Luna Boo Has Feelings Too

Luna Boo Has Feelings Too
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743587392

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Luna learns how to use her voice! No-one likes to be left out This makes Luna scream and shout! Luna's a ghost, so her classmates can't see how she feels when they accidentally leave her out of their games. Will showing her true colours help her – or scare them away for good? Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete's Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro's Tasty Treat Milly's Family Fun and many more!

Luna Boo Has Feelings Too

Luna Boo Has Feelings Too
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Australian fiction
ISBN: 9781684645435

Luna's a ghost, so her classmates can't see how she feels when they accidentally leave her out of their games. Will showing her true colours help her - or scare them away for good?

Pete's Big Feet

Pete's Big Feet
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743587201

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Pete learns that what makes him different also makes him special! Today it's sports day in the sun. But do you think that Pete can run? Ever since Pete tripped over his long legs and enormous feet, he refuses to run races with the other monsters. But what happens when Jamie Lee gets stuck in the mud down the well? It will take a special someone to help rescue her! Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete's Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro's Tasty Treat Milly's Family Fun and many more!

Grumpy Bird

Grumpy Bird
Author: Jeremy Tankard
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338153560

The debut book of Jeremy Tankard's high-flying Bird series! Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play -- too grumpy even to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird. He walks past Sheep, who offers to keep him company. He walks past Rabbit, who also could use a walk. Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox join in, too. Before he knows it, a little exercise and companionship help Bird shake his bad mood. Praised by the Wall Street Journal as "comic perfection," this winsome, refreshingly original picture book is sure to help kids (and grown-ups) giggle away their grumpies, too! Bird's impeckably crafted, hilarious melodramas continue in the Grumpy Bird board book, Boo Hoo Bird, Hungry Bird, and coming in 2018, Sleepy Bird.

Mary Has the Best Pet

Mary Has the Best Pet
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743587171

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Mary learns what happens when you bring a hungry pet to class! You shouldn't bring a pet to school. But Mary's pet is super cool! You're not supposed to bring your pet to the School of Monsters if you haven't fed them yet. But Mary LOVES her little pet! Surely it will be OK to sneak him inside her hat just for the morning? Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete's Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro's Tasty Treat Milly's Family Fun and many more!

Bat-Boy Tim says BOO!

Bat-Boy Tim says BOO!
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743587309

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Bat-Boy Tim learns how to play nicely with his friends! When Bat-Boy Tim comes out to play, why do others run away? Bat-Boy Tim loves to play pranks on the other monsters – but they don't like it at all! Can he use his sneaky abilities to show how good a friend he can be? Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete's Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro's Tasty Treat Milly's Family Fun and many more!

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Author: Alda P. Dobbs
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1728234662

2022 Pura Belpré Honor Book NYPL Best Book of 2021 Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection NPR Best Book of 2021 Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution. "Wrenching debut about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on."—Booklist, starred review "Blazes bright, gripping readers until the novel's last page."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "Vital and perilous and hopeful."—Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left—her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother Luisito—until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none. Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios—they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border—a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality. "Dobbs' wrenching debut, about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on, illuminates the harsh realities of war, the heartbreaking disparities between the poor and the rich, and the racism faced by Petra and her family. Readers will love Petra, who is as strong as the black-coal rock she carries with her and as beautiful as the diamond hidden within it."—Booklist, starred review

Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam

Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam
Author: Sally Rippin
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 174358718X

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Sam learns how to get out of a jam! Sam makes a mess when he eats jam. Can he fix it? Yes, he can! Hairy Sam just can't help himself. He LOVES bread and jam! But what happens when he gets sticky jam all over the school and the other monsters? He'll have to figure out a way to save the day ... Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete's Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro's Tasty Treat Milly's Family Fun and many more!

Kawaii!

Kawaii!
Author: Manami Okazaki
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 3791347276

Showcasing Japan's astonishingly varied culture of cute, this volume takes the reader on a dazzling and adorable visual journey through all things kawaii. Although some trace the phenomenon of kawaii as far back as Japan's Taisho era, it emerged most visibly in the 1970s when schoolgirls began writing in big, bubbly letters complete with tiny hearts and stars. From cute handwriting came manga, Hello Kitty, and Harajuku, and the kawaii aesthetic now affects every aspect of Japanese life. As colorful as its subject matter, this book contains numerous interviews with illustrators, artists, fashion designers, and scholars. It traces the roots of the movement from sociological and anthropological perspectives and looks at kawaii's darker side as it morphs into gothic and gloomy iterations. Best of all, it includes hundreds of colorful photographs that capture kawaii's ubiquity: on the streets and inside homes, on lunchboxes and airplanes, in haute couture and street fashion, in cafés, museums, and hotels.

Welcome Home Ryan

Welcome Home Ryan
Author: Ian O. lewis
Publisher: Cruz Publishing
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2024-05-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

“You want your boring old life back, or do you want to experience a colorful new world with me?" Ryan Mitchell thinks he has it all figured out – a fresh start in his hometown of Richmond is just what he needs after being fired from his job by his now ex-boyfriend. But when he's reunited with Jude Thompson, the cocky artist from his college days, Ryan's carefully laid plans are turned upside down. Determined to keep his heart guarded, Ryan agrees to a simple friendship. But there’s something different about Jude, and against his better judgment, he discovers he can’t resist him. Jude Thompson has been eagerly awaiting Ryan's return, confident their reunion will reignite the flame they once shared. As Ryan settles back into the rhythm of life in his hometown, Jude feels a surge of excitement coursing through him. Cocksure and confident, Jude wants Ryan, and sees an opportunity to show him what he's been missing all these years. Can he take the risk and win Ryan over, or will he let the opportunity for love slip away? Welcome Home Ryan is a standalone gay romance novella featuring a cocky artist and and the man who left him for a different life. It’s set in the same world as the upcoming Burning Hearts series, and as always, it has a guaranteed happy ever after.