How I Met My Monster

How I Met My Monster
Author: Amanda Noll
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1947277111

One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath the bed. Soon, a colorful parade of quirky, squeaky little monsters compete to become Ethan's monster. But only the little green monster, Gabe, has the perfect blend of stomach-rumbling and snorting needed to get Ethan into bed and keep him there so he falls asleep—which as everyone knows, is the real reason for monsters under beds. With its perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this silly-spooky prequel to the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster! will keep young readers entertained.

Too Cute to Spook

Too Cute to Spook
Author: Diana Aleksandrova
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781953118011

Lorry wants to be the scariest monster of all, but unlike the other monsters, he doesn't look scary at all. Lorry is cute and kids aren't afraid of cute little monsters.

The Couch Potato

The Couch Potato
Author: Jory John
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Outdoor recreation
ISBN: 9781338827279

"The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."--

Out Loud

Out Loud
Author: Mark Morris
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0735223084

From the most brilliant and audacious choreographer of our time, the exuberant tale of a young dancer’s rise to the pinnacle of the performing arts world, and the triumphs and perils of creating work on his own terms—and staying true to himself Before Mark Morris became “the most successful and influential choreographer alive” (The New York Times), he was a six year-old in Seattle cramming his feet into Tupperware glasses so that he could practice walking on pointe. Often the only boy in the dance studio, he was called a sissy, a term he wore like a badge of honor. He was unlike anyone else, deeply gifted and spirited. Moving to New York at nineteen, he arrived to one of the great booms of dance in America. Audiences in 1976 had the luxury of Merce Cunningham’s finest experiments with time and space, of Twyla Tharp’s virtuosity, and Lucinda Childs's genius. Morris was flat broke but found a group of likeminded artists that danced together, travelled together, slept together. No one wanted to break the spell or miss a thing, because “if you missed anything, you missed everything.” This collective, led by Morris’s fiercely original vision, became the famed Mark Morris Dance Group. Suddenly, Morris was making a fast ascent. Celebrated by The New Yorker’s critic as one of the great young talents, an androgynous beauty in the vein of Michelangelo’s David, he and his company had arrived. Collaborations with the likes of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Yo-Yo Ma, Lou Harrison, and Howard Hodgkin followed. And so did controversy: from the circus of his tenure at La Monnaie in Belgium to his work on the biggest flop in Broadway history. But through the Reagan-Bush era, the worst of the AIDS epidemic, through rehearsal squabbles and backstage intrigues, Morris emerged as one of the great visionaries of modern dance, a force of nature with a dedication to beauty and a love of the body, an artist as joyful as he is provocative. Out Loud is the bighearted and outspoken story of a man as formidable on the page as he is on the boards. With unusual candor and disarming wit, Morris’s memoir captures the life of a performer who broke the mold, a brilliant maverick who found his home in the collective and liberating world of music and dance.

Made You Laugh!

Made You Laugh!
Author: Joe King
Publisher: Abdo Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-08
Genre:
ISBN:

Libraries will be filled with laughter when readers get these joke books in their hands! Each page features a few silly, age-appropriate jokes. Plus, a list of joke-telling tips for kids who want to perform for their friends and family! Cute and fun photos will give readers even more to smile about. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Full contents: Animal JokesGross JokesKnock Knock JokesPunny JokesSchool JokesSports Jokes

Poems Out Loud!

Poems Out Loud!
Author: Ladybird
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 024137071X

From rockets to mermaids and everything in between, there's something for everyone in this diverse and contemporary collection. Perfect for young children aged 4+ who are approaching poetry for the very first time, these poems can be performed out loud, shared with others or simply read in your head. Featuring award-winning poets, brand new voices, hip-hop artists and spoken-word performers, this is a wonderfully fresh, diverse and relevant new anthology that will get children laughing, thinking, sharing and performing! With gorgeous illustrations by Laurie Stansfield, and an accompanying CD that features performances from the poets themselves.

For Reading Out Loud!

For Reading Out Loud!
Author: Margaret Mary Kimmel
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1988
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Discusses effective ways of reading out loud and describes 140 books that have time-tested appeal.

Talking out Loud

Talking out Loud
Author: d.e.gray
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2021-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1664197370

Casey Hoghupper, a six-year veteran police officer working LAPD’s Seventy-Seventh Division has a secret. She has a guardian angel that no one else can see or hear but her. The problem is the other officers in her division only see her “talking out loud” when no one else is present. Question: Is the stress of the job causing her to lose her mind? The captain of her division, along with city psychologist Althea Bianchi are tasked with finding out if she is still fit to “protect and to serve” the citizens of Los Angeles. Evaluating Casey Hoghupper wouldn’t be easy for Dr. Bianchi since Casey herself has earned a BA degree in psychology from renowned Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The two would go head-to-head during their office visit, and later after spending only one night as an observer during Hoghupper’s Watch-3 shift. Dr. Bianchi becomes even more convinced that she should be relieved of her police powers and retired to civilian life. Aside from several appearances by her guardian angel, Casey’s demeanor as a police officer has always been completely above board, professional, and by the book. And thanks to Seventy-Seventh Division captain Howard Carver, Dr. Bianchi would end up more or less falling on her own sword. In an effort to escape some of the stigma given to her by her fellow police officers, Casey puts in for a transfer to another division, and soon finds herself working Hollywood Division. Hollywood is the place elitists like to refer to as the “entertainment capital of the world,” but to the Hollywood coppers who work there, it’s the land of “fruits and nuts.” Casey realizes that whoever coined the phrase “being a cop in LA is like having a ringside seat to the greatest show on earth” was on point. But now, working Hollywood Division, it was time to “send in the clowns.” After another visit from her guardian angel, Casey Hoghupper thwarts the mass murder of over twenty people who were staying at the Hollywood Gay Dream Motel on a chilly Christmas Eve. Her quick actions made it possible for all the guests to flee the motel just minutes before it is leveled and burned to the ground by a murderer’s homemade bomb. Casey Hoghupper teams up with Det. Marrisa Ortega, and together they go on the hunt to track down the suspect who planted the bomb, if for no other reason than to hide the murder of the man named John Smith in room 12. This story will have you crying, laughing, and rooting for cops who have to deal not only with the Hollywood eccentrics, but the streetwise criminals and those within the LAPD’s ivory tower.

For Reading Out Loud!

For Reading Out Loud!
Author: Margaret Mary Kimmel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1983
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780385283045

For Reading Out Loud! shows how to enrich children's lives and improve their reading skills through this inexpensive, enjoyable activity. The authors explain why it's important to read aloud all through the childhood years, and suggest how to find or make the time to do it--at home and in the classroom. They discuss effective ways of reading and recommend what to read, describing in detail more than 140 books that have time-tested appeal to children.

Out Loud and Loving It

Out Loud and Loving It
Author: Tracey Ann Coveart
Publisher: Teaching and Learning Company
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0787744735

Welcome to a book-lover's best friend! This collection of engaging and content-focused activities will help you nurture literacy in your classroom--or the entire school. Filled to the brim with suggestions for engaging students with books in a meaningful and academic way, you will be able to use these activities with small or large groups. They allow students to bring their own reading experience--regardless of level of proficiency--to the table to use as the basis for learning about reading and writing. And this resource will help mentor every student's most effective literacy model--you! You'll be given full background information for all activities so that you can set the tone for a confident and considered approach to the love of books!