Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit

Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit
Author: Joan Carris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 076367429X

The Bed and Biscuit is going wild! Kids will laugh at — and learn from — this new adventure, as Grampa takes in some ailing critters who are anything but tame. Ever since Grampa Bender opened his doors (and veterinary skills) to a despondent Canada goose, a cranky muskrat, and two tiny but rebellious fox kits, his animal boarding house has been turned upside down. Luckily, Ernest the mini-pig is on hand to marshal the other animals into being good hosts — but since wild things are, well, wild by nature, it has been trickier than he imagined. Plus Ernest is trying to train Sir Walter, the Scottish terrier puppy who is the newest addition to the family. But what if Sir Walter doesn’t want to be told what to do and decides that running wild like a fox sounds like lots of fun?

Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit

Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit
Author: Joan Carris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-02-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763671908

Grampa's menagerie of pets are rubbed the wrong way when a needy little critter arrives in this lighthearted chapter book. Grampa Bender wouldn't be able to run the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse without the help of Ernest the pig, Gabby the mynah bird, and Milly the cat. In fact, the three animals have always thought of themselves as Grampa's family — and they assumed he felt the same way. But when Grampa comes home with a mysterious bundle and stops paying attention to his loyal companions, they start to question his affections. Engaging illustrations by Noah Z. Jones, capturing every endearing trait of this oddball family, complement Joan Carris's humorous, heartwarming book for middle-grade readers.

Dog Biscuit

Dog Biscuit
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780374318123

A little girl eats a dog biscuit by mistake and worries about the consequences. Includes recipe for "human-being treats."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1962
Genre: Castles
ISBN:

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.

Wild Boy

Wild Boy
Author: Peter Edwin Ransley
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1839751592

WHO IS MY DAD? Des is 9 years old - wild, when he's not charming. He lives with his mum and Almost, (who is almost - but not entirely his dad) in Fourways, a rundown flat in a London Tower block, needing crucial repairs, unlikely to be carried out anytime soon by Mr Next-Week, the Warden. Where is his dad? His mum doesn't know and doesn't want to know; which makes Des all the more determined to find him.As his wild nature unintentionally turns Des into a TV actor, will it help him to find his dad - or will it make or break his mum's relationship with Almost?

Not Norman

Not Norman
Author: Kelly Bennett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763656992

"A sweet story that could be used as a springboard to discussion of the pitfalls of making snap judgments about pets — or people." — School Library Journal Norman the goldfish isn’t what this little boy had in mind. He wanted a different kind of pet — one that could run and catch, or chase string and climb trees, a soft furry pet to sleep on his bed at night. Definitely not Norman. But when he tries to trade Norman for a "good pet," things don’t go as he planned. Could it be that Norman is a better pet than he thought? With wry humor and lighthearted affection, author Kelly Bennett and illustrator Noah Z. Jones tell an unexpected — and positively fishy — tale about finding the good in something you didn’t know you wanted.