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<<< 1 2 3 4 >>>     sort list by title | author Ottoline Goes to School Chris Riddell I can't say enough about this series. The stories are simple, engaging and emotionally-grounded. The characters are quirky and unforgettable. And much of the fun comes from discovering the odd little details in the wonderful illustrations. (For ages 7-10 Going Solo Roald Dahl Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl’s exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes... Esio Trot Roald Dahl Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver, but she is in love with her pet tortoise. Mr. Hoppy comes up with an idea to get Mrs. Silver’s attention. If his plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone... The Name of this Book Is Secret The Secret Series Pseudonymous Bosch This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story. When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a boy driven by logic, discover the Symphony of Smells, a box filled with smelly vials of colorful... Book! This is the board-book version of BOOK!—a celebration of books. It's the perfect first real book for babies, with simple, easy-to-read text by an award-winning poet, and bright, contemporary illustrations by a well-known artist... The Black Book of Colors Menena Cottin "Thomas says that yellow tastes like mustard, but is as soft as a baby chick's feathers." Words in white on all black pages can be read aloud, as a child traces raised line illustrations (in this case, of feathers) which help the sighted "see"... Doodle All Year Taro Gomi Taro Gomi is back with a new addition to the wildly popular Scribbles, Doodles, and Squiggles series. Playful drawings of spring, summer, fall, and winter scenes plus fun-to-follow instructions will have kids of all ages doodling, drawing, and... The Book Thief Markus Zusak It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s... The Twits Roald Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want... George's Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl George’s grouchy grandma needs a taste of her own medicine, and George knows just the right ingredients to put into... Fly High, Fly Low 50th Anniversary Edition Don Freeman Sid the pigeon is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of san Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge b in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. sid's view of san Francisco is without equal. so sid... Andy Warhol's Colors Susan Goldman Rubin Learning about colors has never been so hip! In Andy Warhol's imagination, horses are purple and golden monkeys wear pink baubles on their tails. Through Andy Warhol's Colors, children will learn their colors as they discover that in modern art... Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll A beautiful new edition of Steadman's 1968 work, now available in paperback. The force of social satire and fantasy in the original text of Alice in Wonderland is as relevant today as when the book was first published in 1865. In this edition... Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. It's 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that's home to criminals like... <<< 1 2 3 4 >>>