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ISBN 0439701368 EAN 9780439701365 Scholastic Paperback (3 to 8) WB Price: $10.95 Rosa Maria loves to cook big meals for her big family. "When there's room in the heart, there's room in the house, Except for a mouse". That's what her mother always said, so for one week, as she meticulously prepares for her youngest grandchild's birthday party, she takes extra care in tidying her kitchen. But strangely, important items -- like her wooden spoon, her big bolsa for grocery shopping, and even her mousetraps -- keep disappearing! Readers will love uncovering the clues in a purely visual narrative that reveals a family of mice preparing for a birthday party of their own.Vibrant paintings with brilliant comic touches, a winsome main character, jaunty rhythms, and playful refrains make Mice and Beans a feast for the eyes and ears. Award: NAPPA Gold Award. 24.7 cms L x 20 cms W (0.13 kgs) 32 pages
ISBN 0062051717 EAN 9780062051714 Harper Hardcover (3 to 8) WB Price: $31.95 When a lean and mangy wolf stumbles into the Boarshoi Ballet, he finds tasty pigs a-plenty, twirling and whirling in a performance of "Swine Lake." Faced with all those luscious porkers, what's a hungry wolf to do? Well, something totally surprising, as it turns out. Pure fun from Marshall and Sendak--an incomparable duo! Awards: NAPPA Gold Award 1999, Parent' Choice Award Silver.23.5 cms L x 20.5 cms W (0.34 kgs) 40 pages
ISBN 0064438643 EAN 9780064438643 Harper Paperback (4 to 8) WB Price: $11.95 Once upon a time, there was a sweet cowgirl named Cindy Ellen, who lived with the orneriest stepmother west of the Mississippi and two stepsisters who were so nasty, they made rattlesnakes look nice! But when a fast-talkin' fairy godmother teaches Cindy Ellen a little lesson about gumption, Cindy lassos first place at the rodeo and the heart of Joe Prince....You may think you've heard the story before-but you'll get a side-splittin' bellyache after you're through with this hilarious rendition told Wild West-style! Award: Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Picture Book | 2004 ; 23 cms L x 26.7 cms W (0.17 kgs) 40 pages
ISBN 0374427860 EAN 9780374427863 Farrar Paperback (3 to 8) WB Price: $10.50 An incredible journey."I don't know much, but I know what I know. I gotta go! I gotta go! I gotta go to Mexico!" The creepy-crawly bug doesn't know why she does what she does. She only knows she has to do it. But making the journey seems impossible for the slow-moving critter, who has no idea what or where Mexico is. Then an everyday miracle occurs, bringing a transformation that will help her fulfill her destiny. Each autumn, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from the central and eastern United States and Canada to colonies in the mountains of Mexico, where they mate before flying north in the spring to lay their eggs. In simple, jaunty text and pictures, Sam Swope and Sue Riddle celebrate the amazing story of one of these intrepid bugs. 18.6 cms L x 16 cms W (0.07 kgs) 32 pages
ISBN 0763622931 EAN 9780763622930 Candlewick Paperback (3 to 8) WB Price: $13.95 In this rousing read aloud from the creators of "Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, all of insect land is abuzz with news of a big contest! The demure Damselfly Dilly--"neither clever nor frilly"--has no thoughts of winning, but she's curious to see who will. Lively verse mixes fun, fancy, and fascinating fact, while exuberant artwork virtually flies off the page. 24.8 cms L x 24.9 cms W (0.18 kgs) 32 pages Awards:Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Picture Book | 2006 ; Grand Canyon Reader Award | Nominee | Picture Book | 2006
ISBN 0152024255 EAN 9780152024253 Voyager Paperback (3 to 8) WB Price: $11.95 Top Cat rules the house until an unexpected box arrives with someone new--and cute--inside. At first, Top Cat doesn't want to share his house and favorite things, but soon he learns that two cats can be lots more fun than one.30.5 cms L x 17.6 cms W (0.15 kgs) 36 pages Award: Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Grades K-3 | 2000
ISBN 0689863772 Simon Hardcover (3 to 8) WB Price: $28.95 From the author of "Click, Clack, Moo," here is a duck who began in a humble pond. Who worked his way to farmer, to governor, and now, perhaps, to the highest office in the land. Ladies and gentlemen, this election year you owe it to your country to vote Duck.Awards: Book Sense Book of the Year Award | Winner | Children's Illustrated | 2005 ; Parents Choice Award (Spring) | Winner | Recommended | 2004 ; 26 cms L x 20 cms W (0.37 kgs) 40 pages.
ISBN 0618548815 EAN 9780618548811 Houghton Paperback (3 to 8) WB Price: $10.95 With her signature woodblock prints, the Caldecott medalist Mary Azarian invites readers into her own garden to discover its simple joys. Revealing the variety of life underground, the bright comfort of a greenhouse on a winters day, or the anticipation of starting seeds indoors in early spring, this striking alphabet book reminds us that gardens are perhaps our best way to live closer to the land and to the rhythm of the seasons. 26.9 cms L x 22 cms W (0.15 kgs) 32 pages
ISBN 0439241006 EAN 9780439241007 Blue Sky Hardcover (3 to 8) WB Price: $29.95 What if a dinosaur catches the flu?Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"?Does he drop dirty tissues all over the floor?Does he fling his medicine out of the door? Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How DO dinosaurs get well soon? They drink lots of juice, and they get lots of rest; they're good at the doctor's, 'cause doctors know best. As in their previous book, Yolen and Teague capture children's fears about being sick and put them to rest with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.Awards: Parents Choice Award (Spring) | Winner | Gold | 2003 ; Buckaroo Book Award | Nominee | Children's | 2004 - 2005 ; 31.4 cms L x 23.7 cms W (0.50 kgs) 40 pages
ISBN 0689844476 EAN 9780689844478 Aladdin Paperback (4 to 8) WB Price: $11.95 "We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in back home Russia dance around us at night.And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become "The Keeping Quilt," passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, Patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith.21.5 cms L x 26.8 cms W (0.18 kgs) 32 pages
ISBN 0064431290 EAN 9780064431293 Harper Paperback (3 to 7) WB Price: $11.95 Undaunted at finding that he’ s shrunk to the size of a mouse, George starts in on his household duties, from brushing his teeth to taking out the garbage and looking after his baby brother— all Herculean tasks for this tiny guy in an oversized world. ‘ Paintings with realistic detail and perspective show a mouse-eye view of what high adventure boring chores become. Parents will root along with their kids for this unflappable Tom Thumb.’ — School Library Journal. Best Books of 1985 (SLJ)A Reading Rainbow Selection,100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC) 25.10 cms L x 22.61 cms W (0.19 kgs) 40 pages
ISBN 0679861874 EAN 9780679861874 Dragonfly Paperback WB Price: $11.95 Brian finds a salamander and takes him home. "Where will he sleep?" asks his mother. Her "inquiries are answered with imaginative solutions that will be familiar to all those who have tried to convince a parent to let them have a pet. Johnson's lush, shadowy paintings depict each addition to the cumulative scenario as Brian's cozy bedroom is gradually transformed into a dark green forest that overflows the pages as the fantasy becomes more elaborate. This is a beautifully designed mood piece."-- "School Library Journal" 23 cms L x 25 cms W (0.14 kgs) 32 pages
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