Jenny Giraffe Discovers the French Quarter/Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride
9781589808034
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The little giraffe escapes the zoo and finds herself in the French Quarter, where she makes new friends who agree to help her. In the second story, Jenny Giraffe rides a float in the super Krewe of Orpheus parade. Young children will greatly enjoy these recordings.
I Know a Librarian Who Chewed on a Word
9781589808928
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A most exciting word has the whole library abuzz. What combination of letters could possibly drive a person to do such absurd things? Fascinated children look on as Miss Divine dines on a table, chomps down a chair, and savors a shelf-all to chase down a single word. Written in the style of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this book reveals the only verb that could make a librarian practically purr, and that word is READ.
The Picky Little Witch
9781589808829
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%When Mama Witch concocts a special Halloween soup for her Little Witch, she adds eye of newt, spit of bug, and hair of slug. But Little Witch turns up her tiny nose at the culinary creation. She prefers such sticky sweets as butter toffee, caramel dandy, and cotton candy. Can these picky eaters come to a compromise? Complete with a recipe for Halloween soup, this fun read is a treat for children and parents alike.
Mosquito
9781589808836
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A pesky mosquito gets his due. Mosquito is a nuisance to all the animals as he buzzes about the forest. With fun word play, including rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia, each critter expresses its annoyance with him. Finally, Mosquito bothers the wrong neighbor, who ends the insect's career as resident pest. A list of mosquito facts appears at the end of this humorous children's story.
Hungry Little Gator, The
9781455626847
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Voices of the Dust Bowl
9781589809642
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Voices from those who lived through the largest environmental catastrophe in American history.
From 1931 to 1940, a combination of drought and soil erosion destroyed the fragile ecology and economy of the Great Plains. Evocative illustrations accompany poignant testimonies, including those of a farmer's wife, a banker, and a child who had never seen rain, to provide an emotionally charged account.
Polish Classic Recipes
9781589809611
Regular price $19.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%From appetizers and soups to pierogi and sweets, this gorgeous cookbook offers fifty recipes, along with photographs, history, musings, and stories. These classic Polish recipes are knockouts for the eye and the taste buds.
The Littlest Streetcar
9781455621897
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Celebrate your differences and be the best “you” possible!
Charlie is a maintenance streetcar. He is small and clunky and definitely not as shiny as the other cars. He spends his days laying sand on the rail lines or repairing the more popular streetcars. He doesn’t feel valued or liked by the other streetcars, and his hard work is often overlooked. It takes a series of emergencies for the other cars to learn that sometimes the person you never notice is exactly the person you need! Author and illustrator Vernon Smith takes his love of iconic New Orleans streetcars to another level in this picture book for everyone who has ever felt left out or ignored. Charlie might be different from the other streetcars, but being different is what makes him special.
Vernon Smith has been creating art since he was able to hold a pencil. He provides graphics for a wide variety of businesses through his studio, MacFearsome Comic Squares. A graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Smith earned a BFA from the University of New Orleans. He has worked on several comic-book series, including his own The Adventures of Dexter Breakfast and the successfully crowd-funded Hide. When not creating, Smith focuses on his most important role—being a father.
What's Up with This Chicken?
9781455620852
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Why so moody, broody Trudy?
As families embrace the farm-to-table food movement, more and more people are housing chickens on their balconies and in their backyards. Children growing up in urban environments surrounded by rural animals experience both the benefits and humor of farm life. Chickens provide farm-fresh eggs year-round, but they can also be noisy and stubborn, just like Trudy. Sylvia has one moody chicken who will not give up her eggs! Exciting and entertaining illustrations accompany this informative story about one annoying chicken—why she is like that and how Sylvia, eventually, cheers her up! An author's note introduces the reader to the real chicken that inspired this story.
The Georgia Guide to Quirky Questions
9781455626861
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Randolph Solves the Mardi Gras Mystery
9781455625819
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9781455626366
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9781455626311
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9781455627196
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9781455622160
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The greedy spider gets what's coming!
Long ago, all spiders were as round as the sun—and Anansi was the roundest of all. Anansi was very clever, but he was also very lazy, and he loved to eat. One day, hungry Anansi travels from village to village to eat with them. Each village asks Anansi to help make the food, but he would rather be lazy. Anansi leaves one end of a silken string from his web with each village, ties the other end around his waist, and asks the villagers to tug the string when the food is ready. He goes to another village, and another, and another . . . What will happen when all the food is done? This lively retelling of the Ghanaian folktale will delight all readers from ages 1 to 110.
Alycat and the Sleepover Saturday
9781455627233
Regular price $17.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Alycat is planning a sleepover with her friends when Luna calls. Alycat has trouble hearing her friend over the crackling phone line, but it sounds as though she can't come to the sleepover and that she has a very big secret to share. When the rest of the kittens arrive, they gather to play games and tell spooky stories. What if Luna's news is as terrifying as the stories of alien dogs and giant mice the kittens tell around the campfire?
The themes of the books in the Alycat Series all reflect a reliance on friendships, imagination, and creativity towards problem solving. In this adventure, the characters of Alycat and her friends show young readers that things aren't always as scary as they may seem. A sleepover checklist is included!
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The Alycat Series features: Alycat and the Thursday Dessert Day, Alycat and the Monday Blues, Alycat and the Friendship Friday, Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday, Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday, Alycat and the Sleepover Saturday, and Alycat and the Sunday Scaries. The books in this series have won more than 17 awards, including the NYC Big Book Award, the Mom's Choice Awards, and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards; have been featured in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly; and have appeared in the Oscars celebrity swag bag and the Grammy Awards gift bag. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, featured Bourque and her life-size mascot, Alycat, on her popular YouTube channel Little Red News.
The Mermaid's Gift
9781455621088
Regular price $16.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Out of a bitter storm comes a gift that saves a village.
In this adaptation of an Italian folktale, the young fisherman Gianni braves the thawing, ice-bound lagoon of Burano to catch fish to feed the starving people of his island. His fiancée, Nicoletta, prays for his safety. Gianni, swept from his fishing boat, is rescued by a mermaid who whips the water into a length of elegant lace, which she gives to Gianni for Nicoletta's wedding veil. This gorgeously illustrated tale recounts the mythical origins of Burano lace, whose production has long been a vital part of the island's economy and vibrant culture, ensuring the islanders would never go hungry. The lace is still famed throughout the world for its scalloped, wave-like patterns.
Rougarou Stew
9781455625598
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9781455625512
Regular price $21.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Branson's Best Day Trips
9781589800090
Regular price $14.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A local's guide to Missouri's entertainment boomtown. Carol A. Shaffer received an MIPA Merit Award in the 2000 Midwest Book Awards.
Jeb Scarecrow’s Pumpkin Patch
9781455621811
Regular price $9.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Watch out crows, this scarecrow won't give up without a fight!
Every year, pesky crows throw a party in a scarecrow’s patch, gobbling up all the pumpkins in sight and leaving a horrid mess. Not this year! Jeb is determined to protect his pumpkins no matter the cost. Those crows are in for an unpleasant surprise!
Author and illustrator Jana Dillon conceived this as her first book. Originally published in 1992, the rollicking dialogue, glowing scenes of evening mischief, and a scarecrow family of unusual charm have all stood the test of time in this inventive tale full of the radiance and excitement of the Halloween season.