Courtney Kay's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545206945 | I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | Lauren Tarshis | Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, 10-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink. By the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Simultaneous. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780061921575 | If You Give a Cat a Cupcake | Laura Numeroff | Laura Geringer Books | |
| 9780545217637 | If You Give a Pig a Party | Laura Joffe Numeroff | If you give a pig a party lots of things can happen. | |
| 9780451480903 | I'm Trying To Love Math | Bethany Barton | Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject of all: math!Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary and cool part of our lives! | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 9780763689032 | Interrupting Chicken | David Ezra Stein | Awarded a 2011 Caldecott Honor! A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken's habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. It's time for the little red chicken's bedtime story --and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can't help herself! Whether the tale is HANSEL AND GRETEL or LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or even CHICKEN LITTLE, she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters from doing some dangerous or silly thing. Now it's the little red chicken's turn to tell a story, but will her yawning papa make it to the end without his own kind of interrupting? Energetically illustrated with glowing colors --and offering humorous story-within-a-story views --this all-too-familiar tale is sure to amuse (and hold the attention of ) spirited little chicks. | |
| 9780439450744 | Judy Moody Saves the World | Megan McDonald | If Judy can't whip the planet in shape, her name isn't Judy Moody! Judy sets out to clean up her house of everything that comes from the rain forest. | |
| 9780679866947 | Junie B. Jones #5: Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake | Barbara Park | “Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.” —Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! It’s Carnival Night, and Lucille has already won a box of fluffy cupcakes with sprinkles on them. But when Junie B. wins the Cake Walk, she chooses the bestest cake of all—the one wrapped in sparkly aluminum foil. How was she to know it was a lethal weapon? USA Today: “Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.” Publishers Weekly: “Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.—and reading—are lots of fun.” Kirkus Reviews: “Junie’s swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world. . . . A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud.” Time: “Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty.” | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679866978 | Junie B. Jones #8: Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed | Barbara Park | “Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.” —Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! Junie B. knows there’s no such thing as monsters. Mother and Daddy even said so. But then why is there monster drool on Junie B.’s pillow? Oh, no! What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right—what if she really does have a monster under her bed? If Junie B. goes to sleep, the monster might see her feet hanging down. And he might think her piggy toes are yummy little wiener sausages! USA Today: “Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.” Publishers Weekly: “Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.—and reading—are lots of fun.” Kirkus Reviews: “Junie’s swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world. . . . A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud.” Time: “Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty.” | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679844075 | Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth | Barbara Park | When her kindergarten class has Job Day, Junie B. goes through much confusion and excitement before deciding on the "bestest" job of all. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439198998 | Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime [i.e. Valentine] | Barbara Park | When Junie B. Jones receives a mushy gushy "valentime" on Valentine's Day, she tries to find out who in her kindergarten class is her secret admirer. | |
| 9780590639187 | Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy | Barbara Park | Junie B. knows what she wants to be when she grows up--a beauty shop guy. Allshe needs is a little practice and a few volunteers--like her bunny slippers, her dog, and even herself. | Scholastic |
| 9780375802911 | Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day | Barbara Park | As captain of Room Nine's field day team, Junie B. Jones tries to rally her troops after they lose several events. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679891307 | Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy | Barbara Park | Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780375828058 | Junie b., First Grader | Barbara Park | Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest ship. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780375838095 | Junie b., First Grader | Barbara Park | First grader Junie B. Jones is determined to win the grand prize at wealthy classmate Lucille's Easter egg hunt--a playdate in Lucille's heated swimming pool. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338300673 | Just A Little Blue: A Graphic Novel (Owly #2) (2) | Andy Runton | Owly and Wormy just want to help...Best friends Owly and Wormy have days filled with adventure and hearts filled with kindness. And when they discover a bluebird family living in a damaged tree, they want to help out the best way they can: by building the birds a new home! But when Owly and Wormy share their gift, the birds don't welcome the new birdhouse quite as Owly and Wormy had hoped. With a big storm moving in, can Owly and Wormy help get the birds (and their chicks!) to safety before it's too late?Through a unique blend of words and symbols, Owly can be read by the youngest readers, and is a great introduction to graphic novels! | Graphix |
| 9780525514121 | Just Ask! | Sonia Sotomayor | Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful. In Just Ask, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrates the different abilities kids (and people of all ages) have. Using her own experience as a child who was diagnosed with diabetes, Justice Sotomayor writes about children with all sorts of challenges--and looks at the special powers those kids have as well. As the kids work together to build a community garden, asking questions of each other along the way, this book encourages readers to do the same- When we come across someone who is different from us but we're not sure why, all we have to do is Just Ask. | Philomel Books |
| 9780525554813 | Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs (Paperback) | David Soman and Jacky Davis | While At The Farmers' Market With Her Mama, Ladybug Girl Spies Some Rescue Dogs And, Together With The Bug Squad, Finds One Of Them A Forever Home, Vowing To Return Again To Help The Others-- | Penguin Young Readers |
| 9780399546303 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De la Peña | A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9780066238227 | Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster | Laura Numeroff | Is your monster misbehaving? Is he eating your favorite shirts? Is he using your hairbrush to clean his teeth? Is he annoying your family on car trips? Never fear those monster mishaps again! Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans, the world's leading experts on monsters and the mischief they make, have created the ultimate 10-Step Guide to Living With Your Monster. A portion of the proceeds from Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide To Living With Your Monster will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. | Harper Collins |