Arthur Yorinks
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Desiring a child of her own, Rosina the witch fashions one out of straw and scraps, but when she cannot bring the rag child to life she becomes enraged and turns the village children into shrubs, where they stay until a kind girl discovers the discarded doll and saves her.
3) Hey, Al
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
5) One mean ant
Author
Series
One mean ant volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An astonishingly disagreeable ant meets his match in this pitch-perfect picture book comedy from Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier. Was there ever an ant as mean as this mean ant? Not likely. This ant is so mean that leaves fall off trees when he walks by. This ant is so mean that grapes shrivel when he looks at them. But when this mean ant finds himself lost in the desert and meets a fly that defies explanation . . . well, nothing is the same again....
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Mickey isn't quite like his brothers and sisters. They're all stronger, faster, and have a much better sense of smell. That's because his "brothers and sisters" are dogs?bloodhounds, to be exact. Mickey's mom and dad are crazy about canines. Their dogs are the loves of their lives and their livelihood. So, naturally, they're raising their son as if he was a dog, and Mickey wants nothing more than to make his parents proud. Just as Mickey is mastering...
Author
Series
One mean ant volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Well, here they are again. The ant, the fly, and the flea. Stuck doing tricks for the circus-goers every night and twice on Sundays. Stuck like a . . . well, you know. But with the help of Moth, a fellow performer with a pretty spectacular trick, the trio plan their escape. But will it work?" --Jacket flap
10) Company's coming
Author
Language
English
Description
Chaos erupts when Moe and Shirley invite some visitors from outer space to stay for dinner with the relatives.
Author
Series
One mean ant volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The mean ant and his companion, the fly, find themselves in a sticky situation.
13) Louis the fish
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
1991, c1980
Language
English
Description
An unhappy butcher from Flatbush finally achieves happiness.
14) Harry and Lulu
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Lulu, who has always wanted a dog, instead gets a very unusual stuffed animal that takes her on a trip to France.
15) Homework
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When Tony's pens, along with his pencil and eraser, come to life, the squabbling set of writing tools tries to complete Tony's neglected homework.
16) Happy bees
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Rhythmic text describes the carefree life of bees as they sting knees, munch on Swiss cheese, and laugh in the breeze.
17) The Miami giant
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
When Giuseppe Giaweeni sails from Italy to look for China, he lands in Miami instead, where he discovers a lost tribe of dancing giants, one of whom he brings back to Europe.
18) Company's going
Author
Language
English
Description
After inviting two spacemen to stay for dinner, Shirley and Moe are asked to return with them to their planet Nextoo to cater their sister's rather large wedding.
19) Quack!
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Quack, a young duck, builds a rocket and goes to the moon, only to find that he misses home.
20) What a trip!
Author
Publisher
Michael di Capua Books/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
While walking down the street one day in his simple town in New Jersey, Mel stumbles into another dimension where there isn't a single smooth side to be found, but when his friends dismiss his tales about his pointy adventure, Mel finds a way to prove to all that what he has been saying is true.