Fforde, Jasper.
Summary: The Bookworld's leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into a semiretirement following an assassination attempt, returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate. But Thursday's children have problems that demand she become a mother of invention: Friday's career struggles in the Chronoguard, where he is relegated to a might-have-been; Tuesday's trouble perfecting the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FFOFenske, Jonathan
Summary: "Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske's appealing illustration style and clever, easy-to-read text make this hilarious book a must-have for every young reader's shelf. The speedy Book-It Bunny is challenging you to a reading race. And with her brand-new super shoes, she's convinced she will win. Can you pick up the pace and avoid her tricks along the way?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Group 2022
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Summary: Today is the school book fair, which is very exciting for Polly Diamond, who loves books and writing, and who possesses a magic book which turns anything she writes into reality--but she also has to be careful because sometimes her book, Spell, does not quite understand a word and misinterpretations can be catastrophic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KUIWillems, Mo
Summary: As Zoom Squirrel and his friends try to identify the Mystery Reader, they learn about books, how they are written, and how to read--while sharing a-corny jokes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books For Children 2019
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Summary: Even though clues point to the contrary, a dragon reassures the reader that there are no actual dragons in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAMLlanos, Mariana
Summary: "Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LLAFenske, Jonathan
Summary: The book's narrator attempts to tell a tale about a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark, but the three characters are less than impressed and uncooperative.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: Cat tries to read the story of Little Red Riding Hood aloud, but Dog keeps interrupting with silly questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOXCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FOXStemple, Heidi E. Y.
Summary: While the ducks and dodos play dodgeball, Chick sits nearby reading her book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Imaginative middle schooler Jimmy follows his dream to start a unique book company while he is still a child.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PATCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PATDiTerlizzi, Angela
Summary: A boy's favorite book is missing, and he describes it to the reader in great detail, including all the changes he made to it (like hedgehogs covering the pictures of the scary monsters) until you realize his missing book is in your hands.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DITKaplan, Bruce Eric
Summary: Morris buys a book for his son, Benny, that he enjoyed as a child, but Benny stubbornly refuses to read or even listen to it - forcing Morris to ridiculous extremes, such as a safari to the middle of the Sahara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KAPWillems, Mo
Summary: Geraldo y Cerdita descubren el placer de que los lean. Pero ¡¿qué va a pasar cuando se acabe el libro?!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR SPANISH WILPatterson, James
Summary: Rafe and Jimmy are in charge of a celebration of books and reading, but when a small issue becomes a big problem that threatens to derail the event, they must work fast to keep things on track.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jimmy Patterson, Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PATAsher, Sandy
Summary: Storytime in the library becomes increasingly chaotic as first one chicken then a whole flock joins in and the librarian must come up with a creative solution so that everyone can enjoy the story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E ASHCasale, Karen.
Summary: The Library Secret Service explains the rules for the care of library books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: UpstartBooks 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CASYolen, Jane
Summary: Told in rhyming text young dinosaurs learn to read, but only after many mishaps, like chewing their books and throwing them at the cat--but eventually they learn to respect their books, and treat them properly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Blue Sky Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YOLJohn, Jory
Summary: "The bad seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The bad seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: The only rule in Larry's book is that the reader not push the button, but when no one is looking, it may be irresistible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2015
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Summary: "Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2015
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Summary: In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Summary: "A humorous picture book that curses those who read it, then guides readers through the steps to break the curse"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: A humorous interactive story about a book that does not want to be read and will do just about anything it can to make you give up and put it down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUNCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUNKlise, Kate
Summary: When Appleton Elementary's new school board president, Ivana Beprawpa, uses her position to line her own pockets, student sleuths Sara and May, supported by passionate librarian Rita B. Danjerous, seek the truth. Told through letters, memos, and text messages.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2020