Christine Davenier
Author
Series
Very fairy princess volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After spending weeks making valentines for all of her family and friends, self-proclaimed fairy princess Gerry takes the wrong folder to school and must find another way to tell her classmates how they sparkle.
Author
Series
Very fairy princess volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Gerry, a most enthusiastic singer, is certain her music teacher will choose her to perform the solo at the Winter Wonderland Festival, and when someone else is chosen it takes a snowfall to bring Gerry's sparkle back.
Author
Publisher
MoonDance Press, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling illustrator Christine Davenier and bestselling author Amy E. Sklansky comes this utterly charming, silly, and irresistible read-aloud that sends the little piggies from everyone's favorite nursery rhyme off to the beach. Following the rhythm of rhyme scheme of the original rhyme (This little piggy went to market..), young children get to follow along as the five piggies pack the car, arrive at the beach, build a sand...
7) Snowy race
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A girl and her father set out in his snowplow to pick up someone special at the train station during a snow storm"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Very fairy princess volume 7
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Gerry comes up with a creative Halloween costume, but when her best friend, Delilah, has a costume emergency, the very fairy princess makes a sacrifice that lets her sparkle"-- Provided by publisher.
13) Mabel dancing
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Mabel doesn't want to go to sleep while Mama and Papa are having a dance party downstairs.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever illustrated picture book biography of th e famous gymnast Nadia, debut author Karlin Gray traces Nadia Comaneci's journey from a small-town Romanian girl who did cartwheels in the schoolyard to five-time Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most talented and respected athletes in the world.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mabel loves the stars. She can count a few from her bedroom window and even more from the tree in her backyard. But her grandfather saw thousands of stars when he was a boy, and Mabel is determined to see that many herself. So begins Mabel's quest for a better view of the night sky. When she realizes that the glow from nearby houses and streetlights blocks her view, she enlists help from her neighbors and the town's mayor. Can they work together to...
Author
Series
Iris and Walter volume 5
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Iris is devastated when she has to miss being in her first school play because she is sick.
18) Just Desserts
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Dessert, inspired by Mrs. Howdy Doody's lessons about the American Revolution, decides she and her friends should fight back against annoying siblings, but the club she starts only makes matters worse.
19) Dessert first
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Dessert's love of treats leads to a change in her large family's dinner routine, then an awful mistake, and later a true sacrifice after her teacher, Mrs. Howdy Doody, urges students to march to the beat of their own drums.
20) Just like a baby
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Delighted by the arrival of baby Ellen, extended family members describe their plans for the young one, from becoming a fisherman to playing the saxophone, but baby Ellen prefers other activities.