Rodari, Gianni
Summary: A collection of nearly seventy short and surreal stories told by Signor Bianchi, a traveling salesman, to his daughter over the telephone nightly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2020
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Summary: When a pest eats all the vegetables in the garden, Duck comes up with a plan to stop whatever is feasting on his crops.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: An exuberant eight-year-old details for his teacher and classmates the astonishing variety of inventive careers he is thinking of pursuing when he grows up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YANDormer, Frank W.
Summary: "A quirky picture book in the spirit of Monty Python about two bumbling knights who keep finding objects in a stove (a sword, a shield, a helmet) ... objects that ominously belong to their missing friend Harold"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DORCarr, Jan (M. J.)
Summary: Buddy (who is reserved and thoughtful), Bea (who is boisterous and bossy) and the other second graders in Ms. Maple's class are trying to come up with a name for their class, but it is proving harder then they thought it would be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CARO'Donnell, Tom
Summary: Mysterious happenings are causing major trouble at Horace Hotwater Middle School! Sam Gibbs and his super-strong tiny buddy, Hammie Rex, keep encountering creepy abnormal objects, including a floating sports jersey and a runaway go-kart. Sam doesn't believe in ghosts, but he has to admit the hauntings are getting weirder-- and more dangerous. Could bizarre mutant animals be the cause?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC O'DOShea, Bob
Summary: Dinosaur spends a day "helping" his mother, from the time he roars to awaken her until their final contest at bedtime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2017
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Summary: When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RubGeorge, Jennifer
Summary: The young inventor, Rube Goldberg, enlivens his day off by building incredibly complex chain-reaction machines to solve simple, everyday problems--like playing fetch with your dog in the yard without ever actually leaving your room.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEOHiggins, Ryan T.
Summary: Penelope Rex gets a saber-toothed tiger for her first pet, but find 'Mittens' a lot to handle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGPilkey, Dav
Summary: George and Harold are always driving their teacher crazy! But this time, they've come up with much more than a prank--they've created a monster.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audiobooks 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PILTan, Susan
Summary: To accomplish her evil plan to flood the town, Bubbles the goldfish has assembled an army of fish hiding in the town pipes, and it is up to Ember the Chihuahua to overcome his fear of water and rally the other pets to stop Bubbles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Sachar 2020Colleen, Marcie
Summary: "When a few beavers come to town, the Grumpy Woods are even more grumpy than usual. These beavers are chewing down the trees and drying up their river water with a dam. Everyone gets even angrier when the Super Happy Party Bears throw a dance party to celebrate the new dam, but when they dance that dam right down the river, everyone admits the bears aren't so bad after all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COLFenske, 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: Pursued by Mr. Hamstring, a reporter who is sure he will fail, Boomer becomes the first pig ever to compete in the Animal Olympics and demonstrates that attitude can be more important than winning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2012
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Rex, Adam
Summary: Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED REXHoena, B. A.
Summary: In this humorous (and gross) retelling of the Greek myth, Theseus and his hero friends visit the island of Crete and the amusement park known as the Labyrinth, where they encounter a nasty bully called the Minotaur who challenges Theseus to a race through the Maze-o-muck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HOERex, Michael
Summary: "Icky Ricky is gets into plenty of trouble, including fish swimming in his backpack, wearing a disguise made out of trash, and playing soccer with a snake in his pocket"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED REXDyckman, Ame
Summary: Big Volcano and Little Volcano live side by side in paradise, but when a silly bird drops a coconut (or two) on Little Volcano's crater he blows his top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DYCRex, Adam
Summary: This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful little town, and an extremely wise and helpful raven (who happens to be a pretty talented storyteller). But mostly, it is about a friendly little wizard who lives inside a big hill and really, really, really wants to be a hero. His name is Gumluck, and he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC REXLukens, F. T.
Summary: Arek has managed to fulfill the prophecy and save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler, but the quest is not over because until they free the princess locked in one of the towers he has to assume the crown himself; only the princess proves to be very dead, and Arek is stuck as king; then he discovers that magic requires him to find a bride before his eighteenth birthday or wither away--but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LUKLowery, Mike
Summary: Edgar the shark is hosting a pizza party, but he forgot the pizza, so he and his crab friend, Lotta, decide to make a pizza from scratch--and invite all their friends to bring their favorite toppings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2024
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Summary: Second-grader Aiden Allen has seriously wild hair; in fact it keeps forming itself into weird shapes, and interfering with his school day, and nothing he says will make it behave--until finally Aiden and his hair come to a compromise that involves washing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers, a capstone imprint 2017