Marie-Louise Gay
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Language
English
Description
Stella's little brother Sam wonders whether fairies are invisible. Stella assures him that she has seen hundreds of them and that if she and Sam venture across the meadow and into the forest, they are likely to find some.
So begins another adventure in the Stella and Sam series about the irrepressible red-head, and her slightly apprehensive little brother.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay's new picture book provides them some answers though a fictional encounter between an author and some very curious children. Together, they write and illustrate a story. Marie-Louise Gay has scribbled, sketched, scrawled, doodled, penciled, collaged, and painted the words and pictures of a story-within-a-story that show how brilliant ideas creep up on you when...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world. Fern loves to draw flowers and butterflies, birds and bees, caterpillars and orange trees. Horn wants to draw too, but he thinks his flowers look like purple pancakes and his caterpillars like striped socks. "Draw whatever you want!" Fern tells him. And Horn does just that..."--Page [2] of cover.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Description
Another adventure begins in this book in the Stella and Sam series as the pair explores the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars and the rising moon form the backdrop for their nocturnal expedition. As they encounter raccoons, fireflies, tree frogs and bats, Sam wonders if the moon can swim, if the sun wears pajamas or if he can catch shooting stars with his butterfly net. Stella, as always, has an answer for every...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
AD 420L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Stella and her little brother, Sam, are spending the day playing in the snow. The forest, snowballs, snow angels and the mysterious white stuff itself provide fuel for Sam's questions and Stella's answers as they discover the world of winter together. Exquisite, evocative watercolors bring a snowy day alive and make this a wonderful winter story. Gently humorous, the book also captures the relationship between an older sister and her little brother...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
AD 380L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions: "Does a catfish purr? Does a seahorse gallop?" Stella has an answer for them all. The only thing she isn't sure of, and neither are we, is whether Sam will ever come into the water. Exquisite, evocative watercolors bring a diaphanous day at the beach alive in this perfect summer story. Gently humorous,...
10) Good night Sam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Stella," whispered Sam, "are you sleeping?"
"Yes," answered Stella. "Aren't you?"
Sam can't sleep without his beloved dog, Fred. But where could he be? Sam knows that Fred is afraid of the dark, of the monster that lives in the closet and of the giant toad that lurks downstairs. Luckily, Stella is there to reassure Sam as they search everywhere.
12) Caramba!
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Caramba the cat wishes he could fly.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A grand collection for early readers transitioning to chapter books, this treasury gathers three madcap Princess Pistachio titles into one divine volume. New fans will cheer for Pistachio as she 'discovers' she may be kidnapped royalty in Princess Pistachio, navigates a disastrous day of minding her baby sister in Princess Pistachio and the Pest, and gets caught up in fame when her dog becomes a theater star in Princess Pistachio and Maurice the...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
52 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Princess Pistachio is worried about Dog. He has such a boring life. She thinks he needs more adventure and excitement. Pistachio brings him to school with disastrous results. Then she takes Dog to a theater audition and transforms him into Maurice the Magnificant, star of the stage. Maurice is an overnight success. That's when things start to go really wrong.
18) Mustafa
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
After leaving his war-torn country with his family, Mustafa visits a park near his new home and finds beautiful flowers, lady bugs, fall leaves, and finally, a friend.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
44 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Forced to abandon exciting plans with her friends and take baby Penny to the park, Pistachio is sure her first day of summer holidays will be boring. But keeping Penny out of trouble proves to be more exciting than Pistachio expected.