Margaret Wild
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
One day when Harry comes home from school, his faithful companion Hopper isn't there to greet him, in a touching story about the process of healing after losing a beloved pet.
2) Old Pig
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Because Old Pig knows that her time to die is near, she puts her affairs in order and takes a slow walk with Granddaughter to savor the beauty for one last time.
3) Fox
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
AD 670L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An injured magpie and a one-eyed dog live happily together in the forest, until a jealous fox arrives to teach them what it means to be alone.
4) Our granny
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When young Amy brings a sloth home for a visit, her family, the speediest in town, learns how to slow down to talk, play, and laze."--Publisher's description.
7) Kiss kiss!
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Baby Hippo is in such a rush to play one morning he forgets to kiss his mama, but strangely all the jungle noises seem to remind him.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When war forces people to flee their homes, young refugee Peter carries a cherished family possession throughout a difficult period of survival before reflecting on its importance years later.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
There was a crooked man who lived with a crooked cat and a crooked mouse all together in a little crooked house. Their happy existence is unsettled by a noisy train that passes close by each day, shaking the house and its inhabitants: "Shucka-shucka, shucka-shucka, shucka-shucka!" Literally refusing to stand still for this, the crooked house does the unthinkable!
11) Thank you, Santa
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A little girl (in Australia) becomes Santa's pen pal throughout the course of one year and learns some interesting facts about polar animals.
12) Nighty night!
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Little lambs, chicks, ducks, and pigs change places and try other ways to delay going to bed.
13) Puffling
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
As his affectionate parents nourish and protect him, a plucky young puffin impatiently waits--but not without some reservations--for the day when he is "strong enough and tall enough and brave enough" to leave his nest on the rocky cliff-face and waddle off to the sea.
14) The pocket dogs
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Biff and Buff are two very small dogs who are happy to travel in Mr. Pocket's pockets, until Biff falls through a hole one day.