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By Elizabeth Goudge. 1971
Seven short stories dealing with religion and miracles, some of them taking place on Christmas Eve. The title story is…
about a wandering angel from a Christmas pageant who cheers up a disillusioned divorcee. In all of the stories, children, animals, and nature predominate. 1971.By Alan Garner. 1978
Robert learns that his secret place has another secret the day his soldier uncle comes home to help with the…
corn harvest. Sequel to "Granny Reardun" (DC03955). Followed by "Tom Fobble's day" (DC03954). Grades 4-7. c1978.By D. E Stevenson. 1968
A young couple marry and begin their life in a new cottage, where Charles writes down his "rainbow dream" and…
Sarah secretly edits it. Meanwhile, there are visits from a niece who feels unloved, and her nearby grandparents who will someday leave Sarah their big house. 1968. (Sarah Morris ; 2)By Louisa May Alcott. 1927
The experiences of lovely Rose Campbell as she grows into womanhood. Rose, just returning from a trip around the world,…
is determined to be an independent woman, but her inheritance attracts many suitors. Sequel to "Eight cousins" (DC02187). Grades 5-8. 1971, c1876. (The cousins ; 2)By Elizabeth Cadell. 1983
The daily routine of the quiet village of Montoak is interrupted by archaeologists and tourists visiting the Roman ruins. Elizabeth,…
just returned from Canada, renews her friendship with Ward, but it takes an unexpected turn when Ward unearths a mysterious find at the ruins. 1983.By Annette LeBox. 2015
Peace is an offering. A muffin or a peach. A birthday invitation. A trip to the beach. Join this group…
of neighbourhood children as they find love in everyday things - in sunlight shining through the leaves and cookies shared with friends - and learn that peace is all around, if you just look for it. Grades K-3. Winner of the 2016 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. In English and Spanish. 2015.By Robert Sabatier. 1956
0livier, le petit garçon des Allumettes suédoises, de Trois sucettes à la menthe, des Noisettes sauvages, au début de ces…
Fillettes chantantes a seize ans. Sa vie se partage entre son travail d'apprenti-imprimeur, ses courses dans un Paris émerveillé, des vacances en Touraine, à Montrichard, où l'on boit le vin rosé dans des fillettes chantantes, d'autres, à la veille d'une guerre, dans un Saugues retrouvé. II ne cesse pas d'être amoureux : de sa cousine, la belle Ji, de Vivy, épouse d'un industriel, de la comédienne Junie Astor, et d'autres le troublent, comme Louise, la petite bonne rousse, des jumelles entrevues dans un train ou ces belles Parisiennes qu'il croise dans les rues. On le verra jouer à l'étudiant au Quartier latin, au noctambule à Montparnasse, au chevalier servant à la gare de l'Est, au flâneur dans l'île Saint-Louis, au quartier juif de la rue des Rosiers, à Montmartre ou sur les grands boulevards. Il lit beaucoup, se cultive sans le savoir, écrit même des vers. Sa grande affaire, plus que les amours déçues, sera la rencontre de Samuel Bernard, étudiant en chimie, qui lui ouvre, en même temps que les portes de l'amitié, des horizons neufs : ceux d'un enthousiasme scientifique qui rejoint son enthousiasme littéraire. Ensemble, l'apprenti Olivier et l'étudiant Samuel vont fréquenter les cinémas, les théâtres, les musées. Les scènes émouvantes ou cocasses abondent. On retrouve des personnages déjà rencontrés : Jean et Élodie, l'oncle Henri et la tante Victoria, Marceau et Jami, la mémé de Saugues et l'oncle Victor, le personnel de l'imprimerie, car le monde ouvrier est sans cesse présent dans ce roman qui fait revivre, par la sensibilité d'Olivier, par son regard pur sur les êtres et les choses, un monde difficile situé à un tournant de l'histoire. Les Fillettes chantantes se présente comme une fête, une fête de l'adolescence avec ses inquiétudes, ses contradictions, ses exaltations et sa joie. Le jeune Olivier, de plus en plus attachant, par sa présence dans un temps donné, le fait revivre plus vrai que nature, évoque mille souvenirs perdus. On lira ce nouveau roman de Robert Sabatier avec les yeux du coeur et de la sensibilité pour découvrir des charmes et des délices, et, de page en page, des instants de poésie et de vérité.By Robert Sabatier. 1969
Olivier, orphelin de 10 ans, erre jour et nuit dans le quartier de Montmartre, au début des années 1930. Il…
y côtoie des bandes d'enfants et des personnages hauts en couleur : anarchistes, anciens combattants, filles au grand coeur et commères.By George Sand. 1846
Germain, jeune laboureur, resté veuf avec trois enfants, est le personnage principal de cette idylle champêtre, qui ne sacrifie ni…
aux exaltations sentimentales excessives, ni à l'idéologie humanitaire qui alourdit certaines oeuvres de l'auteur.By David Homel. 2019
Phil Brenner has fallen into a slump. All of his life's achievements have somehow crept into disarray. As a freelance…
journalist, his career pinnacles keep receding in the rearview, as he struggles to stay relevant in a culture that prizes identity over experience. He feels unfairly cast aside by younger generations, designated the very "white male of privilege" he spent much of his youth rallying against. As a husband, he's estranged from his wife, whose job supports the suburban lifestyle he never wanted. As a father, his two daughters repel any attempt he makes to connect. But when a chance arises to cover the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe, Phil seizes the opportunity to reinvent himself into the person he could be, if only he can bring himself to tear down the tired notions of who he has become. Winner of the 2019 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (QWF). 2019.By Highlights Children. 2018
Time for a nap! Spot tries to find a peaceful place to nap. On a sunny day, Spot naps in…
the shade. Playing with a new toy can be exhausting for a puppy like Spot. Spot wants to take a nap but Splinter wants to play. A fly disturbs Spot as he tries to nap. Stories by Marileta Robinson and Highlights for ChildrenBy Tad Hills. 2010
Learn to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a…
little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!With a story that makes reading fun—and will even help listeners learn to read—this book is ideal for kindergarten classrooms and story hour or as a gift for that beginning reader. Fresh, charming art by Tad Hills, the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of Duck & Goose, will make this a favorite.And don't miss the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a StoryBy David Lubar. 2019
A boy discovers the answer to one of the great urban mysteries: why are pigeons always pooping in parks? A…
second-grade class learns why they should always be nice to their math teacher..An ancient predator uses the internet to search out its prey. A young girl and her little brother escape a campfire weenie only to encounter something even more terrifying: a troop of Girl Scouts singing campfire songs. For this, his third collection of warped and creepy "weenie" tales, critically-acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar traveled deep into the shadowy corners of his mind, looking for new ways to amuse and terrify his readers. And in the tradition of In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Invasion of the Road Weenies, he reveals the inspiration behind each of the thirty-five stories at the end of the bookBy David Lubar. 2019
Watch out for the road weenies! A town is overrun by road weenies?a.k.a. joggers?who never smile. A girl thinks she's…
too old for Halloween...until she finds a special pair of gloves. A boy takes a shortcut to an unexpected place. A mummy takes his revenge, one little piece at a time.... Welcome to the weird and wacky world of award-winning storyteller and master of the macabre, David Lubar. These thirty-five tales ranging from the silly and offbeat to flat-out horrifying are just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark. As an added bonus at the end of the book, David answers the question most frequently asked of writers with a behind-the-scenes look at the various ways he got the ideas for the stories in this collection. Don't be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare!By Laura Rader. 1989
Where is your nose, your eyes, your ears? Young children can play along with the simple, interactive text, pointing to…
different parts of their bodies as they turn the pages of this fun and sturdy book.By Not Specified. 2019
Woody and the gang go on a campout, Cinderella tells her mouse friends a bedtime story, Pooh and Piglet have…
a best-friend sleepover, Pongo puts his puppies to bed, and more. With 365 stories, bedtime has never been so much funBy Todd Tarpley. 2020
Trucks need a time-out in this picture book about emotions written by Todd Tarpley ( Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!…
and Ten Tiny Toes ) and illustrated by bestselling artist Guy Parker-Rees ( Giraffes Can't Dance ). Whirr! Whomp! Grind! Chomp! Three toy trucks have big plans for their day at the playground: digging and lifting, building and shifting. But then they start to get tired...and hot...and hungry.... They're GRUMPY! When they throw a total truck tantrum, will anyone be able to calm them down? Kids (and parents) may just recognize themselves in this entertaining take on getting grouchy, and getting over it. The lighthearted, rhythmic text will have young readers chanting along, and the bright and buoyant illustrations of the trucks' looming meltdown will keep them giggling!By Cory Doctorow. 2020
New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow and illustrator Matt Rockefeller present a sweetly scary picture book about a girl…
whose monster-catching activities delay her bedtime in Poesy the Monster Slayer . A monster slayer needs no bedtime! Once her parents are off to bed, Poesy excitedly awaits the monsters that creep into her room. With the knowledge she's gained from her trusty Monster Book and a few of her favorite toys, Poesy easily fends off a werewolf, a vampire, and much more. But not even Poesy's bubblegum perfume can defeat her sleep-deprived parents!By Amy McCulloch. 2021
When Lacey Chu wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, she knows something…
went really wrong. And with her cat baku, Jinx, missing in action and Moncha, the company behind the invention of the robot pet, threatening her family, she isn't sure who to turn to for answers. To make matters worse, Lacey is expelled from her dream school, Profectus. And when she tries to talk to her mom about it, she realizes she's been acting weirdly ever since the latest update from Moncha. Lacey and her friends work together to get to the bottom of it and discover a sinister plot at the heart of the corporation that could change everyone's lives. Lacey must use all her skills if she has a chance of stopping Moncha from carrying out its plan. But can she take on the biggest tech company in North America armed with only a level one robot beetle and her friends at her side?By Suzanne Selfors. 2018
Leilani desperately wants to become friends with the popular girls. When her invites are mistakenly sent to the wrong kids,…
Leilani ends up with an unexpected night. For grades 4-7. 2018