juvenile fiction

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juvenile fiction

Do not open this book

2006
As Pig tries to write a book, he chastises the reader who keeps interrupting him by turning the pages.

Who is driving?

2007
Easy-to-read text invites the reader to guess which animal is driving each of seven vehicles based on how they are dressed, then reveals their destinations and the vehicles' sounds.

Green as a bean

2007
Questions in verse about the many things you could be if you were square or soft or loud or red or small or fat or fierce or dark.

How do dinosaurs go to school?

2007
Ten dinosaurs show that while they have the potential to create mischief at school, they know how to control themselves.

The bronze pen

2008
With her father's failing health and the family's shaky finances, twelve-year-old Audrey's dreams of becoming a writer seem very impractical until she is given a peculiar bronze pen that appears to have unusual powers.

A kitten tale

2008
As four kittens who have never seen winter watch the seasons pass, three of them declare the reasons they will dislike snow when it arrives, while the fourth cannot wait to experience it for himself.

Wabi Sabi

2008
Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.

Nim at sea

2008
After her sea lion is kidnapped by a cruise ship and her new writer friend leaves without an explanation, Nim, a young girl who lives with her father and animal friends on a remote island, sets out to reunite her family and winds up in New York City.

Ten ways to make my sister disappear

2007
Ten-year-old Sprig no longer gets along with her twelve-year-old sister, Dakota, but the two pull together during their father's extended business trip to Afghanistan, sharing concerns about his safety, an elderly neighbor's health, fights with their best friends, and boys.

The Willoughbys

2008
A tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, in which the four Willoughby children set out to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.

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