Joy Perkins' Library
Ringgold Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545839846 | Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck | Herman Parish | "Amelia Bedelia turns bad luck into good luck"-- | |
| 9780439921169 | Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle | Jennifer Jacobson | Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem. | |
| 9780590849029 | Angels Don't Know Karate | Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones | Miss Angela Michaels, the new karate teacher in Bailey City, who is also the school crossing guard, is so kind and generous that Melody becomes convinced that she is a guardian angel. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439773577 | Animal Snackers | Betsy Lewin | Short poems describe the eating habits of many different kinds of animals. | |
| 9780439888486 | Animals at Night | Melvin Berger | Scholastic | |
| 9781505091267 | Anne of Green Gables | Lucy Maud Montgomery | Once you read about Anne Shirley the orphan girl of Green Gables, you will never forget her and her many mishaps, dreams, and joys. Anne of Green Gables is wam and funny a classic tale about growing up, finding a home, and finding yourself. It's an essetial part of every young reader's library. | |
| 9780448432045 | Any Way You Slice It (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #9) | Nancy E. Krulik | Katie offers to help the owner of her favorite pizza shop run a pizza-eating contest. But when Katie turns into Louie the chef, how will the pizzas for the contest get made? Katie's clueless! She's never cooked anything without her mom before!Illustrated by John & Wendy. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9780448426532 | Anyone but Me | Nancy E. Krulik | Katie Carew, nicknamed Katie Kazoo by the class bully, wishes that she could be anyone but herself, but when her wish comes true and she turns into a hamster, she has to figure out what to do. | Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo |
| 9780545273879 | Apple Countdown | Jean Holub | Scholastic | |
| 9781617419249 | Apple Trees and the Seasons | Julie K. Lundgren | Emergent Readers Explore What Happens To An Apple Tree During Each Season. | My Science Library |
| 9781481409933 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Judy Blume | Now a major motion picture starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates!A Time Best YA Book of All TimeMargaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions.Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong.But none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion, and that she isn’t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don’t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She can talk to God about everything—family, friends, even Moose Freed, her secret crush.Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are oh-so-relatable—you’ll feel like she’s talking right to you, sharing her secrets with a friend. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439893619 | Bad Kitty | Nick Bruel | When a kitty discovers there is no cat food in the house, she decides to become very, very bad. From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Boing! comes the riotous story of a cat gone berserk; four times over an in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy when she's told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that's left are asparagus, beets, cauliflower, dill, and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she ate my homework, bit grandma, clawed the curtains, damaged the dishes, and so on, through Z. Only when tastier things arrive, an assortment of anchovies, buffalo burritos, chicken cheesecake, does she apologize to grandma. | |
| 9781250294098 | Bad Kitty Camp Daze (Paperback Black-And-White Edition) | Nick Bruel | Bad Kitty is headed for a camp experience like no other in the eleventh installment of Nick Bruel's bestselling Bad Kitty chapter book series.Kitty’s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she get it? No. And when Puppy and Baby get a little rambunctious during her naptime, Kitty gets bonked on the head and starts to believe she’s . . . a dog.This new dynamic freaks out Puppy, so he’s sent away to Uncle Murray’s Camp for Stressed-Out Dogs to relax with other canine campers.But guess who sneaks along?Still believing she’s a dog, Kitty fits right in. That is until she and Uncle Murray encounter a bear, and then the feline claws come out.Bad Kitty Camp Daze is perfect for any kid with or without camping experience."Will satisfy [Bad Kitty's] millions of fans with plenty of cat-titude and feline foolishness." ―Kirkus Reviews"A must-have for early chapter book readers." ―School Library Journal | Square Fish |
| 9781250056795 | Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble (Paperback Black-and-White Edition) | Nick Bruel | In this seventh installment of the New York Times–bestselling series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways—especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who. A Neal Porter Book | Square Fish |
| 9780312581381 | Bad Kitty Gets a Bath | Nick Bruel | Scholastic | |
| 9781250762702 | Bad Kitty Joins the Team | Nick Bruel | See Kitty as you've never seen her before: EXERCISING (reluctantly) in Bad Kitty Joins the Team, the latest installment of Nick Bruel's phenomenally successful New York Times bestselling series. Kitty is terribly out of shape—she can barely torment Puppy without needing a break to huff and puff! When Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, Kitty is told it's time to EXERCISE. It takes some serious convincing, a high-stakes competition, and a little bit of trickery but eventually Kitty gets into the competitive spirit . . . albeit reluctantly. What did you expect? Will our favorite feline friend learn what it means to be a good sport? Find out in this hilarious addition to the Bad Kitty series. | Square Fish |
| 9780312641214 | Bad Kitty Meets the Baby | Bad kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks. | ||
| 9781250143549 | Bad Kitty Takes The Test (Paperback Black-And-White Edition) | Nick Bruel | It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test!Kitty is a BAD kitty, but is Kitty a bad cat?Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty but a bad cat. In order to redeem her feline status, Kitty must take an aptitude test to determine if she deserves to be a cat. If she fails, she will no longer be able to be a cat. With the help of Chatty Kitty, who is the instructor at Cat School, and Uncle Murray, who thinks he's just there to renew his driver's license, Kitty learns all about being a cat and a little about herself.Praise for Bad Kitty Takes the Test:“Bad Kitty fans will love the offbeat humor and bizarre situations in Bruel’s newest book.” ―Booklist"Standardized-test companies may want to hurl hairballs, but the loopy humor and silly kitty cast will have fans purring with laughter." ―Kirkus Reviews | Square Fish |
| 9780312674830 | Bad Kitty Vs Uncle Murray: The Uproar At The Front Door | Nick Bruel | In the New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series from writer and illustrator Nick Bruel, prepare for a battle royale as Uncle Murray steps into the role of petsitter in Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray.Kitty's owners are taking a week off and leaving Kitty and Puppy at home. So who's going to watch them? Good ol' Uncle Murray, star of the Fun Facts feature of previous Kitty books―the guy you thought knew everything about cats. Think again! It isn't long before Uncle Murray is driven to near madness by shenanigans of epic proportions. | Square Fish |
| 9781250233288 | Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble (Paperback Black-And-White Edition) | Nick Bruel | Bad Kitty has a visit from some young feline frenemies in this twelfth installment of the New York Times bestselling chapter book series.There's terrible news in the neighborhood next to Kitty's!A conflict there is growing worse and worse. It started as an argument and has now turned into a full-fledged fight. Worst of all: The cat shelter has been destroyed.Kitty's family decides it's time to do something to help. They have an idea to foster as many displaced kittens as possible.Kitty won't mind, right?Well . . . not exactly. Kitty does seem to mind.She minds A LOT.Will our favorite bad-tempered friend learn to share her space, her food, and **GASP!** her toys?Find out in Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble, this hilarious and poignant addition to the Bad Kitty series from bestselling author and illustrator Nick Bruel. | Square Fish |