Erika Cravath's Library
Kirkwood Middle
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780670866052 | Stories From the Classical Ballet | Belinda Hollyer | Tells the stories from eight well-known ballets. | Viking Children's Books |
| 9780375974038 | Stories From the Sewer | Christy Webster, Hollis James, Peter A. Laird, Kevin B. Eastman, Nickelodeon (Television network) | Mikey's monster: Michelangelo discovers an amazing creature in the sewer. | |
| 9780979454264 | Stuck in the Middle of Knowhere | Maison Joseph Battat Ltd, Susan Cappadonia Love, Trish Rouelle, Kristi Valliant | OG Book | |
| 9780399176913 | Ten Thank-You Letters | Daniel Kirk | While Pig is trying to finish a thank-you note to his grandmother, his best friend Rabbit repeatedly interrupts to borrow supplies for a series of his own notes, thanking all of the special people in their lives. -- Publisher. | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| 9781554537525 | That One Spooky Night | Dan Bar-el | This collection of graphic short stories written by Dan Bar-el contains three separate tales of strange and surprising events that all happen one Halloween night. In ?Broom with a View, ? a girl's broom for her witch costume mistakenly gets switched with a broom belonging to a real witch. Featured in ?10 000 Tentacles under the Tub? are two rambunctious boys who fight sea monsters while trick-or-treating as aqua-heroes, only to discover that their biggest challenge still awaits --- in the bathtub. In ?The Fang Gang, ? everything gets turned around for four wannabe vampire girls when they meet up with the real thing. Naturally, all the parents are clueless about what's going on (though in one, the pet dog is in on things ). The stories are just spooky enough and tempered with a touch of silly humor. They're an easy read with minimal text; some panels are even completely wordless or contain only sound effects along with the art. The engaging comic illustrations by David Huyck are darkly toned with lots of softly focused scenes, adding to the mysterious allure. Sharp-eyed readers will notice characters from one story making an appearance in the artwork of another. This book is a perfect classroom choice around Halloween, either as a fun read-aloud or as a great reference for discussing why we celebrate this holiday and the cultural origins of legends about witches, vampires and the like. But it would also be enjoyed year-round by children who like scary plots with not-quite-human character | Kids Can Press Ltd |
| 9780670876129 | The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Astrid Lindgren | An enticing, newly illustrated collection of the enduringly popular Pippi stories. Since Pippi Longstocking was first published in 1950, the escapades of the incomparable Pippi,the girl with upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do, have delighted boys and girls alike. Now, for the first time, Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Goes on Board, and Pippi in the South Seas are all together in one bumper volume, with new illustrations in full-color and black-and-white.The collection is an ideal introduction for anyone discovering Pippi for the first time, while confirmed fans will enjoy revisiting their favorite episodes and recalling some they've forgotten. Her admirers will also find fascinating new biographical information about author Astrid Lindgren and the origin of the Pippi stories. Astrid Lindgren was awarded the 1958 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her contribution to international children's literature. | Penguin |
| 9780394805665 | The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | Gran and Gramps come up with a plan to help selfish Brother and Sister Bear get rid of a bad case of the galloping greedy gimmies. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780060574154 | The Berenstain Bears' Sleepover | Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain | When Brother and Sister have a sleepover, not much sleeping gets done. Mama and Papa try their best to keep everything under control, but will they ever get those cubs to bed? | Harper Collins |
| 9780399176685 | The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck | Laura Murray | When the Gingerbread Man joins the children who made him on a school field trip to a fire station, he escapes being eaten by Spot the Dalmatian and rides along to a fire. | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9781338271522 | The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors | Drew Daywalt | In the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named Rock. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, there was a second great warrior Paper. In the Kitchen Realm, in the tiny village of Junk Drawer, lived a third warrior Scissors. These three were the strongest, smartest, and fastest in all the land. Time and again they beat the most fearsome opponents they could find. | |
| 9780763666859 | The Magic Rabbit | Annette LeBlanc Cate | When Bunny becomes separated from Ray, a magician who is his friend, he follows a crowd to a park where he has a lovely afternoon, and after the people leave and darkness falls, the lonely Bunny finds a glittering trail of hope. | Candlewick Press |
| 9780394820378 | The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Juster, Maurice Sendak | A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom. | Yearling Books |
| 9780763678883 | The Princess in Black | Shannon Hale, Dean Hale | Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats. By the author of the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy. | Candlewick Press (MA) |
| 9781338360264 | The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare | Shannon Hale | When a goo monster crashes the science fair, the Princess in Black is on the job, and with the help of the Princess in Blankets, sets out to save the science fair. | |
| 9780988316553 | The Sweet Shoppe Mystery | Susan Cappadonia Love | "Jenny takes a cake decorating class at The Sweet Shoppe and loves dreaming up unique designs. When her knew favorite hobby creates more delicious cupcakes and cakes than her family can possibly eat, she starts giving them to neighbors and friends"--Page 4 of cover. | |
| 9780786838714 | The Talented Clementine | Sara Pennypacker | Winner or washout? When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game—okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics. She doesn’t sing or dance or play an instrument. She can’t even hop with finesse. And as if she didn't feel bad enough, her perfect best friend, Margaret, has so many talents, she has to alphabetize them to keep them straight… As the night of the big "Talent-palooza" draws closer, Clementine is desperate for an act, any act. But the unexpected talent she demonstrates at the show surprises everyone--most of all herself. This Clementine sequel is sure to bring the house down! | Hyperion |
| 9781338588149 | There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon! | Lucille Colandro | "In this adaptation of the traditional nursery rhyme, an astronaut swallows the Moon and other celestial objects, while two children ask questions about the Solar System and outer space."-- | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780375851971 | Too Many Cats | Lori Haskins Houran | Cat after cat makes its way over the fence and into the backyard of a lady who’s looking for a little quiet to enjoy some music. There are slinky cats and stinky cats, gray cats and stray cats, but all the cats have one thing in common—they love to sing. Meow! This companion book to Too Many Dogs brings a fun, rhyming text together with bright, humorous artwork in a book that will be irresistible to animal and cat lovers. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780425290750 | Violet the Pilot | Steve Breen | Puffin Books | |
| 9780736433181 | Welcome to Headquarters (Disney/pixar Inside Out) | RH Disney | Disney/Pixar Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows but no one has ever seen: inside the human mind. This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the film features a shiny foil cover and two sheets of sparkly stickers. Perfect for children ages 5 to 8! Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own. | National Geographic Books |