CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"This enjoyable trio deserves its rightful place away from the confines of any toy chest. (Fantasy. 6-9)"
Who could imagine the introduction of a self-conscious stingray could lead to such great things?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"Certainly, it won't take a mammoth lover to enjoy the hijinks of these sweet, ancient boneheads. (Fiction. 4-9)"
Like a prehistoric precursor to Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, Ogg and Bob show the ups and downs of friendship in an age of wooly mammoths and saber-tooth tigers.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
"Jolly good fun. (Fantasy. 5-8)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"The New Zealand author-and-illustrator team solidly develops this pair's formidable friendship under the scorching desert sun. (Fiction. 7-10)"
A sensitive snake and her lovable lizard companion enjoy a warm and touching relationship, shattering the stereotypes that commonly plague their cold-blooded species.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 17, 2008
"Readers will look forward to the next installment of this series that celebrates the joys and thrills of friendship, unrestricted play and unfettered imagination. (Fiction. 6-10)"
The kids of Pancake Court are constructing a volcano from a giant mound of dirt, but right in the middle of the eruption Bean is called home.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 21, 2008
"English nicely fills an underdeveloped area—this is a first-chapter book featuring African-American girls, and race is presented as an attribute of the characters rather than as an issue. (Fiction. 7-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 28, 2007
"The mold experiments appended are an added bonus. (Fiction. 8-12)"
A little older and wiser after receiving only an honorable mention in the school science fair, inveterate list-maker Phineas "Mac" Maguire revises his fourth-grade goals from "1.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2006
"Lombard does a fine job of portraying characters displaying growth through some serious circumstances while maintaining their childlike qualities. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 18, 2005
"A rich work that treats serious issues with warmth, respect and a good deal of humor. (Fiction. 9-12)"
No obstacle, real or imagined, can stop Julia Song and her best friend Patrick from entering a community farming-club contest.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 14, 2005
"The humorous situations and amusing illustrations will leave them ready for more. (Fiction. 5-8)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"The compact, simple text is readable in a large font with great spacing; the small trim size and Tusa's graceful, whimsical black-and-white drawings suit the contents perfectly. (Fiction. 4-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 14, 2003
"Touching, funny, and gloriously human. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Stauffacher takes a stock premise—an improbable friendship between two psychologically opposite 11-year-olds helps them both mature—adds some smartly executed secondary characters and themes involving the importance of courage, hope, and dreams and turns it into something unique and magical.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2002
"A jolly experience. (Fiction. 5-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2001
"Move over, Wilbur. (Fiction. 8-10)"
The author of Babe, the Gallant Pig (1985) offers another winner with this tale of a bright pig and her canny young keeper "training" a spoiled princess.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 1995
"It should be a hit with reluctant readers and middle graders alike who are ready for a bit of realism and tension. (Fiction. 10+)"
Stevenson, well-known for his lighthearted picture books, has written a surprisingly gritty novel that, with its economy of language, can easily be enjoyed by readers younger than its intended audience.
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