Gay, Marie-Louise.
Summary: Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Gay 2013Gay, Marie-Louise.
Summary: Sam is full of questions on his first trip to the seashore and his older sister has an answer for each one, except whether or not Sam will ever come into the water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 1999
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Summary: Ever-inquisitive, carrot-top Stella takes a peek at her early days when she couldn't read but, now that she's grown, she can read to her little brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2009
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Summary: Sam can't sleep without his beloved dog, Fred. But where could he be? Sam knows that Fred is afraid of the dark, of the monster that lives in the closet and the giant toad that lurks downstairs. Luckily, Stella is there to reassure Sam as they search everywhere.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2003
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Summary: Princess Pistachio is worried about Dog. He has such a boring life. She thinks he needs more adventure and excitement. Pistachio brings him to school with disastrous results. Then she takes Dog to a theater audition and transforms him into Maurice the Magnificant, star of the stage. Maurice is an overnight success. That's when things start to go really wrong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2017
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Summary: Caramba the cat wishes he could fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2005
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Summary: Stella tries to help her little brother Sam get dressed, but Sam has ideas of his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2003
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Summary: Answers many of the questions the author receives from children on writing, including where she gets her ideas, how she learned to draw, and how many books she can write in one day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 818 GAYGay, Marie-Louise
Summary: After leaving his war-torn country with his family, Mustafa visits a park near his new home and finds beautiful flowers, lady bugs, fall leaves, and finally, a friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2018
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Summary: Sam has the help of his big sister, Stella, when he has trouble getting dressed in the morning, decides Fred the dog needs to learn some new tricks--including swimming, cooking, and painting--and cannot sleep because he misses Fred.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2014
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Summary: Collects a series of humorous short stories that explore the things kids think about, from what trees talk about to lies their mother tells them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2017
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Summary: Stella introduces Sam to the fun of playing in the snow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre 2000
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Summary: Travelling with his family to an island in Croatia, Charlie discovers that it's an interesting place where the language is unfamiliar, with half the words having no vowels, and goats are used as a traffic-calming device.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GAYGay, Marie-Louise.
Summary: In this sweetly humorous book, Stella and her brother, Sam, explore the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars, and the rising moon form the backdrop for their nocturnal expedition. As they encounter raccoons, fireflies, tree frogs, and bats, Sam wonders if the moon can swim, if the sun wears pajamas, or if he can catch shooting stars with his butterfly net....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre 2004
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Summary: "Houndsley has to figure out what to say about Catina's seventy-four-chapter memoir, and Catina tries to find the right words of comfort for Houndsley after his cooking contest fiasco" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: When his cousin Wagster comes for a visit, Houndsley is excited. Wagster is all adventure and enthusiasm and razzle-dazzle, and all his friends love him. Even Catina thinks Wagster is fun and good at everything, and pretty soon Houndsley is starting to feel a little bit invisible. But Houndsley and Catina are best friends, and certainly Cousin Wagster won't change that -- right? James Howe and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: Houndsley loves the quiet of the first snow of winter, but Catina does not enjoy being snowed in. What about all her plans for the day? With pretending, books, games, creativity, and some time to dream, Houndsley helps Catina let go of her worries and enjoy the snowy day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008
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Summary: Houndsley likes canoeing and his friend Catina likes bicycling, but each has to help the other learn to enjoy these activities in order to do them together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009
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Summary: Houndsley and Catina are sad, but they discover how first-rate friends can brighten even the saddest days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2023
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Summary: Making their weekly visit to the library, Houndsley, Catina, and their friend Bert are dismayed to learn that the library is closing because nobody is available to take over for the retiring librarian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Howe 2020Jenkins, Emily
Summary: Best friends Tiger and Badger work through their disagreements over a toy, a chair, and sharing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JENHowe, James
Summary: Houndsley and Catina run into trouble when they decide to prove that they are the best at cooking and writing, respectively.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2006