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) 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,...
4) 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.
5) 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.
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.
7) 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.
8) 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
Publisher
Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Despite the warnings of her parents, Father Frost and Mother Spring, the Snow Princess falls in love with a human and risks losing her immortality.
15) Maestoso Petra
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.
16) 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.
18) 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.
19) 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.
20) 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.