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The library Gingerbread Man

Enderle, Dotti, 1954-


The Gingerbread Man escapes from his proper place on the library shelves and tries to outrun the librarian, a word wizard, a robot, a giraffe, and a host of other characters as he races through the library.
Date Published:2010

How do dinosaurs go to school

Yolen, Jane,


School Library Journal, June 2007. Explains how little dinosaurs should behave during a typical school day.
Date Published:2007

D is for democracy : a citizen's alphabet

Grodin, Elissa, 1954-,


Presents a children's A to Z alphabet book on democracy and explains the government's structure and concepts including immigration and taxation.
Date Published:2004

Magic ramen : the story of Momofuku Ando

Wang, Andrea,


Booklist, February 2019. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Publishers Weekly, January 2019. School Library Journal starred, March 2019. An illustrated story of how Momofuku Andō invented instant ramen.
Date Published:2019

Anansi and the moss-covered rock

Kimmel, Eric A,


Book Links (A.L.A.). Booklist, March 1996. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
Date Published:1988

A child of books

Jeffers, Oliver


"A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life"--OCLC.
Date Published:2016

Bunny fun

Weeks, Sarah,


A lively young rabbit finds many ways to have fun--and cause havoc--on a rainy day.
Date Published:2008

Extraordinary Jane

Harrison, Hannah E,


"Jane the dog doesn't have a unique talent in the circus like the rest of her family, until the ringmaster discovers what is truly special about her"--Provided by Publisher.
Date Published:2014

Dog gone

Harvey, Amanda,


Otis is not happy being left at the Misty Meadow dog hotel, but after running away, he is happy to find his way back.
Date Published:2004

Hooray for Amanda & her alligator

Willems, Mo,


Pub Weekly. School Library Journal starred. Pub Weekly, March2011. School Library Journal starred, May2011. Amanda and her alligator have lots of fun together, but when Amanda's grandfather buys her a panda, Alligator must learn to make new friends.
Date Published:2011

The great pet escape

Jamieson, Victoria,


"Pets on the loose!"--Front cover. Scholastic Edition - "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--p.4 of cover. "A young graphic novel chapter book about the escape escapades of class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

The gold miner's daughter : a melodramatic fairytale

Hopkins, Jackie,


Booklist. Horn Book. School Library Journal. Booklist, February 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Kirkus Review, February 2006. Library Media Connection, November 2006. School Library Journal, April 2006. Gracie Pearl has until sundown to find some gold to pay the rent to Mr. Bigglebottom, or he will take back the family gold mine and force her to marry him.
Date Published:2006

My buddy, Slug

Krosoczka, Jarrett,


When Alex hurts his best friend's feelings, he learns that sometimes staying friends means apologizing.
Date Published:2006

The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


Booklist, February 15, 2020. Kirkus, January 15, 2020. Publisher's Weekly, April 20, 2020. School Library Journal, April 2020. Cursed by an old carnival game, sixth-grader Rex Dexter uses his new ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate the mysterious deaths of endangered zoo animals.
Date Published:2022

Miss Bindergarten gets ready for kindergarten

Slate, Joseph,


Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.
Date Published:1996

Lumberjackula

Heagerty, Mat,


Publishers Weekly, June2022. School Library Journal, August2022. Jack is in a pickle. His lumberjack mom wants him to go to Mighty Log Lumberjack Prep to learn how to chop wood and wear flannel. His vampire dad wants him to go to Sorrow's Gloom Vampire School to learn how to turn into a bat and drink blood-orange juice. And Jack has a secret: what he really wants to do is dance.
Date Published:2022

Big bad ironclad : a Civil War steamship showdown

Hale, Nathan, 1976-


Map on lining-papers. Horn book, September 2012. Kirkus, July 15, 2012. Horn book guide starred, Time-traveling Nathan Hale tells the story of the Civil War naval battle between two ironclad ships: the United States' Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack. Includes a time line of the real William B. Cushing's experiences in the Civil War.
Date Published:2012

Narwhal I'm around

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


"Sixth grader Rex Dexter uses his ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate a narwhal's mysterious death"--
Date Published:2021

Encanto : the deluxe junior novelization

Cervantes, Angela,


May include poster. Novelization of: Encanto. "Retells the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto--a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Balto of the Blue Dawn [Magic tree house. Merlin missions #26]

Osborne, Mary Pope,


"A stepping stone book." Magic tree house Merlin Mission #26 was formerly known as Magic tree house #54. Horn book guide, Jack and Annie travel back in time to 1925 Nome, Alaska, where they meet Balto, the famous sled dog, and help save the town from illness.
Date Published:2016