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The two stonecutters, freely adapted from the Japanese

Titus, Eve



Date Published:1967

Leonardo the terrible monster

Willems, Mo.


At head of title: Your pal Mo Willems presents. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, June 2005. Booklist, July 2005. Horn Book, September 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2005. Kirkus Review, July 2005. Library Media Connection, November 2005. Regardless of all his efforts, Leonardo the monster simply cannot seem to frighten anyone, until he meets the perfect nervous little boy.
Date Published:2005

At head of title: Your pal Mo Willems presents. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, June 2005. Booklist, July 2005. Horn Book, September 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2005. Kirkus Review, July 2005. Library Media Connection, November 2005. Regardless of all his efforts, Leonardo the monster simply cannot seem to frighten anyone, until he meets the perfect nervous little boy.

Date Published:2005

I am invited to a party!

Willems, Mo.


School Library Journal starred, October 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2007. Kirkus Starred, August 2007. Horn Book, January 2008. Gerald the elephant, who "knows parties," gives his best friend, Piggie, advice for getting ready after Piggie receives her very first party invitation.
Date Published:2007

Free climb

Maddox, Jake.


School Library Journal, March 2009. Amir's new friend refuses to learn the right way to climb, and soon finds himself in danger.
Date Published:2009

Through my eyes

Bridges, Ruby.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. School Library Journal starred, December 1999. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, November 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2001. Pub Weekly, October 1999. Horn Book, January 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2000. Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
Date Published:1999

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2001. School Library Journal starred, December 1999. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2008. Booklist starred, November 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2001. Pub Weekly, October 1999. Horn Book, January 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2000. Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.

Date Published:1999

The boy of the three-year nap

Snyder, Dianne


Wilson's Children, June 2001. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Child Study Children's Book Committee. Booklist. A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
Date Published:1988

Project Apollo

Sipiera, Diane M


Book Links (A.L.A.), August 2000. Booklist, December 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Provides a history of the space project to study the moon.
Date Published:1997

These happy golden years

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.


Laura has her first experiences as a teacher, and is courted by Almanzo Wilder. Newbery Honor 1944.
Date Published:1971

What is a vertebrate?

Kalman, Bobbie


Includes index. Resource Links, February 2008. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), May 2008. Full-color photographs and simple text introduce young readers to various animals, fish, and reptiles that have skeletons.
Date Published:2008

What is a herbivore?

Kalman, Bobbie


Includes index. Library Media Connection, April 2008. Resource Links, February 2008. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), May 2008. Introduces herbivores, showing and describing their main groups and discussing their diets.
Date Published:2008

Christmas tapestry

Polacco, Patricia


School Library Journal, October 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Publisher's Weekly, September 2002. Booklist, September 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2002. Kirkus Review, November 2002. A tapestry that is being used to cover a hole in a church wall at Christmas brings together an elderly couple who were separated during World War II.
Date Published:2002

What if everybody did that?

Javernick, Ellen


School Library Journal, April 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Library Media Connection, August 2010. A child learns that there are consequences for thoughtless behavior, from feeding popcorn to a bear at the zoo to dropping an empty can out of a car window.
Date Published:2010

Compare with bears

Mineo, Kate.


Includes glossary. Polar bears - Grizzly bears - Black bears - Giant pandas. This book is an introduction to a variety of bears and the concept of comparison.
Date Published:2012

Barkley

Hoff, Syd, 1912-


Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Booklist. New York Times. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. When he gets too old to perform his act in the circus, Barkley tries to find something else to do.
Date Published:1975

The boy from the dragon palace : a folktale from Japan /

MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940-


Wilson's Children, October 2012. School Library Journal, August 2011. Publisher's Weekly, July 2011. Kirkus Starred, July 2011. New York Times, September 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Library Media Connection, January 2012. A magical boy grants a poor flower-seller's every wish until the greedy and ungrateful man grows tired of the boy's unpleasant behavior and sends him away.
Date Published:2011

Tsunami!

Kajikawa, Kimiko.


Parents' Choice, January 2009. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, January 2009. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010. Pub Weekly, December 2008. Booklist, November 2008. Kirkus Starred, December 2008. Horn Book, March 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2009. Library Media Connection, May 2009. A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
Date Published:2009

Parents' Choice, January 2009. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, January 2009. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010. Pub Weekly, December 2008. Booklist, November 2008. Kirkus Starred, December 2008. Horn Book, March 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2009. Library Media Connection, May 2009. A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.

Date Published:2009

Rules

Lord, Cynthia.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, April 2006. Booklist, February 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
Date Published:2006

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, April 2006. Booklist, February 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.

Date Published:2006

The star maker

Yep, Laurence, 1948-


Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal, February 2011. Pub Weekly, November 2010. Booklist, November 2010. Horn Book, October 2011. Kirkus Review, November 2010. With the help of his popular Uncle Chester, a young Chinese American boy tries hard to fulfill a promise to have firecrackers for everyone on the Chinese New Year in 1954. Includes an afterword with information about the Chinese customs portrayed in the story.
Date Published:2011

Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal, February 2011. Pub Weekly, November 2010. Booklist, November 2010. Horn Book, October 2011. Kirkus Review, November 2010. With the help of his popular Uncle Chester, a young Chinese American boy tries hard to fulfill a promise to have firecrackers for everyone on the Chinese New Year in 1954. Includes an afterword with information about the Chinese customs portrayed in the story.

Date Published:2011

Beetles

Petrie, Kristin, 1970-


Includes index.
Date Published:2009

Snow

Rylant, Cynthia


Wilson's Children, July 2009. School Library Journal, December 2008. Booklist starred, October 2008. Book Links-starred, December 2008. Publisher's Weekly, October 2008. New York Times, December 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Kirkus Review, September 2008. Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce different types of snow to early readers, which includes soft, light, and heavy snow.
Date Published:2008