Possum Come A-Knockin'

Possum Come A-Knockin'
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0679834680

Illus. in full color. "While Granny is a-rockin' and a-knittin' and Ma's a-cookin' and Pa's a-fixin', that old possum in his top hat and vest just keeps on knocking. The narrator, a redheaded boy, tries to tell family members about the possum, and when the family checks, the possum hides. Should be popular with story-hour groups."--Booklist.

Possum Come A-knockin'

Possum Come A-knockin'
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

A Tree for Me

A Tree for Me
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780679893844

A child climbs five different trees, looking for a place to hide and finding an increasing number of animals already in residence, until finally the perfect tree is found.

Like Bug Juice on a Burger

Like Bug Juice on a Burger
Author: Julie Sternberg
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1613124791

I hate camp. I just hate it. I wish I didn’t. But I do. Being here is worse than bug juice on a burger. Or homework on Thanksgiving. Or water seeping into my shoes. In this sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, Eleanor is off to summer camp. At first she’s excited, but when she gets there she finds bugs, no electricity, and terrible food. And worst of all: swim class, where she just can’t seem to keep up with the other campers. But as the days go by, Eleanor realizes that life is full of special surprises—even after some belly flops. Praise for Like Bug Juice on a Burger "Eleanor doesn’t just survive, she grows…Readers will celebrate and look forward to more." —Kirkus Reviews "Sternberg gets all of the details exactly right, from the “orange, oozing sloppy joes” to the frustrations of trying to swim in a life jacket. susan dove lempke." —The HornBook "This is a really sweet novel in verse and a good sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (Abrams, 2011), though it works fine as a stand-alone." —School Library Journal "Eleanor’s tentative yet heartfelt voice comes through as clearly as in the first volume, with the short, ragged-right-margin lines as approachable as her personality. Sternberg is particularly deft at leaving young-reader-sized room for interpretation and extrapolation." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (2011) is just as endearing and wise, illustrating how small triumphs can help children survive what, at the time, seems an insurmountable trial." —Booklist Award Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbons List 2013 Honor list - 2014 Gryphon Award

Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride

Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride
Author: William Steig
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-07-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466808551

Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator William Steig's classic children's book, Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride is "a joyous slapstick farce with a breezy text that rushes headlong...from one hilarious misadventure to another" (The Horn Book). An ALA Notable Children's Book Farmer Palmer, a pig, and his hired hand Ebenezer, a donkey, have a fine morning selling their leeks, turnips, and lettuce at the market. By noon they're on their way home with a new straw hat for Ebenezer and gifts for the whole Palmer family. But before long, harum-scarum gusts of wind sweep through, setting off a "comically hapless journey" (Booklist, starred review).

Never Tease a Weasel

Never Tease a Weasel
Author: Jean Conder Soule
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 037587285X

A funny, finger-wagging rhyme with some very good advice: never tease a weasel, because teasing isn't nice! Rather, kids should do nice things for animals, such as bake a drake a cake, or give a mule a pool, and much more. Long out of print, this new edition of Never Tease a Weasel with art by the great New Yorker cartoonist George Booth will surely please a weasel, and everyone else who reads it!

People, People Everywhere

People, People Everywhere
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1992
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780679810636

Describes the effects of the nation's population growth in rhymed text and illustrations.

Possum Come A-Knockin

Possum Come A-Knockin
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Family life
ISBN: 9780606015578

A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

Little Baby Bobby

Little Baby Bobby
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780375800528

Little Baby Bobby, who lives on a hill, just can't seem to sit still. So it's inevitable that, in the blink of an eye, his baby buggy goes careening down that hill with his babysitter in frantic pursuit. Whizzing through the park, scattering street vendors' wares, crashing into a fire hydrant, there goes Baby Bobby, enjoying every minute of his wild buggy ride. A perfect read-aloud reminiscent of Nancy Van Laan's "Possum Come a-Knockin', this rollicking, rhythmic text gathers momentum as Baby Bobby's buggy wends its way through the town. Laura Cornell's hilarious, overflowing illustrations perfectly capture the lighthearted joy of Bobby's raucous romp. A laugh-out-loud addition to any story hour!

Froggy Boots Go with Everything

Froggy Boots Go with Everything
Author: Jill Zabkar Martin
Publisher: Jzm Media
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2010-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780984394609

Froggy Boots Go With Everything is a sturdy board book that celebrates a boys inseparable love for his froggy boots. Simple phrases and colorful illustrations follow the boy through many activities in which his froggy boots become the prop that drives his imaginative play. The boy is accompanied throughout the book by a little frog friend who always finds his way into the scene. Adults will recognize activities from their own homes or get new ideas for playtime fun while reliving some favorite childhood memories with nostalgic appreciation. An easy Can you find game at the end brings children back again and again while teaching important recognition skills.