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The ballad of Valentine
By Alison Jackson, Tricia Tusa. 2002
Iggy Peck, architect (The Questioneers)
By David Roberts, Andrea Beaty. 2007
Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his…
grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic. For preschool-grade 2Haunted party (Holiday Books: Halloween Ser.)
By Iza Trapani. 2009
Gone fishing: a novel in verse
By Richard Brown, Earlene R. Long, Matthew Cordell, Tamera Will Wissinger. 2013
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns…
in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms. For grades 3-6I'm going to Grandma's
By Mary Ann Hoberman, Tiphanie Beeke. 2007
Would you rather be a princess or a dragon?
By Barney Saltzberg. 2016
Some little ones want to be princesses; others want to be dragons. The message of this book is that you…
can actually be both! There are lots of things you can be: a little wild, a little sweet. A little polite, a little troublesome. A little dainty, a little dragony. For preschool-grade 2Valentino finds a home
By Catherine Hnatov, Andy Whiteside. 2011
Valentino is a guinea pig trying to find a home where he can live happily ever after. He runs away…
from home and has many adventures until good fortune lands him in a pet shop. For preschool-grade 2Big bear ball
By Joanne Ryder, Steven Kellogg. 2002
10 little ninjas
By Miranda Paul, Nate Wragg. 2016
The Bicklebys' birdbath
By Roberta Angaramo, Andrea Perry. 2010
Told in a cumulative rhyme in the style of "This Is the House That Jack Built," this is a laugh…
out loud story of cause and effect featuring a mailman, a runny nose, a bee, a terrified goose, and much more! For ages 3-6. 2010If I had a gryphon
By Vikki VanSickle, Cale Atkinson. 2016
A raucous rhyming read-aloud about fantastical beasts. Sam isn't all that thrilled with her new hamster, and she would much…
rather have an exotic pet. She imagines what it would be like to have a unicorn, hippogriff, chupacabra, and jackalope, among many others. While the wow factor of owning such beasts is undeniable, Sam also considers their less desirable traits. For preschool-grade 2Day dreamers: a journey of imagination
By Emily Winfield Martin. 2014
La princesa and the pea
By Susan Middleton Elya, Juana Martinez-Neal. 2017
A rhyming bilingual fairy tale about a girl who must detect a pea beneath a mountain of mattresses if she…
is to marry the prince. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the text. For preschool-grade 2T4: a novel in verse
By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2008
Paula Becker, who is deaf, is thirteen years old when the Nazi party takes control of Germany. It is a…
time when people with disabilities are ordered to be killed in Hitler's Tiergartenstrasse 4, nicknamed T4. She escapes a raid, but her new world is one of fear, desperation, and uncertainty as she struggles to survive. Her stories are told in free verse. For grades 6-9Drum dream girl: how one girl's courage changed music
By Margarita Engle, Rafael López. 2015
In Cuba in the 1930s, music filled the air. Millo had a dream playing drums of all kinds, but the…
country and her father only permitted boys to play drums. Millo finds a way to drum and practices in secret. Eventually her father relents and hires a music teacher for her. Millo's persistance means that she and her sisters become the first all-girl dance band in Cuba and play with and for famous people. (Story inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga.) For grades K-3Where do I sleep?: a Pacific Northwest lullaby
By Andrea Gabriel, Jennifer Blomgren. 2001
Terrible typhoid Mary: a true story of the deadliest cook in America
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2015
Mary Mallon, who became known as "Typhoid Mary," was hired as a cook for a wealthy family in 1906. A…
few weeks later an outbreak of typhoid fever swept through the household. Eventually it was determined that Mallon was a healthy carrier, spreading the disease but not suffering it herself. She was arrested and quarantined against her will. This biography explores the many violations of Mallon's human and civil rights, the culture of the period, how the public and health officials responded, and the sensationalism of "yellow journalism." For grades 5-8What this story needs is a pig in a wig (Pig in a wig book #1)
By Emma J. Virjan. 2015
Little you
By Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett. 2013
Compost stew: an A to Z recipe for the earth
By Ashley Wolff, Mary McKenna Siddals. 2010