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The good luck glasses: & two more stories
By Mike Thaler, Laura Driscoll, Sara London. 2000
In "The good luck glasses", Nomi has some bad luck when she turns seven - she can't see the blackboard…
at school, gets in trouble for squinting at her brother, and trips over the cat. A trip to the eye doctor, and a pair of funky orange glasses, solves everything. Grades K-3. 2000. Taped with: "Name that Ed" by Laura Driscoll. Ed goes to a family reunion full of other Eds, like Red Ed and Well-fed Ed. Can Ed get himself a nickname too? Grades K-3. 2002. Taped with: "Cinderella bigfoot" by Mike Thaler. Poor Cinderella's feet are so big that she's considered a safety hazard and isn't invited to the ball! Grades K-3. 1997. Stories for the 2003 CNIB Summer Reading Club.The forgetful knight
By Fred Blunt, Michelle Robinson. 2016
A forgetful narrator tries to tell the tale of a knight's adventures, but can't quite remember the details. Did that…
knight carry a sandwich, or a sword? Was he supposed to fight a cat, or a dragon? At last, the narrator remembers a very important thing right before the end. Grades K-3. 2016.The frogs wore red suspenders: rhymes
By Jack Prelutsky. 2002
A collection of rhyming poems set in such places as Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon. These funny verses are…
about people and animals, often doing unusual things, like "Seven snails and seven snakes/ swam around the five Great Lakes." For grades K-3. 2002.The funny little woman
By Lafcadio Hearn, Arlene Mosel. 1972
The chupacabra ate the candelabra
By Marc Tyler Nobleman. 2017
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 case of the weird blue chicken: the next misadventure (Chicken Squad. #2.)
By Doreen Cronin. 2014
When a weird blue chicken comes to Chicken Squad headquarters for help, siblings Dirt, Sugar, and Sweetie help find her…
missing house. Sequel to "The first misadventure", followed by "Into the wild". Grades K-3. 2014.The Chicken Squad: the first misadventure (Chicken Squad. #1.)
By Doreen Cronin. 2014
When the squirrel Tail comes barreling into the chicken coop ranting about a round, shiny, green, big, scary thing in…
the yard, Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and Sugar investigate this strange object. Followed by "The case of the weird blue chicken". Grades K-3. 2014.Tantes Midi-Minuit et les deux coucous (Émilien. #3.)
By Louise Catherine Bergeron. 2016
Plus que quelques semaines avant Noël... Émilien va passer le week-end avec ses tantes, les jumelles Midi et Minuit, dans…
leur nouvelle horlogerie. Ses tantes réussissent toujours à l'étonner. Qu'est-ce qu'elles ont encore inventé, cette fois ? Des horloges-calendriers de l'avent qui distribuent des surprises ! Mais Émilien, Midi et Minuit découvriront que les surprises ne sont pas réservées aux clients seulement. Suite de "Tante Maggie-Noire et les chocolats ensorcelés", suivi de "Tante Mélimélo et Tournotour". Années 1-3. 2016.Tante Maggie-Noire et les chocolats ensorcelés (Émilien. #2.)
By Louise Catherine Bergeron. 2016
Émilien a plusieurs tantes, dont une qui est super gentille, très coquine et... sorcière ! Pour l'aider à vendre ses…
chocolats ensorcelés au grand Marché printanier, il croque les chocolats, qui le transforment. Et le voilà avec les cheveux zébrés ou encore des oreilles de lapin... Inquiétant ? Non ! Car tante Maggie-Noire a aussi prévu des chocolats antidotes, qui éliminent tous ces effets bizarres. Mais attention au voleur ! Suite de "Tante Violinette et le violon magique", suivi de "Les tantes Midi Minuit et les deux coucous". Années 1-3. 2016.Tante Violinette et le violon magique (Émilien. #1.)
By Louise Catherine Bergeron. 2016
Émilien a une drôle de famille! Sa tante Violinette en est un bon exemple. D'abord, elle vit avec ses 32…
chats. En plus, elle a un secret : un violon magique qui lui donne des ailes. Mais est-ce suffisant pour sauver ses chatons égarés ? S'il veut aider sa tante, Émilien devra affronter sa peur des hauteurs - et vivre une aventure à saveur de bleuets! Suivi de "Tante Maggie-Noire et les chocolats ensorcelés". Années 1-3. 2016.The alphabet thief
By Bill Richardson. 2017
Surtout, n'ouvre pas la porte! (Mes premiers J'aime lire ; #73.)
By Claire Clément. 2009
Anaëlle doit rester quelques instants seule, car sa mère doit aller lui chercher des médicaments. Afin de s'assurer que sa…
fille n'ouvrira la porte à personne durant son absence, la mère lui fait mille recommandations et lui rappelle le conte " Le loup et des sept chevreaux ". Quelques minutes après son départ, quelqu'un frappe justement à la porte. Convaincue qu'il s'agit du loup, la fillette refuse de lui ouvrir la porte... Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. Années 1-3. 2009, 2010.Tales for very picky eaters
By Josh Schneider. 2011
Sidewalk flowers
By Sydney Smith, JonArno Lawson. 2015
A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether…
the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. Originally a wordless picture book, with additional picture descriptions by the author. Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature (illustration). Grades K-3. 2015.Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
By Margriet Ruurs, Nizar Ali Badr. 2016
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.Ritou, le raton qui n'aimait pas la pluie (Estime de soi)
By Gilles Tibo. 2008
Ritou n’aime pas du tout la pluie. Il tente par tous les moyens de ne pas l’entendre, mais rien n’y…
fait. Il décide donc de trouver une invention qui lui permettra de jouer sous la pluie sans se faire mouiller. D’invention en invention, Ritou réussira à trouver des solutions pleines d’imagination. Années 1-3. 2008.Russell sprouts
By Johanna Hurwitz. 1987
Six-year-old Russell has all sorts of concerns. He worries about his Hallowe'en costume; he thinks his parents should be nicer…
to him; and he can't understand why his science project, a potato plant, will not sprout. Sequel to "Russell rides again". Grades K-3. c1987.Revolting rhymes & Dirty beasts
By Roald Dahl. 1982
Revolting rhymes. Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.…
Grades K-3. 1982. Taped with: Dirty beasts. A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people. Grades K-3. 1983.Ralph: flying hound
By Dave Paddon. 2016
Inspired by a true story. A hilarious recitation about a dog that just won't give up. Along with his canine…
comrades, Ralph chases anything that moves, and usually catches it too. But when his aspirations go skyward, even his four furry friends - Nance, Lucky, Spot 1 and Spot 2 - wonder if Ralph's aiming too high. Will Ralph catch that big orange duck? Will pilot Greg ever get those crazy dogs out of his hair? And how did those mutts end up in the drink? Grades K-3. 2016.