist Rosa Bonheur in this picture book biography. Rosa Bonheur was born in 1822 in France at a time when young women had limited options beyond being a wife and mother. But Rosa wouldn't stand for this. She wore pants,...
5) Goldilocks
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
After finding the bears' cottage in the woods and making a mess inside, Goldilocks helps the family clean up and enjoys a nice meal.
6) Elska
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
113 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Around the year 1000, the Icelandic horse named Elska is born and learns about life and her role in the herd, as well as love and friendship, when she rescues the girl to whom she originally belonged. Includes facts about Icelandic horses and Iceland.
7) Koda
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and tiring until his young owner goes missing on the trail and he must use all his skills to find her.
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
9) Yatimah
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 6
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
153 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a mid-ninth-century Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert, a horse is born to a prized Arabian war mare who dies during the birth, and the foal is raised with dreams of continuing her mother's glory as a war mare. Includes facts about Arabian horses and their importance to Bedouin tribes.
10) Risky Chance
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 7
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
153 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
12) Golden Sun
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows Golden Sun, an Appaloosa horse, through several seasons as Little Turtle, a Nez Perce boy, raises and trains him then takes him along on a vision quest in hopes of saving his friend Pale Moon from serious illness.
13) Darcy
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born on a windy hill off the coast of Ireland in 1917, a Connemara pony named Darcy is sold to a farm family and trained to pull a cart and plow.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 59
Pub. Date
1980
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
167 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
While in Belgium investigating the mystery surrounding an antique cross, Nancy and her friends learn that her entry in a short story contest may somehow be involved.
15) The triple hoax
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 57
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew and friends Bess and George track a group of swindlers and kidnappers from New York to Mexico City to Los Angeles where they finally solve the mystery of the Triple Hoax.
16) Lily
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 15
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
145 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1939 Wales, a strawberry roan Welsh pony named Lily and her rider Gwen are Pony Club members who enjoy competing in gymkhana games, but the start of World War II brings changes to their routine and a new member to the Pony Club--a prickly girl named Bridget, sent to the country to escape the threat of bombings in London.
17) Penny
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 16
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
142 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Penny is a blue-eyed palomino paint mare with a taste for adventure! She and a boy named Jesse search for gold in Northern California. After striking it rich and then losing everything, Jesse and Penny join the Pony Express. The job is a tough one, but Penny loves a challenge! Here is Penny's story...in her own words.
18) Cinders
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Special crossover edition, first edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
157 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cinders is a dappled gray Percheron horse during the 1871 Great Chicago Fire"--
19) Calvino
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
145 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1570s Spain, Calvino, an Andalusian horse, is purchased from the Moreno estate in Seville to join King Phillip's stable in Cordoba.
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 820L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seeking someone to care for his motherless kittens, Sir Gatto, advisor to the Prince, hires a beautiful, but lazy girl, and then her plain, but loving stepsister.