Alexis Deacon
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Seven hamster brothers, having outgrown their hole, begin an adventure-filled quest that takes them across seas and deserts, up a mountain, and through a labyrinth as they seek a new home.
3) Slow Loris
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages, 1 folded out page : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
4) Ergo
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ergo wakes up and sets off to explore the world. She discovers her toes, her wings, and her beak. Soon, she finds everything! Am I the world? she thinks. It's a big thought. Then something goes bump... Ergo begins to wonder, could there be more to her world?" -- Dust jacket.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nobrow, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 250L
Physical Desc
81 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The chief matriarch is dying. Drawing her last breath, she declares a contest: let fate decide the one worthy to rule. Fifty souls are summoned in the night; fifty souls bound to the same fate. But this is no ordinary trial ... And so begins the first task. This supernatural historical fantasy is the first in an epic trilogy"--
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
192 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The dramatic and hotly anticipated conclusion to Alexis Deacon's original Geis fantasy trilogy, featuring new branding and a format designed to sit alongside Curse of the Chosen Volume 1. As the great chief matriarch lay dying, she gave one final decree: Upon her death there would be a contest. Having no heir of her own blood she called on the gods. Let fate decide the one truly worthy to rule in her place. The rich, the strong, the wise, the powerful;...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
211 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The Great Chief Matarka has died, and in accordance with her last will and testament, a contest will be held to announce her successor. From all over her realm, figures of great influence--leaders of the military, the church, and industry--have come to participate in the tests that are to be conducted to name the heir to Matarka's chiefdom. And so begins a sprawling, high-stakes adventure. Some of the participants are willing and eager to succeed,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"Harry Black, a conscientious objector, artist, and firefighter battling the blazes of German bombing in London in 1944, wakes in the hospital to news that his soldier brother, Ellis, has been killed. In the delirium of his wounded state, Harry's mind begins to blur the distinctions between the reality of war-torn London, the fiction of his unpublished sci-fi novel, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Driven by visions of Ellis still alive and a...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged.) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Grandpa Boo-Dad not only believes that Bobo has seen a pink-skinned boy with orange fur on his head hiding under the bed, he knows exactly how a little monster can scare off such a horrible creature. What does this monster have under his bed? Bobo is a young monster who's afraid to sleep in his own bed. He is sure there is a boy hiding beneath it - a boy with "pink skin and orange fur on his head where his horns should be." Bobo's older brother thinks...
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
129 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
From dragon's flesh, jellied gnats, earwigs cooked in slime, the foods of Roald Dahl stories are full of magic and wonder. From Willy Wonka's scrumptious candy to Matilda's chocolate cake, Roald Dahl has been creating mouth-watering food in his books for decades. Now there is a brand-new cookbook featuring fifty recipes, all referenced in the beloved works of Dahl--from James and the Giant Peach to The Twits. Adults and children alike will delight...