Karen Shrum's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780062934536 | Penny And Her Sled: A Winter And Holiday Book For Kids | Kevin Henkes | “A gentle story of patience.”—Horn Book (starred review)Caldecott Medal–winner Kevin Henkes’s award-winning and bestselling mouse, Penny, stars in an irresistible story about anticipation, disappointment, and a brand-new sled. Told in five short chapters, Penny and Her Sled is perfect for reading alone, reading aloud, and sharing together.When Penny, a sweet and curious mouse, gets a new sled, she can’t wait to use it. But there’s one big problem—there’s no snow!Patiently, Penny waits and watches for the snow to appear. She puts on her scarf and hat. She sleeps with her mittens. Maybe if she’s ready, the snow will finally come. But day after day, the snow does not arrive. Finally, Penny decides she will use her sled for other things—it’s too wonderful not to!With a little imagination, the sled becomes a bridge for her glass animals to cross. It becomes a bed for her doll, Rose. It becomes a magic carpet that takes Penny and Rose on adventures all around the world.And as Penny waits for a snowfall that may never appear, she learns all about the power of patience, imagination, play . . . and spring! Told in five short chapters, and with an emphasis on family and patience, Penny and Her Sled is the perfect choice for emergent readers and for family sharing. | Greenwillow Books |
| 9780803725140 | Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood | Mike Artell | Big Bad Gator Claude will do anything to have a taste of Petite Rouge...even if it means putting on a duck bill, flippers, and frilly underwear. He presents no match for the spunky heroine and her quick-thinking cat TeJean, though, as they use some strong Cajun hot sauce to teach Claude a lesson he will never forget!The combination of hilarious rhyme and exaggerated art creates a highly original retelling of the classic fairy tale. A pronunciation guide/glossary accompanies a tempting dialect that begs to be read aloud or acted out again and again. This is Little Red Riding Hood as she's never been seen before: Cajun and ducky. | Dial Books |
| 9781338612196 | Pig the Fibber | Aaron Blabey | Pig the Pug often lies to get what he wants, and blames Trevor the sausage dog for his own misdeeds--but when his latest lie results in an accident and the loss of a tooth he finally learns his lesson (maybe). | |
| 9781338864861 | Pig the Rebel | Aaron Blabey | Scholastic, Inc (2022) | |
| 9781338730227 | Pig the Slob | Aaron Blabey | Trevor the dachshund wonders if there is anything that can get his friend Pig the pug off of the couch. | |
| 9781338861389 | Pig The Stinker | Aaron Blabey | Eww! What A Stinker! Pig Isn't Just The World's Greediest Pug, He's The Dirtiest, Too. It's Time He Had A Bath! But Try Telling Pig That...--page [4] Of Cover. | |
| 0590542109 | Pink and Say | |||
| 9780062187826 | Pinkalicious: Fairy House | Victoria Kann | Spring has sprung and Pinkalicious knows what that means—it's time for the fairies to arrive! Pinkalicious prepares by making sure the fairies have a pinkerrific place to stay. Welcome, fairies! | HarperCollins |
| 9780553499346 | Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: the Sea Pony | Ellen Potter | Move over Junie B. Jones! Get to know Piper Green as she discovers the ordinary magic right outside her front door. Piper Green is in for another adventure when she finds an unusual whistle hidden inside the Fairy Tree in her front yard. But Piper doesn’t want a whistle... she wants a pony! On a trip with her dad to check the family’s lobster traps, the whistle attracts the attention of an unexpected friend. Could the fairy whistle be working its magic after all? "Following in the fine tradition of spunky girls – Ramona, Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Clementine – Piper Green is set to make some friends in the early chapter book world." —School Library Journal 100 Scope Notes ★ “Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review | Yearling |
| 9780140568417 | Pippi's Extraordinary Ordinary Day | Astrid Lindgren | Pippi always does things her own way. When she cleans her kitchen, she ties scrub brushes to her feet. When she has a picnic, she serves pancakes. One thing is for sure---there's never a dull moment when Pippi is around!"Pippi Longstocking...has inspired generations of children with her spunk and power."--Kirkus Reviews | Puffin Books |
| 9781338867084 | Pizza and Taco | Stephen Shaskan | Best friends Pizza and Taco are ready to head back to school, but there are lots of other cool kids, like Cheeseburger and B.L.T. | |
| 9780152632243 | Possum Magic | Mem Fox | Two Australian possums go in search of the magic that will make the invisible one of them visible. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9781338666779 | Potato Pants! | Laurie Keller | Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in. | |
| 9780545899413 | Prince Fly Guy (Fly Guy #15) | |||
| 9781595145741 | Prince Puggly Of Spud And The Kingdom Of Spiff | Robert Paul Weston | The next middle-grade rhyming novel from the award-winning author of Zorgamazoo!Prince Puggly of the muddy, terminally unfashionable Kingdom of Spud is surprised when he receives an invitation to a lavish ball in the far more chic Kingdom of Spiff. Puggly is sure that the Spiffs will take one look at him and laugh him out of their kingdom. And that’s exactly what they do. . . . But then Puggly meets Francesca, the bookish Princess of Spiff, and together the two set out to teach Francesca’s Spiffian countrymen an absurd lesson in style. Award-winning author Robert Paul Weston once again delivers a humorous fantasy in rhyming verse that just begs to be read aloud. And this time, it comes with a message that’s sure to impress: There’s more to a person than how they are dressed. | Razorbill |
| Rhino's Great Big Itch | ||||
| 9780439408226 | Salt in His Shoes | Jordan Deloris | Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of basketball. | |
| 9781338796490 | Scary Stories for Young Foxes | Christian McKay Heidicker | A collection of six connected stories that follows a group of fox kits as they fight to survive in an unforgiving wilderness. | |
| 9780439639057 | Shoo, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy, No. 3) | Arnold, Tedd | The third book in a humorous, easy-to-read series about a boy and his fly! Each book in the series has a different fun foil cover! Fly Guy returns home to discover that Buzz has gone on a picnic without him! Sad and hungry, Fly Guy takes off in search of his favorite food. He gets shooed away from a hamburger, a pizza, a dog's bones, and even roadkill--leaving readers to guess what Fly Guy's favorite oozy, lumpy, smelly, and brown food could possibly be! Why, it's shoo-fly pie, of course! Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. With an eye-catching holographic foil cover, this is the third in a series of four books. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780545540605 | Sisters | Raina Telgemeier | In a semi-autobiographical graphic novel, Raina's disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister is further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents' marriage. | Graphix |