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1) Flat Stanley
Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 1
Language
English
Description
Meet Stanley Lambchop. He's an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. He's four feet tall, about a foot wide ... oh, and half an inch thick. At first being flat is fine. It's fun going in and out of rooms simply by sliding under the door. And it's exciting being mailed to your friends in California for a visit. But it's not always easy being different, and soon Stanley wishes he could be just like everybody else. Will he ever be normal again?...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlwick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nanty Solo is new in town and claims she can turn children into birds. Terrified parents forbid the idea, but the children want to fly--they want it very much--and they do. One by one, they approach Nanty Solo. One by one, they are transformed until the sky over town teems with rooks and goldfinches, parakeets and sparrows. The adults take one look and cry, "Get out of that sky this very minute!" But the sight of their offspring--set free to soar,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Every night Marie-Elaine's cat, Malcolm, goes out, and every morning he comes back in and sleeps. "Where do cats go at night?" the girl wonders. So when she sees him at his cat door dressed to the nines, she begs to come along. And amazingly, Malcolm agrees, as long as she puts on her fancy clothes, gets small, and keeps it all a secret. With a whimsical story and breathtaking artwork, the acclaimed John Burningham takes us on an exciting night's...
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Where do mermaids, dwarves, and centaurs live? Discover the mythological creatures of the Woodland realm in this adventure based on the classic children's rhyme "Over in the Meadow." Journey through a magical day while counting from one phoenix to ten griffins and searching for the baby griffin hidden on each page. Rhythmic text, gorgeously detailed illustrations and fun creature facts make this a delightful introduction to mythology for even the...
8) Petunia
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.
10) Return
Author
Series
Journey trilogy (Aaron Becker) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The lonely protagonist returns to her fantastical world for friendship and adventure, where only the most powerful motivations persuade her to return home.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books; after a powerful storm carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.
14) Lift
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something--maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could...
17) While you sleep
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Rhyming couplets and collage art depict a mother putting her child to sleep, while her beloved toy rabbits come to life to tidy and polish the world for when she wakes up again. Their fantastical activities include painting flowers, stitching clouds, and embroidering the Milky Way."--
19) Madame Badobedah
Author
Series
Madame Badobedah volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books US
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supervillain in this storybook about an intergenerational friendship. There's a strange new guest at the Mermaid Hotel - a very old lady with a growly voice, bags stuffed with jewelry and coins and curiosities, and a beady-eyed pet tortoise. Mabel, whose parents run the hotel, is suspicious. Who is this Madame Badobedah (it rhymes with Oo-la-la) who has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Sophie is a unicorn expert. She dresses up her toys, stuffed animals, and even her baby brother as unicorns! But living with enchanted animals can be tricky business. And Sophie is so caught up in teaching others that she fails to notice the magic right under her nose."
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