Willa Bean's Cloud Dreams

Willa Bean's Cloud Dreams
Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375869476

Willa Bean, who wants to master flying before starting school at Cupid Academy, celebrates her unconventional looks and unique personality, but struggles to accept that cupids learn how to fly at different times.

Little Wings #1: Willa Bean's Cloud Dreams

Little Wings #1: Willa Bean's Cloud Dreams
Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 037598352X

Cecilia Galante, the author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies, makes her Stepping Stones debut with a sweet series about a lovable curly-haired cupid. Most cupids have soft straight hair, rosy cheeks, and silky white wings. Not Willa Bean! She has a crazy mess of hair, a million-bajillion freckles, and bright purple wings with silver tips. And lately those bright purple wings with silver tips have been giving Willa Bean an awful lot of problems. They won't fly! Cupid Academy is starting soon, and what if she's the only cloudbound cupid there? Nope, nope, nopeity, nope. Willa Bean just has to make her wings behave!

Little Wings #2: Be Brave, Willa Bean!

Little Wings #2: Be Brave, Willa Bean!
Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375869484

Cecilia Galante, the author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies, makes her Stepping Stones debut with a sweet series about a lovable curly-haired cupid. Willa Bean is all wiggly with excitement. Her best friend Harper is coming for a sleepover! Willa Bean wants to make Snoogy Bars and play tricks on her big sister. But Harper has a different idea. She wants to go for a night flight. Willa Bean is not okay with that. Why? Willa Bean is scared of two things . . . flying up high . . . and the dark!

1 Big Salad

1 Big Salad
Author: Juana Medina
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101999764

Juana Medina's ingenious illustrations nearly pop off the page in her new counting book, ONE BIG SALAD. One avocado deer saunters across the spread, two radish mice scurry by, until finally ten clementine kitties prance onto the scene - all of the ingredients in one big salad! Medina's previous book with Viking, SMICK!, introduced her to the children's book world, and now she's bringing her fresh and innovative take on the concept book form.

Willa Bean to the Rescue!

Willa Bean to the Rescue!
Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013
Genre: Bullying
ISBN: 0449810038

"Willa Bean travels down to Earth for the first time with her father on a cupid assignment, where she finds a boy being bullied who needs her help"--Provided by publisher.

Little Wings #5: Willa Bean to the Rescue!

Little Wings #5: Willa Bean to the Rescue!
Author: Cecilia Galante
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013-07-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0449810054

Cecilia Galante's sweet series about a lovable curly-haired cupid swoops down to London in book #5. Willa Bean is having a moody Moonday. School is closed, Harpers's not around, and Mama can't do anything now—only later. Then Daddy whispers to her—she can go down to Earth with him! Earth! Wolla-wolla-wing-wang! Willa Bean has never been there before! She just has to promise to be good. And her arrows are only for pretending. No problem, Willa Bean thinks. But then she spots a bully picking on a poor little orange-haired boy. Watch out, Earth! It's Willa Bean to the rescue!

Willa of Dark Hollow

Willa of Dark Hollow
Author: Robert Beatty
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 136801061X

This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who cares deeply about the natural world. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.Filled with a compelling mixture of history, mystery, and magic, Robert Beatty's books are loved by readers from 8 to 108.Grow your middle grade fantasy collection with these best-selling fan favorites:Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert BeattyWilla of the Wood by Robert BeattyIf We Were Giants by Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett SmithThe Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer

One of Ours

One of Ours
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1922
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Claude has an intuitive faith in something splendid and feels at odds with his contemporaries. The war offers him the opportunity to forget his farm and his marriage of compromise; he enlists and discovers that he has lacked. But while war demands altruism, its essence is destructive

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 073522904X

An irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to two-step, by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The rhythm of each poem mimics the beat of the dances’ steps. Together with Kristi Valiant’s dynamic illustrations, the poems create a window to all the ways dance enters our lives and exists throughout many cultures. This ingenious collection will inspire readers to get up and move! Included with the e-book is an audio recording of the author reading each poem accompanied by original music.

Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
Author: Lynne Cox
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0375858881

Relates the story of an elephant seal named Elizabeth that was transferred from the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand, to the ocean, but found her way back to the city.