Emily Kovalik's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590162432 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Barbara Robinson | The six horrible Herdmans, the worst children in the history of the world, take over the annual Christmas pageant. | |
| 9781338087147 | The Boy Who Cried Shark | Davy Ocean | Harry Hammer thinks he sees a fierce great white shark near Shark Point. He sounds the alarm and everyone panics! Turns out it's just an old basking shark, and now everyone is furious. After a couple more minnow-size mistakes, Harry sees a real great white shark and it's trouble"--Page 4 of cover. | |
| 9780394896953 | The Bravest Dog Ever | Natalie Standiford | Celebrate a winter miracle with the true, inspirational story of Balto in this Step 3 Step Into Reading Early Reader. It is one of the worst storms ever - the snow has not stopped for days and it is 30 degrees below zero. But somehow Balto must get through. He is the lead dog of his sled team. And he is carrying medicine to sick children miles away in Nome, Alaska. He is their only hope. Can Balto find his way through the terrible storm? Find out in this exciting true story! Step 3 Readers feature engaging narratives about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545054737 | The Case of the Sneaky Snowman (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) | Keene, Carolyn | Scholastic | |
| OS_643ED24A0B9AE600B59B5CD0 | The Cat in the Hat Comes Back | |||
| OS_643EF6D30B9AE600B59B83AF | the cloud book | |||
| 9780063045422 | The Cool Bean Presents: as Cool as It Gets | Jory John | HarperCollins | |
| 9780399255373 | The Day the Crayons Quit | Drew Daywalt | The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Blue crayon needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. Black crayon wants to be used for more than just outlining. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? With giggle-inducing text from Drew Daywalt and bold and bright illustrations from Oliver Jeffers, The Day the Crayons Quit is the perfect gift for new parents, baby showers, back-to-school, or any time of year! Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith. Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit: Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013 Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award * “Hilarious . . . Move over, Click, Clack, Moo; we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review “Jeffers . . . elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights.” –Booklist “Fresh and funny.” –The Wall Street Journal "This book will have children asking to have it read again and again.” –Library Media Connection * “This colorful title should make for an uproarious storytime.” –School Library Journal, starred review * “These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review “Utterly original.” –San Francisco Chronicle | Penguin |
| 9780440841579 | The Drinking Gourd | F. N. Monjo | Sent home alone for misbehaving in church, Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad. | |
| 9780140365566 | The Enormous Crocodile | Roald Dahl | From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG, featuring a full-color interior! The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry—and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! His is sure that his “secret plans and clever tricks” cannot be foiled. But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his wicked schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won’t soon forget. | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 9781339042176 | The Fast And The Furriest (Love Puppies #6) | Janay Brown-Wood | Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!There is a new puppy in town! A baby corgi has arrived at the Doghouse, ready to learn how to become a Love Puppy. The pups have an extra-tough mission this time--to help Samnang deal with bullies at school. With the help of their pup in training, will the Love Puppies be able to help Samnang stand up for himself and realize that tiny can also be mighty?With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of kindness, the Love Puppies are here to help kids overcome some tough social situations. Because with the power of love, anything is paw-sible! | Scholastic, Incorporated |
| 9780425287477 | The First Strawberries | A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth. | ||
| 9780307106438 | The Friendly Book | Margaret Wise Brown | I like cars / Red cars, green cars / Sports limousine cars / I like cars . . .Since 1954 parents and children have adored The Friendly Book, where everything is likable, from bugs to boats and from cars to stars. Garth Williams’s lively illustrations are a perfect counterpart to Margaret Wise Brown’s playful lists of wonderful things. | Golden Books |
| 9781846869310 | The Girl with a Brave Heart | Riṭah (Singer), Rita Jahanforuz | After showing kindness to a strange old woman, Shiraz receives the gift of beauty but her lazy and unkind stepsister, Nargues, suffers a less pleasant fate in this adaptation of the Grimm's fairy tale, OMother Hulda, O reset in Tehran, Iran. Illustrations. | |
| 9781338880366 | The Glitter Bug: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #9) | Rebecca Elliott | Bo and the unicorns of Sparklegrove Forest can't stop sneezing glitter in this early chapter book from the New York Times bestselling author of Owl Diaries!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this ninth book in the USA Today bestselling Unicorn Diaries series, unicorn Bo Tinseltail and friends get sick with a cold and can't stop sneezing glitter! So their teacher invites a friendly kitsune named Dr. Cloudberry to the forest. Kitsunes are magical creatures known to have special healing powers. Will this kitsune be able to help the unicorns find the perfect cure for the Glitter Bug? With full-color artwork throughout and plenty of smiles, your young reader won't be able to put this book down! | Scholastic Inc. |
| OS_643EF48F74D51200B5490E58 | The Glorious Flight | Alice and Martin Provenson | ||
| OS_6435BF48D4282A00B4376AFC | The Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot | Alice and Martin Provensen | ||
| 9780593111734 | The Home Builders | Varsha Bajaj | Various woodland creatures make their homes and prepare for their young. | |
| 9780763623302 | The Hound From The Pound | Jessica Swaim | After a hapless woman adopts a pack leader from the pound, his furry friends follow in dogged pursuit in this rhythmical romp.Lonely Miss Mary longs for a four-legged friend. But when she makes the mistake of choosing the untrained basset hound Blue, no sooner does he howl AH-ROOoooooo! than her house has gone to the dogs! Dalmatians and dachshunds, sheepdogs and setters, poodles and pups of all spots are ruling the roost. Can Sam the canine trainer teach this menagerie some pawsitive tricks? A charmingly illustrated, rollicking text offers a doggone good time and a perfectly happy ending. | Candlewick |
| 9780439690430 | The Ice Race | Apple Jordan, Norman Bridwell | It's time for the Birdwell Island dogsled race! The race goes around the island along the frozen shoreline. Will the hometown dogs win? |