Christmas Eve at the Mellops'

Christmas Eve at the Mellops'
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780714862507

It is the day before Christmas and the four Mellops brothers all have the same idea ? to surprise their family with a Christmas tree. By Christmas Eve the hall is full of trees ? and tears ? and the Mellops must find a way to share the festive cheer. Reissued in English to inspire and delight a new generation of children.

The Mellops Strike Oil

The Mellops Strike Oil
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781570982842

After discovering oil while picnicking in the country, the Mellops pig family sets up an oil drilling rig that produces more trouble than oil.

The Third Gift

The Third Gift
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547772416

From two extraordinary talents, a beautifully crafted picture book for the Christmas season. The three wise men, or the three kings, are familiar figures in the Christmas tradition. Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park has taken the brief biblical references to the three as the starting point for a new story. In it we meet a boy who is learning his father’s trade; a man who gathers resin from certain trees; a merchant in the marketplace; and three strangers in brightly colored robes who are shopping for a gift for a baby. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline with exquisite paintings, this simple, moving tale of ordinary people involved in an extraordinary event brings new resonance to the well-known gift list of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

The Mellops Go Spelunking

The Mellops Go Spelunking
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Caving
ISBN: 9781570982286

When Mr. Mellop and his four sons go spelunking, they find stalactites, stalagmites, arrowheads, carved bones, and a ring of dangerous perfume smugglers.

The Mellops Go Diving for Treasure

The Mellops Go Diving for Treasure
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780714862484

When Mr Mellops discovers a family treasure map he takes his sons on a maritime adventure. Before they know it, the Mellops are dodging a giant octopus, exploring an undersea wreck and digging for treasure. But will the Mellops find treasure of another kind? Reissued in English to inspire and delight a new generation of children.

Bugs at Christmas

Bugs at Christmas
Author: Beatrice Alemagne
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780714865737

Little Speckled Bug is in bed with a cold when he gets a visit from a mysterious creature.

No Kiss for Mother

No Kiss for Mother
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Behavior
ISBN: 9781570982088

Piper Paw cannot bear being kissed by his mother all the time, and it takes some painful experiences for them to reach a mutual understanding.

Fog Island

Fog Island
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780714865355

" Top 10 Children’s Book 2013 – New York Times Book Review A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2013 A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2013 "Tomi Ungerer has created another masterpiece." – Eric Carle In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island’s murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected. Ungerer’s captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly as one of the year’s best children’s books, Fog Island is destined to become a modern classic. "

David and the Phoenix

David and the Phoenix
Author: David Ormondroyd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625580193

David has no greater wish than to explore the mountains behind his new home in North Carolina and as he does he finds a wonder never dreamed of, the Phoenix. The Phoenix introduces David to an endless list of his friends from mythology and in the process opens David's eyes to the wide world both the unseen world and seen world. In the unseen world David and the Phoenix share many adventures all the while a scientist is trying to capture the Phoenix to prove to the world that the bird is real. The phoenix takes David on "educational field trips" to meet sea monsters, fauns and other creatures. Plus they hatch a hysterical plot to scare off an over eager scientist from the phoenix's trail. David learns some valuable lessons about life, one is that nothing remains the same as one grows up. The other is... well perhaps you should read the book yourself and find your own lessons within the pages. A well written story, "David and the Phoenix" has no particular time setting so that it could very well be placed in current time. It brings back to me memories of times when life was much simpler, more pleasant and without the problems we as adults face. It's a story of childhood and the dreams that children of every age share and which we all to soon leave behind. Of course, there is the traditional fiery death of the phoenix in the story.

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1999
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN:

Trying to be good for Christmas without bungling everything up is difficult.