Sam Usher
1) Rain
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Forced to stay indoors during a rainstorm, young Sam drinks hot chocolate, reads and dreams of adventures while his Granddad does paperwork until the need to mail an important letter triggers an adventure into the wet outdoors.
2) Snow
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Join a boy and his grandfather as they enjoy a snow day in the park!
3) Storm
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Despite the stormy weather, a boy and his granddad decide it's the perfect day for kite flying. First they have to find the kite... then their adventure really takes off"--Page [4] of cover.
4) Sun
Author
Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's the hottest day of the year, hotter than broccoli soup, hotter than the Atacama Desert, hotter than the surface of the sun. It's just the right kind of day for a boy and his granddad to go for a picnic. But as the sun beats down, Granddad keeps having to stop for a rest, and by the time they find the perfect picnic spot, some pirates have beaten them to it. Good thing they have enough food to share! -- from Amazon.
5) Wild
Author
Series
Nature quartet volume 2
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When the cat they are caring for runs off into the wild, a young boy and his granddad are led on an adventure of their own as they try to find it.
6) Free
Author
Series
Nature quartet volume 1
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When a boy and his granddad take care of a little bird, the boy wants to keep it - but Granddad knows it must return to its natural habitat in the wild, where it can spread its wings and be free. And so begins an exhilarating journey into the mountains to return the bird to where it belongs.
7) Lost
Author
Series
Nature quartet volume 3
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A boy and his granddad set off with their homemade sled to find a lost dog on a snowy afternoon. And so begins and exhilarating adventure ..."-- Provided by publisher.
8) Found
Author
Series
Nature quartet volume 4
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A boy and his granddad plan a day at the beach filled with exploring tide pools, building sandcastles, and eating icecream. But when they find a baby seal trapped in a net, their real adventure begins!" -- From back of the book.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Come! Board the London Bus and see the London sights with us. At any time, hop off, explore! Then climb back on, and ride some more... As a family of four spend a day exploring London, fun, child-friendly poems introduce readers to our wonderful capital city, and all its secrets. Well-known landmarks like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Eye, plus inescapable features like rain and taking tea, all get Patty Toht's witty treatment. Non-fiction...
10) I love my bike
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
I Love My Bike is a picture book about a little girl learning to ride a bike with the help of her father. Dad explains how to use the pedals and tells her to keep going until she's flying! Everything is going well until she falls off and suddenly getting back on the bike seems very scary. This beautiful book is also about that exhilarating feeling you get when you succeed at something for the first time as a child. It's also a reminder of how important...
11) Refuge
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A retelling of the nativity story from a perspective emphasizing the struggle of Mary and Joseph as refugees"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of a herd of African elephants as they journey across the parched savannah in search for a water hole. The matriarch tells of all the sounds of the savannah, and how the landscape has changed over the years. Still, she remembers where to find water, just as her mother did before her. Accompanying non-fiction pages at the end of the book include information on...
13) The Tin Snail
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A thirteen-year-old French boy tries to save his father's job by inventing a special kind of car, but it isn't easy--especially when the Nazis are planning to steal his design"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"You're a Poet is a story book with a difference -- through five uniquely warm and cosy tales, readers can delight in the happy world of Piglet, his family and his friends and, at the same time, learn five brilliantly fun and easy ways to write a poem. Within each story, Sean Taylor shows children how to make a: "Puddle Poem", a "Comparing Poem", a "Make a Person Poem", an "If I Was Poem" and an "I Would Give You Poem". With plenty of poetry-writing...
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