Lanna Hancock's Library
Kirkwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780142413050 | The Dog Who Cried Wolf | Keiko Kasza | Moka is a good dog. But when Michelle, his little girl, reads him a book about wolves, being a good dog suddenly seems awfully boring. Wolves get to run around doing whatever they want. No one ever makes a wolf dress up for a tea party. So Moka decides to run away to the wild. But what will happen when the real wolves show up? | National Geographic Books |
| 9780525451556 | The Dog Who Found Christmas | Linda Jennings | When he is abandoned on Christmas Eve by the people who had taken him from his mother, Buster the dog tries to find a new home. | Dutton Books for Young Readers |
| 9780976990703 | The Elf on the Shelf | Carol V. Aebersold, Chanda A. Bell | The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is an activity the entire family will enjoy. Based on the tradition Carol Aebersold began with her family in the 1970s, this cleverly rhymed children's book explains that Santa knows who is naughty and/or nice because he sends a scout elf to every home. During the holiday season, the elf watches children by day and reports to Santa each night. When children awake, the elf has returned from the North Pole and can be found hiding in a different location. This activity allows The Elf on the Shelf to become a delightful hide-and-seek game. | |
| 9780763618711 | The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder | Martin Jenkins | Fabulous facts about nature's most devoted dad, in an utterly charming picture book.Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That’s just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world’s most devoted dad!Back matter includes an index. | Candlewick |
| 9780805073843 | The First Day of Winter | Denise Fleming | A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter. | Macmillan |
| 9780698113923 | The First Thanksgiving | Jean Craighead George | The Pilgrims called the celebration the Harvest Feast. The Pawtuxet Indians thought of it as the Green Corn Dance. But the first Thanksgiving was much more than that. Join Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George and beloved illustrator Thomas Locker as they trace the passage of time from the melting of the glaciers that created Cape Cod and Plymouth Rock, to the moment the Pawtuxet Indians and the Pilgrims met and feasted on the bounty of the New World. From the simple text to the lush illustrations, the story of a harvest feast turned beloved tradition will captivate readers young and old. “Correcting misconceptions and clarifying contemporary attitudes, this beautiful book brings fresh insight and a fairer balance to the traditional story.”—Kirkus Reviews | Puffin Books |
| 9780545467674 | The Gingerbread Bear | Robert Dennis | In this variation of the Gingerbread man, the Gingerbread Bear runs through Woodlands National Park, until he encounters the clever ranger. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545489669 | The Gingerbread Bear | Robert Dennis, Tammie Lyon | In this variation of the Gingerbread man, the Gingerbread Bear runs through Woodlands National Park, until he encounters the clever ranger. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780899191638 | The Gingerbread Boy | Paul Galdone | The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780545163606 | The Gingerbread Cowboy | Janet Squires | A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy." | |
| 9780545061605 | The Gingerbread Girl | Lisa Campbell Ernst | Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate. | |
| 9780525476672 | The Gingerbread Girl | Lisa Campbell Ernst | The lonely old woman and the lonely old man decide to bake a girl this time, but when they open the oven, she runs off like her brother did. Never fear, this smart cookie has a plan to outfox the fox. Will it work? Let's just say that the ending is sweet for everyone. "Ernst's familiar art, here placed against gingham-check backgrounds, utilizes the oversize format to best advantage, with large characters leaping out of their frames. On the cover, the candy-studded Gingerbread Girl with licorice-whip hair stares boldly out at readers. Kids won't be able to resist following her inside." —Booklist | National Geographic Books |
| 9780375825897 | The Gingerbread Man | Nancy Nolte | A freshly baked gingerbread man eludes many creatures until he meets his match in a clever fox, in a retelling of the classic folktale. | Golden Books |
| 9780823411375 | The Gingerbread Man | Eric A. Kimmel | A delicious take on a classic story. . . .When an elderly couple decides to bake gingerbread one day, they have no idea what they're getting in to. As soon as the gingerbread man is all dressed up in his peppermint buttons, he leaps off the table and runs out the door!Chase along in Eric A. Kimmel's retelling of this classic kids story as the man and woman, a dog, a pig, and more pursue the quick-on-his-feet cookie in a simple text, perfect for reading aloud, featuring strong patterns and repeated refrains that young listeners will want to read along with.The gingerbread man runs and runs, as fast as he can . . . until he meets a wily fox, whose promise to help him escape isn't all it seems. | Holiday House |
| 9780590410564 | The Gingerbread Man and Other Tales. | Includes : Jack and the Beanstalk ; The Three Billy Goats Gruff ; and The Little Red Hen. | ||
| 9780399250521 | The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School | Laura Murray | A gingerbread man searches all over the school for the group of children that made him and then left him behind. | Penguin |
| 9780545290432 | The Great Monster Hunt | Norbert Landa | Scholastic | |
| 9780545042208 | The Greedy Triangle | Marilyn Burns | Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shapeshifter to add more lines and angles until it doesn't know which side is up. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780593123959 | The Green Team! (Corn & Peg) | Lauren Clauss | An all-new Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring the characters from Nickelodeon's Corn & Peg--plus stickers! An all-new Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring Nickelodeon's Corn & Peg--and over 30 stickers! Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Peg and Corn are inseparable best buddies who love to make their home, Galloping Grove, a better place. This mighty unicorn and Pegasus duo practice showing kindness to all while the series explores a school-readiness curriculum that includes colors, math, directions, health and wellness, and emotional intelligence. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780547884806 | The Handiest Things in the World | Andrew Clements | Celebrates in verse, accompanied by photographs, the many things hands can do. |