Vera Brosgol
1) Be prepared
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 360L
Physical Desc
244 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
2) Memory jars
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Freda uses jars to save everything from a chocolate chip cookie to the full moon, just as her grandmother saves summer blueberries.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One day, a grandmother shouts, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" and leaves her tiny home and her very big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting. Along the way, she encounters ravenous bears, obnoxious goats, and even hordes of aliens! But nothing stops grandma from accomplishing her goal--knitting sweaters for her many grandchildren to keep them warm and toasty for the coming winter. " -- Publisher's description...
4) Anya's ghost
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
GN 240L
Physical Desc
221 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making friends with the ghost there just may be worse.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Little Guys might be small, but they aim to be mighty. As they head off to find breakfast, they can conquer anything through teamwork---cross deep waters, dig through obstacles, and climb the tallest trees. Nothing can stop them! But as they begin to amass more than they need, the creatures in the forest ponder---what happens when no one can stop the Little Guys?"--
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan! Or it would've been, if he wasn't kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost in the deep blue sea, Jane must venture to the world underwater...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xii, 202 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Young children will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When evil Dr. Glockenspiel threatens all the books in the world, only one person can stop him--a book-wielding, super-secret operative called Lyric McKerrigan.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (11 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A super-secret operative saves the world from a diabolical threat with her ability to brandish just the right book at the right time in this delightful superhero tale.