Peter and Lotta's Adventure

Peter and Lotta's Adventure
Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781782503033

Bestselling story perfect for fans of the Moomins, Beatrix Potter and Cicely Mary Barker�s Flower Fairies

Peter and Lotta's Christmas

Peter and Lotta's Christmas
Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-10-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781782507666

When Peter and Lotta spend Christmas with their aunts and uncle, they discover where presents really come from! A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book about Swedish Christmas traditions, with a cloth spine.

Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender

Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender
Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Aunts
ISBN: 9780863153488

Classic story, perfect for fans of the Moomins, Beatrix Potter and Cicely Mary Barker�s Flower Fairies.

Uncle Blue's New Boat

Uncle Blue's New Boat
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780863153648

Peter and Lotta go on a picnic with their aunts and uncle, but while the adults are napping the children play in the rowboat, and trouble occurs when they lose the oars and float away.

Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
Author: Laura Geringer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2011-10-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442430486

Forget naughty or nice; this is a battle of good and evil. Luminary Joyce and co-author Geringer deliver the first book in a new series. Before Santa was Santa, he was Nicholas St. North--a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with double scimitars was legendary. Illustrations.

The Wednesdays

The Wednesdays
Author: Julie Bourbeau
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375872868

Every Wednesday, strange things happen in Max's village. The townsfolk shutter their windows, lock their doors, and hunker down to outwait this plague of peculiarities referred to simply as "the Wednesdays." But Max is too curious for that, and when he accidentally lets the Wednesdays inside, his furious parents cast him out for the rest of the day. Soon he meets the Wednesdays themselves, strange silver-eyed boy-creatures obsessed with playing pranks. Initially he thinks they're quite fun, but they can also be cruel and dangerous. And then Max discovers a terrible secret: he must put an end to the curse of the Wednesdays . . . or become one himself.

Ruins

Ruins
Author: Peter Kuper
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781906838980

Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever. In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world. Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.

Aunt Brown's Birthday

Aunt Brown's Birthday
Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780863153884

Another adventure in the bestselling Peter and Lotta series. For Aunt Brown's birthday, Aunt Green and Aunt Lavender want to buy her a new hat and lace collar to match her dress. But they need to borrow her dress, and how will they do that without spoiling their surprise?

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Author: Julia Eccleshare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2009
Genre: Best books
ISBN: 9781844036714

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.

Around the Year

Around the Year
Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780863156489

With verses and pictures, Elsa Beskow takes us through the months of the year.