The Mouse Mansion

The Mouse Mansion
Author: Karina Schaapman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2014-11-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698176715

Beatrix Potter meets I Spy in this detailed and charming storybook adventure Best friends Julia and Sam are mice who live in the Mouse Mansion. When they’re together they find all sorts of adventures—and all kinds of trouble! Come with them as they discover a secret hiding place, greet the ragman, and learn to make pancakes. There is a shop that sells everything and a box full of treasure. And—oh no!—there might even be a rat! The Mouse Mansion is always full of surprises. Author and artist Karina Schaapman spent years building and furnishing the Mouse Mansion in which this collection of stories takes place. The elaborate dollhouse is made of cardboard boxes and papier-mâché and contains more than one hundred rooms to explore.

A Gold Star for Zog

A Gold Star for Zog
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781339047263

From the bestselling creators of Room on the Broom, a tale of dragons, princesses, and defying expectations! What do dragons learn at Madam Dragon's school? How to fly. . . How to roar. . . How to breathe fire! Zog is the most eager student in the class, but he's also the most accident-prone. With each test (and each bump, bruise, or scrape), his dream of earning a gold star seems farther away than ever. But a mysterious girl keeps coming to his rescue. And when Zog faces his toughest test yet, she may be just the person to help Zog win classroom glory! The beloved creators of Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo, and The Snail and the Whale are back with this tale of an unexpected hero who's good as gold.

Oodles of Animals

Oodles of Animals
Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152062743

Short, easy to read rhymes reveal what is unique about various animals, from ape to wolf.

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1509804765

Bestselling sequel to the smash-hit picture book, The Gruffalo."The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood." But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he? The Gruffalo's Child is the Number One best-selling, much-loved sequel to the worldwide picture-book phenomenon that is The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations combine once more to ensure that the Gruffalo's Child has followed firmly in her father's footsteps and that her story is one that children will ask for again, and again... and again! This edition features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! Also available with redesigned covers are The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.

Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet

Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet
Author: Carlo Collodi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2011-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781603033930

Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet follows the adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie and who wanted more than anything else to become a real boy.As carpenter Master Antonio begins to carve a block of pinewood into a leg for his table the log shouts out, "Don't strike me too hard!" Frightened by the talking log, Master Cherry does not know what to do until his neighbor Geppetto drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette. Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. And thus begins the life of Pinocchio, the puppet that turns into a boy.Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet is a novel for children by Carlo Collodi is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father and woodcarver Geppetto. It is considered a classic of children's literature and has spawned many derivative works of art. But this is not the story we've seen in film but the original version full of harrowing adventures faced by Pinnocchio. It includes 40 illustrations.

Sesame Street: Elmo's ABC Lift-the-Flap

Sesame Street: Elmo's ABC Lift-the-Flap
Author: Lori C. Froeb
Publisher: Studio Fun International
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780794440589

Busy scenes, oodles of flaps, lots of labels, and beloved Sesame Street characters make learning the alphabet fun! More than 55 flaps teach kids their ABCs. A is for apple. B is for ball. C is for cookie…and Cookie Monster! And F is for flaps—which kids will find plenty of in this book stuffed with surprising alphabetic words, rhymes, and riddles to discover! How many things can you find that start with the letter P? What objects are hiding behind the letter H? With more than 100 labels and 55 flaps to lift, learning the alphabet has never been so much fun!

The Whole Story

The Whole Story
Author: John E. Simkin
Publisher: K. G. Saur
Total Pages: 1228
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This work is the only comprehensive guide to sequels in English, with over 84,000 works by 12,500 authors in 17,000 sequences.

The Thirteenth Virgin Film Guide

The Thirteenth Virgin Film Guide
Author:
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
Total Pages: 910
Release: 2005
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

The critically acclaimed Virgin Film Guide makes every film count by providing more information on the films that matter from the 1930s to the present day. It offers fuller credits, longer synopses and reviews plus comprehensive Oscars information, alternative titles, a complete star rating and a comprehensive index of directors. It also draws on the expertise of TV Guide's entire team of film experts - each skilled in a different kind of film, from classic Hollywood musicals to low-budget cult favourites - giving the reader more informed and opinionated critique than other books of this kind.

The New York Times Great Stories of the Century

The New York Times Great Stories of the Century
Author: New York Times
Publisher:
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781578660667

Departing from the annual Page One book of The New York Times front pages, Great Stories of the Century completely covers the top world-changing events of 1900 through 1999, presenting the full story, which incorporates the newspaper's headline news, other related articles, and period advertisements that reflect the pulse of American life through one hundred years of change. From the end of the Victorian age, through physical accomplishments, life-changing inventions, two horrendous world wars, the turmoil of communism, the computer age, and Clinton -- the century lives and breathes in the pages of The New York Times.