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The gruffalo
By Julia Donaldson. 1999
When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want…
to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws." But will Mouse's frightful description be enough to scare off his foes? After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo... is there? Grades K-3. 1999.The curse of the bologna sandwich (Melvin Beederman, superhero.)
By Greg Trine. 2006
Melvin Beederman's a pretty good superhero, even though it always takes him five or six tries to get launched and…
flying. His weakness (every superhero has one) is bologna, which makes it hard to go into a deli. Still, Melvin, with the help of his friend Candace, manages to keep the city of Los Angeles free of nasty villains like the evil McNasty brothers - once he's airborne (crash!) Grades 2-4. 2006. (Melvin Beederman ; 1)Seeing red
By Anne Louise MacDonald. 2009
Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.Narwhal: unicorn of the sea (Narwhal and Jelly book. #1.)
By Ben Clanton, Tara Walker. 2016
Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but…
they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. In their first story, Jelly learns that Narwhal is a really good friend. Then Narwhal and Jelly form their own pod of awesomeness with their ocean friends. And finally, Narwhal and Jelly read the best book ever -- even though it doesn't have any words... or pictures! Followed by "Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt". Grades K-3. 2016.Bruno for real (Orca echoes)
By Caroline Adderson. 2009
Seven-year-old Bruno is tackling problems with his trademark originality. He defeats hiccups, tries being bad, and celebrates his daily birthdays.…
He also skillfully avoids doing math, and advances to the next level of swimming - and life! Sequel to "I, Bruno". Grades K-3. 2009.Aram's choice
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2006
After the Armenian genocide, twelve-year-old Aram is brought to Greece by his grandmother, but she is too poor to keep…
him. Along with other boys chosen to emigrate to Canada, Aram travels by cargo ship, ocean liner, and train to his new home, a farm in rural Ontario. Though missing his grandmother, Aram tries to keep the younger boys out of trouble while having many new adventures. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 3-6. 2006.How to outrun a crocodile when your shoes are untied (My life is a zoo. #1.)
By Jess Keating. 2014
When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in…
her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background. Followed by "How to outswim a shark without a snorkel". Grade 4-7. 2014.Almost zero: a Dyamonde Daniel book (Dyamonde Daniel book. #3.)
By Nikki Grimes. 2010
Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that…
a classmate is in a worse situation, she is determined to help. Sequel to "Rich". Grades 2-4. 2010. (Dyamonde Daniel book ; 3)A trio of tolerable tales
By Margaret Atwood. 2017
In Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes, Ramsay runs away from his revolting relatives and makes a new friend with…
more refined tastes. The second tale, Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda, features Bob, who was raised by dogs, and Dorinda, who does housework for relatives who don’t like her. It is only when they become friends that they realize they can change their lives for the better. And finally, to get her parents back, Wenda and her woodchuck companion have to outsmart Widow Wallop in Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop’s Wunderground Washery. Grades 4-7. 2017. Uniform title: Short stories.Leroy Ninker saddles up (Tales from Deckawoo Drive. #1)
By Kate DiCamillo. 2014
Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn t have is a horse until he meets…
Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters (Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyone's favourite porcine wonder, Mercy) for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Drive. Followed by "Francine Poulet meets the ghost raccoon". Grades 2-4. 2014.Peanut Butter and Jelly (Narwhal and Jelly book. #3.)
By Ben Clanton. 2018
Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession...peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change…
his name to...that's right...Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). In this third book, Narwhal and Jelly star in three new stories about trying new things, favorite foods and accepting who we are. Sequel to "Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt". Grades K-3. 2018. Uniform title: Graphic novels.Une casserole sur la tête
By Alain M Bergeron, Philippe Germain. 2006
Guillaume adore jouer au chevalier. Un jour qu'il devait libérer la princesse, il se retrouve la tête coincée dans son…
casque. Le problème, c'est que le casque en question est une casserole []. -- 4e de couv.Le petit pot de Zaza ((Rou dou dou).)
By France Quatromme. 2012
Mais qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? Un petit pot pour faire pipi et caca. Moi, j'en veux pas !…
Mais que diront le chien, le chat, le lapin... qui passent par là ? Années M-2.Vi
By Kim Thúy. 2016
En vietnamien, " Vi " désigne ce qui est infiniment petit, microscopiquement petit. Dans ce livre, Vi est le prénom…
d'une fillette, la plus jeune sœur de trois grands frères, le " petit trésor " qui se retrouve malgré elle dans la grande Vie et ses tumultes. En quittant Saïgon pour Montréal, en visitant Suzhou et Boston, en grandissant aux côtés des héros ordinaires, elle est témoin de l'immensité de la mer, de la multiplicité des horizons, de l'unicité des tristesses, du luxe de la paix, de la complexité de l'amour, de l'infini des possibilités et de la violence de la beauté. Comme une bonne élève, elle regarde, apprend, reçoit. Mais saura-t-elle jamais vivre cette grande Vie? 2016.Une drôle de ministre (Charlotte ; #4)
By Dominique Demers. 2001
Après avoir été tour à tour maîtresse d'école, bibliothécaire et factrice, revoici mademoiselle Charlotte dans la peau d'une politicienne! On…
soupçonne que cette bonne vieille dame viendra brouiller les cartes à sa façon pour changer la vie des gens. Une fois de plus, la magie de Dominique Demers opère à merveille pour donner aux enfants un contact privilégié avec un monde imaginaire où il fait bon laisser libre cours aux rêves les plus fous. Années 3-6. 2004.Je veux un amoureux! (La petite princesse.)
By Tony Ross. 2014
"Je veux un amoureux!" a décidé la petite princesse. Tout le monde recherche le garçon idéal, jusqu'à ce que le…
choix se porte sur Barnabé. Mais vont-ils s'entendre ? Et est-ce que c'est si drôle que ça, après tout, un amoureux ? Un épisode plein de surprises dans la vie de notre irrésistible petite princesse préférée. Années 1-3. Titre uniforme: I want a boyfriend!When the cherry blossoms fell (A cherry Blossom Book Ser. #1)
By Jennifer Maruno. 2009
Nine-year-old Michiko Minagawa bids her father good-bye before her birthday celebration. She doesn't know the government has ordered all Japanese-born…
men out of the province, or that ten days later, her family would join hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train to the interior of British Columbia. There are no paved roads, no streetlights and no streetcars, and their house is dirty and drafty. Michiko must face local prejudice, the worst winter in forty years, and her first Christmas without her father. Grades 2-4. 2009.The jungle house
By Julia Donaldson. 2005
A tiger in the back garden? A bird-eating spider in the cupboard? Welcome to the world of Elmo and his…
sister! Step inside the Jungle House to find out more. Grades 2-4. 2008, c2005.The adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin classics #Set Ii)
By Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
Waiting for Gertrude: a graveyard gothic
By Bill Richardson. 2001
Waiting for Gertrude is a love story, a whodunit, and a comic fantasy set in Paris's Pére-Lachaise cemetery, the final…
resting place of many celebrated personages. The story is told in a series of letters and portraits, written in the voices of Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Chopin, La Fontaine, Marcel Proust, and Alice B. Toklas, whose souls now inhabit the bodies of cats in the graveyard. 2001.