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The Baby's Catalogue
Janet Ahlberg - 1982
This paperback edition of the bestselling picture book The Baby's Catalogue by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!, is filled with easily recognizable objects - perfect for your baby or toddler!Mums and Dads, breakfasts and bedtimes, pets and toys and prams and swings - and lots and lots of other fascinating things!Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including Chicken, Chips and Peas, Funnybones, Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman.
A Full House: An Austin Family Christmas
Madeleine L'Engle - 2000
The Austins have a full house on Christmas Eve when fate brings them a new mother and a young woman who is expecting.
The Boy Who Cried Over Everything
Betsy Childs - 2011
An experience with a slingshot and a sparrow helps him realize that it's okay to cry when you are sad, but it's best not to cry when you're mad.
Don't Be Horrid, Henry!
Francesca Simon - 2000
Horrid Henry reaches a younger generation of readers in a new picture storybook.
WWE Undertaker
Kevin Sullivan - 2009
It teaches children the ins-and-outs of his finishing moves, his nicknames, signature taunts and manager, as well as helping them become more comfortable with reading.
My Name Is Lucy Barton: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout | Summary & Highlights
Summary Reads - 2016
Her mother comes to visit and through conversations with her and a recollection of her past she starts to reflect on her childhood and its affects on her present life. In “My Name is Lucy Barton” the reader gets a glimpse into the past and gains insight into the complicated relationship between a mother and her daughter. After not talking to her mother for years, she is finally reunited when her mother visits her in the hospital. The exploration through their relationship lends unexpected vision into all other relationships in Lucy’s life; her relationship with her husband, daughters, neighbors and family friends. Through this telling narrative one can gather the notion of a past’s affects on their present and their telling of “their” story. “My Name is Lucy Barton” is the thought-provoking tale of a woman discovering herself, her mother, her husband, her children, and the world around her. Inside this SUMMARY READS Summary & Highlights of My Name Is Lucy Barton: Summary of Each Chapter Highlights BONUS: Free Report about The Tidiest and Messiest Places on Earth - http://sixfigureteen.com/messy.
This Way, Ruby!
Jonathan Emmett - 2006
But little Ruby likes to take things slowly, in her own time. She prefers to look at all the lovely things that surround her - which is just as well, for when the ducklings get lost in a storm, it's down to Ruby to find the way home.
Someone Like Me
Elaine Forrestal - 1996
They have come to Australia to escape the violence in Northern Ireland, but when the past catches up with them, Tas is trapped in the middle.
Daisy and the Egg
Jane Simmons - 1998
Daisy is so excited—soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy, as Daisy soon finds out.
The Berenstain Bears' Family Reunion
Jan Berenstain - 2009
The tree house is ready, the tables are set, and the fun is about to start.Beginning readers will feel like part of the family with this charming verse book from the much-loved Berenstains.
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner
Amy Schwartz - 1988
. . . (But) when Mr. Blum brings out the color lollipops, poor Annabelle embarrasses herself.--School Library Journal, starred review.
The Wind in the Willows: The Open Road (The Wind in the Willows, #2)
Laura Driscoll - 1996
It has all the comforts of home, and Toad loves it very much. But as they make their way, a honking vehicle even better, newer, and faster than a cart comes along!
Something Good
Robert Munsch - 1990
Tyya’s dad won’t buy anything good at the store—no ice cream, no candy, no cookies. But when Daddy gets fed up and tells Tyva to "Stand here and Don't Move!" Tyva knows she's in big trouble... and that's when the story becomes Munsch's own, witty and warm.
A Baby Sister for Frances
Russell Hoban - 1964
But when she overhears her parents talking about how much they all miss her, she decides that she should go back home. After all a being a big sister means she has lots of grown up things to do!
The Silver Brumby / Silver Brumby's Daughter
Elyne Mitchell - 2000