Daniel M. Pinkwater

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

Would you buy a used time machine from this man? Mr. Talbot has taken the Werewolf Club to London! Unfortunately, they made the trip in Uncle H. G. Talbot's unreliable time-and-space machine, and they've arrived in 1890 London -- where it might be a tad difficult to buy the 212 double-A batteries they need for the machine to get them home. The Werewolf Club's goose is cooked -- and not for a good old-fashioned English Christmas dinner. While they're figuring out what to do, the young werewolves have plenty of time to take in some sights usually missed by your average tour bus, and even help legendary detective Sherlock Holmes thwart the notorious Jack the Schlepper's attempt to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London. There will always be an England -- but never one like the Werewolf Club's England.

The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit

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Patricia Reilly Giff

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Each student in Ms. Rooney's room celebrates the December holidays by being a secret pal to a classmate.

The Kids of Polk Street School: December Secrets

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Arthur and the New Kid

Arthur, Clean Your Room! 

Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie’s Day at the Beach

The Beast in Ms. Rooney’s Room

Jillian Harker

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Little Bear is curious and asks lots of questions. Luckily for him, wise Grandma Bear seems to have all the answers. And as they set off to look for food, Grandma Bear can show Little Bear a trick or two.

I Love You, Grandma

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Mad Libs

World's Greatest Word Game

Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and a great gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about dogs. Go fetch a NOUN because it’s time to play Mad Libs! With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about Labradors, Pomeranians, poodles, and more, this book is an incredible activity for both pups and their people. Play alone, in a group, or with your own four-legged best friend. Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Dog Ate My Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about everyone's favorite dogs. - Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. - Fun With Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!

Dog Ate My Mad Libs

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K. G. Campbell

Missouri

What's worse than discovering you have a zombie problem? Imagine acquiring four more undead tag-alongs. . . . From the acclaimed illustrator of Flora & Ulysses comes the second book in the Zombie Problems trilogy, heralded as "reminiscent of Roald Dahl in uniting the macabre with realism." When a zombie followed August DuPont home one day, he didn't expect her to stick around. But Claudette is in no hurry to leave August's side. And when he decides to go to Croissant City in search of the elusive Zombie Stone, Claudette joins him. It's a good thing she does, because no sooner had August set out than a mysterious white alligator began to follow him. Reptiles aren't the only creatures to look out for, though. When August is reunited with his dour cousins the Malveaus, and their menacing mother, Orchid, finding the stone before they do takes on a new urgency. Throw in a swamp doctor, a costume parade, a pop star, a séance, a band of smugglers, and four new zombies, and you'd better believe that August's quest is only going to get more complicated.

The Zombie Stone

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Louisiana

After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.

Zoobreak

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Comes in library binding, but the dust sleeve under it shows wear. Pages inside are mint.

Texas

The Tale of Tawny and Dingo

Stephanie Graegin

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A Picture Book Story about Two Best Friends

Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin, here is a charming picture book about two friends who enter a fairytale world hoping to find an exciting story to tell. When best friends Fern, a bear, and Otto, a cat, go searching for an exciting story in the forest, they have different ideas about what that means. Fern thinks they should stop and watch a race between a tortoise and a hare, but Otto worries a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks the three brothers talking about how to build a house is incredibly interesting, but Otto isn't convinced. Along the way, the two friends meet a little girl in red who is off to visit her grandmother (and a wolf headed the same way!); a cranky girl complaining that her porridge isn't the right temperature; and many others. But it's not until they run into a big scary witch that they both can agree that this is not the kind of excitement they had in mind. With irresistible illustrations and tons of charming details, this is a delightful fantasy adventure that proves the best adventures are the ones you share.

Fern and Otto

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Jory John

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First-day-of-school jitters have never been funnier or more reassuring than in this picture book by the New York Times bestselling author Jory John and critically acclaimed illustrator Liz Climo It's almost the first day of school, and the animals are nervous. Sloth worries about getting there on time, snake can't seem to get his backpack fastened onto his body, and bunny is afraid she'll want to hop around instead of sitting still. When they all arrive at their classroom, though, they're in for a surprise: Somebody else is nervous too. It's their teacher, the armadillo! He has rolled in as a ball, and it takes him a while to relax and unfurl. But by the next day, the animals have all figured out how to help one another through their jitters. School isn't so scary after all.

First Day Critter Jitters

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Anya Glazer

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From author-illustrator Anya Glazer comes a humorous picture book for dinosaur fans and word lovers of all ages! Thesaurus is an ordinary dinosaur. A very ordinary dinosaur . . . who just happens to love words. And the other dinos know that's just who he is. But behind his verbose and fancy language, Thesaurus has also been keeping something absolutely, very, extremely top secret. But as his lies begin to stack up, someone begins to notice. And if the other dinos discover what Thesaurus is hiding, they won't think he's such a normal dinosaur after all.

Thesaurus Has a Secret

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#hardcover #multicultural #afghanistan #juvenilefiction #middleeast 

Oregon

Intertwined portraits of courage and hope in Afghanistan and Pakistan


Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means "star," suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war in Peshawar, Pakistan, teaching refugee children under the persimmon tree in her garden while her Afghan doctor husband runs a clinic in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.

Najmah's father had always assured her that the stars would take care of her, just as Nusrat's husband had promised that they would tell Nusrat where he was and that he was safe. As the two look to the skies for answers, their fates entwine. Najmah, seeking refuge and hoping to find her father and brother, begins the perilous journey through the mountains to cross the border into Pakistan. And Nusrat's persimmon-tree school awaits Najmah's arrival. Together, they both seek their way home.

Known for her award-winning fiction set in South Asia, Suzanne Fisher Staples revisits that part of the world in this beautifully written, heartrending novel.


Under the Persimmon Tree is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Under the Persimmon Tree

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

An illustrated version with simplified text of the Old and New Testaments.

The Book of God for Children

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Franklin W. Dixon

Michigan

Two teenage sleuths help their detective father search for a famous rocket scientist whose disappearance endangers the launching of the Firebird Rocket.

Hardy Boys 57: the Firebird Rocket

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Etta Kaner

Illinois

Lift the flaps to learn the science of sunlight and related topics.

Who Likes the Sun? 💜

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Christine L'Heureux

Caillou, like all children, needs to feel loved by his mother. But as a four-year-old, Caillou also has to discover the world around him.This is where he learns to love. Stands out on the shelf with a wonderful hologram on the cover.

Caillou: I Will Always Love You

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The Secrets of Droon #19: The Coiled Viper

Usborne Big Machines: Trucks

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Sų Tích Bánh Chu’ng Bánh Giây

Kevin Henkes

Spencer thought the house might be haunted.

Mitch knew it wasn't. And he knew why.

The whole time Spencer and Mitch hung out together at Bird Lake that summer, there were secrets keeping them apart.

And maybe a secret knowledge keeping them together, too--together like members of the same tribe. Like friends.

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The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit

Patricia Reilly Giff

The Kids of Polk Street School: December Secrets

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Arthur and the New Kid

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Arthur, Clean Your Room!

Jim Henson

Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie’s Day at the Beach

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The Beast in Ms. Rooney’s Room

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I Love You, Grandma

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Dog Ate My Mad Libs

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Gordon Korman

Zoobreak

William H. Armstrong

The Tale of Tawny and Dingo

Stephanie Graegin

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First Day Critter Jitters

Anya Glazer

Thesaurus Has a Secret

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Under the Persimmon Tree

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The Book of God for Children

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Hardy Boys 57: the Firebird Rocket

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Who Likes the Sun? 💜

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Caillou: I Will Always Love You

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The Secrets of Droon #19: The Coiled Viper

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Usborne Big Machines: Trucks

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