Rating: (67 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Product Description
It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.
A job in a clothes [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Philomel
Product Description
What would you do with a million dollars, if you were 13?
Nate Brodie is nicknamed “Brady” not only for his arm, but also because he’s the biggest Tom Brady fan. He’s even saved up to buy an autographed football. And when he does, he wins the chance for [...]
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
anny’s dad had a secret, but now the secret’s out and it’s going to lead Danny on the adventure of a lifetime.
Rating: (9 reviews)
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Publisher: Golden Books
Product Description
THE “LITTLE MOMMY” in this story is an adorable little girl. We spend the day in her charming company as she cares for her dolls, treats their ills, gives them a tea party, feeds them dinner, and puts them to bed. Beautifully illustrated, this book has a timeless feel.
Rating: (49 reviews)
Author: Tim McGraw, Tom Douglas
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Product Description
Ordinary days are magical when spent with those you love.
Dad and his little girl, along with their very large bloodhound, set off on an ordinary day and turn it into a wonderful adventure. From dancing by a duck pond to swinging on a tire swing, [...]
Rating: (293 reviews)
Author: Sam Mcbratney
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
“Guess how much I love you,” says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back [...]
Rating: (108 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Product Description
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina — she’s fearless.
Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: [...]
Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Product Description
Sometimes you don’t wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.
Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act — suicide.
Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her [...]
Rating: (783 reviews)
Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Firefly Books
Product Description
A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.
Softly she sings to him:
“I’ll love you forever
I’ll like you for always
As long as I’m living
My baby you’ll be.”
So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, Love You [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Thomas W. Phelan, Tracy M. Lewis
Publisher: Parentmagic, Inc.
Product Description
By presenting the popular 1-2-3 Magic parenting program from a child’s point of view, this innovative guide provides kids with a thorough understanding of the disciplinary system—from the counting and time-out methods parents will be using to how better behavior benefits the entire [...]
Rating: (27 reviews)
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Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
It’s bedtime for Charlie and Lola, the hilarious siblings from I WILL NEVER NOT EVER EAT A TOMATO.
Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never gets tired. How can big brother Charlie convince her it’s time for bed? Heralded by [...]
Rating: (56 reviews)
Author: Martin Waddell
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back.
“I want my mommy!” Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will never again be just [...]
Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you’ll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don’t go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the thrill of flying to [...]
Rating: (38 reviews)
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Publisher: Little Simon
Product Description
Is Mommy behind the chair?
Is Mommy behind the plant?
Join baby as he plays hide-and-seek with Mommy. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps in this delightful interactive book are perfect for parents and children to share.
Rating: (32 reviews)
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Publisher: Philomel
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Are you ready for a scintillating seahorse fact? The father seahorse is the one who carries the mother’s eggs around in his pouch before they hatch. In Mister Seahorse, master collage artist Eric Carle teaches preschoolers this lesson and introduces them to a few other fish who bear the traditionally maternal [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperFestival
Product Description
Papa Bear and the cubs are having some trouble with chores –– they don’t want to do them! When they decide to take a break from cleaning, Mama Bear plays along. But what will happen when the mess builds up . . . and up . . . and up?
Ages [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
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Publisher: Little Simon
Product Description
Daddy loves to give Baby hugs to say “I love you!”
Now Baby and Daddy can cuddle and count along with this hug-and-read book perfect for Baby’s teeny, tiny hands.
Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Product Description
Ruby, where is your mother?
Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, shes been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.
Thats how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasnt seen [...]
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Philomel
Book Description
For Hutch, shortstop has always been home. It’s where his father once played professionally, before injuries relegated him to watching games on TV instead of playing them. And it’s where Hutch himself has always played and starred. Until now. The arrival of Darryl “D-Will” Williams, the top shortstop [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Product Description
The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search–a search to find Mr. [...]
Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Else Holmelund Minarik
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
To celebrate Little Bear’s thirty-fifth anniversary, three paperback editions in the series—Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear’s Visit—have been slipcased in a boxed gift set for a whole new generation of children.
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Product Description
Hope is the thing with feathers starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasnt thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more holy. There is a new boy in class everyone [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: HarperFestival
Product Description
Little Critter is on a mission! After watching a film about climate changes at school, Little Critter decides to do his part to slow down global warming. With the help of his family and friends, Little Critter begins to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Together they learn about the [...]
Rating: (123 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Product Description
The seventh son of the seventh son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby’s father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a new born girl with [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Product Description
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle’s parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie’s sure her life is over. She’s not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky [...]
Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Book Description
Raised in a religious — yet abusive — family, Pattyn Von Stratten starts asking questions — about God, a woman’s role, sex, love. She experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Pattyn is [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
When Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she’s still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself [...]
Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: John Grogan
Publisher: Collins
Product Description
Make way for Marley!
When the Grogan family is ready for a dog, they choose Marley, a yellow furball of a puppy who quickly grows into a large, rowdy Labrador retriever. Marley has a zest for life, and as he grows, so does his enthusiasm. He has an appetite [...]
Rating: (43 reviews)
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Publisher: Little Simon
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Karen Katz whips together another fun, colorful lift-the-flap adventure, in the form of a wee home-improvement project between a father and child.
Displaying the same cheerful delivery and bright artwork that Katz used in Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? and Toes, Ears, and Nose!, Daddy and Me tells its tale with [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Megan Mcdonald
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
“Stink is a delightful protagonist, and McDonald cleverly imparts information on smells. . . . A funny book for almost any collection.” — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
When Stink Moody’s second-grade class goes on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, he learns that his very [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Sam McBratney
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Description
“Guess how much I love you,” says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back [...]
Author: Jane O’Connor
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Description
Fancy Words Are Simply Fascinating!
From everyone’s favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep you dry, but a parasol will make [...]
Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is [...]
Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
“When Mama Bear’s efforts to improve her family’s manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan–a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. Basic etiquette is presented in a practical way. Berenstain illustrations add humor and [...]
