Laurel Snyder
Author
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
This book is a treasure--a touching story of friendship, loss, and finding beauty in the everyday, with characters who stay with you long after you've turned the final page. I absolutely loved it. --R. J. Palacio, New York Times bestselling author of Wonder Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, returns with another unforgettable story of the moments in which we find out who we are, and the life-altering friendships that show us what we can be. The...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Physical Desc
85 pages : color illustration ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
In this rhyming mash-up of many fairy tales, the reader is invited to follow Rosie down the many possible paths which may lead to a sleeping maiden, a hungry wolf, a girl locked in a tower, or a goose that lays golden eggs--but with some luck, and some smart choices, Rosie may save herself and her fellow fairy tale characters.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
269 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On an island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children live under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Each day, rain or shine, Honey works in her garden, and each day, the little girl who lives next door is right by Honey's side. She hangs on the fence in the mornings. She watches from her window when it's raining. And on nice nights, when Honey eats in her garden, the girl goes over for dessert. Here's a heartwarming picture book that shows how friendship-- just like a garden-- grows. But... what happens when one friend has to move away?
8) Hungry Jim
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Jim wakes up hungry, just not for the pancakes his mother is fixing--so his imagination takes over, and he pictures himself as a lion checking out the possibilities for breakfast (including his mother).
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
36 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy named Mouse is mixing up a magic potion: put a drop on your nose and make a wish--and in these four stories Mouse, his brother Charlie, and their father find out if the magic potion works and their wishes come true.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
290L
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lost and found things are the theme of the day, from Mouse's missing blanket, to a large friendly dog (which Kittenhead does not like), and finally a puppy (which Kittenhead prefers).
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
THIS IS THE tale of Lucy and her best friend, Wynston. Until recently, they spent their days paddling in the river, picking blackberries, and teasing each other mercilessly. But now, King Desmond has insisted that Wynston devote every spare second to ruby-shining and princess-finding. Lucy feels left out. So she sets off for the Scratchy Mountains to solve the mystery of her missing mother. When Wynston discovers that Lucy is gone, he tears after...
Author
Series
Charlie and Mouse volume 4
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
390L
Physical Desc
36 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Charlie and Mouse and their parents are going on a camping trip, and there will be hiking, storytelling, marshmallows, and campfires, and the joy that comes from sharing it all.
13) Penny Dreadful
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When her father suddenly quits his job, the almost-ten-year-old, friendless Penny and her neglectful parents leave their privileged life in the city for a ramshackle property in the eccentric town of Thrush Junction, Tennessee.
14) Any which wall
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the middle of an Iowa cornfield, four children find a magic wall that enables them to travel through time and space.
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When Jasper the little king gets bored, he asks his wizard for a dragon, setting off a chain of events that leads to dire consequences--and a new friend.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
While preparing for her bat mitzvah--and trying to make sense of her own life--Zippy discovers she has magical abilities when she conjures up a beautiful girl with no memory and wings like an angel to whom she is connected.
Hi, whoever is reading this. I'm Zipporah Chava McConnell, but everyone calls me Zippy. Things used to be simple--until a few weeks ago. Now my best friend, Bea, is acting funny; everyone at school thinks I'm weird; and my mom...
17) Seven stories up
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1987, while her mother sits in a Baltimore hotel at the deathbed of a grandmother twelve-year-old Annie never knew, Annie travels back fifty years and shares adventures with the lonely girl who will grow up to be her feisty grandmother.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A broad and varied collection of creative pieces resulting from a collaborative experiment: forty-four creators responded to a creative prompt provided by a co-contributor"--
"Book advocate Colby Sharp presents more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse and bestselling authors and illustrators in a creative challenge! Colby Sharp invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems,...