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!

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

From Willa, With Love

From Willa, With Love
Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0545388929

It's a surprising, sparkling summer for Willa!It's August on Cape Cod and Willa has a lot to look forward to. Soon, JFK will return home from baseball camp, and Willa has an idea for an exciting new project that will challenge her to dream big! But life throws Willa some unexpected twists and turns: Ruby has bad news, a beloved friend leaves, a dear friend returns, her brother Will has something he does't want to talk about, and of course, there's a wedding to plan! There's also a cute boy who likes Willa . . . a lot, and Willa thinks she might like him too. It's a summer full of romance and surprises!

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.

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.